Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Economy improving, but anxiety still high in Mass.
The economic recovery began nearly two years ago, yet anxiety remains high about jobs and making ends meet in households across Massachusetts, according to a new survey by the public policy department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Army places iRobot order
Bedford's iRobot Corp. said it has received a $7.6 million order from the US Army for 50 of its tactical mobile robots and spare parts. Galvin looks to regulate use of expert networks
Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin today proposed a new regulation to crack down on investment firms that use expert networks to obtain non-public information on companies for stock trades. EBay agrees to buy WHERE
EBay Inc said it has agreed to buy Where, a Boston-based location media company and local discovery mobile application. Report: Easter bunny's popularity is waning
Shipments of Easter bunnies to the US have fallen sharply over the last few years, according to an analysis by Panjiva, which reviews bills of lading. Local foreclosure activity fell in March
The number of Massachusetts foreclosures was 552 in March, down 60 percent from 1,391 foreclosures in March 2010, said the Warren Group, which noted that a "go-slow" approach to the foreclosure process by many lenders was the likely reason for the decline. Ocean Spray looks to make your spring sparkle
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. is looking to promote its juice drinks over the next few weeks with a Facebook marketing campaign titled "Make Your Spring Sparkle." Toast the royal wedding at the Seaport Hotel
Anglophiles know that there is no better way to pay culinary tribute to a royal wedding than to order up a plate full of cucumber sandwiches --- Lady Bracknell wouldn't have it any other way. Brookline Bancorp to buy Bancorp Rhode Island
Brookline Bancorp Inc. has agreed to buy Bancorp Rhode Island Inc. for $234 million in cash and stock, the two banks said today. Bluebird bio secures additional $30m in funding
Bluebird bio, a Cambridge company focused on developing gene therapies for severe genetic disorders, said today that is has secured an additional $30 million in financing. EMC 1Q revenue rose 18 percent
EMC Corp., the Hopkinton-based data storage giant, said this morning that first-quarter revenue was $4.6 billion, an increase of 18 percent compared with the year-ago quarter. Shaw's, WEEI team up again for Sox promotions
Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. and WEEI and the Red Sox Radio Network said they are continuing their relationship with the launch of a promotion called �From Farm Field to Ball Field Sweepstakes.� Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Flight attendants to picket at Logan
By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff American Airlines flight attendants are planning to picket at 10 airports around the country tomorrow, including in Boston, to protest millions of dollars in executive compensation while flight attendants have taken a pay cut.... Facebook app to allow phone calls
Facebook users who have been instant messaging, poking, and friending each other are now able to use the social network to communicate via plain old voice phone calls -- with a service provided by Natick-based company Vivox Inc. Southwest's turn: A 3-day spring sale
Southwest offers details of its latest discount fare promotion. | 
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