Mortgage modifications, auto-repair problems, and health and home insurance issues were among top consumer complaints in 2012, two state agencies said Monday. Not content with such garden-variety flavors as hazelnut and vanilla, Dunkin' Donuts is looking to push the envelope on the iced coffee flavor experience. The Canton-based retailer of coffee and baked-goods said in a press release that it is teaming up with sister chain Baskin-Robbins to marry caffeinated beverages with ice cream essences. The average price for gas in Massachusetts is $3.599 a gallon in the latest weekly AAA survey, down 4 cents from the previous week's average, AAA Southern New England said Monday. Nuance Communications Inc., a Burlington-based company known for such speech-recognition software as Dragon NaturallySpeaking, said Monday that it is unveiling a new product designed to result in ads that consumers can talk to on their smartphones. Eastern Bank said it is unveiling a new ad campaign with the theme of, "Here, you're first." The campaign includes five 30-second television commercials as well as ads on billboard and in newspapers and magazine. The campaign also has an online and mobile component. Paul J. Kozub, a Hadley resident who looks to be to vodka what an uber chef is to highbrow cuisine, was selected as a winner of the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award at the 2013 Nightclub & Bar Show held in Las Vegas. Kozub was cited for his work with his company, Valley Vodka Inc. The company markets a product called V-One Vodka. Analog Devices Inc., the Norwood chipmaker, said Friday that chief executive Jerald G. Fishman died suddenly from an apparent heart attack yesterday evening. Fishman was 67 years old. | | |
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