Archive for March 2025

  The transaction ends Boston-based real estate firm The DSF Group’s controversial ownership and operation of the property. The city put the deal at about $100 million.  Read More

  Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Allston has signed its first corporate partner to launch a new innovation center, with a plan to include up to 500 jobs.  Read More

  Business owners are looking for clarity amid changes in the nation’s capital, and Arizona gets a big commitment from a semiconductor manufacturer: Those stories and more in this edition of The National Observer.  Read More

  The startups presented their ideas to a room full of entrepreneurs and bluetech experts at the New England Aquarium last week.  Read More

  Northeastern University has given the public a first look at what it’s planning for a sports and events venue to replace the historic Matthews Arena.  Read More

  Beyond traditional financial goals, a shift is underway — one that reflects women’s evolving approach to retirement, health care and caregiving.  Read More

  An extensive renovation of the Seaport’s Commonwealth Pier will include two restaurants from Union Square Hospitality Group, and the Wrentham outlets are getting four new tenants.  Read More

  Less than five years after Boston University launched its bachelors’ program in data science in the fall of 2021, it reports that next year’s incoming students will consist of 50% women — a rarity for a male-dominated field. Here’s how they did it.  Read More

  The longtime head of the U.S. Small Business Administration for Massachusetts said Friday he will retire, just one day after the Trump administration said it will move the SBA’s office out of Boston because of the city’s immigration policy.  Read More

  In March 2020, normally bustling areas of Boston were essentially turned into ghost towns. Here’s a look at how some places looked then — and what those same places look like five years later.  Read More