Massachusetts Business News

Massachusetts Business News – including entertainment, finance, health and medical, non-profit, public policy and technology news from Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Mass., MA), as issued by the Send2Press Newswire service.


Avatar Construction Announces Multi-Family / Hotel Expansion

WATERTOWN, Mass., March 14, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Avatar Design & Construction, a leader in the construction industry, has announced the next phase of expansion in its Multi-Family & Hotel Design-Build Construction Division. Guiding this monumental growth is Chief Operations Manager Nazar Vincent, a visionary with a track record of executing innovative construction strategies.

Lowell Chamber Orchestra to premiere new edition of Julia Perry’s symphony

LOWELL, Mass., Feb. 15, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On Sunday, February 18, 3 p.m., The Lowell Chamber Orchestra will present the first Massachusetts performance of Julia Perry’s “Symphony for Violas and Basses,” from a new edition by LCO’s music director Orlando Cela. The concert will also include a world premiere by Martin Max Schreiner.

Bridgewater Development & Avatar Construction Collaborate to Announce Several New Real Estate Development Investment Opportunities

WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 30, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bridgewater Development and Avatar Construction announced today they are seeking investors to partner on several current and future development projects across New England. Bridgewater Development offers a unique opportunity to work with a leader in design build construction and land development.

Woburn Dental Office Offers Dental Emergencies Tips

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 19, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Emergency dentist office, Woburn Dentistry offers comprehensive patient care and emergency dental treatment. When it comes to dental emergencies, urgent care can make the difference between a pain-free smile and serious, irreparable damage. Founded in 2021, Woburn Dentistry is the best dental clinic serving patients in Woburn, Winchester, Burlington, and surrounding communities.

Lowell Chamber Orchestra Receives Three-Year Funding for Advancement Of BIPOC Composers

LOWELL, Mass., Dec. 4, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) has been inducted into the Barr Foundation’s “Creative Vitality Grant Program,” in order to continue its mission of providing the greater Lowell area with the most diverse classical music.

Guided By Voices Fans to Celebrate Band at Special Boston-Area Event

BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 20, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The venerable indie rock band Guided By Voices (GBV) recently celebrated 40 years of music with several thousand fans in its hometown of Dayton, Ohio, performing two sold-out shows at the Dayton Masonic Center over Labor Day weekend. In the spirit of bringing that celebration to Boston, four local fans (calling themselves the Textbook Committee) have organized Forever Since Heedfest, which brings three GBV tribute bands and diehard fans from near and far to Warehouse XI in Somerville, MA this February.

Announcing the Launch of the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC)

WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 10, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Benign, in partnership with sponsors and partners including the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI), is excited to announce the launch of the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC): an online hub for everyone in the green chemistry community to share, connect, learn, and grow together.

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra Inaugurates Fifth Season with a Concert that Redefines the Symphony

LOWELL, Mass., Sept. 11, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra opens its fifth season Saturday, September 16, 2023, with music that redefines the symphony as genre. The evening will feature music by Brittney Benton, Yoko Nakatani, Vincent Persichetti, and Arnold Schönberg, bringing a historical approach to the ever changing façade of this genre.

The Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, Inc. Extends Long-Standing Partnership with Sports Connect

LEOMINSTER, Mass. and PLANO, Texas, Aug. 31, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stack Sports, the largest and fastest-growing global provider of sports technology, announced today that it has extended its partnership with The Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, Inc. (Mass Youth Soccer), which will leverage the Sports Connect platform for its state and member club management.

New Book ‘And Then I Met You’ by Mackenzie Lee Illuminates an Enduring and Miraculous Love Story

BOSTON, Mass., July 24, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Author Mackenzie Lee unveils a heartwarming tale of eternal love that defies all odds in her latest book, “And Then I Met You” (IBSN: 978-0228887737; Released March, 2023). This poignant true story weaves a mesmerizing narrative of a love that transcends the boundaries of time, space, and even life itself.

Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces fifth season, largest yet

LOWELL, Mass., July 5, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra has officially announced its fifth season, which will be comprised of seven concerts starting in September of this year, and running all the way until June of next year. Three soloists will be featured with the ensemble this season, two of them members of the orchestra itself.

Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces the winners of its Call-for-Scores and Concerto Competition

LOWELL, Mass., April 25, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra congratulates composers Cory Brodack and Martin Max Schreiner for winning the orchestra’s 2023 Lowell Chamber Orchestra Call-for-Scores, and marimba player Wei-Hsing Nikki Huang, for winning the 2023 Lowell Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition.

Valo Media and OptionsSwing Partner to Bring Innovative User-Generated Content Solutions to the Online Education Market

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 25, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Valo Media, a user-generated content (UGC) agency, announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with OptionsSwing, an online education technology company. This new partnership will bring innovative solutions for strategic marketing initiatives as well as brand new content that will help OptionsSwing reach and engage a wider global audience.

Arlington Philharmonic to premiere 242 year-old work in upcoming concert

ARLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 23, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the United States premiere a composition written in 1781 by Marianna Martines, a student of Franz Joseph Haydn. Martines work is the overture to her oratorio “Isacco.” This edition by the Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director Orlando Cela aims to preserve as much as possible the intentions of the composer, and show the mastery of Martines.

Lowell Chamber Orchestra’s December performance contemplates immigration, history

LOWELL, Mass., Nov. 21, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Nearly forty percent of Americans can trace at least one ancestor to Ellis Island, and the Lowell Chamber Orchestra will present a work based on three actual stories of the famous islands that encompass the immigrant experience. “Island of Peoples” is free and open to the public, and will take place on: Saturday, December 17, 2022.

BioBuilder and K2 Scientific Bring Synthetic Biology Programs and Laboratory Equipment to High-Need High Schools Around the Country

BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 18, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As a world-recognized program that trains the next generation of innovators and skilled workers in synthetic biology, the BioBuilder Educational Foundation announced new work with K2 Scientific to make high quality tools and equipment for life science research widely accessible. BioBuilder has partnered with K2 Scientific, who will donate industry-grade refrigeration units to four high-need high schools participating in the BioBuilderClub this academic year.

Beyond Benign Launches Initiative to Support Green Chemistry Educators at Minority-Serving Higher Education Institutions

WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 25, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Beyond Benign announced a new Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Initiative, designed to provide green chemistry educational support for faculty and students at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). Being built and executed in collaboration with MSIs, the initiative is intended to ensure the next generation of world-class chemists and scientific leaders are reflective of the diversity of the global community and prepared to address sustainability through chemistry.

Thousands To Be Tattooed at 20th Annual Boston Tattoo Convention at Hynes Convention Center

BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 22, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Boston Tattoo Convention announces its 20th annual gathering in the heart of downtown Boston! The event will be held this weekend Friday September 23 – 25, 2022 at the Hynes Convention Center. Event highlights include live tattooing from top-tier tattoo artists, live music and performances, and the Miss Boston Ink beauty contest.

BioBuilder funded to expand student opportunity in rural and urban areas through its collaborative after school program

BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 20, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Thanks to a two-year grant recently awarded by BioMADE, the BioBuilder Educational Foundation will expand a program that has supported thousands of high school inventors over the last decade. BioBuilder is leading the project, “Launching High School Bioengineers on their Paths to College and Careers,” with funding that will bring the authentic tools and approaches for engineering biology to BioBuilderClub students nationwide in collaboration with East Tennessee State University, Ars Biotechnica, and Daicel Arbor Biosciences.

Couto Construction Donates 200+ Backpacks in Back-to-School Campaign

NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 19, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Couto Construction, a group of exterior home experts, is truly a company that cares. Its company is rooted in family values and it’s an important part of their mission to give back. That’s why they decided to help area schools and kids to get ready for the academic year ahead. They pledged to donate five backpacks for every new job sold. The campaign ended on August 31 and they donated more than 200.

