Thursday, November 12, 2009 Brooks Automation narrows loss in fiscal 4Q
Associated Press CHELMSFORD - Brooks Automation Inc., which supplies semiconductor manufacturers, said today that the company narrowed its loss in the fiscal fourth quarter and the chief executive said it could approach break-even in the current quarter. Brooks said it... Intel settles AMD claims but isn't off the hook
Associated Press Intel Corp. is paying Silicon Valley rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. $1.25 billion to squash a legal battle over Intel's sales tactics, a rift that led to antitrust charges against Intel in several countries and was headed toward... Atrius expands ties with Beth Israel Deaconess
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff Atrius Health, a Newton-based alliance of five community medical groups across eastern Massachusetts, today said it is expanding its ties with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston in an effort to establish a new... Welch's launches marketing campaign
Welch's, the Concord-based processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative Association, said it is launching a marketing campaign with the theme of "Real. Grape. Goodness." Years ago, Welch's ads portrayed the brand as a "great tasting family favorite."... Raytheon gets $197 million Navy deal
Associated Press Raytheon Co., the Waltham defense contractor, said it has received a $197 million Navy contract for engineering and support for the LPD-17 class of amphibious warfare ships, the company said Thursday. Raytheon is the ship's electronics systems integrator... JetBlue, Lufthansa team up on Hub service
JetBlue Airways and Lufthansa said they have unveiled a new relationship that links their two networks via Boston and New York. The so-called code-sharing relationship between JetBlue and Lufthansa "expands the reach of both carriers, giving customers more choice in... Feds OK Analogic airport bag detection system
Analogic Corp., a Peabody-based leading designer and manufacturer of medical imaging and aviation security technology, said that the US Transportation Security Laboratory has certified its new eXaminer(R) XLB Explosives Detection System for checked-baggage applications. "With a throughput of up to... Highland Capital launches $400 million fund
Highland Capital Partners, a Lexington venture capital firm, announced its eighth fund, Highland Capital Partners VIII Limited Partnership. In a press release, the firm said, "The new $400 million fund will continue to fuel the firm's focus on early through... Converts to penny-pinching may stick with Walmart
The recession may be changing shopping habits, and consumers who have flocked to Walmart in recent months - including those with incomes above $100,000 - are likely to remain loyal to the giant discount chain even after the economy improves.... Downturn has some law firms downsizing offices
"Legal services employment in Boston, which never fully recovered from the previous recession, is now shedding jobs at a rate not seen since the recession of the early nineties," and one result is that some local law firms are unloading... Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine - Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock, and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England. A new federal study... Metabolix prices stock offering at $9 per share
Associated Press Metabolix Inc., a plastics and chemicals company, said Wednesday it has priced a public offering of three million common shares at $9 each, for net proceeds of $27 million before underwriting discounts and expenses. The company, based in... Today in Globe Business
3Com to be sold to HP for $2.7 billion Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. will buy network equipment maker 3Com Corp. of Marlborough for $2.7 billion in a head-on challenge to Cisco Systems Inc., which dominates the network business. The deal... Wednesday, November 11, 2009 HP to buy Marlborough's 3Com for $2.7 billion
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. will buy network equipment maker 3Com Corp. in Marlborough for $2.7 billion in a head-on challenge to Cisco Systems Inc., which dominates the network business. The deal will position HP to... Globe launches new electronic option
By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff The Boston Globe is launching a new electronic version of the newspaper for which it will charge $4.98 a week, the company said today. The product, known as GlobeReader, resembles the look of the print... Plymouth waits as planned movie studio seeks funds
By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent Plymouth officials and residents were taken by surprise when news broke that developers of a proposed $550 million movie studio on the South Shore had severed ties with their major lender. But some remained supportive... Altus Pharmaceuticals files for bankruptcy
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff Waltham biotechnology company Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc., which told regulators in September it was starting the process of shutting down its operations, today filed for bankruptcy protection. In its filing, under Chapter 7 of the US... ImmunoGen has a new chairman of the board
ImmunoGen Inc., a Waltham biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer products, said that Stephen C. McCluski has been named chairman of its board, replacing former ImmunoGen chief executive Mitchel Sayare in this position. Sayare continues to serve on the board... | 
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