Posts by ericg

The IPO raised $345.2 million for the Boston-based company before discounts. Read More

Here are the five things you need to know, including Eastern and Cambridge Trust’s big deal, Eastern’s insurance sale, and Jacob Wirth’s rebirth Read More

Massachusetts is getting approximately 2% of Amazon’s overall hiring spree, which is planned at a total of 250,000 positions throughout the U.S. Read More

The bar’s new ownership is months into renovating the legendary Stuart Street space, with an opening tentatively planned for early 2024. Read More

Experts say the class-action lawsuit could upend the homebuying industry by changing how buyer-broker commissions work. Here’s what buyers, sellers and Realtors need to know about the settlement. Read More

Northeastern University will be the lead institution on a new national center to predict infectious disease, putting the school in a central role after governments were criticized for not being ready for the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

Eastern Bank plans to merge with Cambridge Bancorp, the parent company of Cambridge Trust Company, and has appointed Denis Sheahan, the CEO of Cambridge Trust, as Eastern’s new chief executive. Read More

Providence-based Citizens Financial Inc. has a new $50 billion target to finance “environmental and social initiatives” in its local footprints by 2030. Read More

A former vice president at Alexion Pharmaceuticals pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of securities fraud for giving a friend an insider tip. Read More

Law students have a more direct pipeline into the workforce than most other graduate programs. With universities barred from considering race in admissions, the effect on law firms — which are already overwhelmingly white — could be not only on diversity within their ranks, but also on how race is discussed, legal experts and students…