Posts by ericg
Finally, a downtown Boston office building trades hands
The $41 million sale offers hope to property owners that the city’s stagnant office market, frozen by rising interest rates, high vacancies and fear of a hybrid-work future, may finally start seeing some action. Read More
Read MoreA shrine to ice cream coming to the Seaport, and other retail and restaurant news
For fans of ice cream and Instagram-worthy destinations, the Museum of Ice Cream is coming to the Seaport. Read More
Read MoreCognex goes deeper into Japanese market with $275M acquisition
Cognex Corp. is deepening its penetration of the Japanese market thanks to what it described as its "largest acquisition in its 42-year history." Read More
Read MoreApellis to lay off 225 amid shaky drug launch
A Waltham biotech is laying off 225 people amid safety concerns over its new eye-disorder drug. Read More
Read MoreEmbattled Intarcia drug licensed to Harvard spinout, with Intarcia CEO Kurt Graves at the helm
Years after it went silent in the wake of multiple FDA rejections, Intarcia Therapeutics is effectively back. Read More
Read MoreNew England Law settles over improper federal student loan claims
Five law schools across the U.S., including one based in Boston, have reached a $2.9 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Education after an investigation revealed that the schools improperly gave federal student loans to student enrolled in unaccredited law degree programs. Read More
Read MoreWomen-led VC firm Converge aims to raise $50M for 3rd fund
Founded in 2018 by Maia Heymann and Nilanjana Bhowmik, the firm focuses on business-to-business tech ventures in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud and blockchain infrastructure, edge computing and robotics. Read More
Read MoreWalpole Mall sold for $72M to local real estate firm, investor
A previous owner brought back the property from the brink of foreclosure early in the pandemic, only to sell the mall just ahead of a mortgage loan coming due. Read More
Read MoreLowell-based nonprofit business accelerator expands to Arizona, California and Texas
Entrepreneurship for All, a nonprofit business accelerator founded in Lowell, is launching a fully virtual program as part of its goal to serve 50,000 entrepreneurs by 2030. Read More
Read MoreSubstance-use treatment startup Better Life Partners completes $26.5M Series B fundraise
The fundraising round was led by Israeli healthtech fund aMoon and Cambridge-based health and technology venture capital firm F-Prime Capital. Read More
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