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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Two immigration lawyers join Mintz Levin
Immigration attorneys Lawrence Bastone and Maryanne Kline have joined the Boston office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC, the law firm said today.

Mass. Senate approves Right to Repair Act
After months of debate, the Massachusetts Senate quietly passed a proposal allowing independent auto mechanics access to the same repair information available to dealership mechanics.

PAX will return to the Hub
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority said it has signed an agreement that will bring video gaming mega?convention Penny Arcade Expo, a video gaming convention, will bring the show to the East Coast for at least the next three years.

Brenner is AlloCure's new CEO
AlloCure Inc., a Burlington biotechnology company focused on using cell therapy for the treatment of kidney disease, announced the appointment of Robert M. Brenner, MD, as its president and chief executive officer.

NSTAR offers some stay-cool tips
With locals sweltering, NSTAR decided that this might be a good time to issue a reminder with some tips on how to deal with the heat.

The Community Bank has a new CEO
The struggling Community Bank in Brockton has found a new chief executive.

Mass. business confidence rose in June
A Massachusetts business confidence index posted 53.7 reading in June, up 2.2 points from its reading in May.

Local gas prices hold steady
The average price for a gallon of gas in Massachusetts was unchanged at $2.709 per gallon in the latest weekly survey from AAA, AAA Southern New England said today.

Dunkin’ escalates slush drink offensive
Dunkin' Donuts unveils seasonal additions to its slush-drink line-up and Munchkins menu.

Curis will receive $3m milestone payment
Curis Inc. said it will receive a $3 million milestone payment from Debiopharm S.A. as a result of an ongoing clinical trial for small molecule heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor.

Dyax says European regulators reviewing drug
CAMBRIDGE -- Dyax Corp. said European regulators are reviewng its application for a drug called DX-88 used to treat a potentially fatal genetic disorder.

Farmers find opportunity in immigrant vegetables
SOUTH DEERFIELD -- Maxixe, a Brazilian relative of the cucumber, is relatively unknown in the U.S., but it may one day be as common as cilantro (coriander) as farmers and consumers embrace more so-called ethnic vegetables.

Forget summer. Back-to-school shopping kicks off
When you're the world's largest office products company with $24 billion in 2009 sales, you get to decide the official start of the back-to-school shopping season.

New England power grid upgrades for quick data
HOLYOKE -- Potential outages and other disruptions on New England's power grid will be spotted more quickly as the region's grid operator installs new equipment paid for by federal stimulus money.

Semiconductor revenues should reach $274b in 2010
Global semiconductor revenues are projected to reach $274 billion in 2010 following a drop of 9 percent year over year in 2009, said IDC, a market intelligence firm based in Framingham.

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