Posts by ericg
Wicked Smaht Comedy, an intercollegiate comedy group, promises laughs at its first-ever show
A Boston University student used her college’s innovation center to create Wicked Smaht Comedy, an intercollegiate comedy group. Read More
Read MoreMGH Institute wins $1.1M grant to train 140 ‘complex care’ nurses
The money will be used to develop a curriculum and train 140 nurses to fill the need of clinicians to treat people with complex conditions. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Workplace AI bill, Attleboro mall sale, and what I share in common with a major bank CEO
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Thermo Fisher makes $3.1B buy; FDA lifts hold on PepGen
Waltham medical device giant Thermo Fisher Scientific is set to acquire a Swedish proteomics company, plus other life sciences news you may have missed. Read More
Read MoreParisian ‘unicorn’ Mirakl opens Boston offices, plans up to 40 new hires
Co-CEO Adrien Nussenbaum said he believes it’s important to have a physical office for Mirakl’s company culture. Read More
Read MoreSouth Boston gets its first cannabis dispensary
An adult-use marijuana company with retail stores in Hudson and North Attleboro, and a cultivation facility in Fitchburg, has opened its latest retail spot in South Boston. Read More
Read MoreSigns have changed for Dazed Cannabis at former Magic Lantern strip club in Monson
The vintage sign — which also glowed with the word “topless” — is gone from the building at 399 Boston Road West in Monson — with Dazed Cannabis planning to open on or around Thanksgiving. The sign’s fate remains unclear, though. Read More
Read MoreArdelyx had sales team, launch plan ready to go before dialysis drug approval
Ardelyx Inc. CEO Mike Raab was pretty confident that his company’s dialysis drug would be approved. By the time the U.S. Food and Drug Administration handed down its decision late Tuesday, Waltham-based Ardelyx had already hired around 60 salespeople. Read More
Read MoreLawmaker pushes to curb AI technology in the workplace
HB 1873— an Act preventing a dystopian work environment — seeks to regulate automated decision making systems that use machine learning and artificial intelligence to make employment-related decisions. Read More
Read MoreCitizens invests in private banking amid Q3 earnings slump
Citizens Financial Group is "playing defense and maintaining a strong balance sheet" as it navigates banking industry uncertainty, Citizens CEO and chairman Bruce Van Saun said Wednesday during a Q3 earnings call. Read More
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