Archive for November 2025
Here’s why it seems like nobody goes into the office on Friday in Boston
Boston has lagged behind most of the metro areas in the U.S. in return-to-office rates. And according to a new study from the real estate data firm Placer.ai, nowhere is that trend more visible than on Fridays. Read More
Read MoreNovember M&A deals involve Colossal Biosciences, Adobe, iRobot and more
Veolia Environmental, one of the largest clean energy companies in Boston, led the five M&A deals last month involving Massachusetts companies with its $3 billion acquisition of Clean Earth from Enviri. Read More
Read MoreTwo Boston firms in legal battle over California apartment tower
Two Boston firms, including the real estate giant Suffolk Construction, are engaged in a legal battle over a new 23-story apartment tower in San Jose. Read More
Read MoreFormer Christmas Tree Shops, Bed Bath & Beyond site to becomes 360-apartment complex
Two Massachusetts-based companies are breaking ground on a multiphase residential development in New Hampshire that will feature clubrooms, coworking spaces and acres of green space when it opens in phases starting in late 2026. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: State needs to monitor, encourage alternative housing construction
Massachusetts issued 550 accessory dwelling unit permits in the first half of this year under a new law, but researchers say changes like allowing multiple ADUs per property could help the state catch up to California’s production levels. Read More
Read MoreSynergy unveils latest Boston office improvements
Boston’s Synergy has a favorite play in its playbook: building up office amenities and watching new leases come in. It’s now working for its latest improvements at 10 Post Office Square. Read More
Read MoreMass. nonprofits focused on sports, senior housing pivot to food insecurity
Nonprofits all over Massachusetts have been stepping in to help with hunger after a tumultuous loss of SNAP benefits in November. Read More
Read MoreNew residential building planned at former T maintenance yard site
Plans have been filed for a 61-unit residential building that would be the latest in the ongoing redevelopment of a former MBTA maintenance yard in Roxbury. Read More
Read MoreTour company moves US HQ back to Boston as travel sales rebound
Tour operator G Adventures has returned to downtown Boston with a new office in the Leather District, but the company’s footprint looks different than it did before the pandemic forced it to go remote. Read More
Read MoreOlin College president R. May Lee brings Wall Street risk-taking mindset to engineering education
R. May Lee’s mother jokes that she has career ADHD, but the Olin College president says her winding path through law, finance, entrepreneurship and global education taught her to be a nimble risk-taker who’s finally found the right fit. Read More
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