Archive for April 2025

  In this edition of The Playbook, we look at how working parents are trying to offset child-care costs, why managers are thinking differently about AI skills and more.  Read More

  Harvard Medical School professor writes, “We need to send a message to governments and companies overseas that copying patented U.S. inventions won’t be tolerated. … We must reassure our entrepreneurs that their IP rights will be enforced, so that we can remain a home for world-changing medical discovery.”  Read More

  The Current, the Seaport’s collection of seasonal pop-up shops, will open with nine new brands on May 1. In other retail news, First Watch has chosen its first Boston location, and a restaurant group opens a new South End spot.  Read More

  Venture capitalists might be less fervent about artificial intelligence than they once were.  Read More

  The Hyannis hospital is expanding to accommodate more patients and provide state-of-the-art care.  Read More

  Good morning, Boston. It was a crazy day for banking news. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your Friday and a symphony to the stars — literally.  Read More

  Short-termism — the practice of prioritizing immediate gains over sustainable, long-term value creation — is a critical source of business failure.  Read More

  After almost 10 years of working to diversify the Boston tech startup workforce, the nonprofit plans to shut down this summer.  Read More

  ActBlue said it will “continue its mission and work undeterred and uninterrupted” after Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate the Democratic fundraising platform.  Read More

  The deal still requires regulatory approval. Eastern has $25 billion in assets, the largest deposit market share of any Massachusetts-based bank in the state.  Read More