Archive for August 2025
Berkshire, Brookline banks get final approval for $1.1B acquisition
Nearly nine months after it was announced, the deal has received all needed approvals from regulators. Read More
Read MoreGeorge Howell coffee company has new spot that ‘puts us on the map’
George Howell Coffee is returning to Newbury Street decades after Howell opened his Coffee Connection there. Today, the company is navigating higher wholesale prices and pushing coffee drinkers to give up milk and sugar. Read More
Read MorePrivate equity firm Advent International buys healthtech firm
The PE firm has $94 billion in assets under management. Read More
Read MoreTrump takes on ‘entire state of Rhode Island’ with offshore wind shutdown, labor boss says
‘You want to take on Rhode Island? You’re going to have to come through the people here,’ said RI AFL-CIO president Patrick Crowley, referring to Trump’s shutdown of a major offshore wind project. Read More
Read MoreAffordable housing advances in Boston, Cambridge
Affordable housing initiatives are advancing in Boston through a new funding program and in Cambridge through construction of a new 46-unit affordable development. Read More
Read MoreWayfair stock drops on threat of new Trump tariffs for furniture
The online furniture retailer’s exposure to tariffs is high because a large portion of the products sold on its platform are sourced from China. Read More
Read MoreBoston firm a buyer in Silicon Valley office complex
A Boston-based investment management firm has bought a three-building office complex in Silicon Valley in partnership with a San Francisco firm. Read More
Read MoreNew CEO named at Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
The transition is one of at least three C-suite changes at Massachusetts financial institutions this month. Read More
Read MorePlymouth officials reluctant to develop 1,600 acres of coastal land
A 1,600-acre stretch of mostly wooded hills in Plymouth that includes a shuttered nuclear plant could be mostly or entirely conserved instead of developed. Read More
Read MoreRate of bar exam passage for aspiring Mass. lawyers lags rest of the U.S. in 2025
In the most recent Massachusetts bar exam for which results have been published, candidates here passed at a rate lower than in most states. Read More
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