Friday, June 17, 2011

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Fri. Jun. 17, 2011

Going to miss the Bruins parade? Comcast has you covered.
Comcast plans to make NESN’s coverage of the Bruins victory parade available to its digital TV subscribers as a special On-Demand presentation.

Sponsors sign on for Bruins duck boat parade
Corporate sponsors have agreed to pay $25,000 to sponsor a duck boat for tomorrow’s parade to honor the Bruins for winning the Stanley Cup. Sponsors include Dunkin’ Donuts, Mohegan Sun, SBLI, and Suffolk Construction.

The hottest Bruins item: A hat
Fans crowded local retails stores for the second day to snap up merchandise celebrating the Boston Bruins victory over Vancouver to win the Stanley Cup

High-tech company moving to Winooski
A fast-growing high-tech company plans to move into the Champlain Mill in Winooski, Vt. City officials hope the move will draw more businesses to the vacant office space in their newly redeveloped downtown.

Cumberland Farms talks up its iced tea
Cumberland Farms, the Framingham-based convenience store chain, said it is serving up free iced tea today as part of an effort to alert all hands that ice tea is on its beverage menu.

Au Bon Pain has a new executive chef
Au Bon Pain, the Boston-based bakery cafe chain that is in the midst of a “revitalization” effort, has tapped Stefano Cordova to be its new executive chef. Cordova will seek to take the “Au Bon Pain flavor experience to new heights,” a company official said.

Fidelity: Millionaires warier than brokers
A new report from Fidelity Investments found that millionaire investors have a more conservative economic outlook than brokers, who tend to be bullish on such issues as stock market performance.

Staples unveils tech destination store
Office supply giant Staples Inc. is rolling out a new format that showcases its technology products such as laptops, tablet computers, and e-readers. One store with the new format is in Shrewsbury.

Dunkin’ Donuts goodies coming to Bruins parade
Dunkin’ Donuts will hand out posters and coupons during Saturday’s victory parade to celebrate the Bruins championship

Former mortgage broker charged with fraud
Norwood woman allegedly defrauded lenders of $4.9 million

T-shirts sell out in Stanley Cup fever
Fans looking to wear Bruins pride on their sleeves -- and chests -- have exhausted supplies of quickly-manufactured hats and T-shirts

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