Friday, January 22, 2010

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Boston Properties appoints Douglas Linde to board
Globe Staff Boston Properties Inc., the real estate investment trust whose portfolio includes Prudential Tower and 111 Huntington Ave., said that Douglas T. Linde has been appointed to fill the vacancy on its board of directors resulting from the recent death...

General Dynamics unit wins $118m contract
Associated Press GROTON, Conn. -- A unit of military contractor General Dynamics Corp. has been awarded a $118 million contract modification by the US Navy to continue concept studies, engineering, and design of a missile compartment for submarines. The award...

New Balance signs endorsement deal with Barringer
Globe Staff New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc., the Boston-based athletic footwear and apparel company that has generally steered clear of sports star endorsements, said today it has Jenny Barringer to a multi-year endorsement deal. Barringer holds the American record in...

Curis raises $16.3 million from sale of units
Associated Press CAMBRIDGE -- Cancer drug developer Curis Inc. said today that it is offering just under 6.5 million units of stock and warrants for about $16.3 million. The company said it is offering the units at $2.52 apiece. Each...

Men mostly disdain shopping advice
Globe Staff Shopping and machismo can sometimes make for an uneasy mix, new research from the University of New Hampshire suggests, and when a man finds himself in a retail environment, he often declines to seek help from store clerks...

New orders boost NetScout fiscal 3Q profit
Associated Press WESTFORD -- Tech company NetScout Systems Inc. reported that its third-quarter profit jumped 8 percent due to large orders from wireless providers. Profit for the three months ending Dec. 31 was $8.5 million, or 20 cents per share,...

Who, What, Where
Dale Zwizinski has been appointed as vice president of North American sales at Mendix. With offices in Cambridge, Mendix offers tools and infrastructure designed to help its customers deploy next-generation business portals and cloud applications. Before joining Mendix, Zwizinski was...

Federal judge tosses suit against Dunkin’ Donuts
Associated Press PROVIDENCE -- A federal judge has thrown out a Vermont man's lawsuit that alleged Dunkin' Donuts knowingly set up his Rhode Island franchises to fail. Senior US District Judge Ronald Lagueux ruled in mid-trial this week that Irwin...

Gunmaker VP is among bribery case defendants
Associated Press A top Smith & Wesson executive is among 22 people accused of trying to bribe an African government to get part of a multimillion-dollar deal to outfit its presidential guard. Amaro Goncalves, 49, vice president of sales for...

Highway speed demons may be endangered species
Globe Staff This may come as a surprise to someone zipping along the Mass Pike at 85 mph, but the average speed on many US roads only slightly exceeds the speed limit. That's a conclusion drawn from GPS data analyzed...

Cubist 4Q profit tumbles without tax benefit
Associated Press LEXINGTON -- Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 76 percent from a year-ago period helped by a hefty tax benefit, but said sales of its antibiotic Cubicin sharply increased. The company said its profit...

Today in Globe Business
Scott Brown's GMC becomes truck trendsetter Sorry, Prius, you?ve been eclipsed by The Truck. That would be the green 2005 GMC Canyon driven by US Senator-elect Scott Brown; the regular-guy-mobile he plans to motor to Washington in a blaze of...

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Westwood Station to get state boost
By Casey Ross, Globe Staff Governor Deval Patrick's administration will spend up to $55 million on public works improvements to jump start construction of Westwood Station, one of the region's largest and most controversial private developments near the heavily-traveled interesection...

BuyWithMe.com closes Series A funding
Globe Staff BuyWithMe.com Inc. said it has secured $5.5 million in growth capital from Matrix Partners. On its website, BuyWithMe describes itself as a privately held company focused on providing unique marketing solutions using group buying mechanisms and leveraging social...

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