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Viewpoint: 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 MoreThe National Observer: Real Estate: How federal real estate could shift under Trump
The General Services Administration could be a target of the cost-reduction efforts led by President Donald Trump’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency. Read More
Read MoreShipment tracking startup raises $40M as companies brace for tariffs
The company, which has about 50 Boston-area employees, brought its total funding to $120 million since getting started in 2015. Read More
Read MoreApple buys its Back Bay store in one of Boston’s priciest real estate deals
Apple Inc. has purchased the Boylston Street property that houses its Back Bay store for $88 million, in one of the priciest retail real estate deals in Massachusetts in recent years. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Making the case for community bank lending
The 338 community and regional financial institutions in Massachusetts play a crucial role in supporting local economic development and growth. Read More
Read MoreHealey blasts Trump tariffs as ‘terrible’ for Mass. economy
Canada, Mexico and China are the Bay State’s largest trading partners, as Massachusetts trades a combined $29 billion worth of goods with the trio each year, Healey said in an address to business leaders. Read More
Read MoreEvolv cuts workforce following leadership shakeup
The maker of AI-based security-screening systems appointed a new top executive last year after former CEO Peter George was terminated “without cause” in October. Read More
Read MoreFastest-Growing Commercial Lenders in Mass. – Credit Unions
The credit unions in Massachusetts with the fastest-growing commercial loan portfolios reported loans valued at $4.99 billion as of Sept. 30, 2024 marking a 7.83% increase over what was reported in the year-earlier period. The online version of this ranking expands beyond what appears in print; another five lenders are included in our digital…
Read MoreFastest-Growing Commercial Lenders in Mass. – Banks
The banks in Massachusetts with the fastest-growing commercial and industrial loan portfolios reported loans valued at $20.11B as of Sept. 30, 2024 marking a 6.16% increase over what was reported in the year-earlier period. A total of 98 banks were considered; of those, 55 recorded a positive year-over-year change, 1 was even, 38 were…
Read MoreUMass Memorial readies for remote and AI tech with new ‘digital hospital’
The $1.8 million “digital hospital” was created to make headway of many of UMass Memorial’s strategic goals– including adopting and developing new technologies that better enable patient care in remote settings. Read More
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