Posts by ericg
Wu: Boston is ‘doing everything’ short of transfer fee to address housing affordability
Boston is already deploying "everything possible that we could do alone" to address a widespread housing affordability crisis, Mayor Michelle Wu told lawmakers Wednesday as she made the case for allowing the city to further tax high-value real estate sales. Read More
Read MoreSome Mass. banks lost a bigger chunk of deposits than the national average
A handful of the state’s largest banks lost a bigger chunk of their deposits than the national average, according to federal data. Read More
Read MoreSome Mass. hospitals mandate Covid vaccines. Others stick to ‘encouraging’
While exemptions will be accepted, Tufts and Boston Children’s will require their staff to be vaccinated. Read More
Read MoreEastern and Cambridge Trust merger will close 11 branches
The locations are are within close proximity to another in its market, Eastern Bank said. Read More
Read MoreAfter inflation’s boom, here’s how Boston ranks for affordability
We analyzed the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Regional Price Parity Index data to determine the rankings. Read More
Read MoreOffice vacancy rates are increasing in Sun Belt cities, select northern markets
An analysis of preliminary Moody’s Analytics Inc. data from Q3 illustrates which U.S. office markets have seen their vacancy rates rise over the past year and which have seen their share of vacant space shrink during the same period. Read More
Read MoreBoston Business Journal announces its 2023 Women Who Mean Business
The Boston Business Journal has chosen five leading female business leaders in the Boston area for the 2023 class of Women Who Mean Business. Read More
Read MoreBoston Speaks Up with Stanley Rameau of Renavest
Stanley Rameau is the founder and CEO of Renavest, a financial education community for investors and individuals to connect, share and build wealth. He is poised to make an even greater impact with the imminent release of the Renavest app. Read More
Read MoreMcLean Hospital to advise Rippl Care on mental health for seniors
Together, McLean and Rippl Care aim to develop a training program for clinicians to learn how to better treat the mental health needs of seniors with dementia. Read More
Read MoreHere are the Boston tech companies mandating return to office (and the ones that aren’t)
Many Boston-area companies are calling their employees back to the office at least a few days a week, including Klaviyo, Whoop and Puma. But they’re also introducing new perks to try and make it worth their while. Read More
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