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• Hill Voters Help Re-Elect Walsh for Second Term

  16-11-2017 10:24 via beaconhilltimes.com
  By Dan Murphy
  Like voters citywide, Beacon Hill turned out to support the incumbent Mayor Martin J. Walsh for a second term over his challenger City Councilor Tito Jackson in last Tuesday’s municipal election.
  According to the city’s unofficial results, nearly 70 percent of voters in Ward 3, Precinct 6 and Ward 5, Precincts 3, 4, 5 and 11 cast their ballots for Walsh as 30 percent did for Jackson, with Walsh garnering 1,383 votes, compared to Jackson’s 587.
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• BBJ panelists talk affirmative action, job pipeline

  12-04-2024 19:01 via bizjournals.com
  The U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action last summer has brought a chilling effect to some companies’ diversity efforts, panelists said at the Boston Business Journal’s latest Race, Equity and Business event.
  
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• First holder of a Mass. cannabis delivery license disillusioned with equity efforts

  12-04-2024 17:57 via bizjournals.com
  “The commission has over-regulated the social equity licenses to the point where they're worthless," Chris Fevry, founder of Your Green Package, said.
  
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• Chanda Smart believes affordable housing should be built by those who've lived in it

  12-04-2024 17:39 via bizjournals.com
  The chief executive of OnyxGroup, the development and brokerage firm she launched in 2021, is already in business with some of the biggest names in Boston real estate.
  
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• Here are all of the 80 Best Places to Work for 2024

  12-04-2024 17:31 via bizjournals.com
  The Boston Business Journal has unveiled all of the 80 Best Places to Work for 2024. Is your workplace on the list?
  
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• Honorees for Boston Business Journal Best Places to Work extra-large category

  12-04-2024 15:59 via bizjournals.com
  The Boston Business Journal is announcing the 10 companies that have made this year’s list of Best Places to Work for the program's extra-large category.
  
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• Largest office-to-housing proposal downtown wins BPDA approval

  12-04-2024 15:56 via bizjournals.com
  The agency's board also gave the greenlight to a team led by Related Beal and Dream Development to move forward with its proposal to build 402 apartments and condos on public land in Roxbury.
  
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• Five things: Commuting problems, Chestnut Hill land, golf courses and Boston City Hall: Brutal … or beautiful?

  12-04-2024 11:58 via bizjournals.com
  Good morning, Boston. Happy National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Friday.In the cover story of the latest Weekly Edition, Greg Ryan continues his reporting on traffic, commuting and the pain of getting to work — and what employers are doing about it.Greg also reports on the town of Brookline looking to rezone its part of Route 9 to be more like Newton’s — and a Boston-based real estate dev
  
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• Boston startup founder to run 29th consecutive Boston Marathon

  12-04-2024 11:52 via bizjournals.com
  “A lot of what drives success in entrepreneurship and running is doing things when you don't want to do,” said Boston entrepreneur Jason Burke.
  
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• South Coast Rail start date in question after delay

  12-04-2024 11:32 via bizjournals.com
  After previously delaying the start of South Coast Rail passenger service by about six months, MBTA officials now say they are reassessing the schedule and do not have an updated timeline.
  
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• Viewpoint: To stay on top, Boston must lead pharma’s transformation

  12-04-2024 11:00 via bizjournals.com
  Even as Boston takes pride in its status as the world’s largest biotech hub, it faces fierce and growing competition. Raleigh-Durham has long been seen as a threat to Greater Boston’s biotech dominance. But what it will really take for Boston to stay on top is more than edging out other cities. It will take a visionary understanding of the seismic shift that pharmaceutical companies are about to undergo.Healthcare is changing fundamentally, and Big Pharma is on the precipice of a who
  
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• WLP Member Alyssa Moore To Run Marathon in Support of Women Experiencing Homelessness

  12-04-2024 09:45 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to TimesAlyssa Moore, an integral member of the Direct Care team at Women’s Lunch Place, is gearing up to run the iconic Boston Marathon on Monday. Her mission goes beyond personal achievement; she’s running to raise funds and awareness for women experiencing homelessness and poverty.Moore’s  decision to apply for the charity team was deeply rooted in her experiences at Women’s Lunch Place. In her role, she forges connections with women in need, offering not
  
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• Taking in the Eclipse

  12-04-2024 09:44 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Phillips Street resident Rob Whitney took this picture through a Celestron telescope in Newport, VT, which
  is close to the Canadian border. “The Baily’s Beads effect is a phenomenon where sunlight peaks through a valley on the surface of the moon,” wrote Whitney. “During Monday’s eclipse, you could see a small Baily’s Bead at the bottom of the sun around the corona, which is the outermost layer of the sun and what produced the ring of light when the moon pass
  
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• Swan Boats Return

  12-04-2024 09:43 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Workers are seen preparing the Swan Boats for the launch of the upcoming season on Monday, April 8, in the Public Garden. The Swan Boat season kicks off Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m.
  
