Jon Chesto

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Business Reporter at The Boston Globe

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Economic secretary Yvonne Hao is stepping down from the Healey administration - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

Massachusetts economic development secretary Yvonne Hao told her staff on Tuesday that she is leaving the Healey administration, to spend more time with her family. Hao became a pivotal member of Governor Maura Healey’s cabinet in January 2023, bringing extensive industry expertise and a relentless optimism that made her popular in the business community.
Top AstraZeneca exec sees more growth for drug giant in Greater Boston

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

When AstraZeneca gobbled up Alexion Pharmaceuticals in one of the biggest-ever takeovers of a Boston company, there was some hope it might mean more jobs here instead of the cuts that often follow large acquisitions. Flash forward four years, and that hope seems to be proving true — especially if Sharon Barr has anything to say about it.
Driscoll fills in for Wu at research bureau, while Mariano jokes about RFK Jr.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll didn’t need to mention Mayor Michelle Wu by name at the Boston Municipal Research Bureau’s annual lunch Thursday. Everyone knew Driscoll was filling for the mayor, who typically headlines the event. Driscoll made only a brief reference to the switch during her speech at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza. “I understand I’m not the traditional headliner for today’s event,” she said. “Not a problem.
Comcast will give out grants, equipment to 100 small businesses in Greater Boston

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

Telecom giant Comcast launched its RISE program in 2020 to help small businesses through tough times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic ended, but for many small businesses, the tough times continue. So the company kept RISE going. This year, it’s bringing the program back to Greater Boston — news that elicited a round of applause when Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce CEO Jim Rooney announced it at a chamber event last week. What does it mean?
Congressman Neal slams Trump tariffs after filing resolution to override the president - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

US Representative Richie Neal cosponsored a measure that would block President Trump’s “emergency” tariff power last week. Then, on Friday, the Springfield Democrat took aim at the president’s trade decisions during a speech in Boston.
P&G unveils master plan with waterfront park for its Gillette campus in South Boston

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

For more than a century, Gillette has been making razor blades in South Boston, near the Fort Point Channel. Now, the company is preparing to make something quite different there: a whole new neighborhood. P&G Gillette on Friday filed a long-awaited master plan with city officials for its 31-acre campus along the southern edge of the channel, a block or so from the Broadway T station on the Red Line.
Mass. clean energy policies will ‘have to be justified’ based on their cost to consumers, House Speaker says

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

House Speaker Ron Mariano told business leaders on Thursday that state representatives and their staffers will more closely scrutinize energy and climate related bills with an eye toward their impact on ratepayers. The tougher stance on energy costs, announced by Mariano at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event, reflects a growing concern at the State House about rising electricity and natural gas rates, and how state policies might be contributing to those costs.
The state is buying equity in multifamily housing projects, starting in Milton - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

When developer Joseph J. Corcoran Co. breaks ground on the Residences at East Milton next month, the project won’t just usher in 92 apartments for a town in need of more multifamily housing. The event in Milton will also kick off an unusual experiment for the Healey administration: Will using state money to buy equity in sidelined projects get them off the sidelines? Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll thinks so.
‘Tumult and uncertainty’: Massport gets ready for potential slowdown at shipping terminals, Logan Airport - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

The Massachusetts Port Authority saw record numbers of passengers in 2024 moving through Logan Airportand its cruise ship terminal in South Boston. The travel business, it seemed, had rebounded from its unprecedented lull during the COVID-19 pandemic. Going into 2025, less than six months on the job, chief executive Rich Davey had every reason to be optimistic. But now, the national economy’s future has been thrown into turmoil.
$285 sneakers? How a Massachusetts shoe company is dealing with Trump’s China tariffs. - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Jon Chesto

As a long-distance runner, shoe company executive Tony Post knows a thing or two about overcoming unexpected adversity. But the way President Trump keeps layering on additional tariffs is enough to try even Post’s endurance. Before Trump declared on Monday that he’s ready to slap another 50 percent on imports from China, Post had already had more than enough.

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Articles

Economic secretary Yvonne Hao is stepping down from the Healey administration - The Boston Globe

Top AstraZeneca exec sees more growth for drug giant in Greater Boston

Driscoll fills in for Wu at research bureau, while Mariano jokes about RFK Jr.

Comcast will give out grants, equipment to 100 small businesses in Greater Boston

Congressman Neal slams Trump tariffs after filing resolution to override the president - The Boston Globe

P&G unveils master plan with waterfront park for its Gillette campus in South Boston

Mass. clean energy policies will ‘have to be justified’ based on their cost to consumers, House Speaker says

The state is buying equity in multifamily housing projects, starting in Milton - The Boston Globe

‘Tumult and uncertainty’: Massport gets ready for potential slowdown at shipping terminals, Logan Airport - The Boston Globe

$285 sneakers? How a Massachusetts shoe company is dealing with Trump’s China tariffs. - The Boston Globe

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