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Boston Metal expects to bring its Brazilian site back online in the fourth quarter. The company laid off more than 70 people after the accident.

Extreme demand for data centers from deep-pocketed tech companies is straining the construction sector's ability to deliver. It's driving up costs.

The company Analog Devices is looking at makes a hot commodity: chips for data centers.

A Boston and Kansas City based duo have launched a new investment firm focused on funding tech-enabled healthcare companies.

A recent Series E round pushed the company's valuation to $2 billion. The CEO called it a 'pre-IPO round.'

Boston legal expert makes the case that Massachusetts restricted noncompete agreements to promote wage growth, but federal immigration rules may be producing similar labor-market effects through the H-1B program.

Quantum computing leverages subatomic particle behaviors to solve complex problems in pharmaceutical research, chemistry and materials science. But don't expect one on your desk.

There's an AI angle, of course.

The chip giant has partnered with local firms and funded at least eight startups since 2021. Its planned quantum research center signals long-term commitment to the region. Here's what the world's most valuable company is up to in Mass.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has the green light from the state to build a $50 million proton therapy center on its Longwood Medical Campus. Here's when treatments may begin and what the proton beam technology means.

Revolutionary Spaces raised $4.5 million to install six projectors, 16 speakers and state-of-the-art transparent screens. The goal? Bring back visitation levels and educate whole new groups of tourists and local residents.

The company relocated from Cambridge to Miami and is backed by almost $700 million from investors including Google Ventures and Sequoia Capital.

As so-called "Series A" rounds in general have progressively gone larger, the number of seriously oversized Series A fundraises like Havoc's has been gradually increasing in recent years.

The firm now has 37 total staff, up from 17 at launch. Partner say it's already out of space at One International Place.

The ranking includes 18 chief executives who reported an average package of roughly $29 million. Without one outlier, the average drops to $14 million.

The 25 finalists pitched to roughly 1,000 spectators at the business school. Winners included an obesity treatment company and a solar energy startup for African hospitals.

The company says the move is part of a strategy to reduce manufacturing complexity and scale operations.