Posts by ericg
Five things you need to know today, and introducing the ‘Mass 100’
Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your workday, and introducing the BBJ’s new Mass 100 stock index. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Why you should found your AI startup in Mass.
The new Massachusetts AI Hub “is more than a milestone — it invites startups and entrepreneurs to seize the moment in a rapidly evolving AI landscape,” writes Rudina Seseri, founder and managing partner at Glasswing Ventures. Read More
Read MoreBentley details $85M renovation of academic center
The university is planning a major renovation of its academic center in what could be its biggest capital project since the school moved to Waltham in the 1960s. Read More
Read MoreFive years later, a very different Boston-area restaurant scene
Five years after the pandemic hit, Boston’s restaurant industry looks far different. Some mainstays have closed, the Seaport has emerged and restaurateurs have looked to the suburbs. Read More
Read MoreNew partner buys 50% stake in Dedham’s Legacy Place
The firm is taking Nuveen Real Estate’s place in the partnership that owns the open-air shopping center. Sources said the deal values the shopping center at about $350 million. Read More
Read MoreThe S&P 500 is in correction. But the Mass 100? It’s even worse.
The S&P 500 hit correction territory on Thursday, closing more than 10% down from its most recent peak. But the Mass 100 index? It’s down even more. Read More
Read MoreSouthie’s McCormack redevelopment lands construction financing
The redevelopment of the McCormack complex is poised to be one of the largest residential projects in recent Boston history. The developer landed $70 million in construction financing from a group that includes Bank of America. Read More
Read MoreA look at how Covid changed business, five years later
Five years ago this week, businesses were forced to change in ways that had been previously unimaginable. Here’s our collection of stories looking back on how the Massachusetts economy was reshaped by pandemic. Read More
Read MoreThe National Observer: Real Estate: Federal government’s potential portfolio sell-off raises eyebrows
The General Services Administration has been cutting its real estate, both leased and owned space, for more than a decade now. Read More
Read MoreBiz groups fighting possible ‘tax hike’ to pay for UI ‘blunder’
Business groups are ramping up the pressure on Beacon Hill to use state dollars, not employer taxes, to repay the federal government for an unemployment insurance error committed by the Baker administration. Read More
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