Posts by ericg
AI aviation firm ups financial backing to over $200M ahead of SPAC
Boston-based Merlin Labs Inc., which makes software to help fly aircraft, is planning to go public thanks to a reverse merger deal with a spacial purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Read More
Read MoreBank branches to be renamed after Needham Bank closes first acquisition in 18 years
Needham Bank has closed on its $211.8 million acquisition of ProvBank, which has branches on the North Shore and in Southern New Hampshire. Read More
Read MoreDeveloper plans 95-apartment building on Cambridge site bought from Lesley University
A developer is planning 95 apartments on a Cambridge site it bought from Lesley University, one of many the school offloaded in the last few years. Read More
Read MoreMore homes will hit the market in 2026. Here’s the pricing outlook.
A couple of the housing market’s biggest challenges will improve in 2026. Here’s what that could mean for pricing. Read More
Read MoreHundreds turn out to celebrate the BBJ’s Power 50 Movement Makers (PHOTOS)
The event, held at Tuscan Kitchen, had more than 300 registered attendees. Read More
Read MoreNew book by iRobot’s first full-time employee tells the story of its flagship product
The new book by one of iRobot’s first employees comes at a critical time for the Bedford-based company, which is edging close to bankruptcy as it faces declining sales. Read More
Read MoreBoston approves Northeastern plan as well as downtown, South End developments
The Boston Planning and Development Agency has approved seven new housing developments, along with a master plan at Northeastern that includes the replacement of Matthews Arena. Read More
Read MoreRelocated Brookline house sells for $12M, topping Mass. home sales last week
A sale of a recently relocated and remade property in Brookline has sold for $12 million, the highest recorded in Massachusetts for the week. Others include Boston high-rises and a newly renovated home on Nantucket. Read More
Read MoreVacant retail building on Boylston Street heads to auction
A two-story building that once housed a Capital One Cafe is going up for auction in December, and it sits in a stretch of Boylston Street that has experienced significant retail changes. Read More
Read MoreCondos cost $1M in nine Mass. communities, and other takeaways from the new Greater Boston housing report
A few Boston-area communities, including Woburn, Revere and Plymouth, are leading the way in creating new housing. But the region continues to fall behind. Read More
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