Posts by ericg
First all-electric hotel sets opening date, and more retail news
The Dutch hotel chain CitizenM will open its second Boston location in the Back Bay in the summer of 2024. Here’s the latest on that and other local hospitality and retail news. Read More
Read MoreMass General Brigham swings to a net operating gain in 2023
The state’s largest hospital owner and health system appears to have made big strides towards a financial recovery from Covid in fiscal 2023, both in terms of its operating budget and its financial investments. Read More
Read MoreNew Balance gifts UMass Boston $10M to create Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport
The new institute will try to increase student enrollment in the sport leadership and administration program to 200-300 students annually by funding new faculty and academic support, as well as increasing scholarships. Read More
Read MoreBluebird bio nets 3rd gene therapy approval since company split
Somerville’s bluebird bio Inc. has won its third U.S. drug approval since splitting into two companies. Read More
Read MoreFirst-ever CRISPR drug, made by two Boston companies, is approved in the US
In a first for the Nobel Prize-winning gene-editing technology, a CRISPR-based drug, co-developed by two Boston drugmakers, has been approved in the U.S. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Rapid7’s vendor, new insurance startup get capital
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreBPDA board OKs new Holocaust museum on edge of Boston Common
It also approved the sale of Alexandria Real Estate’s interests in two BPDA-owned Charlestown Navy Yard buildings to a redeveloper of office space into life sciences labs. Read More
Read MoreFive things: More pickleball in Boston, Gillette’s Southie property, and the power of personal stories
Good morning, Boston. Happy National Salesperson Day. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Friday. Read More
Read MoreInvestors react to Boston VC firm’s collapse: ‘Omen’ or ‘opportunity’?
Members of the Boston venture capital community were loath to place blame on worsening economic conditions for OpenView’s decision to abandon its latest fund and part ways with its investment team. Read More
Read MoreCannabis equity fund money will finally go to businesses after months of red tape
With the supplemental budget signed into law this week, struggling cannabis equity businesses could finally see money from a fund created last year that’s been mired in bureaucratic red tape. Read More
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