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra releases ‘Miniature Symphonies,’ a pandemic-defeating album

LOWELL, Mass., Aug. 22, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces the release of its second album, “Miniature Symphonies,” a project started at the height of the pandemic, and designed to keep selected composers and musicians active at a time of insecurity in the performing arts.

Can a MacBook Air Be Repaired? – Appleparts.io

MIDDLEBORO, Mass., Aug. 17, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AppleParts.io is your number one source for Apple(r) Parts. We’re dedicated to giving you the very best of Apple parts with a focus on affordability, quality, and customer service. Founded in 2017 by Ihor Kyselov, AppleParts.io has come a long way from its beginnings in Middleboro, Massachusetts.

Mixed Use Development Utilizes Solar Energy in Hamilton, MA

HAMILTON, Mass., Aug. 17, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In June 2022, SunBug Solar finished installing a 54.75 kw rooftop solar array on 59 Willow Street in Hamilton, MA, built by Traggorth Companies of Boston, MA. This mixed-use development helps the town towards achieving a variety of economic and sustainability goals.

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces its fourth season

LOWELL, Mass., Aug. 12, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces its fourth season, with five free concerts that look to entertain, educate, and enlighten Lowell audiences. All of the concerts are completely free, consistent with the LCO’s mission to provide extraordinarily high level classical music performances and take down socio-economic barriers to access these concerts. (VIDEO)

Hit Psychology Book Gets Updated Edition

BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 10, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — “Calm & Sense: A Woman’s Guide to Living Anxiety Free,” the hit novel by psychologist Wendy Leeds (Calm Day Publishing, ISBN 978-0999901526), has an updated edition out with new updated studies and information. In honor of the new edition, there will be a limited time sale on the ebook version of the book across platforms.

Roofing Contractor Couto Construction Wins Owens Corning Award for Philanthropy

NEW BEDFORD, Mass., June 13, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In 2018, “Couto Cares” became Couto Construction’s company motto and it continues to be at the heart of what this roofing contractor stands for most. That’s why they’re excited to announce that they were the recent recipient of the Pinnacle Award, an Owens Corning Community Award, in the community category.

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra is proud to present ‘LCO Pride: A Rainbow of Repertoire’

LOWELL, Mass., May 23, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra is proud to present “LCO Pride: A Rainbow of Repertoire” on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, Massachusetts. This chamber concert will celebrate Pride Month by showcasing LGBTQ+ composers from the Lowell area and around the world.

Training the Biomanufacturing Workforce: BioBuilder Leads Regional Partnership with Federal Funding Awarded through BioMADE

BOSTON, Mass., March 14, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The BioBuilder Educational Foundation announced that they are to lead the “Regional Partnerships for Training the Biomanufacturing Workforce in Worcester, MA” project. The project was funded through BioMADE, the Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem, which is aimed at accelerating bioindustrial manufacturing knowledge, capabilities, and workforce in the U.S.

HomeBinder’s Adaptive Home Value™ model keeps homeowners coming back to mortgage lenders, home inspectors and Realtors with equity-building insights

BOSTON, Mass., March 8, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — HomeBinder, a centralized home management platform that keeps homeowners connected with mortgage lenders, home inspectors, Realtors and other authorized professionals, today announced the availability of its Adaptive Home Value™ tool. The tool paints a more accurate picture of a home’s value by taking into consideration property-specific details that other automated valuation models (AVMs) fail to consider.

HomeBinder lands a spot on HousingWire’s 2022 Tech100 list

BOSTON, Mass., March 4, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — HomeBinder, a centralized home management platform that keeps homeowners connected with mortgage lenders, home inspectors, Realtors and other authorized professionals, today announced that it has been honored on HousingWire’s (HW) Tech100 list of the most innovative companies shaping the housing industry.

