Friday, November 13, 2009 Airvana to get $39.6m Nortel-related payment Associated Press CHELMSFORD - Airvana Inc., which supplies products used by wireless operators, said today it will get a $39.6 million payment for outstanding invoices related to products and services it sold to Nortel Networks Inc. before Nortel filed for... Thermo Fisher is refinancing part of its debt Associated Press Scientific instrument maker Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. said it is refinancing some of its debt by selling senior notes, and offering to redeem or exchange notes that are currently outstanding. The Waltham company is calling for the redemption... Boston's commercial landlords squeezed by slump Associated Press A long-term lease can pay off big for tenants when rental costs start to climb. But when rates drop, as they have in Boston's commercial property market, the bigger pay day often comes from ripping up that lease... More contamination found in Genzyme products Bits of steel, rubber, and fiber have been found in five drugs made by Genzyme Corp., the Cambridge biotechnology giant, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA issued a warning today saying the contamination originated in the... Raytheon gets $241.3m Navy deal Associated Press A division of Raytheon Co. received a $241.3 million contract boost from the Navy for additional services for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt destroyer, the Pentagon said late yesterday. The Waltham-based defense contractor will be in charge of performing software-related... Next Jump is looking to hire Internet engineers The head of the Cambridge office of Next Jump Inc. said the firm is looking to more than double the number of its employees at Kendall Square over the next 12 months. The Cambridge office currently has 30 employees, and... McCain Foods pensions turn to State Street State Street Corp., the Boston firm that provides financial services to large investors, said that it has been appointed by the McCain Foods Limited Canadian pension plans to provide custody, accounting, benefit payments, and investment analytics. Known for such products... Green Mountain Coffee buys Timothy's brand Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., the Vermont-based coffee company, said it has has acquired Timothy?s Coffees of the World Inc. from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc. for a cash purchase price of roughly $157 million in US dollars... Gore-Tex shoes yearn to tramp fashion's runways The makers of Gore-Tex are no longer content to be prized solely by rugged outdoor types fond of high-performance shoes and dry feet. The makers of the waterproof breathable fabric known as Gore-Tex now also want to be fashion-forward in... Banish holiday stress with a hotel getaway "Christmas is that time of year when we leave our loved ones and go home to visit our wives and families," a rogue once remarked, and while everyone may not agree with that sentiment, there is widespread consensus that the... Today in Globe Business Device makers sustain tax fight Massachusetts medical device companies continue to battle a proposed federal tax on device makers as lawmakers work to reconcile differences in the House and Senate versions of national health care overhaul legislation. While the bill... Thursday, November 12, 2009 IRS wants to hear from taxpayers missing refunds The Internal Revenue Service said it is looking for Massachusetts taxpayers who are missing more than 1,800 refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the US Postal Service due to mailing address errors. The checks, which average $1,262,... |
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