Monday, December 13, 2010

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Duffy & Shanley is handling Staples holiday PR
Duffy & Shanley Inc., a Providence-based marketing communications firm, said it has been hired by Staples Inc. of Framingham to manage the office-supply company's public relations efforts for the holiday shopping season.

Local gas prices hit nearly $3 a gallon
The average price for gas in Massachusetts is now nearly $3 a gallon, AAA Southern New England said today.

Verizon FiOS TV adds more Spanish channels
Verizon Communications Inc. said it is expanding the Spanish-language offerings on its FiOS TV service.

Genzyme reiterates rejection of Sanofi offer
PARIS -- French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis said Monday it has extended its unsolicited $18.5 billion takeover offer for Genzyme Corop., a Cambridge-based biotechnology company that specializes in drugs for rare diseases.

Lightower acquisition will expand NY footprint
Lightower Fiber Networks, a Boxborough-based provider of metro fiber network and bandwidth services, is acquiring Open Access Inc. to expand its existing network and customer base throughout Long Island and the Greater New York City region.

Glincher will be Nixon Peabody’s chief executive
Nixon Peabody LLP, a an international law firm with offices in Boston, said that Andrew I. Glincher will serve as its next chief executive and managing partner.

A.T. Cross taps Arnold Worldwide
Boston ad agency Arnold Worldwide has a challenging assignment: It has been hired by A.T. Cross Co. to re-establish the A.T. Cross pen brand for the digital age.

Thermo Fisher agrees to buy Dionex for $2.1b
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Waltham maker of scientific instruments, said today that its board has approved a transaction under which the company will acquire all outstanding shares of Dionex Corp. for about $2.1 billion.

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