Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Office chair envy is rampant in the workplace
Staples survey finds that many people spend more time in an office chair than they do in bed.

Freeman will head BU's School of Management
Kenneth W. Freeman has been named the Allen Questrom professor and Dean of Boston University School of Management, the school said today.

Boston Club taps Cady as president
Janet B. Cady has been elected to be the president of the Boston Club, a local organization for senior executive and professional women that seeks to promote the advancement of women to significant and visible leadership roles.

Mandarin Oriental is a Fodor's choice gold winner
Mandarin Oriental, Boston said it has been recognized by Fodor?s Travel as one of the "best urban escape" hotels and has been named a Fodor?s Choice Gold 2010 Award winner.

Southwest offers 72-hour fall sale
Southwest Airlines is offering fares as low as $39 as part of a fall sale.

Check your Fidelity 401(k) by iPhone
Fidelity Investments, the Boston mutual fund company, said it has enhanced its free iPhone and iPod touch application to provide workplace savings plan participants access to retirement account information in a "secure and easy-to-use app."

Saugus program helps buyers of foreclosed homes
MassHousing, the state's affordable housing bank, said it is partnering with the town of Saugus, Saugusbank, and the Community Restoration Company to make grant funds available to first-time home buyers who purchase foreclosed homes in Saugus.

Tatara announces $7m financing
Tatara Systems announced that it has secured a $7 million financing.

Massport taking control of Worcester airport
Worcester officials are set to formally hand over the city's airport to the Massachusetts Port Authority, paving the way to efforts to encourage more corporate air service at the facility.

Alnylam will get Regulus payment
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. is in line to receive a $1.8 million payment from Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a California company it helped form with Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. in 2007.

Mass. housing market posts strong May
Massachusetts home and condominium sales rose sharply in May, lifted by a federal tax credit for home buyers that is being phased out, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported this morning.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Hockey fans can book Bruins road trip with AAA
The Boston Bruins said that AAA Travel will be the exclusive provider of travel packages for fans who want to witness the first Bruins hockey road trip to Belfast and Prague.

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