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	ADVERTISEMENT Friday, April 15, 2011 Stop & Shop parent to reinvest $4M in Quincy Center Plaza By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff Supermarket giant Ahold USA today said it plans a $4 million reinvestment in its offices at Quincy Center Plaza and will consolidate its other regional offices to this location. Ahold USA, the parent company of... We hate PC maintenance, Staples survey finds Staples Inc. recently hired Zogby International to conduct an online poll to determine the "IT IQ" of the American people, and the results were not pretty. RI's jobless rate drops to 11 percent in March CRANSTON -- Officials say Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped to 11 percent in March, down from 11.2 percent from the prior month and 11.8 percent in March 2010. Cheeseboy plans grilled cheese giveaway Cheeseboy plans grilled cheese sandwich giveaway for Sunday afternoon. Plan to build Northeastern dorm moves forward A proposal to build a dormitory for Northeastern University is poised to move forward after it won approval from the city's planning agency. Comcast touts faster residential Internet service Comcast Corp. said that its newest ultra-fast Xfinity Internet speed tier, Extreme 105, is now available to more than 40 million homes, including in many homes in Boston. Tufts nurses authorize one-day strike Hundreds of nurses at Tufts Medical Center voted today to authorize a one-day strike at the Boston teaching hospital amid a bitter dispute between the union and management over nurses' workloads. Financing will help keep W. Roxbury units affordable MassHousing, the state's affordable housing bank, announced $7.3 million in loan closings for the acquisition and renovation of the Cheriton Grove Apartments, a 60-unit affordable housing community for senior citizens and disabled residents in West Roxbury. Thursday, April 14, 2011 Merrimack Pharmaceuticals raises $77 million By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc., a venture-backed Cambridge biotechnology company developing cancer drugs, today said it has raised $77 million in a follow-on private financing round from a consortium of new and previous investors. The money will... Red Sox official: Team must 'keep tickets affordable' Red Sox executives today said baseball tickets must be kept affordable, especially with the sharp increase in sales by secondary market sellers like StubHub. Israeli firm to locate US headquarters in Mass. An Israeli company that Governor Deval Patrick visited during his recent trade mission to Israel has decided to locate its US headquarters in Massachusetts. Suffolk Downs partnership eyes gaming complex The owner of the Suffolk Downs racetrack is partnering with Caesars Entertainment Corp. in the hopes of building a gaming and entertainment complex on the property if the state allows expanded gaming, race track officials said today.