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	ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Caprio moves to block RI deal with Schilling co. Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio is trying to block the state's $75 million loan guarantee to former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game development company. JetBlue is adding Boston to Newark service JetBlue Airways said it plans to offer new daily nonstop service to Newark from Logan International Airport, starting next May. Investor confidence falls, State Street says The State Street Investor Confidence Index for August fell 4.4 points from July?s revised reading of 96.5 to 92.1, said State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of Boston-based State Street Corp. Genzyme CEO says sale possible, at the right price Henri A. Termeer, chief executive of Genzyme Corp., acknowledged for the first time this morning that the Cambridge biotechnology company could be sold -- but not at the $69 a share price offered Sunday by France's Sanofi-Aventis AG. Who, What, Where Who, What, Where is a random round-up of recent personnel announcements by local companies. Stromedix drug candidate gets orphan designation Cambridge biotechnology company Stromedix Inc. said that the Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status STX-100, a drug candidate designed to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF. Mass. foreclosures keep climbing More than 1,200 foreclosures were recorded in Massachusetts in July, an increase of nearly 80 percent from July 2009, said the Warren Group, a Boston company that tracks local real estate activity and publishes Banker & Tradesman. Staples will carry Amazon’s Kindle reader Staples Inc., the Framingham-based office supply giant, said today that it plans to sell Kindle wireless readers at its stores in the fall. More UFood Grills are planned for airports UFood Restaurant Group Inc., a Boston company that focuses on restaurants that offer fare that's fast, casual, and healthful, said that it has signed an area development agreement that calls for additional UFood Grill units at five US airports. Today in Globe Business A sample of Business stories from today's Globe. Monday, August 30, 2010 Perfect weather sparks New England tourism rebound Months of perfect weather in northern New England have helped the region's tourism industry rebound from a dismal 2009, but consumers still wary of the economy have been tight with their money and shopping for bargain-basement prices.