By Hannah Green – Reporter, Boston Business Journal Boston Lab Market Sees Second Quarter Uptick Despite High Vacancies Boston’s life sciences real estate market showed signs of recovery in Q2 2025, with 19 lab leases signed, more than doubling the eight leases recorded in Q1, according to JLL. Notable deals included Mariana Oncology adding 30,000 square feet […]
By Lucia Maffei – Reporter, Boston Business Journal AI Insurtech Startup Quandri to Open Boston Office, Expanding U.S. Presence Quandri, a British Columbia-based insurtech company using AI to streamline insurance agency operations, plans to open a Boston office to expand its presence in North America. Founded in 2021 by brothers Jackson and Jamieson Fregeau, the company’s platform […]
By Isabel Hart – Reporter, Boston Business Journal Hannaford Supermarkets to Close Marlborough Store, 160 Employees Affected Hannaford Supermarkets will lay off 160 employees from its Marlborough store in mid-September, according to a filing with the state. The layoffs are set to take effect on September 13, and all employees at the store will be impacted. Workers […]
By Eli Chavez – Inno Reporter, Boston Business Journal The Healey-Driscoll administration announced key steps to grow Massachusetts’ AI sector, including appointing Sabrina Mansur as the first director of the Massachusetts AI Hub, launching a $31 million investment in high-performance computing through a new AI infrastructure (AICR) in partnership with MGHPCC, and planning a startup incubator with […]
By Grant Welker – Projects Reporter, Boston Business Journal Developer and Sal’s Pizza founder Sal Lupoli is launching a major mixed-use project in Littleton, transforming a former IBM office campus into King Street Common — a 50-acre development with more than 1,000 housing units, 115,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, and a 150-room hotel. The […]
By Nick Timiraos The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady this week, citing uncertainty around the economic impact of recently announced tariff hikes. Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that sustained tariffs could lead to higher inflation, slower growth, and increased unemployment — a tough mix for policymakers. The Fed is choosing a cautious “wait and see” […]
By Isabel Hart – Reporter, Boston Business Journal Bertucci’s, a once-popular casual dining chain known for its brick oven pizza and signature bread rolls, is testing a new fast-casual concept called Bertucci’s Pronto in Downtown Boston. After filing for bankruptcy twice—in 2018 and 2022—the brand is pivoting under the direction of owner Robert Earl (Earl Enterprises) to […]
by Kim O’Brien While we are still firmly in the most prolific apartment building cycle in U.S. history, supply volumes have finally peaked. The first time apartment supply volumes hit a historic peak was back in 2nd quarter 2023, when quarterly completions surpassed 100,000 units for the first time since RealPage Market Analytics began monitoring the market […]
Silklab is developing underwater adhesives for shark tagging and small drones for identifying Covid-19 in the environment Eli Chavez A lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University is innovating with the help of one of the oldest and most domesticated animals on the planet: silkworms. The Silklab at Tufts sounds more straightforward than it […]
Planned Development Area (PDA) Master Plan Sarah Peck The filing kicks off the public review process for the proposed plan. Notice of upcoming public meetings will be posted on the plan website and sent out as soon as possible. The following description has been provided by the development team: Gillette, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Procter & […]
