Posts by ericg
A 52-acre “innovation district” in Pittsfield is being built at the former GE site
The Berkshire Innovation Center and other local stakeholders have big plans for this empty Pittsfield business park. They want to build an “innovation district” and reclaim the region’s history as a hub when companies like General Electric called it home and employed around 13,000 at its height. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Q3 tech layoffs, Red Sox attendance, and healthcare innovators
Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know in Boston business news to start your workday, including Red Sox season attendance, Legal Sea Foods’ innovation center, new bankruptcies and healthcare innovators. Read More
Read MoreModeX Therapeutics nabs $168M BARDA contract as part of ‘Project Next Gen’
ModeX Therapeutics, a Natick biotech, just nabbed a $168 million government deal to create antibodies that fight Covid-19 and other potential pandemic pathogens. Read More
Read MoreAs cannabis prices fall, cultivators worry about a race to the bottom
The average cost of a gram of cannabis flower has fallen by more than half in the past two years—but it’s not getting any cheaper to grow. Some cannabis entrepreneurs are struggling to make the math work, and they want the state to step in. Read More
Read MoreCarolina Alarco’s journey from Genzyme to founder and investor
After moving to Boston from Peru at age 26 to attend Harvard, she went on to work at several area biotechs and eventually founded Latinos in Bio. Read More
Read MoreBBJ opens nominations for 2024 programs
The Boston Business Journal has opened nominations for its 2024 awards and events, including a brand-new Innovators in Healthcare program and the 40 Under 40, Power 50 and Best Places to Work. Here are dates to know, where to submit a nomination and a look at prior honorees. Read More
Read MoreHeywood Healthcare files for bankruptcy protection after years of financial strain
The health system cited pandemic financial pressures, rising construction costs and an expensive transition to an electronic medical record system as reasons for filing for bankruptcy protection. Read More
Read MoreLegal Sea Foods parent builds out ‘innovation center’ in Milford
The iconic Boston restaurant chain is leaving its 75,000-square-foot processing plant in Boston’s Seaport, creating a new innovation center in Milford that will include test kitchens and a TV studio. Read More
Read MoreBeth Israel Lahey Health appoints new president of behavioral services
Jennifer Cullen comes to BILH from Holyoke Medical Center, where she served as corporate director of Behavioral Health at Signet. Read More
Read MoreRed Sox attendance saw sluggish growth in 2023
Attendance across Major League Baseball was up in 2023 — but not at Fenway Park. Find out where the Red Sox ranked when it came to the number of fans attending games in Boston this season. Read More
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