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2 days ago
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Five things: BIO in Boston, 'Loganing,' Petri Dish and Best Places to Work rankings
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your busy Friday, and one more thing to know: Tomorrow marks yet another Saturday with rain in the forecast. 1. Forget 'Storrowing.' Massport deals with 'Loganing' MassPort is taking steps to address an uptick in "too-tall" truck strikes on road signs and overpasses at Logan International Airport, Isabel Hart reports. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events 2. BIO is nigh upon us BIO International, the global convention for life sciences companies, investors, partners and the state and national economic development officials wooing them, is arriving in Boston starting on Monday. Hannah Green has all you need to know about what it means to host this major trade show, and spoke with one of the original architects of the Massachusetts life sciences industry. 3. Alnylam, GSK, Vertex pledge Mass. jobs for tax incentives Green also reports that 33 life sciences companies are slated to receive $29.9 million in tax incentives in exchange for creating over 1,500 new jobs in Massachusetts. Do you like the Five Things? Make sure to subscribe — free — to our Morning Edition emails so you have it in your inbox each day. 4. Boston vaccine developer acquired for $1.25B And because she's not busy enough, Green also reports that CureVac NV, whose U.S. headquarters is in Boston, is being acquired by BioNTech in a deal valued at $1.25 billion. 5. How small businesses can use AI Small businesses are learning to put AI to work as an extra pair of hands through a partnership with a local nonprofit led by a Boston University researcher and the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Eli Chavez reports. What else you need to know By the numbers The Petri Dish A spinout from Scorpion Therapeutics debuted with $177 million, Bicara Therapeutics doubled its footprint, and the Mass. Life Sciences Center gave out health equity awards of $50,000 — all in the latest biotech news roundup from Hannah Green. On the radio This morning at 6:45 or 8:45 on GBH Radio's "Morning Edition" you can hear Jess Aloe report the "Boston Business Journal Minute" — a quick highlight of the week's top stories. Not near the radio? Listen here anytime. Listen this Sunday to the New England Business Report, where I will be discussing the news of the week with Kim Carrigan and Joe Shortsleeve. Tune in at 8 a.m. on WRKO-AM 680 or listen here. Quotable 'I feel like the grandmother who sits at the soccer game, and I look out there and I see my little grandchild running up and down the field and scoring goals and being a star player. And nobody knows that that's my grandchild, but I know.' — Susan Windham-Bannister, former head of the Mass. Life Sciences Center, reflecting on the growth of the industry since 2008. Today in history On this day in 1995, Alanis Morissette released her breakthrough album, Jagged Little Pill. (On This Day In Music) Birds I'm seeing Tree Swallow in Belle Isle Marsh, East Boston What's good on WERS-FM Brilliant Mistake, by Elvis Costello What I'm watching Kaos, on Netflix Welcome to the jungle Whether you like Guns N' Roses, or not, you couldn't ignore the jungle theme at last night's 23rd annual Boston Business Journal Best Places to Work ceremony and reception. Stay tuned for photos from the event, which will be posted to our site later today, but for those of you wondering which companies ranked highest in their size category, you can find all the 2025 Best Places to Work here or scroll below for the rankings themselves. As I mentioned, the event was 'jungle-themed,' meaning lots of vegetation, animals and reptiles, stilt-walking giraffes, elephants and lions, and more. We had over 300 nominations this year, and from those, Massachusetts-based employees were surveyed by Quantum Workplace, our longtime data partner, and their responses led us to expand this year's ranking from 80 companies to 100 qualifying as Best Places to Work. If you love your company and think it could be among the top-ranked Best Places to Work, be sure to contact Sean McFadden, our associate editor, research, who will make sure you're included in the survey process next year. PARTING SHOT You know how much I love a wildlife webcam. Well, these researchers are using hidden cameras in the jungles of Central America to get help from the animals themselves in documenting the rainforest's incredible variety of species. Subscribe to the Morning Edition or Afternoon Edition for the business news you need to know, all free. Best Places to Work: Extra Large Companies (500 employees and up) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 1 VHB 2 6 Arbella Insurance Group 3 3 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. View this list Best Places to Work: Large Companies (250 to 499 employees) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 2 Wasabi Technologies 2 2 CyberArk 3 3 Weston & Sampson View this list Best Places to Work: Medium Companies (100 to 249 employees) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 1 SEI - Boston 2 2 RapDev LLC 3 2 J. Calnan & Associates View this list Best Places to Work: Small Companies (50 to 99 employees) Score Rank Prior Rank Company 1 1 Tines 2 3 Ligris + Associates PC 3 3 Your Part-Time Controller LLC View this list
