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In Massachusetts, the once-thriving beer biz is losing its fizz

September 9, 2024 | The Boston Globe

New England breweries are facing a sobering truth: Craft beer is no longer the hopped-up industry it once was. Why did the buzz fade away? The post In Massachusetts, the…
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ECCF elects four new board of trustees members

September 8, 2024 | Robyn Pregent

BEVERLY — Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), a grant making organization serving the 34 cities and towns of Essex County, recently announced that Chat Reynders of Hamilton, Luis Román of…
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Mass. corporate philanthropy dropped 14% in 2023

September 5, 2024 | Grant Welker

Philanthropic giving among Massachusetts employers fell 14% in 2023 compared to the year prior, based on Boston Business Journal research. Here are the full rankings of all 96 honorees of…
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Massachusetts AG supports proposed federal rule to protect consumers from ‘predatory’ paycheck advance products

September 4, 2024 | Flint McColgan

Massachusetts’ and 13 other states’ attorneys general support a proposed federal rule that would treat new-fangled paycheck advance products as consumer loans — a move that would add additional oversight…
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Business confidence in Massachusetts falls despite signals of interest rate relief, index shows

September 4, 2024 | Matthew Medsger

Business confidence slipped toward pessimism last month, with employers concerned about sticky inflation and the Federal Reserve’s plans for rate cuts amid rising unemployment numbers, according to the Associated Industries…
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Construction industry still feeling effects of interest rate pressures, say the pros

September 1, 2024 | Citrin Cooperman

The increased costs of financing in the construction industry have had downstream effects beyond higher payments for a given project, according to Corey McCusker, partner with Citrin Cooperman’s Braintree office…
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How working capital can come back to hurt sellers during acquisitions

September 1, 2024 | Todj Gozdeck

Working capital adjustments can cause material value changes for sellers during acquisitions, but they are often not clarified or negotiated until late in the deal process. In a typical deal,…
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Care Dimensions seeks volunteers

August 28, 2024 | Robyn Pregent

NEWBURYPORT — Care Dimensions, a provider of hospice care, will soon hold online training classes for those interested in becoming volunteers for the nonprofit organization.
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Home sales on track to match 2023’s sluggish pace

August 27, 2024 | By Colin A. Young | State House News Service

BOSTON — As state lawmakers were putting the final touches on legislation they hope will ease some of the state’s housing problems, home sales ticked up more than 8 percent…
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