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	ADVERTISEMENT Monday, May 16, 2011 Northeast small businesses lag in social media use Small businesses in the Northeast are lagging slightly behind their national counterparts in harnessing social media to drive their marketing messages, according to a new survey from Constant Contact Inc. TSA to Texas: Hands off Late last week the Texas House of Representatives passed restrictions that would make TSA pat-downs of breasts, buttocks, or genitals that "would be offensive to a reasonable person'' a misdemeanor. Convicted suspects would face a $4,000 fine and one year in jail. Charlesview Residences project breaks ground Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is attending a groundbreaking ceremony this morning for Charlesview Residences at Brighton Mills, a $157 million project that aims to provide 240 housing units to the city's Allston-Brighton neighborhood. Mass. gas prices down a penny a gallon, AAA says The average price for gas in Massachusetts is $3.939 a gallon in the latest weekly survey from AAA, down 1 cent from the average in the previous week's survey, AAA Southern New England said today. Q1 Labs has a new chief executive Q1 Labs, a Waltham-based provider of total security intelligence solutions, said that it has appointed Brendan Hannigan as its chief executive officer, effective immediately. Thermo Fisher completes tender offer for Dionex Laboratory sciences supplier Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. of Waltham said today that it has successfully completed its tender offer for Dionex Corp., which expired Friday. Biogen Idec's Fampyra approved in Australia Biogen Idec Inc. said that Australian regulators approved marketing of its multiple sclerosis drug Fampyra. PerkinElmer buys Labtronics PerkinElmer Inc., a Waltham life sciences company, said it has acquired Labtronics Inc., a Canadian company that provides electronic laboratory notebook services for laboratories engaged in a wide range of research. Philadelphia health department taps eClinicalWorks EClinicalWorks, a Westborough company that provides electronic records services to hospitals and doctors groups, said it has been hired by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Parent's lament: Summer nannies have it sweet Parents feel envious of their children's nannies during the summer, when nanny gets to log plenty of time pool-side while mom impersonates a workplace drudge, new survey from Care.com finds. Iron Mountain to sell digital assets for $380m Iron Mountain Inc., a document storage company based in Boston, said this morning that it has agreed to sell key digital assets to Autonomy Corp. for $380 million in cash.