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Amazon, iRobot call off merger in face of antitrust scrutiny
iRobot CEO Colin Angle also stepped down in the wake of the collapse of the $1.45 billion merger. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Steward’s struggles, corporate cash, Deval Patrick, and MIT wants your sneakers to fit better
Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Monday, from Steward’s struggles, corporate cash on hand, and Deval Patrick’s new firm, to how MIT and Adidas are making your running shoes fit perfectly. Read More
Read MoreBPDA ends Navy Yard hotel project, to give ex-factory a fresh look
It’s been more than a decade and a half since the agency first tapped Kavanagh Advisory Group to redevelop the one-time U.S. Navy chain-making factory. Read More
Read MoreMIT, Adidas research can predict how your running shoes will fit you
Sarah Fay developed a model that can help individual runners pick better-performing shoes, and could lead to new innovations from shoemakers. Read More
Read More‘Grave disservice to the public’: State healthcare watchdog decries Steward’s lack of transparency
"The future viability and stability of the third-largest hospital system in Massachusetts will have clearly significant impacts on healthcare costs, healthcare access, patient care, and the healthcare workforce," HPC Executive Director David Seltz said. Read More
Read MoreFormer Gov. Deval Patrick joins Chicago-based investment firm, no longer advisor to Bain Capital
The two-term governor first joined Boston-based investment firm Bain Capital in April 2015 and returned as a senior advisor in 2021, after a failed presidential bid. Read More
Read MoreMass General Brigham pulls doctors from Steward hospital; President steps down
Mass General Brigham sent an email to staff on Friday saying that its physicians will no longer be performing any procedures at Holy Family’s Haverhill and Methuen campuses as the hospital’s parent company is roiled by financial pressures. Read More
Read MoreWhole Foods, Capital Grille coming to Tuscan Village, and more retail news
Tuscan Village has kept growing through a series of challenges. Here’s what’s next at the mixed-use development Salem, New Hampshire, plus more local retail news. Read More
Read MoreNatixis sponsors local Paralympian in hunt of 2024 Paralympics
Natixis announced it will sponsor amputee sprinter Femita Ayanbeku who is aiming to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Read More
Read MoremRNA cancer immunotherapy startup cuts 18% of staff
On the heels of an approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Strand Therapeutics is reducing its headcount to focus on its upcoming entry into the clinic. Read More
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