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Gates Medical Research Institute in Cambridge names new head
Novartis veteran Patrice Matchaba will succeed Emilio Emini, who recently announced that he will retire on June 30.
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Electric plane startup Beta looks to train its future workforce
The Vermont company is trying to boost aviation and manufacturing jobs around New England.
New top housing cop: Campbell names head of new unit to enforce state housing laws
Esme Caramello currently oversees Harvard’s legal aid clinic and led a push to seal eviction records.
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Were you surprised by the size of the layoffs? How do you think they will affect what Takeda does in Massachusetts?
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Pan-Mass founder Billy Starr about to clear $1 billion in money raised for Dana-Farber
Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on the Boston business scene.
GBH names Dan Lothian as editor in chief of GBH News
His appointment comes after GBH laid off 31 employees last week and the former general manager announced her departure.
Cannabis businesses can pay up to 80 percent in taxes. Could easing federal restrictions provide relief?
The reclassification of marijuana as a less-dangerous drug could make some companies instantly profitable, a priority for Mass. regulators who aim to spread the industry’s wealth to communities targeted by the war on drugs.
US approves Eastern Bank purchase of Cambridge Trust
Eastern’s holding company, Eastern Bankshares, announced Tuesday that it had received all the regulatory approvals to complete the acquisition in mid-July.
T-Mobile to acquire almost all of US Cellular in $4.4 billion deal including debt
As part of the agreement, T-Mobile will get US Cellular’s wireless operations and about 30 percent of spectrum assets across several spectrum bands.
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From Kraft to Rooney to Flynn, business leaders look to recruit ‘anybody-but-Wu’ for mayor
Mayor Michelle Wu hasn’t formally declared she will be running for re-election next year, but that hasn’t stopped parts of the business community from seeking to draft a challenger.
RI FOOD & DINING
This Providence, R.I. bar is doubling down on its whiskey
The East End in Providence, R.I., has a collection of more than 400 types of whiskey.
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The AAPI population in Mass. is growing and changing. Charts and maps show which Asians are fueling change and where.
There are nearly 500,000 Asians in Massachusetts. They now represent dozens of ethnic groups.
Wisconsin judge to hear union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions
The 2011 law, known as Act 10, imposed a near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees.
For Boston residents returning from prison, a new fund aims to provide a financial lifeline
The Fountain Fund, launching in Boston in July, will offer low-interest loans of up to $15,000 and financial planning for formerly incarcerated residents.
An old worry returns for Steward’s nurses and retirees: Can they count on their pensions?
The future of the pensions — whether workers can count on them for the long haul — is bound up with the fate of hospitals that serve mostly low-income neighborhoods and communities.
THE FINE PRINT
Think you’re buying Tanglewood concert tickets from the BSO? Make sure you double check.
Joe Berger paid $822 for four tickets on a ticket resale website thinking he was on the BSO’s official site, where equivalent tickets were available for only $316.