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Monday, June 21, 2010

Baskin-Robbins offers baseball collectibles
A Baskin-Robbins promotion will offer sundae customers a chance of getting a Major League Baseball collectible.

Boston Scientific spent $480k on lobbying in 1Q
Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. spent $480,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on the health reform effort as well as other health care-related matters.

Comcast expands Red Sox On Demand library
Comcast Corp. said that most of its local cable TV customers will now have access to the 2010 edition of Red Sox On Demand, an on-demand offering that includes behind-the-scenes features as well as player profiles and other Sox related content.

Who, What, Where
Who, What, Where: A sample of recent personnel announcements by local companies.

Refrigerator recycling program kicks off
NSTAR, the Boston-based electric and gas utility, wants electricity customers to know about a new recycling program that puts a $50 bounty on old refrigerators.

Radius reports test results for hot flash drug
Radius Health, a Cambridge drug company, reported "positive results" from a mid-stage trial of a drug designed to relieve menopausal hot flashes.

Local gas prices rose a penny
The average price for gas in Massachusetts rose a penny to $2.729 per gallon in the latest weekly AAA survey after five weeks of price declines, AAA Southern New England said today.

Keane, Pegasus extend contract
Keane Inc., a Boston-based information-technology services firm, announced a three-year contract renewal with Pegasus Solutions, a Texas-based provider of technology and services to the hotel and travel industries.

Logan ramp closing for rehab work
Logan International Airport is shutting down a traffic ramp to Terminal B this week so workers can install new support beams for the roadway.

Aging workforce challenges manufacturers
A wave of retirements will saddle manufacturers with huge training costs and it will also pose the challenge of transferring job knowledge from one generation of workers to the next, says a new report by the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College.

Dyax and Sigma-Tau announce partnership
Dyax and Sigma-Tau SpA announced a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize subcutaneous DX-88 for the treatment of hereditary angioedema throughout Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Russia.

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