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9 hours ago
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Five things: Business confidence, urban farms, craft brewers, cats to dogs
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your busy Monday. 1. Mass. business confidence rebounds The AIM Business Confidence Index rose last month, but still sits in pessimistic territory, William Hall reports. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events 2. $87M award for 'green' concrete maker slashed by DOE Sublime Systems, the Somerville maker of low-carbon cement, has lost a $87M federal award. Eli Chavez reports that it was one of 24 that were clawed back by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. 3. Who's leading Boston's urban farm revolution Despite the recent collapse of Freight Farms, urban farmers in Boston say the mission and the model are both strong. The cover story of the latest Weekly Edition, by Don Seiffert, has more. Start each day with the 5 Things You Need to Know. Sign up for the Morning Edition. 4. Mass. celebrates MBTA Communities win Grant Welker reports that a Superior Court judge has ruled in the state's favor in a lawsuit filed by nine Massachusetts towns that looked to not have to abide by a law requiring denser residential zoning in communities with MBTA transit access. 5. Craft brewers combine forces to expand Among New England breweries, mergers have become the new route to growth, Maya Shavit reports as part of the Business Journal's exclusive list of the largest breweries in Mass. What else you need to know By the numbers 700 — new nurses needed by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for its new $1.7 billion cancer hospital. Isabel Hart reports on how it plans to hire them how it plans to hire them 100 — academic faculty jobs at Clark University expected to be eliminated over the next three years through attrition and retirement, Maya Shavit reports expected to be eliminated 38 — number of dogs walked simultaneously by an individual last September, setting a Guinness World Record (scroll down for more) Weekend box office The John Wick spinoff "Ballerina" opened to a sluggish start as Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" continued to dominate the box office. New England Business Report Did you hear Don Seiffert on the New England Business Report with Joe Shortsleeve and Kim Carrigan on WRKO yesterday? If you missed it, you can listen here. Today in history On this day in 1953, Worcester County was devastated by the strongest tornado ever to hit New England. (Read more at Birds I'm seeing Black-crowned Night Heron in Belle Isle Marsh, East Boston What's good on WERS-FM Candy's Room, by Bruce Springsteen What I'm watching Man on the Inside, on Netflix From cats to dogs On Friday, I brought you kittens. Today, with a hat tip to Greg Reibman at the Charles River Regional Chamber, whose newsletter alerted me to this, it's the dogs. Not just any dogs: It's a peeing, pellet-shooting robot dog — one that is clearly a ripoff of Boston Dynamics' dog robot, Spot. Why does this exist, you ask? That's a good question, and I guess we have Temu to blame. As for whether you should own one, that is a question I cannot help you with. But Wired magazine bought one, and writes that for less than the cost of a round of drinks, this 'plasticized Boston Dynamics fever dream could be yours too.' PARTING SHOT See the winner of the Guinness World Record title for the most dogs walked simultaneously by an individual, set on Sept. 5 2024, in Goesan, South Korea: Subscribe to the Morning Edition or Afternoon Edition for the business news you need to know, all free. Massachusetts' largest residential mortgage lenders Massachusetts-area mortgage volume, 2024 Rank Prior Rank Business name / 1 1 Guaranteed Rate 2 2 Leader Bank NA 3 3 Crosscountry Mortgage Inc. 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
