Posts by ericg
In 2014 parallel, a mayor publicly sides with Market Basket CEO
A first-term mayor from the Merrimack Valley city of Methuen has come out in support of Market Basket’s embattled chief executive, urging the grocery chain’s board of directors to not risk the future of a company that so many rely on. Read More
Read MoreCFOs talk booms, busts and nonprofit misconceptions at BBJ event
The BBJ honored its 2025 CFOs of the year Wednesday. Here’s what they had to say. Read More
Read MoreThe National Observer: AI ‘crisis’ looms amid emerging divide
One CEO said everyone should be worried about their competitiveness when it comes to artificial intelligence. Read More
Read MoreBerkshire Bank: Acquisition of Brookline Bank making ‘really good progress’
The eighth-largest bank in Massachusetts is in the process of acquiring Brookline Bank, in a deal expected to close later this year. Read More
Read MorePelton: When policy fails the people, we must lead with moral courage
Boston Foundation President and CEO Lee Pelton writes that the so-called Big Beautiful Bill represents the largest, most shameless transfer of wealth from our poor and moderate-income neighbors to the rich and very rich in our nation’s history, and the foundation is undertaking steps to mitigate its damage. Read More
Read MoreCape and Islands affordable housing projects break ground
Two new affordable housing developments are newly underway on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, where workforce housing has been in dire need amid sky-high housing prices. Read More
Read MoreFenway residential building refinanced for $132M
The Veridian apartment tower in Fenway, one of a cluster of new residential buildings to crop up on Boylston Street in the last 15 years, has been refinanced for $132 million. Read More
Read MoreNew filings put cost on planned Cambridge development: $4.5B
A proposed 4.6-million-square-foot mixed-use development in Cambridge’s Alewife neighborhood would span 21 buildings and cost $4.5 billion, according to new preliminary filings with the state. Read More
Read MoreThe National Observer: Real Estate: National housing market continues shift to buyers
While new listings and home construction are welcome news in a market that’s been starved of inventory for years, there are still a lot of challenges for both buyers and sellers. Read More
Read MoreUMass Amherst professor gets NASA grant to study life on Jupiter moon
A professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is looking to an unexpected place to help NASA predict what life in space might look like: The deep sea. Read More
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