Thursday, April 22, 2010 Mass. gives battery maker A123 a $5m loan
The state is giving Watertown battery maker A123 Systems a $5 million forgivable loan in return for creating 250 jobs and expanding operations for making large batteries that connect to the electricity grid. Lionbridge, IBM announce partnership
Lionbridge Technologies Inc. and technology giant IBM today announced a partnership agreement to accelerate development and commercialization of automated translation technology. Orsillo to plump D'Angelo lobster rolls
Don Orsillo, the Red Sox announcer on NESN, will lend his voice to the Lobster Nation Radio campaign for D?Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, the Dedham-based restaurant chain said. Appliance program burns through rebate money
By Robert Preer, Globe Correspondent The state's cash for appliances program doled out its maximum amount of rebate reservations today in around two hours, and stopped accepting wait-list applications less than an hour later. The money ran out after the... Eastern Bank ranks high, J.D. Power says
Eastern Bank ranked highest in customer satisfaction among New England banks, according to survey by J.D. Power and Associates, a marketing information services company headquartered in California. Things back to normal at Logan International Airport
By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff European flights are back on track in Boston after a week of massive travel disruptions caused by a volcanic ash cloud from an eruption in Iceland. For several days, about 75 percent of flights... Marshall Wace taps State Street
State Street Corp. said that it has been appointed to provide investment services to hedge fund group Marshall Wace for its new equity-neutral exchange traded fund - MW TOPS Global Alpha. Boston Scientific launches new Kinetix Guidewire
NATICK - Boston Scientific Corp. said it launched its Kinetix guidewire, a type of small, flexible wire intended for use in heart procedures. Arnold forms strategic leadership team
Boston ad agency Arnold Worldwide said it has formed a global strategic leadership team made up of Neela Pal, Lisa Borden, and Frank Sanni; they will focus on business analytics, integrated planning, and culture insights, among other priorities. Staples Advantage launches Green Guide
Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., said it is launching the 2010 Green Guide online catalog for small- and medium-sized businesses. NY Times Co. earns $12.8m in first quarter
The New York Times Co. said today it earned $12.8 million in the first quarter of the year, or 8 cents a share, up from a loss of $75 million, or 52 cents a share a year ago. Mass. foreclosure activity is up sharply
Foreclosure activity in Massachusetts increased significantly during the month of March, said the Warren Group, a Boston firm that tracks local real estate activity. Raytheon sales rise 3 percent
Waltham defense contractor Raytheon Co. reported today that first quarter net income from continuing operations was $453 million, or 1.18 per diluted share, versus $449 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the same quarter a year ago. Today in Globe Business
A sample of Business stories from the print edition of today's Boston Globe. Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Flights from Boston to Europe nearing normal levels
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When it comes to tablet computers like Apple Inc.'s new iPad, Bill Gates says the real innovator was Microsoft Corp., the software giant he co-founded, but no longer runs. "Tablet computing is an innovation where Microsoft's been ahead every step of the way," Gates told the Globe yesterday. "You want look at tablets, and touchscreens, and how students use both -- that's a Windows phenomenon." But Gates won't discuss his personal opinion of the hot-selling iPad. "Yeah, no comment," he said. The former Microsoft chief executive came to Cambridge yesterday to urge students to tackle tough social challenges, like curing childhood diseases, producing renewable energy, and upgrading schools. | 
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