Monday, July 27, 2009 Verizon expands Wi-Fi service
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Verizon Communications Inc. said that it will expand Internet connection capabilities for millions of Verizon broadband customers by providing them free access to thousands of Wi-Fi connections across the United States. In a press release,... Who, What, Where
Bob Lentz has been named president and chief executive of Digital Reef, a Boxborough company that has developed a management platform for automatically discovering vital information trapped within vast stores of unstructured data. The move will allow Steve Akers, Digital... Nuance, IBM expand collaboration
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Nuance Communications Inc. and technology giant IBM said today they are expanding on a collaboration between the two companies that was announced earlier this year. Headquartered in Burlington, Nuance is a provider of speech recognition... Eastern Bank launches football team casting call
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Eastern Bank said it is looking to select a high school football team to be featured in a fall TV commercial. "The contest is open to all Eastern and Central Massachusetts high school football teams,... Mass. gas prices are unchanged from last week
(File photo: Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff) By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Massachusetts gas prices held steady after four straight weeks of price declines, AAA Southern New England said. "AAA?s July 27 survey of prices in Massachusetts found self-serve, regular unleaded... Daily Racing Form turns to Mzinga
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The late Damon Runyon, poet laureate of derby winners and four-flushers everywhere, might have been delighted by this bit of news: The Daily Racing Form has selected the Mzinga Social Media Suite to conduct live... D'Angelo looks to help Jimmy Fund
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The D?Angelo Grilled Sandwiches restaurant chain said it will raise funds for the Jimmy Fund through a coupon book program starting today through mid August. As most locals know, the Jimmy Fund supports the... Avila Therapeutics raises $30 million
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Waltham biotechnology company Avila Therapeutics Inc. said it has raised $30 million in a Series B equity financing. "The Novartis Option Fund, a new investor, led the round, and all existing Avila investors participated: Abingworth,... Oregon school buys gas through World Energy
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff World Energy Solutions Inc., Worcester-based operator of online exchanges for energy and green commodities, said it helped the Oregon Health & Science University to procure 750,000 Dth of natural gas. World Energy Solutions said in... Broker: Bitstream signs Marlborough lease
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Bitstream Inc., a software development company that enables customers to render high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless devices, and customize documents over the Internet, has signed a lease to relocate its corporate headquarters from... Retailers in Mass. brace for sales tax hike
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD - Retailers in Massachusetts are expecting brisk business in the days leading up to a 25 percent increase in the state sales tax. The increase - approved by the Legislature and signed by Governor Deval L. Patrick... Today in Globe Business
Credit card firms raise fees before law changes The offer from his credit card company last year was too good for Bob Leonard to refuse: checks he could use to borrow money at 3 percent interest and a promise the... | 
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