Boston Business Journal

Northeastern helps a new crop of healthcare startups in Maine

Ten new healthcare tech startups are taking part in Northeastern University's Roux Institute, with a year-long residency program that promises mentorship for the startups and innovation for Maine’s economy. The Roux Institute, based in Portland Maine, is working with the state to bring entrepreneurs into...

The first apartments at Suffolk Downs can now be rented

The HYM Investment Group and its partners have kicked off pre-leasing at Amaya, the first building scheduled to open at their massive Suffolk Downs redevelopment in Revere and East Boston. The first residents won’t move in until June, but prospective...

Mass General Gets OK to Add Nearly 100 Beds

Massachusetts General Hospital won state approval Wednesday to add 94 beds. The Massachusetts Public Health Council unanimously voted to allow for the expansion. The proposal had previously been shot down in 2022 over concerns about rising healthcare costs. In January, the Business...

Massachusetts cannabis equity businesses get state money after years of waiting

Cannabis social equity businesses are finally set to see an infusion of state money after years of waiting. The Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday that 50 grants, ranging from $20,000 to $50,000, have been distributed to Massachusetts cannabis businesses through the Cannabis...

Largest office-to-housing proposal downtown wins BPDA approval

The Boston Planning and Development Agency board on Thursday approved the largest office-to-residential conversion to date in the city’s program to incentivize the creation of more housing downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods. KS Partners got the go-ahead to convert the...

Boston-based Vertex makes $4.9B acquisition, largest in its history

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. The drug giant said on Wednesday after the close of markets that...

NY firm buys Back Bay Hilton hotel

The New York-based investment firm Certares and a partner are acquiring the 390-room Hilton Boston Back Bay from Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. for $171 million, it announced Tuesday. Dallas-based Ashford had revealed in late February that it had an agreement...

Inside the new tech-meets-art museum opening in Boston this week

WNDR Museum describes itself as being at the intersection of art and technology. This week, it's coming to Boston for the first time. The museum has a Museum of Science-meets-Institute of Contemporary Art feel to it. While several rooms feature...
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Large storm could impact northeast around Thanksgiving. Here’s what we know.

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