Business Journals
25-04-2025
- Business
- Business Journals
Five things: Bank merger mania, skyscraper sale, and intergalactic symphonies
THE REMAINDER OF THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS Good morning, Boston. It was a crazy day for banking news. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your Friday and a symphony to the stars — literally. Good morning, Boston. It was a crazy day for banking news yesterday. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your Friday. 1. Eastern, HarborOne banks to merge William Hall reports that Eastern Bank's parent company plans to acquire HarborOne Bank and its parent corporation in a deal worth $490 million, the lenders said late yesterday. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events 2. Berkshire-Brookline bank merger on track Hall also reports that the parent companies for Berkshire Bank and Brookline Bank both reported earnings increases — and say their merger is moving forward as planned. 3. 99 High St. sells at a major discount Greg Ryan reports that Boston real estate firm Synergy has acquired the downtown office tower at 99 High St. for $227 million. It's one of the largest office buildings to trade in the city since the pandemic, and it sold at a substantial discount. Start each day with the 5 Things You Need to Know. Sign up for the Morning Edition. 4. RIP, After almost 10 years of working to diversify the Boston tech startup workforce, plans to shut down this summer, Eli Chavez reports. 5. Coffee bean prices soar, Keurig Dr Pepper looks ahead Keurig Dr Pepper of Burlington said it expects to see the effects this year of skyrocketing coffee bean prices, Grant Welker reports. What else you need to know By the numbers Pizza pivot For many New Englanders, a Bertucci's bread roll is a bite of nostalgia, writes Isabel Hart. This week, the Northborough-based chain is banking on that, with the opening of a new fast-casual concept, Bertucci's Pronto, in downtown Boston. The Petri Dish Boston Scientific's CFO is retiring, a Cambridge biotech underwent a 1-for-20 reverse stock split and a Flagship startup expanded its partnership with Genentech — all in the latest biotech news roundup from Hannah Green. On the radio This morning at 6:45 and 8:45 on GBH Radio's "Morning Edition" you can hear Jess Aloe report the "Boston Business Journal Minute" — a quick highlight of the week's top stories. Not near the radio? Listen here. Listen this Sunday to the New England Business Report, where I will be discussing the five things you need to know about the news of the week with Kim Carrigan and Joe Shortsleeve. Tune in at 8 a.m. on WRKO-AM 680 or listen here. Today in history On this day in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. (Scroll below for images and highlights from the past 35 years.) What's good on WERS-FM The Weight, by The Band What I'm reading Erasure, by Percival Everett What I'm watching Andor, on Disney Plus Symphony to the stars — literally Movie fans have a lot to look forward to at the Boston Pops this spring — and sci-fi fans, in particular, have several options to check out. With Star Wars Day right around the corner ('May the 4th be with you'), the timing is perfect to consider signing up for one of several concerts featuring music and scores from sci-fi favorites like Star Wars and Star Trek. First, on Thursday, May 15, Keith Lockhart will conduct 'Star Wars: The Story in Music.' Then, on May 23 and 23, astronaut Suni Williams will feature in the 'Boston Pops Music of the Cosmos' concert at Symphony Hall, along with the program's narrator, actor George Takei, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in Star Trek. (It's Takei's Pops debut as a narrator for this concert, developed in partnership with the Museum of Science, Boston and its Center for Space Sciences.) Lastly, this summer at Tanglewood, the 'Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert' is scheduled, to be performed live to the film and conducted by Damon Gupton, on Aug. 1. Not a sci-fi fan, but love a good film score? Cynthia Erivo, most recently of 'Wicked' fame, is opening the Boston Pops season on Thursday, May 8, and the following night, on May 9, Lockhart conducts 'JAWS in Concert.' And while we're on the topic of Hollywood, the kickoff at Tanglewood on June 20 will feature 'Top Gun: Maverick in Concert' in the Koussevitzky Music Shed, featuring music by Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer, with the score produced by Lorne Balfe. The Boston Pops will perform the score 'live to picture', conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulous. It's a great time to be a Hollywood music fan in Boston, isn't it? PARTING SHOT In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in Earth orbit — and in keeping with today's galactic theme — here is a collection of images taken by Hubble: Subscribe to the Morning Edition or Afternoon Edition for the business news you need to know, all free. Here are the toughest golf courses for men in Massachusetts Course rating Rank Prior Rank Property 1 1 128 Wilbraham Rd., Hampden, Massachusetts 2 2 191 Clyde St., Brookline, Massachusetts 3 3 400 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, Massachusetts View this list
