Morning Brief: Thursday, October 8

Good morning. Here's what you need to know in New England business today.

Top stories

• Block Leads R.I. Governor Cash Race; Guckian Down To $7,300 Helena Foulkes raised more than $529,000 in roughly a month but has spent $6.3 million so far, new Rhode Island campaign finance filings show.
• Boston Biotech Rezera Says Its Pill Boosts Semaglutide's Anti-Inflammatory Effect Rezera reported positive Phase 2 results on October 7, 2026 for ruvonoflast combined with semaglutide in 82 adults with obesity.
• Honk! Parade, Sorkin's 'Mockingbird' Headline Boston's Fall Arts Weekend WBUR's roundup spans a candlelit 'Sleepy Hollow' reading at Old North Church, Somerville's street-band festival and a Salem parlor magic show.
• Loon Mountain Pitches Fourth Peak On National Forest Land The New Hampshire resort's proposed expansion would sit on a mix of private and federal land, much of it inside the White Mountain National Forest, WMUR reported.
• Cape Cod Weaver Puts $2,750 Price Tag On Leather Nantucket Baskets Whale Tail Weaving launched a three-piece handbag line reworking the Nantucket Lightship Basket in Italian leather, priced from $950 to $2,750.

On the calendar today

• How the Commonwealth Competes: Year 3 of the MTF Competitiveness Index (Panel & talk). 9:30 – 11:00 AM ET · Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston.
• Cyber Resilience in Action: Pittsfield (Workshop). 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET · Berkshire Innovation Center, Pittsfield.
• Navigating Commerce and State Department Disclosures (Webinar). 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET · online.
• Smart Moves: What Happens When AI Starts Making Scientific Discoveries (Community). 4:30 – 8:00 PM ET · CIC Cambridge, Cambridge.

People on the Move

• Gregg S. Meyer, Affiliate Expert, Health Care Delivery and Antitrust, Cornerstone Research.
• Seth Gemme, Chief Physician Executive and President, Baystate Medical Practices, Baystate Health.
• Doris Meister, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiduciary Trust Company.
• Larry Robbins, Departing Board Member, CVS Health.
• Teresa Heitsenrether, Board Member, CVS Health.

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