Efforts to Protect Harbor from Floods Lifted by $10M Donation
With several “king tides” in the offing, a foundation is donating $10 million over the next five years to help a local lab expand its work devising defenses.
UMass Boston, Three Others Join Mass Fintech Hub
UMass Boston, the University of Rhode Island, nonprofit engineering consultancy MITRE and fintech LoanSpark have joined Mass Fintech Hub to be a part of the financial technology community in the state.
New Report Highlights Mass. Latinos’ Housing, Economic Struggles
While the diverse Latino population in Massachusetts continues to struggle through the pre-pandemic issues of reduced educational and economic opportunity, and health care disparities, there is a reason for optimism, according to a new report released Wednesday.
Harvard Plans All-Online Classes, Limited Housing
All undergraduate and graduate courses at Harvard University will be taught online this fall, and the school will open campus to house up to 40 percent of its maximum capacity in dormitories, officials announced Monday.
Morrissey Boulevard Development Cluster Expanding
Accordia Partners’ plans for a nearly 6 million square-foot development in Dorchester join a series of high-profile projects bringing large-scale multifamily units, office space and hotel rooms to the Morrissey Boulevard corridor.
UMass-Boston Offers Up 10 Acres for Development
The University of Massachusetts Building Authority is seeking to gauge interest in two parcels spanning 10 acres in Dorchester’s Columbia Point for a public-private development partnership.
At Gaston Electrical, Everything is Illuminated
Before they occupy their new buildings, global corporations such as Amazon, Wayfair and Boeing rely on Gaston Electrical to provide them with reliable connections to the grid. Michael Weber and his brother William split the leadership duties for the company, which has 275 employees.
Accordia Inks 99-year Bayside Lease, Clears Way for Redevelopment
The long-term lease to develop the former Bayside Expo Center site next to UMass Boston has been signed, with about $235 million expected to flow to the harbor-side campus over the duration of the 99-year deal.
UMass Boston Wins Grant to Study Columbia Point Ferry Service
In the future, the fastest way to get to one of Boston’s “next Kendall Squares” could be a ferry.
Bailing Out the Boston Waterfront
Waterfront barriers, living shorelines and elevated roads from East Boston to Dorchester are key elements of Boston’s resiliency strategy to protect billions of dollars in real estate from rising seas.
Editorial Cartoon
One troubled school system is enough.
UMass Boston Should Resist City Takeover
By all means, proud but beleaguered UMass Boston should take up Mayor Marty Walsh’s offer to sit on the search committee for the university’s next chancellor when the hunt for a new leader resumes.
UMass Boston Could Hold Key to Morrisey Redevelopment
Massachusetts is a state that prides itself on its smarts and its history, but when it comes to the debate over the future of Boston’s only public university, memories are maddeningly short and intelligence is unapparent.
UMass Boston In Midst Of Overdue Renovations
Bribes and kickbacks. That’s just how public construction projects were divvied up in Massachusetts until the blockbuster Ward Commission report blew the lid off in 1980. And exhibit No. 1 was the bidding and construction of UMass Boston’s harbor campus
