Red Sox Hire New President of Baseball Operations
The Boston Red Sox have hired a new president of baseball operations in Dave Dombrowski, 59. According to NESN:
“I have known Dave very well for a long time,” said owner John Henry. “Tom [Werner] and I have no doubts that Dave is the right person to strengthen our baseball operations group going forward. He is one of the most highly regarded executives in all of baseball and had options to go with other clubs. We feel very fortunate that he wanted to come to Boston and wanted to further his career — now with the Red Sox — as one of the great architects of winning baseball clubs.”
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Running Apparel Startup Tracksmith Raises $4.1M, Bets Big on Custom Content
Tracksmith launched in July 2014 as a heritage-inspired performance running apparel company for men. With products like singlets and short shorts, they were catering to the hardcore runners among us. Founder Matt Taylor is a graduate of Yale, where he ran cross-country. The New England nods are evident in the colorways, logo and imagery splashed across the website. >>> Read more on BostInno – Alex Weaver
How WiTricity's Technology Could Revolutionize Drone Capabilities
In an interview with BostInno, VP of Product Management Sanjay Gupta, who joined the company in June (previously, he held the same role at Motorola), went on to explain that one of the most important considerations with a flying vehicle is keeping the weight as low as possible. But most drone batteries, he noted, are rather hefty. >>> Read more on BostInno – Rebecca Strong
NetBlazr Is Changing the Way We Connect to the Internet
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ICYMI: 5 Takeaways From The Brattle Group’s Report On Boston 2024
In case you missed it, The Brattle Group released the findings of a report commissioned by Gov. Charlie Baker to investigate the feasibility of Boston hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. As I saw a wisely described on Twitter – forgive me for not remembering who you are – it was like reading the book after watching the movie. You'll see what I mean as WBUR eloquently explains in its five takeaways from the report. –WBUR
