Posts by ericg
40 Under 40 winners on who they’d most like to meet over coffee
The Boston Business Journal asked this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees which businessperson they’d most want to meet over a cup of coffee. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Support for Israeli workers, and pumpkin boats
Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news, including fallout from the war in Israel, a worsening view of the economy and a curious plan involving a giant pumpkin and a forklift. Read More
Read MoreHere’s what experts say about when the tech IPO window will reopen
Experts have one word for the reopening of the tech IPO window in 2024: optimism. Two IPO specialists help us interpret the conflicting signs from the public markets for tech companies. Read More
Read More‘Economic stress,’ inflation lower Mass. business confidence
Confidence among Massachusetts businesses fell in September to the third lowest level of the year, coming not only amid continual high inflation and interest rates but also recent fears around a federal government shutdown. Read More
Read MoreGood News Tuesday: Days of service focus on helping families
Community Care Alliance volunteers built beds for children with the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless’ A Bed for Every Child program in Lynn, and helped sort and pack rescued food with Food Link in Arlington. Read More
Read MoreBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center now performing heart transplants
Beth Israel Lahey Health was treated thousands of patients with heart failure, but recently announced that it will expand its program to include heart transplantation. Read More
Read More‘Morally this is devastating’: Local companies with Israeli workers vow support amid war
One company with its U.S. headquarters in Burlington and its global headquarters near Tel Aviv said that some of its employees are being called to reserve duty or else are volunteering, and the company is “supporting them and their families in each unique circumstance.” Read More
Read MoreLawsuit against Morrison & Foerster dropped after firm changed diversity program
In a filing on Friday, the American Alliance for Equal Rights said it dismissed its lawsuit against a big law firm with a Boston office, alleging that its diversity fellowship illegally excluded applicants based on race. However, the lawsuit was only dismissed after the law firm changed the fellowship criteria. Read More
Read MoreIt’s not just elite-college grads who see big salaries. Students at these schools are also primed for big pay.
A bachelor’s degree takes you farther at these schools. Some of the universities on the list might surprise you. Read More
Read MoreAlnylam gets surprise FDA rejection for rare disease drug
In a surprise move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a drug made by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., citing a lack of "clinical meaningfulness." Read More
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