Tuesday, September 1, 2009 Bluefin Robotics plans Quincy move
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Bluefin Robotics Corp., a Cambridge firm that develops and manufactures autonomous underwater vehicles, will relocate to the Quincy Shipyard. The announcement was made by Jay Cashman, owner and chief executive of Cashman Inc. Bluefin... Raytheon to provide technical assistance to Taiwan
Associated Press Waltham defense contractor Raytheon Co. said it has been awarded a contract worth $26.9 million to provide technical assistance to Taiwan's missile defense system. The award from the US Army Aviation and Missile Command represents a modification to... Southwest gears up for St. Louis flights
By Paul S. Makishima, Globe Staff Southwest, which just launched service from Boston a couple weeks ago, says that it will begin offering two daily flights from Logan to St. Louis starting Jan. 10. "Demand in Boston has been ahead... Who, What, Where
Mike Tuchen, who has served as chief operating officer and president at Rapid7 for more than a year, has been named chief executive. Alan Matthews, a company founder, will step down as chief executive and "remain highly involved in the... Shire completes submission for Gaucher drug
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Shire plc reported that it has completed its submission of a new drug application for velaglucerase alfa, its enzyme replacement therapy in development for the treatment of Type 1 Gaucher disease, with the US Food... Beacon Power applies for DOE grants
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Beacon Power Corp. said it has applied to the US Department of Energy for grants totaling $46.7 million to support funding of the its next two flywheel energy storage plants. Tyngsborough-based Beacon Power said in... Easton OK's Verizon FiOS TV service
Verizon Communications Inc. said that the Easton board of selectmen has granted the company a cable franchise for its FiOS TV service. Easton's decision means that Verizon's FiOS TV service is now either available or soon will be available to... Minehan is elected to MassMutual's board
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced today that it has elected Cathy E. Minehan to its board of directors. Minehan was president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston from 1994 to... New Balance shoe offers fitness and fashion
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Famed Hub cobbler New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. is branching out into coed couture. Working with the retailer American Eagle, New Balance said in a press release that it is introducing New Balance 600, a... Berkshire Health Systems to shed 65 jobs
Associated Press PITTSFIELD -- The parent company of two hospitals in the Berkshires says it will shed the equivalent of 65 full-time positions next month as it continues to contend with the economy and cuts in federal and state health... iRobot gets another order for battlefield robots
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Bedford's iRobot Corp. said that it has received an order for $35.3 million from the US Army TACOM Contracting Center for more of the company's PackBot battlefield robots. "This order falls under the $286 million... Raytheon agrees to buy the legendary BBN
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Raytheon Co., the Waltham-based defense contractor, said it has agreed to acquire BBN Technologies, the legendary Cambridge firm that helped develop the Internet and electronic mail. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed, Raytheon... Boston CFOs report on 4q hiring outlook
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff A majority of chief financial officers for local companies expect no change in hiring during the fourth quarter, according to a survey from Robert Half International, a firm specializing in staffing and consulting services. The... SeaChange buys Dutch company
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff SeaChange International Inc., an Acton-based provider of software and hardware for video-on-demand television, today announced its acquisition of all of the issued share capital of eventIS Group B.V. "Under the terms of the definitive agreement,... Clinical Data sells some non-core assets
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Clinical Data Inc. said it has sold "non-core assets" in a facility in Germantown, Md., for $1.5 million as part of a plan to focus on the Newton company's preclinical drug programs. In a press... e-Dialog relocates to Burlington
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff e-Dialog, a provider of advanced e-mail marketing services, said it has expanded its corporate headquarters by more than 50 percent. The company, previously based in Lexington, said in a press release that it recently... Ahead of the Bell: Genzyme cancer drug
Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A panel of cancer experts will debate today whether a leukemia drug from Genzyme Corp. should be approved for older patients, despite several limitations of the company's studies. Cambridge-based Genzyme has asked the Food and Drug... Today in Globe Business
Recession dims the glow at WGBH Just two years ago, WGBH celebrated the opening of an $85 million state-of-the-art headquarters that symbolized its self-described status as a ?public media powerhouse.?? Today, the nonprofit is coming to grips with the economic... Monday, August 31, 2009 Body & Soul moves offices from Watertown to NYC
By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff Body + Soul, the health magazine owned Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, will be closing its Watertown offices to move to New York City, and losing one of its top editors. Magazine officials told its 15... Pentagon will honor Cambridge Fire Department
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The US Department of Defense said it has selected the Cambridge Fire Department as one of the recipients of the 2009 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is the highest recognition given... Europe inspectors cite Genzyme plant deficiencies
Reuters Genzyme Corp. said inspectors working on behalf of European regulators have identified one "major" deficiency and several lesser ones at the company's Allston Landing manufacturing plant. The Cambridge-based biotech company released the news on its website on Friday. It... Credit card hacker's lawyer says client not ringleader
Reuters An attorney for the hacker whom US authorities painted as an organizer of one of the largest payment-card thefts ever said his client was no ringleader. "He wasn't directing traffic or anything," attorney Rene Palomino told Reuters in a... | 
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