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• Traffic Advisory for Boston Marathon/Patriot’s Day activities

  12-04-2024 09:38 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The Marathon Weekend Events this year will have two main races on the Saturday before the running of the 2024 Boston Marathon.In addition to the events being hosted by the Boston Athletic Association, the City of Boston will be hosting Boston One Day on April 15, and the Patriots’ Day Parade on Monday, April 15.Parking restrictions will be in place for all of these events. Please plan accordingly and follow all posted signage.People attending events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take pu
  
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• Mass House Passes Bill To Remove Outdated and Offensive Terms in General Laws

  12-04-2024 09:27 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesMassachusetts House of Representatives  passed two bills on Wednesday, April 3, that update the Massachusetts General Laws by removing out-of-date and offensive terms related to persons with disabilities, and by renaming the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) as MassAbility.“As lawmakers, we know that words matter,” said Speaker of the House Ronald J. Mariano (D-Quincy). “This legislation is our latest effort to ensure that our stat
  
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• Boston Invests in Enhanced Emergency, Coastal Resilience Planning With FloodMapp

  12-04-2024 09:26 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the TimesMayor Michelle Wu  announced that the City of Boston has awarded the City of Boston Flood Modeling RFP to FloodMapp to provide real-time flood monitoring to enhance emergency preparation, response, and recovery during flood events, marking a significant step forward in the city’s resilience, an important part of the Mayor’s Green New Deal. “Making Boston a Green New Deal city involves having the best means of preparing for, handling, and mitigating
  
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• Boston Hosts Citizenship Day

  12-04-2024 09:26 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA), and Project Citizenship are hosting Citizenship Day on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury. The annual event is an opportunity for people who are eligible for naturalization to get free legal help with their citizenship application. People must first call 617-694-5949 to make an appointment. “Citizenship Day is an important and beloved tradition for our Of
  
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• Nixon Peabody expands real estate team

  10-04-2024 22:46 via bizjournals.com
  Jennifer Schultz, Adam Weisenberg and Jordan Smith have joined Nixon Peabody, the firm announced on Wednesday — with all three most recently working at Sullivan & Worcester.
  
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• Vertex to acquire Seattle biotech for $4.9B

  10-04-2024 22:38 via bizjournals.com
  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to buy a Seattle-based biotech developing a drug to treat kidney disease for $4.9 billion, the biggest acquisition in the Boston company’s history.
  
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• F.L. Putnam acquires New Hampshire-based Darwin Trust

  10-04-2024 22:16 via bizjournals.com
  Darwin was founded in 2019 by John Gosselin and Melissa Sommer, and services more than 110 clients from offices in Arlington and Nashua, New Hampshire.
  
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• Brigham nurses to picket ahead of contract negotiations

  10-04-2024 20:11 via bizjournals.com
  The picket is not a strike, and nurses will join when they are not working or on break, as to not disrupt hospital access.
  
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• CEO Anthony Samuels shares his keys to business growth over 30 successful years (video)

  10-04-2024 20:05 via bizjournals.com
  DRB Facility Services CEO Anthony Samuels knows the thing that sets his company apart is its culture of keeping one’s word. “What I am proud of is that when I tell a client I’m going to do something, I follow through,” Samuels says in this video conversation with Jim Murphy, SVP, Commercial Lending, with Eastern Bank.
  Samuels credits some of DRB's recent success to his relationship with Eastern Bank, including its DEI program.Check out the conversation to learn more about
  
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• Students at these Mass. colleges often get substantial tuition discounts

  10-04-2024 19:07 via bizjournals.com
  Many students pay half or less of the full list price at 28 Massachusetts colleges when factoring in scholarships and aid, according to a Boston Business Journal review of federal education data.
  
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• HubSpot CEO's total pay more than doubled in 2023 to $25.9M

  10-04-2024 18:45 via bizjournals.com
  Yamini Rangan's total compensation for last year, including over $22 million in stock awards, is the highest among those the BBJ has tracked so far.
  
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• Nexamp raises $520M for solar grid expansion

  10-04-2024 17:44 via bizjournals.com
  The company plans to use the funds to deploy hundreds of solar projects across 19 states.
  
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• Mass. cannabis firm sponsors MGM Music Hall, House of Blues

  10-04-2024 17:30 via bizjournals.com
  The partnership is the first big cannabis sponsorship of a major music venue in Boston.
  
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• NY firm Certares buys Back Bay Hilton hotel

  10-04-2024 15:29 via bizjournals.com
  Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust had announced earlier this year that it had an agreement to sell the property for $171 million. It had not revealed the buyer, however.
  
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• PureTech’s founding CEO takes new role as head of Boston biotech

  09-04-2024 12:29 via bizjournals.com
  Daphne Zohar, who founded Boston-based PureTech Health plc more than 20 years ago and has been CEO for the past 19 years, is taking a new role as chief executive at the company’s most recent spinout.
  
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• Honorees named for 2024 Best Places to Work Small category

  09-04-2024 12:00 via bizjournals.com
  The Business Journal announces the 20 companies in the small category of the 2024 Best Places to Work.
  
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