The Milken Institute has ranked Massachusetts as number one in technology and science development in the U.S. In their last report, in 2004, Massachusetts was also the top-ranked state but this year the state scored the highest ever (at 93.07) among the five composite measures that Milken uses for the ranking. The full report is [...]
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Massachusetts Ranks #1 in Tech & Science Development
Posted in Lists, Local Business on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Want to be in the Movies?
Posted in Local Business on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re looking to make it in Boston, being a small business serving movie production companies during this boom-time looks like a good bet. Check out this article in the New York Times. If the movie production on Mass. Ave. didn’t warm you up to the idea, the article might.
America’s Hottest Investor Lives In Boston
Posted in Investing, Local Business on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ken Heebner, a mutual fund manager at Boston’s Capital Growth Manager, was named by Fortune as “America’s Hottest Investor” due to his fund’s 24% annual return over the last ten years. How did he do it? By staying away from the tech bubble and investing in real estate. What’s he doing now? Investing in commodities. [...]
The Boston Globe 100: Best of Massachusetts Business
Posted in Leadership, Local Business, tagged article, boston, boston globe, business, local, online, ranking on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you didn’t read this past Monday’s Boston Globe, then you probably didn’t see their wonderful 20th anniversary issue of the Globe 100, a publication where they profile the 100 Best companies in Massachusetts. Included in this magazine-length section are articles about five local companies that survived downturns and have experienced consistent success, a CEO [...]
