Wednesday, August 4, 2010 More songs announced for Power Gig video game Seven45 Studios, a Boston-based video-game company, announced a list of additional songs that will be available for its Power Gig: Rise of the SixString game, which is set for October release. Buyer found for old Maine sardine cannery PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A Massachusetts-based lobster company has agreed to buy an abandoned plant in eastern Maine that was the nation's last large sardine cannery when it shut its doors last spring. Red Sox have best fans in US, Forbes.com says The Red Sox may trail the Rays and the Yankees in the standings. And the team's TV ratings are down from last year. But by one measure, the Sox stand tall. WiTricity is moving to larger quarters WiTricity Corp., a Watertown company focused on wireless electricity technology, is moving to much larger quarters, said a real estate broker involved in the leasing transaction. Who, What, Where A sample of recent personnel announcements by local companies. Citizens ATMs are slated for Cumberland Farms Citizens Financial Group Inc., the Providence-based operator of Citizens Bank, said it is has entered a partnership that will result in the rebranding of nearly 600 ATMs at Cumberland Farms convenience stores under the Citizens Bank name. Private compensation costs rise 2.3% in Boston area Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.3 percent in the Boston metro area for the 12-month period that ended in June, while total compensation costs for private industry workers nationwide rose 1.9 percent during the same time frame, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acceleron drug candidate gets fast-track designation Acceleron Pharma, Inc., a privately held Cambridge biopharmaceutical company, said it has been granted fast-track designation for a potential treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Clean Harbors revenue jumps on Gulf clean-up Clean Harbors Inc., a provider of environmental services and hazardous waste management, said that second-quarter more than doubled, partly because the company was brought in to help deal with the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Genzyme is upbeat about drug candidate Genzyme Corp., a Cambridge biotechnology company, said today that it is encouraged by preliminary test results for a potential cholesterol treatment it is collaborating on with Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. Boston Beer Company 2Q net income jumps 48% The Boston Beer Company Inc. said second quarter net income rose 36 percent as sales and shipments rose. Today in Globe Business A sample of Business stories from today's Globe. Tuesday, August 3, 2010 New firefighter location technology unveiled Scientists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute today demonstrated new technologies that could save the lives of firefighters trapped inside burning buildings. IPG Photonics posts 2Q profit; shares jump OXFORD -- IPG Photonics Corp. booked a second quarter profit of more than $10 million, shifting to a profit from a loss a yearearlierr as demand recovered. |
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