Posts by ericg

NCAA President Charlie Baker announced a new business deal with KAGR (Kraft Analytics Group) in Phoenix this week during his state of college sports address at the NCAA Convention. The multiyear deal is expected to help the NCAA better understand fan behaviors, with a goal of growing the organization’s reach by four to five times…

CVS Health is planning to close dozens of its pharmacies in Target stores. The closures will happen between February and April this year. Read More

Brian Piccini, owner of Boston Chops and Deuxave, will open a restaurant in a historic building in Weston. Here’s more on that and other local retail news. Read More

A Louisville, Kentucky–based higher education recruitment marketing firm that helps colleges and universities connect with prospective students has been purchased by Boston private equity firm Akmazo Capital. Read More

Milton residents who oppose the town’s rezoning to allow more housing around MBTA stations — and comply with state law — have mounted a town-wide referendum on the changes that could set a precedent for other communities this year. Read More

Led by Broad Institute co-founder Stuart Schreiber and funded by the likes of Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics, Arena BioWorks aims to cut through the "red tape and bureaucracy" of the drug discovery process and form its own biotech companies. Read More

The food delivery company has agreed to settle claims brought by the Massachusetts attorney general that it charged restaurants more than allowed during Covid. Read More

Authors & Innovators founder offers up a collection of new and important books that belong in the hands of every mission-driven entrepreneur, investor and policymaker. Read More

The region’s life sciences real estate market has suffered as companies become more conservative with their cash amid a fundraising slowdown. Layoffs have also hit the sector. Read More