Mon. Aug. 15, 2011 Clean Harbors agrees to $1.7m settlement
An environmental cleanup company has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that it improperly stored hazardous waste at its facility in Braintree. The Environmental Protection Agency’s agreement with Clean Harbors includes a $650,000 penalty as well as more than $1 million to plant about 1,400 trees in low-income and historically-disadvantaged environmental justice areas in Boston. Freshii opens first Hub restaurant
Freshii, a restaurant chain that aspires to be the last word in eco-friendly dining, officially opened its first location in Massachusetts today. The new Freshii, located in about 2,000 square feet of space at 100 High St. in Boston’s Financial District, doesn’t just feature wraps and burritos with some locavore ingredients; it also serves up its fare in biodegradable and recyclable packaging. Evergreen Solar files for Chapter 11
Evergreen Solar Inc., the once promising alternative energy company that received millions in state subsidies, announced today that that it has voluntarily filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. Headquartered in Marlborough, Evergreen makes solar cells. Struggling with low-price competition from Chinese rivals, it shut its manufacturing plant in Devens in March. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge to merge with Chicago law firm
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, a law firm headquartered in Boston with just over 500 attorneys worldwide, and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP of Chicago will merge Oct. 1, the firms said today. The new firm will be known as Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP and will have 13 offices and 650 lawyers. Mass. gas prices fall 7 cents a gallon
The average price of gas in Massachusetts was $3.669 a gallon in the latest weekly AAA survey, down 7 cents from the previous week’s average, AAA Southern New England said today. The current national average is $3.59 a gallon. A year ago at this time, the Massachusetts average price was $2.68 a gallon, AAA Southern New England said. Nuance agrees to buy Loquendo
Nuance Communications Inc., a Burlington company that makes speech-recognition software, announced an agreement to acquire Loquendo, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia, as a way to accelerate the development of speech-recognition services in Europe and Latin America. Pulmatrix secures $14m in Series B1 round
Pulmatrix, a clinical stage biotechnology company headquartered in Lexington, said that it has secured $14 million in new funding in a Series B1 round; the round brings the total venture capital amount raised by Pulmatrix to $60 million. Proceeds from the financing will enable Pulmatrix to accelerate the development of its drug candidate pipeline. The company is focused on discovering and developing a new class of therapies for the prevention, treatment, and control of respiratory diseases. Union, Verizon file unfair labor charges against each other
The Communications Workers of America and Verizon Communications Inc. accused each other of unfair labor practices State signs off on modest health insurance rate hikes
State insurance regulators have approved health premium base rate increases of under 6 percent for policies renewing in the fourth quarter that cover small businesses and individuals. The increases were the lowest in recent memory, insurance officials said. Should college cafeterias add more tofu and Brussels sprouts to the menu?
A new nationwide survey of college students finds that they want campus cafeterias to offer a wider range of healthful menu options. According the survey from Chicago consulting firm Technomic Inc., 21 percent of today’s students limit their consumption of meat. Architect: New design for Fallon Clinic cuts down on wait time
Fallon Clinic in Leominster has been redesigned in a way to cut down on wait time for patients. That isn’t just good for patients; it’s also good for health care providers at a time when they are looking to contain costs and become more efficient. Margulies Perruzzi Architects of Boston oversaw the redesign. | 
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