Posts by ericg
Pickleball club coming to Natick at former Neiman Marcus store
The developer Bulfinch bought the property in late 2021 to convert into a life sciences building, but it has pivoted to pickleball as the lab market has soured. Read More
Read MoreHaemonetics to buy Canadian company for $253M
The ninth-largest medical device firm in Massachusetts is growing again with its latest acquisition, this time for a company that makes fiber-optic sensors and guide wires used in heart procedures. Read More
Read MoreDana-Farber sets cost of proposed Longwood cancer facility at $1.7B
The proposed building would include 300 inpatient beds and a tunnel under Brookline Avenue. Read More
Read MoreAll of Boston’s top law firms are over 70% white
All of Boston’s biggest law firms are over 70% white firm-wide, according to data from the National Association for Law Placement. The lack of racial diversity at firms comes amidst attacks on fellowship programs that aim to bring in diverse candidates and the strike down of affirmative action. Read More
Read MoreTwo-thirds of Mass. colleges have seen enrollment drop from pre-pandemic
Two-thirds of colleges in Massachusetts had smaller enrollment in the 2021-’22 school year than three years prior, illustrating how much demographic trends and the pandemic have challenged many schools. Read More
Read MoreUNH student-run angel fund is training the next generation of investors
The Rines Angel Fund was founded in 2015 at the University of New Hampshire to train young angel investors and connect them with the New England venture community. Read More
Read More40 Under 40 winners on who they’d most like to meet over coffee
The Boston Business Journal asked this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees which businessperson they’d most want to meet over a cup of coffee. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Support for Israeli workers, and pumpkin boats
Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news, including fallout from the war in Israel, a worsening view of the economy and a curious plan involving a giant pumpkin and a forklift. Read More
Read MoreHere’s what experts say about when the tech IPO window will reopen
Experts have one word for the reopening of the tech IPO window in 2024: optimism. Two IPO specialists help us interpret the conflicting signs from the public markets for tech companies. Read More
Read More‘Economic stress,’ inflation lower Mass. business confidence
Confidence among Massachusetts businesses fell in September to the third lowest level of the year, coming not only amid continual high inflation and interest rates but also recent fears around a federal government shutdown. Read More
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