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	ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday, March 1, 2011 New Balance launches ad campaign New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc., said it is rolling out a new brand marketing campaign with the tag-line of, �Let�s Make Excellent Happen.� Genzyme closes pharma intermediates business sale CAMBRIDGE -- Specialty drugmaker Genzyme Corp. said today that it completed the sale of its pharmaceutical intermediates business, finishing a plan announced last year to sell three businesses so it can focus on core growth areas. Agilent buys Biocius Life for undisclosed amount SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Scientific instrument maker Agilent Technologies Inc. said today that it bought Biocius Life Sciences for an undisclosed amount. Former Blue Cross CEO got $8.6m last year Cleve L. Killingsworth, who abruptly resigned last March as chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, received $8.6 million in compensation last year from the state's largest health insurance company, including $1.4 million in severance pay. Fifth domestic airfare hike halved Low-cost carriers are trying to live up to their names, refusing to match the latest airfare price hike and forcing legacy airlines to cut the increase in half. Massachusetts business index falls A local business index dropped 4 points from January's reading to a 51.2 reading in February, said the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the organization of Bay State employers that maintains the index. DynamicOps closes $11m venture round DynamicOps, a Burlington-based provider of private cloud automation software, said that that it has closed $11 million in venture funding. Local economy continues on slow path to recovery The US and Massachusetts economy is continuing its slow and steady march to recovery, despite continued unemployment and weak economic growth, a panel of executives and analysts said this morning at a breakfast held in Boston this morning. Re/Max opens real estate office in a Stop & Shop Re/Max of New England said it has opened a "micro" real estate office inside a Stop & Shop supermarket in Springfield, its first micro real estate office located inside a Stop & Shop. Thermo Fisher plans for a new facility in China Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the Waltham-based maker of scientific instruments, disclosed plans for for a new manufacturing facility in China as part of the company's strategy to expand in the Asia-Pacific region. Breakfast just got bigger at Dunkin’ Dunkin' Donuts is debuting its biggest breakfast sandwich ever. Pervasis drug gets orphan status in Europe Pervasis Therapeutics Inc. said that the European Commission has granted orphan status to a company drug designed to help patients with end stage renal disease. Diagnostics For All gets $2.99m grant Diagnostics for All, a Boston nonprofit enterprise creating low-cost point-of-care diagnostic devices designed for the developing world. said it has received a grant for the development of three agricultural diagnostic tests that support livestock health. D'Angelo’s unveils cafe sandwich line Dedham-based restaurant chain D�Angelo Grilled Sandwiches said it has unveiled five new Caf� Sandwiches, featuring hearty country white and multigrain sliced bread.