Posts by ericg
Here’s how Hack.Diversity’s CEO plans to boost diversity amid DEI cuts
A few months into her new role, Michelle De La Isla says that layoffs and shrinking DEI programs won’t deter her from furthering Hack.Diversity’s goal to break down barriers for Black and Latino professionals in tech. Read More
Read MoreFranklin Cummings Tech secures funding to begin new campus construction
Franklin Cummings Tech will start building its new campus in Roxbury’s Nubian Square this spring after securing the last piece of financing it needed. Read More
Read MoreLowell chipmaker Macom cut CEO pay by 28% in 2023
Macom Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. dates back to its founding as Microwave Associates in 1950. Read More
Read MoreStop & Shop shopping center in Fall River sold to California buyer
The grocery store is the only tenant in the 71,000-square-foot property, located just off an I-195 exit. Read More
Read MoreRobinhood agrees to pay $7.5M fine to Mass., change ‘gamification’ practices
The California-based online brokerage has agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine, overhaul its digital engagement practices and take steps to increase cybersecurity in order to settle a 2020 case brought by Massachusetts securities regulators. Read More
Read MoreQuinn Emanuel names first female co-managing partner in Boston
Aliki Sofis, who joined Quinn Emanuel’s Boston office in 2018, was named co-managing partner. Read More
Read MoreHotels, restaurants seek balance between technology and personal service
Hotels and restaurants rushed to put in place new tech, like QR codes, when the pandemic hit. Now the hospitality industry is in the odd position of rolling some of that back in the name of personal customer service. Read More
Read MoreBoston Business Journal unveils 2024 Middle Market Leaders
The Boston Business Journal is announcing the 2024 class of its Middle Market Leaders, made up of midsized public and private companies that grew the most in the past three years according to a Business Journal weighted score. Read More
Read MoreNew bi-coastal VC firm on the hunt for SpaceX-level biotech deal
Boston-based managing director Naveen Krishnan said this is just the start of the new firm’s involvement in the biotech industry. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Comanche raises $75M; life sciences training center opens
Women’s health saw a funding boost this week as Massachusetts companies developing fertility and preeclampsia treatments landed funding rounds. Also in the news: A Boston-based biotech workforce training center officially opens and Outcome Capital expands its local life sciences practice. Read More
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