Lowell Chamber Orchestra makes landmark agreement with Universal Edition

LOWELL, Mass., March 2, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra and Universal Edition have partnered to give composers an unusual opportunity to promote their works in print. The orchestra recently announced its second call-for-scores in order to stimulate the creation of new works for chamber orchestra.

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra combines innovation, tradition, in latest offering

LOWELL, Mass., Feb. 11, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On Saturday, February 19, the Lowell Chamber Orchestra will become a vessel through which works explore the concept of new and old. “Antique Modernity” is a concert that revolves around Dana Kaufman’s brand new work, written specifically for the Lowell Chamber Orchestra, and works by Francis Poulenc, Georg Philip Telemann, and Jean Philip Rameau, that challenge our concepts of contemporary and traditional.

HomeBinder and Own Up announce strategic partnership to strengthen borrower relationships with lenders, real estate agents and home pros

BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 20, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — HomeBinder, a centralized home management platform that keeps homeowners connected with mortgage lenders, home inspectors, Realtors and other authorized professionals, today announced a strategic partnership with Boston-based Own Up to support homeowners who receive HomeBinder from a non-mortgage industry business, such as a home inspector or insurance agent.

HomeBinder partners with Thumbtack to expand homeowners’ access to home service professionals

BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 15, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — HomeBinder, a centralized home management platform that keeps homeowners connected with mortgage lenders, Realtors and other authorized professionals, today announced a new integration with Thumbtack. The integration expands upon the more than 23,000 recommended service providers already listed in HomeBinder.

Journalist Elaine Alice Murphy is set to release her memoir, ‘In for Life’

BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 2, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — This Jan., journalist Elaine Alice Murphy is set to release her memoir, “In for Life” (ISBN: 978-0578965659; Satuit Press), about her two-decade exploration of the wrongful murder conviction of her son’s classmate and friend, Sean K. Ellis. The high-profile Boston case gained international attention when it became the subject of the eight-part Netflix docuseries “Trial 4.”

If a child had a pillow placed over their face when no one else was around, did it really happen? asks non-profit Team Shawnie Group

SEEKONK, Mass., Nov. 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Team Shawnie Group was founded on one basic principle. To give voice to those who struggle to be heard. We help children with disabilities gain access to a proper and legally required Individual Education Plan.

Lowell Chamber Orchestra presents ‘As One,’ the most produced contemporary opera in North America, on the Transgender Day of Remembrance

LOWELL, Mass., Nov. 16, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Lowell Chamber Orchestra is proud to present “As One” on Saturday, November 20, 2021, 7:30 p.m., at Middlesex Community College. The critically acclaimed, 75-minute chamber opera created by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettists Kimberly Reed and Mark Campbell with film by Ms. Reed, has had nearly 50 productions around the world and, according to OPERA America, is the most produced contemporary opera in North America.

HomeBinder debuts new features that strengthen the relationship between homeowners, home professionals, mortgage lenders, insurance providers and other authorized partners

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 18, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — HomeBinder, a centralized home management platform that keeps homeowners connected with mortgage lenders, home inspectors, insurance providers, home pros, real estate agents, and other authorized professionals, today announced the release of new features and user interface (UI) improvements designed to enhance the home management experience.

NJ Lenders to roll out HomeBinder home management platform

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 14, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — HomeBinder, a centralized home management platform that keeps homeowners connected with mortgage lenders, Realtors and other authorized professionals, today announced that NJ Lenders has selected HomeBinder to deliver a post-closing home management experience that improves customer retention and strengthens referral partner relationships.

The Lowell Chamber Orchestra earns recognition in national competition

LOWELL, Mass., Oct. 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Lowell Chamber Orchestra has been awarded third place in The American Prize Competition for the Performing Arts. The orchestra was recognized for their performances in its inaugural season, in a division that appraises professional orchestras around the United States.