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Fri. Sep. 28, 2012 City of Lowell, Ameresco break ground on new solar installation Ameresco Inc. said it hosted a Friday ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of a solar installation at a landfill site in Lowell. “More than 6,000 solar panels will soon revitalize the City of Lowell’s capped landfill site on Westford Street, transforming an under-utilized open space to a modern green-energy site that will generate electricity cost savings for the city,” Framingham-based Ameresco said.	Advertisement
Have a black belt in social media marketing? You may want to sign up for the ‘Dunkin’ Donuts Start-up Turbo Shot’ challenge Think of it as an elevator-pitch competition for social media marketing ideas, only with some of the pitches submitted by video. That seems to be the idea behind a Friday announcement from Dunkin’ Donuts and its ad agency, Hill Holliday of Boston. In a press release, the two said they are sponsoring a competition --- dubbed the Dunkin’ Donuts Start-up Turbo Shot --- that asks start-ups from across the country to devise a plan that will help make Dunkin’ “the most social brand in America.”
AVEO seeks FDA approval for drug designed to treat advanced kidney cancer AVEO Oncology of Cambridge and Japanese drug maker Astellas Pharma Inc. said Friday that AVEO has submitted a new drug application to the US Food and Drug Administration for a potential treatment for advanced kidney cancer. Their drug candidate is called tivozanib, and the companies said they are seeking FDA approval to market in the US as a treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, or RCC, a technical name for advanced kidney cancer.
Paratek files registration statement for proposed IPO Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. According to its website, Boston-based Paratek is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and commercialization of new therapeutics that treat life threatening infectious and other serious diseases.
Steward Health Care terminates its agreement to buy Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket Steward Health Care System said Thursday that it’s terminating its agreement to acquire Landmark Medical Center, the Woonsocket, RI, hospital it had been seeking to buy for the past three years.
MassMutual launches Youtube ‘webisode’ series on planning for retirement MassMutual Financial Group, a Springfield-based company that offers a variety of financial services including retirement planning, said Thursday that one of its business units has just launched a “’webisode series” that seeks to educate consumers on how they should prepare for retirement. The series is called Smart View, and it is scheduled to air Mondays at 2 p.m. on the firm’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/retiresmart. The firm said that using social media is a good way to complement its marketing efforts and reach a wider audience.
Popular bootmaker Frye Company taking over former Charley’s spot on Newbury Street The Frye Company, a popular bootmaker, plans to open a three-story flagship store on Newbury Street next spring in the space formerly occupied by Charley’s restaurant. Frye’s will take over 11,000 square feet at the corner of Newbury and Gloucester Streets. The new store -- Frye’s second US location -- will feature the brand’s leather footwear and handbags, along with a lounge for special events and vintage trunk shows. It also will provide private fit specialists and services for boot personalization.
Nominate someone who has championed diversity in Massachusetts The winter issue of The Boston Globe’s Diversity Boston magazine will honor the people who have done the most for diversity in Massachusetts in recent years. Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized? We’re looking for nominations of people who have had an impact in every field such as business, government, nonprofit, schools and academia. We’re hoping to find people whose understanding of underrepresented groups has helped tear down old barriers and opened doors for all.
Yale, Stanford endowments post stronger investment results than Harvard’s Two endowments that Harvard University’s is most often compared to produced stronger investment results than the Cambridge giant in the fiscal year that ended June 30. Yale University on Thursday said it earned a 4.7 percent return for the year, while Harvard on Wednesday reported essentially flat results, down 0.05 percent. And Stanford University on Thursday reported a 1 percent gain for the year.
Mass economy slipping into lower gear The Massachusetts economy, which had been growing faster than the national average on the back of the state’s thriving research sectors, is slowing because of a combination of national and global problems, according to a University of Massachusetts bulletin released Thursday.
‘Let’s Eat.’ Allen & Gerritsen launches new ad campaign for Papa Gino’s Boston ad agency Allen & Gerritsen said it has launched its first major ad campaign for Papa Gino’s, the Dedham-based chain of roughly 170 pizza restaurants that also sell wings. The campaign unveils a new tag-line: “Let’s Eat.” And one message that the ads seek to convey is that Papa Gino’s is New England’s pizzeria. According to the agency, the new campaign shows “New Englanders of all ages dropping what they are doing – literally – to gather together and enjoy Papa Gino’s pizza and wings.”
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