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Monday, July 3, 2017

Editor's Note: No Daily Report on Tuesday for Independence Day

Atlantic Union relying on faith in seeking college revival

At a time when many small schools have closed, been forced to merge or not expected to survive, Atlantic Union is trying to re-establish itself after shutting down classes for four years once it lost its accreditation and ability for students to use federal financial aid.

The new private owner of Staples, Sycamore Partners, reportedly intends to split the Framingham office retailer in three to help fund the purchase.

Massachusetts has reduced the assessment rate employers pay to the state on workers' compensation insurance policies, the Baker Administration announced Friday.

The Hanover buys Australian agency

The Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester said Monday its international specialty insurance group has bought an Australian underwriting agency.

Red Hat expands to booming Fort Point

Red Hat, a software company that spent $52 million to expand its Westford offices in 2014, has opened an office in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood to be near where GE is building its new headquarters and Amazon is looking to establish a presence.

The House and Senate on Friday afternoon banged out of Beacon Hill for the holiday weekend, signaling that deals on a marijuana bill and a fiscal 2018 state budget are still out of reach.

Opinion: Keep beer distribution fair

Distributors make investments to promote and market beers – only when beers succeed do distributors succeed. In 2016, Massachusetts ranked 12th in the United States in barrels of craft beer produced per year, and Massachusetts now has more than 100 breweries.

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