Posts by ericg

Lendbuzz is the latest firm to join the so-called "unicorn" clique this year, thanks to an investment worth $345M. That makes it the second local new unicorn this week, after green hydrogen startup Electric Hydrogen Co. Read More

The Massachusetts economy is losing out on $2.3 billion in earnings and productivity every year because of the disconnect between employer need and foreign-educated worker skills, according to a new report. Read More

Eliminating the MCAS graduation requirement would move Massachusetts in exactly the wrong direction. Voters should reject the MTA’s ballot initiative, write Eileen McAnneny and Charles Chieppo at Pioneer Institute. Read More

Moderna Inc. is one step closer to its long-term goal of a combination vaccine. Read More

Electric Hydrogen is developing industrial-scale electrolyzers with the goal of helping major manufacturing sectors decarbonize their operations. Read More

Seven months after netting its first FDA approval, Shorla Oncology, a biotech startup with roots in Ireland, is putting $35 million toward growing its Cambridge presence. Read More

While cannabis sales are up across Massachusetts, the so-called “green rush” has cooled off. For the first time, cannabis employment is down across Massachusetts, according to new research from the Business Journal. Read More

The three southern New England states are asking developers to submit multistate proposals this fall. Read More

A North Adams-based nonprofit is launching a platform to connect entrepreneurs throughout the Commonwealth, an effort that the founders say will benefit those in Western Massachusetts and Greater Boston alike. Read More

Melissa L. Gilliam will be the first Black and first female president of Boston University. In that role, she will be tasked with continuing the university’s strong upward trajectory in academic standing and growing student diversity under the long tenure of Robert Brown. Read More