Posts by ericg
John Fish, Weiners settle litigation over scuttled $1B Back Bay tower
The agreement ends four years of legal wrangling among some of the biggest names in Boston real estate that was acrimonious even by the standards of business litigation. Read More
Read MoreNational Beat: Top cities for tech salaries, draft beer robots, and Startups to watch
Where software engineers make the most money, draft beer robots, and more startups to watch in the latest National Beat. Read More
Read MoreUber is shutting down Drizly, says CEO
Uber bought Drizly in 2021 with plans to integrate it with its food delivery app, Uber Eats. Read More
Read MoreWith new grant, Boston tech nonprofit will bolster workforce development
The $650,000 grant from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center aims to help the nonprofit keep participants competitive in a quickly-changing technological era. Read More
Read MoreNIH funds BU program to diversify biomedical workforce
Local university researchers have received an NIH grant to help more students access their undergraduate summer program for brain, medicine and neuroscience clinical and research experience. Read More
Read MoreFive things: State contracts, CVS closing stores and a Boloco comeback, for now
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday, including Mean Girls’ big weekend, Boston Urban Hospitality, free lobster rolls and coffee, and a last-minute reprieve for a local burrito chain. Read More
Read MoreApprenticeship firm picks Northeastern U. for first U.S. partnership
Northeastern University, which has long distinguished itself through its co-op program, is launching an apprenticeship program for students wanting to go into applied analytics fields. Read More
Read MoreMass. to reopen state contracts to diversify vendors
At a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Boston, Gov. Maura Healey on Monday announced that two state offices are partnering to reopen unspecified statewide contracts to provide more opportunities to diverse and small businesses. Read More
Read MoreCommentary: Why ‘charter colleges’? Because something needs to change.
If you think the charter college notion is going away, think again. As parents from charter schools look ahead, they will come to expect comparable charter college choices. American higher ed take heed: While the dogs of status quo bark from their front porches, the caravan of charter college educational innovation moves on. Read More
Read MoreKraft Analytics Group signs deal with NCAA
NCAA President Charlie Baker announced a new business deal with KAGR (Kraft Analytics Group) in Phoenix this week during his state of college sports address at the NCAA Convention. The multiyear deal is expected to help the NCAA better understand fan behaviors, with a goal of growing the organization’s reach by four to five times…
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