Friday, May 13, 2011 Pepsi CEO: Don't tax soda Taxing soda is the wrong way to go despite support for such a tax in Massachusetts, PepsiCo.'s chief executive told a Boston audience of business executives and government officials today. Patrick says Romney playing politics on health care By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff WALTHAM -- Governor Deval Patrick today criticized Mitt Romney's Thursday speech in which the former governor stood by his role in crafting Massachusetts' 2006 health care overhaul law, while deriding President Obama's national effort to... Hanover signs on as an MIT $100k sponsor The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. said in a press release that it is becoming a sponsor of the MIT $100k Entrepreneurship Competition. Partners HealthCare posts jump in operating income Partners HealthCare System Inc. today posted a more than five-fold increase in its second-quarter operating income, citing factors ranging from a boost in research revenue to higher payments for complex care at its hospitals in Boston. Berklee master plan gets BRA approval The Berklee College of Music said its institutional master plan for developing three parcels along Massachusetts Avenue has been approved by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the city's planning agency. TSA faces states ire, Conan spoof It's a tough time for the TSA. Study: Mobile industry employs 30,000 in Mass. The mobile industry, which can be loosely defined as made up of companies that offer hardware, software, and services for smartphones, laptops, and tablet computers, employs 30,000 workers in Massachusetts, according to a new study. Dunkin' salutes National Apple Pie Day Superstitious types might say that today is Friday the 13th, but Dunkin' Donuts wants all hands to know that today is also National Apple Pie Day. Vermont seeks to fix inaccuracies in broadband map MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Maps of where speedy broadband Internet is available in Vermont are riddled with inaccuracies, and the state on Thursday announced an effort to fix that. Mainstream Energy taps Kronos Kronos Inc. said that a California solar company has selected its workforce management solutions to automate and centralize workforce business processes. Poll: Youth exodus could drain NY talent Massachusetts isn't the only state beset by a talent drain from young people looking to move because of the high cost of living --- New York could face a similar challenge. Bruegger's 'skinny bagel' wants to be on your diet Bruegger's, the Vermont-based bagel chain with nearly 300 locations, is unveiling the "skinny bagel" --- a low-calorie alternative to the traditional bagel that the chain swears doesn't skimp on taste. Thursday, May 12, 2011 Evergreen Solar warns it may go out of business By Todd Wallack and Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff Evergreen Solar Inc., which has closed its factory in Devens, warned today that it is low on funds and in danger of going out of business. In a securities filing today Evergreen... Regulators: Fishing revenues up in Northeast Fishing vessels in the Northeast that catch haddock, cod, and other so-called groundfish earned more money during the first nine months of new commercial fishing regulations than the year before, even while their harvest fell. |
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