MassChallenge FinTech Announces 2019 Inaugural Cohort
MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, has released its first ever cohort that will participate in the accelerator’s inaugural fintech program.
Personnel File
New hires join banks, engineering firms and real estate offices across the state.
AAA Ventures Into College Loan, Financial Aid Counseling
The American Automobile Association has launched a new college loan counseling program meant to help students and parents from Massachusetts go through the financial aid application process.
Community Good Works
In this week’s roundup of Community Good Works, banks, credit unions and insurance companies donated and sponsored events to benefit the Greater Boston community.
Rogers & Gray Insurance Opens Quincy Office
Rogers & Gray Insurance has opened a new office in Quincy, the company’s 10th location in the state.
Local Insurance Agents Claim $1B Impact in 2017
Insurance agents in Massachusetts employed more than 9,000 full-time workers in 2017, paying out about $714 million in salaries and another $107 million in benefits, including health insurance and pension payments, a new survey found.
Community Good Works
In this week’s community good works, credit unions collect and donate school supplies and funds to the greater Massachusetts community.
MassDev, Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Partner to Finance Health Center Expansion
MassDevelopment has partnered with The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod to provide Outer Cape Health Services Inc. (OCHS), a federally qualified Cape Cod community health center, with loan financing to renovate a Harwich Port building into a state-of-the-art health care facility.
Personnel File
In this week’s roundup, banks, commercial real estate firms and insurance companies are welcoming new hires and promoting internally.
What #MeToo is Teaching Us About Reporting Sexual Harassment at Work
Accusations of sexual harassment in the workplace are on the rise in Massachusetts, but why now?
Personnel File
In this week’s roundup, a number of financial organizations and commercial real estate companies have been hiring.
Two Leases Signed At Westborough Office Park
Two financial companies have leased 10,000 square feet at Westborough Office Park, including a corporate headquarters relocation.
Transamerica to Refund Massachusetts Consumers
In response to allegations that Transamerica Premier Life Insurance Co. unsuccessfully supervised an agent who sold life insurance policies in Massachusetts without a license, the company will refund premiums and make a $19,647 payment to the commonwealth.
Fed Up with Rising Costs, Big US Firms Dig into Health Care
At its Silicon Valley headquarters, network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. is going to unusual lengths to take control of the relentless increase in its U.S. health care costs.
Personnel File
A range of companies are announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.
EBSB Adds Insurance to Product Offerings
East Boston Savings Bank is moving into insurance.
Business Groups Seek Reduction in Avoidable ER visits
Business leaders in Massachusetts say they want to reduce the number of unnecessary visits to hospital emergency rooms.
Moran, Holmes Say Hospital Merger Warrants More Discussion
Two state lawmakers are calling for officials to shine a spotlight on a pending hospital merger that would create the state’s second-largest health care system.
Nurses at Massachusetts Hospital Reach Contract Deal
Unionized nurses at a Western Massachusetts hospital have reached a contract deal with management after about 18 months of contentious negotiations and a pair of one-day strikes.
MassDev Funds UMass Hospital Campus Improvements
MassDevelopment has issued a $109 million tax-exempt bond for UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest health care system in central Massachusetts.
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