Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Citizens Banks says it sets check account record
Citizens Financial Group Inc., the Providence company that operates Citizens Bank in Massachusetts and other states, said it set a company record for new checking accounts opened during a one-week period. Last week, Citizens said it began offering new customers... Math nerds can program Raytheon fun ride at Disney
Raytheon Co., the Waltham defense contractor, said it is helping to unveil a ride at Epcot, part of Walt Disney World in Florida, that requires thrill seekers to make use of their mathematical skills. Called the "Sum of all... NSTAR will tweet you late-breaking utility news
Folks who can't get enough real-time news from their utility company will be happy to learn that they can now sign up for NSTAR tweets. NSTAR, the Boston-based utility that transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas to 1.4 million... New Hub apartment building is ready for occupancy
A new residential building at 601 Albany St. in Boston is ready for occupancy, said the building's developer, the Boston-based Hamilton Co. Built for $15 million on a previously vacant lot whose corner was once home to a window... Judge reaffirms crucial foreclosure sale ruling
By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff A Massachusetts Land Court justice's ruling today puts into question the ownership of hundreds -- and possibly thousands -- of foreclosed properties in the state. Justice Keith C. Long affirmed his own March decision... Kronos buys software vendor
Kronos Inc., a Chelmsford company that provides workforce management software and services, said it has acquired the assets of time and attendance software vendor Stromberg from Paychex Inc. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. In a press release,... Boston-Power battery powers new HP notebook
Boston-Power Inc., a Westborough company that makes lithium-ion batteries, said that its Sonata battery will ship with the new HP Pavilion dv8 Entertainment Notebook PC. Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil the new model in Switzerland this week, Boston-Power said in a... Who, What, Where
Daniel E. Geffken, John C. Amedio Jr., and W. Roger Rush have joined the executive team of Seaside Therapeutics LLC, a Cambridge company looking to create new drug treatments to correct or improve the course of Fragile X Syndrome, autism,... American Tower prices $600m offering of notes
Associated Press Cellular tower operator American Tower Corp. has priced its latest offering of notes and said it expects net proceeds of $594.7 million from the debt offering. The Boston company said its institutional private placement of senior unsecured notes... Bosses overrate workforce morale, survey says
It hardly seems a news flash that a recession could result in lower morale among employees, but a new survey suggests that bosses are having a hard time grasping that concept. The survey is from the Human Capital Institute and... Coop will return 7.3 percent rebate
The Harvard Cooperative Society - a.k.a. the Coop - said it will rebate $925,000 to its paid-up members, an amount that represents 7.3 percent of purchases made by those members during the Coop's most recent fiscal year. Sales at the... DSP, Sepracor complete tender offer
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. and Sepracor Inc. announced the successful completion of the tender offer by DSP subsidiary, Aptiom, Inc. , to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Sepracor for $23 per share in cash. To read... Today in Globe Business
Cisco to pay $2.9b for Starent Networks The giant data networking company Cisco Systems Inc. will pay $2.9 billion to acquire Starent Networks Corp. of Tewksbury, a fast-growing maker of equipment that lets cellphone companies handle massive amounts of e-mail,... Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Raytheon promises 10% cut in gas emissions
Associated Press Raytheon Co., the Waltham defense contractor, promised to reduce its US greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent between 2008 and 2015. The company said it reduced greenhouse gas emissions from its US operations by 38 percent between 2002... | 
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