Friday, September 24, 2010 New ad campaign celebrates Converse’s brand Converse, the North Andover-based athletic footwear brand, is unveiling a new fall brand campaign titled "The Procession," which seeks to pay homage to the brand's 102-year-old past as well as its present and its future. Vertex debt offering grows to $400m CAMBRIDGE -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday the underwriter of its recently announced debt offering has exercised its option to purchase an additional $25 million in notes. Alnylam plans to cut workforce Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge company developing drugs based on RNA interference, said it intends to reduce its workforce by 25 percent to 30 percent as it looks to save about $25 million in 2011 cash operating expenses. Timberland reports on Clinton Global Initiative Timberland Co.said it is providing consumers with an inside look into this week's annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, which seeks to propose practical solutions to global issues. 45 bucks can buy a lot of Papa Gino's pizza Papa Gino's, the Dedham-based restaurant chain, said it is offering a $6 pizza promotion that will be supported by a media blitz of advertising. RI home sales drop by 29 percent in August The expiration of the federal home buyers tax credit continues to have a negative affect on the Rhode Island housing market. John Hancock Funds website wins industry award John Hancock Funds said it has received an award for a website it developed for financial advisors who sell its insurance and wealth management products to consumers. TripAdvisor unveils new feature TripAdvisor, a Newton-based travel review website, announced the roll out of Reviews at a Glance, a new feature that summarizes the most frequent review phrases for hotels with the a large number of reviews on the site. Children's Hospital gets help from Kohl’s Children?s Hospital Boston said that the Kohl's department store chain helped it raise $458,000 for a hospital program that seeks to reduce childhood obesity in the area's lower income families. Today in Globe Business A sample of Business stories from today's Globe. Thursday, September 23, 2010 Evergreen Solar has a new chief executive Evergreen Solar Inc., a Marlborough-based manufacturer of solar power products with its proprietary, said it has promoted Michael El-Hillow to the position of president and chief executive, effective immediately. Alnylam elects former Lilly researcher to board CAMBRIDGE -- RNA drugmaker Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it elected former Eli Lilly and Co. executive Steven Paul to its board of directors. |
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