Five things you need to know today, and my new favorite music venue


Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your day and my new favorite place to see a concert.

MassMutual, Wayfair lose tax breaks

A state council voted yesterday to take away a combined $64 million in future tax breaks — two of the largest tax breaks in state history — from Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Wayfair Inc. after the companies fell far short of their hiring pledges in western Mass., Greg Ryan and Lucia Maffei report.

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