Posts by ericg
Citizens exits mortgage wholesale lending business
Providence-based Citizens Bank is exiting out of its mortgage wholesale channel as it continues to cut business lines that are not customer-focused, the bank said. Read More
Read MoreBoard chair criticizes MCCA for handling of Southie development bids
She declined to allow the convention center authority’s leadership to present its preferred developer to the board. Read More
Read MoreFDA classifies Fresenius syringe recall as ‘most serious’
The FDA is warning dialysis patients that using certain syringes made by Waltham’s Fresenius Medical Care could injure or kill them. Read More
Read MoreBig Pharma-backed startup to go public by merging with gutted Homology
A three-year-old biotech backed by the venture arms of Sanofi ADR and Bristol Myers Squibb is going public by merging with the embattled Homology Medicines Inc. Read More
Read MoreShawn Collins, Cannabis Control Commission executive director, resigns
After confusion about Shawn Collin’s future with the CCC this summer, the executive director will officially leave the commission next month. Read More
Read MoreNew AI hub launches in Cambridge’s Kendall Square
C10 Labs, a newly launched AI venture studio, is setting up shop at CIC and will host programming for cohorts of AI-focused startups, as well as spin out its own companies. Read More
Read MoreStarbucks workers in Boston, Newton take part in 1-day strike
The Workers United union said that workers at the three unionized Starbucks stores in the Boston area will be among those participating in a one-day strike against the company Thursday. Read More
Read MoreStartup partnered with Pfizer, NIH scores a third major collaborator
A small Boston startup that made a name for itself by helping Pfizer Inc. develop Covid-19 antivirals has scored a new partner in Amgen Inc. Read More
Read MoreFive things: TJX, First Citizens, Mass. budget and public art worth stopping for
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Thursday. Read More
Read MoreShelter money, cannabis fund fix, state worker raises all blocked by lawmaker inaction
State lawmakers ended formal sessions for the year early Thursday morning with no agreement on a spending bill that would not only steer money toward the emergency shelter crisis, but also allow money to be distributed to social equity cannabis businesses. Read More
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