The board of the directors for Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has offered the president and CEO job to Kenneth Turner, a longtime Massachusetts Port Authority …
An obscure Mass. law led to gains for local retirement systems, research says
Before Chapter 68 was enacted in 2007, local retirement systems regardless of performance could retain their own investment managers and/or opt to invest some or …
MLB teams’ ticket strategy: Plan for 2021, hope for ‘2019’
How will Major League Baseball teams plan for selling tickets for 2021? Boston Biz Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2020/10/30/mlb-teams-ticket-strategy-plan-for-2021-hope-fo.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Chamber strikes partnership with Boston While Black
The membership group, launched this summer, is striving to make the city a more attractive place for Black professionals and graduate students. Boston Biz Journal …
Here’s why this CEO picked Durham over Boston for an 880-job expansion
A Durham company made a decision to stay local for a nearly 900-job expansion, after considering but ultimately rejecting Massachusetts. Boston Biz Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2020/10/30/heres-why-bioagilytix-picked-durham-over-boston.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Dockwa parent company pulls in $14.2M to bring the outdoors online
The Wanderlust Group’s Series B round will be used, in part, to launch a new platform aimed at RV park managers. Boston Biz Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/fundings/2020/10/30/wanderlust-group-dockwa-campouts-series-b-14-2m.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Boston Women’s Fund taps new executive director
Philanthropic leader Natanja Craig Oquendo has been named executive director of the grassroots-level organization. Boston Biz Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2020/10/30/boston-women-s-fund-taps-new-executive-director.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Form D Friday: Fledgling data, dental software startups raise funds
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. Boston …
Watertown biotech SQZ starts trading after $71M IPO
A decade ago, Armon Sharei stumbled across a simple method of getting things inside cells to create treatments for disease. Today, the company he co-founded …
The new reality of running a business in Boston and the strategies the most successful companies are adopting
The economic disruptions caused by the global pandemic have challenged businesses in ways never before seen, forcing companies to re-evaluate their operating models and strategies. …