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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Reliant approves Optum acquisition

Reliant Medical Group doctors and trustees have unanimously voted to be acquired by OptumHealth, a spokesman said Tuesday evening.

MBTA won't add new HeartToHub stops

The MBTA will not add stops in Framingham and Ashland to its evening express train from Boston to Worcester, after community members and local officials said they were opposed to the idea.

Century Homecare promotes new CEO

Healthcare provider Century Homecare announced Wednesday it has promoted its co-founder and chief clinical officer to CEO, as the previous CEO is taking on more responsibilities in a sister company.

Panera Bread founder gives $5M to Clark

The family of the founder, chairman and CEO of sandwich chain Panera Bread donated $5 million to Clark University, a gift that the school said helped boost the public launch of a $125-million capital campaign.

Worker dies at Marlborough ice rink expansion

A 30-year-old Arizona man fell 50 feet to his death at a Marlborough jobsite on Sunday, tumbling from an elevated beam while working on new ice rinks for the New England Sports Center.

Supporters say it would be a way to invest in public education and have tax-exempt higher education institutions work to counteract growing inequality, but opponents of legislation to tax some private university endowments claim it is unconstitutional.

Offshore wind competition heats up

One of the competitors for an offshore wind energy license in Massachusetts is teaming up with Avangrid Renewables, adding a partner with financial resources and experience in European wind energy markets.

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Regional Roundup

State's largest nonprofits increasingly led by women (Boston Business Journal)

Doctors say Steward owes millions in payments (Boston Globe)

Leominster store helps disabled workers (Telegram & Gazette)

Globalization helped grow CEO paychecks in U.S. (Bloomberg)

The List: Top commercial contractors

Name	Number of local employees	2016 revenue
Consigli Construction Co. Inc., 72 Summer St., Milford	655	$1,130,267,115
R.H. White Cos. Inc., 41 Central St., Auburn	460	$123,433,000
E.T. & L Corp., 873 Great Road, Stow	153	DND
Barr & Barr Inc., 24 Prime Parkway, Natick	72	$341,000,000
Cutler Associates Inc., 43 Harvard St., Worcester	62	$128,000,000

Sources: Each firm via survey, Association of General Contractors.
>>To view more lists, visitWBJournal.Com

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