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Monday, August 31, 2009

Hunt Stevens is leaving Boston.com
Susan Hunt Stevens is leaving the New England Media Group, where she oversees the group's digital business operations, including those for Boston.com, Boston Globe publisher P. Steven Ainsley said in a memo to the staff. A unit of The New...

Law firm plans to down-size
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Fish & Richardson PC, a law firm with offices in Boston that specializes in intellectual property, said it will discontinue its corporate group as a separate practice entity, a move that will reduce its head...

State issues robo-call reminder
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The state's consumer-affairs agency has issued a reminder that a new federal telemarketing sales rule is set to go into effect tomorrow, a rule designed to prevent consumers from being interrupted by unwanted ?robo-call? sales...

NH wood pellet distributor eyes growth
Associated Press A New Hampshire-based wood pellet distributor has completed an $11 million financing to continue its expansion through research and development and other initiatives. WoodPellets.com in Goffstown, N.H., founded in 2006, is looking to make wood pellets available via...

Local gas prices rose a penny
The latest weekly survey of prices in Massachusetts found self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.649 per gallon, up 1 cent from last week, AAA Southern New England said. The current price is 3 cents above the national average for self serve...

Evergreen Solar holds ground-breaking ceremony
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Evergreen Solar Inc. said it has celebrated a ground-breaking ceremony for a 100 megawatt manufacturing plant in Wuhan, China, with its contract manufacturing partner Jiawei Solarchina Co. Headquartered in Marlborough, Evergreen Solar makes String...

Dynamics Research wins Air Force task orders
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Dynamics Research Corp. said it has been awarded two task orders with a combined value of $14.3 million. The work "enables the continuation and expansion of work currently performed by the company in support of...

eClinicalWorks enters partnership
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff eClinicalWorks, a Westborough company that provides ambulatory clinical systems, said it has entered an agreement with Correctional Medical Services Inc. to provide the eClinicalWorks electronic medical records solution to correctional facilities affiliated with Correctional Medical...

CVS/pharmacy will offer flu shots
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic will offer seasonal flu vaccinations, their parent company, CVS Caremark of Woonsocket, R.I., said. "Beginning Sept. 1, seasonal flu shots will be available daily without an appointment at more than 500 MinuteClinic...

D'Angelo presents check to the Jimmy Fund
The D?Angelo Grilled Sandwiches chain said it presented a check worth $86,231 to the Jimmy Fund during the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund telethon. From July 27 through Aug. 16, D?Angelo guests donated $1 to support the Jimmy Fund and the...

Boston Scientific taps Cornell professor
Boston Scientific Corp., the Natick-based medical device maker, said that Ken Stein, M.D. will join the company as senior vice president and associate chief medical officer for its Cardiac Rhythm Management group. Stein is currently the associate director of Clinical...

Today in Globe Business
Caritas on track to be in the black With economic pressures on Massachusetts hospitals starting to ease, the strongest recovery may be taking place at an organization that was one of the weakest financially: Caritas Christi Health Care. By aggressively...

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