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Friday, February 5, 2010

Quaff a quahog and down an oyster stout
Globe Staff Will local beer buffs take to oyster stout? Harpoon Brewery of Boston and Island Creek Oysters of Duxbury are about to find out. In a marriage made in Clydesdale heaven, the two companies are about to begin distributing...

Vinik agrees to buy Tampa Bay Lightning
Associated Press Local financier Jeff Vinik (left in Globe file photo) has agreed to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning. Vinik is purchasing Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment from a group led by Oren Koules and Len Barrie, the National Hockey...

Be careful what you look at on your work computer
Boston.com Staff A video taken from an Australian news station has become a popular YouTube clip this week - much to the chagrin of a banker whose computer screen was in view of a TV camera conducting a live...

Watertown firm will be Super Bowl nanny
Globe Staff While Drew Brees and his fellow Saints compete for football's ultimate prize, Bright Horizons Family Solutions will be watching the team's kids. Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a Watertown company that provides employer-sponsored child care, today announced that it is...

Reebok readies the ZigTech running shoe
Globe Staff Reebok International Ltd., the Canton-based athletic footwear brand, said it is gearing up for the debut of a new technically advanced running and training shoe that its describes as similar to "an energy drink for your feet." The...

Mullen monitors Super Bowl ad tweets
Globe Staff Last year was just a dress rehearsal, a beta test of sorts. For the second time, the Boston ad agency Mullen is using Twitter to monitor the buzz about Super Bowl advertising. Mullen's 2009 effort, called "Trash Talk...

Paul Pierce is right on time
Globe Staff Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics has unveiled the "signature component of his Truth on Health initiative - the Paul Pierce Activity Watch powered by Switch2Health, or S2H. Truth on Health is an effort by Pierce (shown at...

Wealth is leaving New Jersey, BC study shows
Globe Staff From 2004 through 2008, $70 billion dollars in wealth left New Jersey while the state?s charitable capacity declined by $1.13 billion, according to a new report from Boston College?s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy. "Wealth began to leave...

Today in Globe Business
Here's to a long life, Buddy Hors d?oeuvres at a Hollywood Golden Globes party typically means canap?s, champagne splits, maybe beluga caviar. All-natural doggie treats are not usually on the menu. But there, at the Buddha Bark Celebrity and Canine...

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Fiddling beaver will star in Monster's Super Bowl ad
By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff Monster.com will introduce a furry friend in a new national commercial that will debut Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV. The online job search site, which has much of its operations in Maynard, will feature a...

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