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Boston Startup Nift Raises $16.5M for Business Gift Cards

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Boston-based startup Nift has raised $16.5 million in a Series A to fund its platform for “business gift cards,” a way for local businesses to drive customer engagement by providing gift cards to their consumers.

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Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston

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Amazon is planning to build a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub near Boston that will result in the creation of 200 tech and manufacturing jobs, Amazon announced in a press release Wednesday (Nov. The 350,000-square-foot facility will be located in Westborough, Massachusetts, which is 35 miles west of Boston.

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COVID-19 Pivot: Boston Restaurateur Turns Idle Space Into Cozy Money Maker

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Then the city of Boston told us we have a curfew of 10:00 p.m., That honors the 2015 passing of Boston hot dog cart owner Ezra “Speed” Anderson, Campbell’s friend. “A month or so ago, when we thought about this concept, we were planning to stay open till 1:00 a.m. like our liquor license tells us we can,” Campbell said.

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Boston Market On Tapping AI To Combat Fraud And Meet Mobile Customers’ Needs

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One restaurant that is working to incorporate AI into numerous parts of its operations is Boston Market , a Colorado-based fast-casual chain that has 330 locations in 37 states. I’m very excited about what AI can do for restaurants, and we are looking at how it fits with Boston Market right now,” he said. “I

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52 Boston Startups Net $1.5 Billion+ In May

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Boston’s biotech industry raised more than $1.5 Cohere Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused exclusively on middle-market growth companies, closed its initial fund at $200 million, and Founder Collective raised $85 million for its newest fund, BostInno reported. LaunchPad Medical of Lowell received a $2.5

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What Famed Boston Eatery Petit Robert’s Owner Sees As Restaurants’ Future

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Boston’s Petit Robert Bistro , one of the city’s fanciest French restaurants, started 2020 with expectations that were anything but small.

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2016 Innovators to Watch: 21 to 25

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In the past three years, this community bank has shut down all of its branches except for one in Boston, transforming into a Read More. Chris Tremont, EVP Virtual Banking, Radius Bank Banks are not usually known for their disruptive nature and quick decisioning. Radius Bank is known just for that.