Much as Zipcar changed personal car transportation using Internet software, Boston-based MyBike thinks it can leverage the web to offer a game-changing service for bicycle owners around the U.S. LeRoy Watkins, … read more »
Harvard, BU, Northeastern top Olympic medal count among Mass. colleges
While Needham’s Aly Raisman has earned much of the attention here for her Olympic glory (gold medals in individual floor exercise and team competition along with a bronze on balance … read more »
Computing center in Holyoke to link research in five Hub schools
Northeastern University has entered into an agreement with four other schools to build a “green” high performance computing center in Holyoke, Mass.
Northeastern hires a new law school dean from UConn
Northeastern University School of Law has named Jeremy R. Paul its new dean, the university said on Thursday. Paul joins Northeastern from the University of Connecticut where he is currently … read more »
Young lawyer’s job advice: Swallow your ego
Beth Myers, an employment lawyer with Boston-based Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz LLP, has accomplished what many young lawyers have found to be a nearly impossible accomplishment in this job market: … read more »
Boston’s summer accelerators: Northeastern’s IDEA
Northeastern University’s IDEA venture accelerator is running throughout the summer for the first time this year, with 11 startups taking part. They include a startup producing organic bottled cocktails (Willo … read more »
Northeastern University renovates student center
Construction is underway on the renovation of Northeastern University’s Curry Student Center.
Clean Harbors CEO funds new Northeastern U. center for entrepreneurship
Northeastern University has started a new center to train students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, according to an announcement on the university’s website.
New College Grads Face Slightly Brighter Job Search
The good news for emerging job graduates is hiring is on the upswing. But a brighter employment picture isn’t lessening the anxiety of newly minted grads, who face the real-world lesson that good … read more »
City Councilor seeks hearing on Red Sox payments
Boston City Councilor Michael Ross is planning to hold a hearing on lease payments made to the city by the Boston Red Sox for the exclusive use of Yawkey Way … read more »
Report: Mass. fourth-quarter GDP growth lagged the nation’s
The Mass. economy slowed to a 2.3 percent real GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter, according to a report published today by MassBenchmarks â a slower annualized rate than … read more »
Companies urged to push harder for diversity
The Boston business Journal’s Leaders in Diversity event is underway at the Westin Copley, with Emmett G. Price III, chair of the African American Studies Department at Northeastern University , … read more »