Commute woes | Vertex's $5 billion buy | Best Places to Work!
Boston Business Journal
The Boston region's source for local business news & events. Part of the American City Business Journals network.
Welcome to the BBJ's LinkedIn Weekly Edition! I'm Digital Editor Jess Aloe, bringing you the business knowledge you need this week.
Boston's get-to-work problem
Bosses not only want workers back in the office — they want them happy when they get there. In Boston, there’s no bigger obstacle to employee happiness than the commute.
The MBTA’s woes are manifest. There are breakdowns, slow zones, and shuttle buses galore. Trains run less often than they did pre-Covid.
Driving offers little respite. Rush-hour traffic on I-90 and I-93 is as bad as it was in 2019, according to an analysis by research firm INRIX for the Business Journal.
These transportation failures hurt the return to office, which in turn hurts downtown Boston’s economic health.
The question is, what can employers do about it? Read more in this week's cover story.
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Here's what else happened this week
After crackdown, MGB on track to hit spending target
Two years ago, the state flagged Mass General Brigham for its high rate of spending growth. It put the health system on a performance improvement plan, the first time the state Health Policy Commission flexed what's considered its most powerful tool.
Now, commissioners are saying MGB is on target. Here's what that means.
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Vertex spends some cash
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to buy Seattle-based biotech Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. , which is developing a drug to treat kidney disease, for $4.9 billion, the biggest acquisition in the Boston company’s history.
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A tale of two Chestnut Hills
Brookline wants part of its stretch of Route 9 to be more like Newton’s, and a Boston-based real estate developer is poised to benefit.
Get the details on the town of Brookline's effort to rezone its land on a half-mile of Route 9 from Hammond Pond Parkway to Dunster Road.
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Best Places to Work!
The Boston Business Journal has revealed all 80 of the 2024 Best Places to Work! Did your workplace make the list? Find out here.
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