Flagship in talks to lease Somerville lab near Green Line extension
The nine-story lab is the first phase of Boynton Yards, a 1.365 million-square-foot project planned near the future extended MBTA Green Line......»»
Massachusetts startup accuses Facebook of trade secret misappropriation
A 3-year-old MIT spinoff is accusing Facebook of misappropriation of trade secrets, namely, the algorithms that allow machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to be used on virtually any common laptop and desktop. Somerville, Massachuse.....»»
Somerville robotics startup opens first European office
Somerville-based RightHand Robotics Inc., a six-year-old startup with $34 million in total funding, announced the opening of its first office in Europe on Tuesday. Located in Frankfurt, Germany, the space followed the opening of a second international .....»»
Lamplighter brewery, taproom and distillery coming to Cambridge Crossing
Lamplighter Brewing Co. next year plans to open a micro-distillery, brewery and taproom at Cambridge Crossing, the large-scale mixed-use project in Cambridge, Boston and Somerville that will be home to the headquarters of Philips North America. T.....»»
Somerville startup hires longtime Yahoo! executive as its first CFO
After bringing in a new CEO in January, Somerville-based Owl Labs has added another key executive with both merger and acquisition deals deals and public company experience to its leadership team......»»
Somerville"s Finch raises $53M to develop bacteria pills for C.diff, autism
Somerville biotech Finch Therapeutics Group Inc. could be one of the first local startups hoping to use natural bacteria to fight chronic diseases to bring a product to the market......»»
Somerville Kurt F Buys Becton, Dickinson and Co, Amazon. ...
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Somerville"s new "diversity catalog" highlights minority and women-owned businesses
The citt is creating a directory of women and minority-owned businesses aimed at highlighting the city's business community while providing city agencies with a more diverse set of service procurement options......»»
Letter to the editor: "Pause" on face-recognition needed
To the Editor: Cities like San Francisco and Somerville are moving to ban the government's use of face surveillance technology. That makes sense for communities concerned about misuse, abuse, and racial bias — especially in an environment where no re.....»»
HFF arranges $13M SOMA property refinance
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler arranged the $13.25 million refinancing of SOMA, a 69-unit luxury apartment community in Somerville, New Jersey. HFF worked exclusively on behalf of the borrower, Sterling Properties Group, LLC, to s.....»»
JP Fuji Group’s CEO shares the key in growing his Quincy-based restaurant group
Jimmy Liang started his first restaurant when he was 19 years old. From that, he launched a successful restaurant group, JP Fuji Group that includes eight restaurants throughout Greater Boston with locations in Quincy, Cambridge and Somerville. "I w.....»»
Facebook lost 15 million US users but is winning big elsewhere
Somerville, New Jers.....»»
Skanska gets OK to pursue development in Somerville"s Union Square
City planning officials in Somerville on Thursday evening gave the go-ahead to a joint venture in its Union Square neighborhood. The Somerville Redevelopment Authority granted Skanska USA Commercial Development LLC permission to pursue a joint ve.....»»
3D-printing startup Formlabs raises $30M from Chinese backers
Somerville-based Formlabs Inc., one of a handful of Massachusetts 3D-printing startups battling to change the future of manufacturing, has raised a $30 million Series C round of investment with an eye toward expanding business in China and the res.....»»
Walmart"s delivery partnerships with Uber, Lyft fail to take off
By Nandita Bose and Heather Somerville.....»»
Walmart"s delivery partnerships with Uber, Lyft fail to take off
By Nandita Bose and Heather Somerville.....»»
5-year-old kids are learning to survive school shootings with a nursery rhyme to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Joe Raedle/Getty Images A mom shared a sign in her daughter's kindergarten in Somerville, Massachusetts, which teaches children how to hide from active shooters. The instructions.....»»
Philips North America tops off its new Cambridge HQ
Cambridge Crossing, a long-planned 45-acre campus in Cambridge, Boston and Somerville, celebrated a major milestone Friday with the topping-off of its first commercial building. The 430,000-square-foot facility at 250 North St. will be the future he.....»»
Amazon to acquire Somerville-based online pharmacy PillPack
Amazon has announced it will acquire Somerville-based PillPack for an undisclosed amount. The move is the latest definitive step that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has taken into the health care space, and marks the company's second Boston-based announce.....»»
Viewpoint: Amazon will have a hard time disrupting health care
Recently, Amazon purchased a small mail-order prescription distributor called Pillpack, based in Somerville. As a fellow Somerville-based small-business owner, I think this is exciting news. Hopefully it foreshadows more contributions to consumer-.....»»