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	ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Kenexa to buy Salary.com for $80 million Kenexa Corp., which makes employee management software, has agreed to acquire Needham-based Salary.com Inc. for $80 million in cash, the companies said today. Kayem inks another Fla. hot dog sponsorship Kayem signs deal to make its franks the official hot dog of the Florida State Seminoles. iPhone app can help find hummus and natural foods New iPhone app from Tribe Mediterranean Foods is programmed to help consumers find natural food stores and farmers markets. Silver Bridge expands financial planning services Silver Bridge, a wealth advisory firm affiliated with Boston law firm WilmerHale, said it has hired Mark Mathers and two colleagues from the financial planning practice team at the Bostonian Group. CallMiner raises $4m in VC money CallMiner Inc., a speech analytics company with offices in Boston; Fort Myers, Fla.; and London, said it has closed a $4 million in Series C financing from Sigma Partners, Intersouth Partners, Inflexion Partners, and an undisclosed strategic partner. Mascoma buys SunOpta BioProcess Inc. Mascoma Corp., a New Hampshire biofuels company, said it has bought SunOpta BioProcess Inc., or SBI, a division of SunOpta Inc. of Canada. InfraReDx gets OK to market imaging system InfraReDx Inc., a Burlington medical device company, said it has gotten a regulatory clearance to market a coronary imaging system. BAE Systems gets $123m order from the Army BAE Systems, a global defense, security, and aerospace company with operations in Lexington, said that it has been awarded a $123 million contract by the US Army for continued production of thermal weapon sights. Pfizer buying FoldRx for undisclosed amount Pfizer says it will buy privately held FoldRx Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed amount, expanding its pipeline of potential products. Genzyme presents cholesterol drug data Genzyme Corp., the Cambridge biotechnology company that a French drug company wants to buy, said that tests for a cholesterol drug candidate yielded encouraging results. Today in Globe Business A sample of Business stories from today's Globe. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 PerkinElmer sells unit for $500 million By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff PerkinElmer, Inc., the Waltham-based scientific instrument maker, is selling its Illumination and Detection Solutions Business to Veritas Capital Fund III, L.P. for $500 million. The Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS) business includes approximately 3,000 employees... 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. 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.