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Oxfam's Focus on Boston10 WOMEN UP BUILDING A SOLID NITSCH 9 LARGEST ACCOUNTING FIRMS IN MASS. 14-16 American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use STARTUPS RALLYPOINT AIMS FOR 1M MEMBERS THIS YEAR 8 WAGING WAR ON A DISEASE Taking aim at Tay-Sachs One family’s tragedy raises hope for others aff ected by rare diseases. DON SEIFFERT, 4 REAL ESTATE ‘Flipping Boston’ sees thaw ahead Reality TV stars predict “slingshot eff ect” for spring home sales. CATHERINE CARLOCK, 6 OUTSIDE THE BOX Th e comeback kid At Healthworks, Mark Harrington Jr. returns to the family business. JAY FITZGERALD, 11 Th e lost GENERATION? NIH GRANT FUNDING HAS STAGNATED NATIONALLY, BUT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR LESSEXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS EXECUTIVE PROFILE IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE BEYOND TROUBLING. OXFAM’S FOCUS BY JESSICA BARTLETT, 12 ON BOSTON 10 BOSTON Breaking news online BUSINESS JOURNAL r BostonBusinessJournal.com March 6, 2015 Vol. 35, No. 5, $6.00 On Twitter 160 Federal Street @BostonBizNews 12th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Daily email updates L BostonBusinessJournal.com/email 2 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL READERS GUIDE R NEWSMAKERS R COMING UP ABC Leighton, Tom .................. 8 Acquia .............................. 8 Levy, Frédéric ................... 8 HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS Adams Community Bank ..... 6 LinkedIn ........................... 8 Admirals Bank.................... 6 Lynch, Sean ....................... 6 R March 13: Public Relations Firms Akamai Technologies ......... 8 R March 20: IP Law Firms MNO Altiostar Networks ............ 8 R Martha Stewart Living March 27: Robotics Cos./Mobile American Medical Systems . 7 Omnimedia .................... 8 Technology Cos. Baker, Charlie .................... 5 Massachusetts Fiscal R April 3: Foreign-Owned Companies Bank of America .................6 Alliance ....................... 23 R April 10: Largest VC Deals in Mass. Bauer, Paul ...................... 22 Massachusetts General Hospital ....................... 12 Baxter International ........... 7 Massachusetts High Want to be on The List? Email Sean McFadden Berkshire Bank ...................6 Technology Council ........ 8 at [email protected] to request a Bertko, John ...................... 5 Massachusetts Institute survey. 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