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Gillette parent P&G steps up advertising game on equal pay for women
Gillette parent Procter & Gamble launched a commercial in March to advocate equal pay for women who play soccer, and on Sunday the company pressed the issue further with a full-page ad in the New York Times. Read More
Read MoreUMass tuition vote canceled as budget impasse drags on
With a state budget not yet in place two weeks into the fiscal year, votes planned for Tuesday on undergraduate tuition rates at the University of Massachusetts have been canceled. Read More
Read MoreBiotech investors Wellington, RA Capital’s new funds top $700 million
Two Boston-based investment firms have joined the fray of firms raising new funds, collecting a combined $700 million according to financial disclosures made in the last week. Read More
Read MoreAspenTech bets on AI with $78.2M acquisition, its second in two months
Bedford-based Aspen Technology Inc., a publicly traded asset optimization software company, has signed an agreement to acquire Mnubo Inc., a Montreal-based provider of artificial intelligence and analytics infrastructure for the Internet of Things. Read More
Read MoreGov. Baker: Building boom ‘not an excuse’ for elevator inspection backlog
A Business Journal investigation last month found that more than 4,500 of the state’s approximately 42,000 elevators did not comply with state requirements that they be inspected every year. Read More
Read MoreCan the South Boston power plant redevelopment include housing? Question arises amid design review
It’s unclear whether the redeveloped former Exelon Corp. power plant site in South Boston could house residential units. Read More
Read MoreEncore Boston Harbor casino nets $2M a day in first week
In the first eight days that Encore Boston Harbor was open, gamblers wagered more than $93.5 million on the slot machines alone at the Everett casino and the Wynn Resorts operation counted $16.79 million in total revenue, or more than $2 million a day. Read More
Read MoreGov. Baker returns Janus bill with cellphone privacy amendment
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker formally acted on the privacy-related concerns he’s said he had with a public sector unions bill, returning it to the Legislature with recommended amendments. Read More
Read MoreOlin College president to step down in 2020
Richard Miller, president of Olin College, shared his plans to step down from the role on June 30, 2020. Read More
Read MoreNational jewelry retailer closing all stores, including 3 in Mass.
A fashion jewelry retailer became the latest casualty of the so-called "retail apocalypse" when it announced its second bankruptcy in 19 months. The closing of its 261 stores will affect more than 3,000 full- and part-time employees, and the liquidation is expected to take about two months. Read More
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