Panel to assess hospital merger
The state’s new Health Policy Commission voted to conduct a review of Partners HealthCare System’s agreement to acquire South Shore Hospital.
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The state’s new Health Policy Commission voted to conduct a review of Partners HealthCare System’s agreement to acquire South Shore Hospital.
Shares of the life sciences company bluebird bio Inc. soared almost 60 percent on their first day of trading, an impressive debut.
The proposal calls for the creation of a network to connect firms with laboratories and operating facilities to more quickly commercialize new technologies.
Homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed, said a new report.
Harvard University’s $30.7 billion endowment has hired a new chief risk officer, tapping Jake Xia from Wall Street’s Morgan Stanley.
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A developer wants to build 433 apartments and 109 condominiums in the $500 million, 52-story Copley Place skyscraper.
The state’s approval marks a key agreement needed for the $500 million mixed-use development to move forward.
Tech Lab
BB 10 software makes BlackBerry a worthy rival to Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, and Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone software.
Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program later this year and end it next year.
Dunkin’ Donuts announced Wednesday it will begin offering gluten-free doughnuts and muffins in all its US locations this year.
The men’s clothier said Wednesday that it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer.
In a multiyear deal, DreamWorks will supply a torrent of new episodic TV programs to the Internet streaming service.
The kitchen in this renovated home was designed for cooking for large family gatherings.
FedEx Corp. quarterly profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive deliveries and the company spent heavily on restructuring.
Boston-based Atlantic Power Corp., which owns and operates power-generation and infrastructure assets in the United States and Canada, fell nearly 4 percent.
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