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THE VERTEX SHELL GAME

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Pharma’s Donation to Boston, Other Cities Converts Public Funds to PR Gold

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals made a big PR splash last week with an announcement of a significant donation to Boston and other cities where it does business. The Boston-based company, best known for its cystic fibrosis meds, has pledged to “spend $500 million on charitable ...  read more

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More reasons Boston should take a hard pass on Amazon

 

There are myriad practical reasons why Boston should walk away from the Amazon headquarters sweepstakes: an out-of-control real estate and rental market, chronic transit and traffic problems, and an overheated tech sector, which is exacerbating inequality. But ...  read more