Five things you need to know today, and a talk about books and business journalism


Good morning, Boston. RIP, John Miller.

Today is Siblings Day, and here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your busy business day, plus a new place to talk about authors and innovators.

Less than two weeks after acquiring Silicon Valley Bank, North Carolina-based First Citizens has already reached out to Boston-area affordable-housing leaders to discuss the failed bank's commitments to financing affordable developments, Meera Raman reports.

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