Thursday, June 4, 2009 Icahn candidate wins Biogen Idec board seat
Biogen Idec Inc., the Cambridge biotechnology company whose annual meeting ended in chaos yesterday, today announced that preliminary results of a board election indicated that Robert W. Pangia, William D. Young, and Alexander J. Denner have won seats on its... House approves NH plant closings measure
CONCORD, N.H. - Parent companies would be held financially liable when subsidiaries fail to give New Hampshire workers 60 days notice of mass layoffs or plant closings under a House-approved bill. The notice would apply to plant closings and when... Sycamore Networks fiscal 3Q loss flat; shares rise
Sycamore Networks Inc., a Chelmsford company focused on optical networking products, said that its fiscal third-quarter loss remained flat as revenue rose but interest and other income declined year over year. The results were better than analysts expected, and... Ninety Nine parent has new CEO
The Tennessee company that operates the Ninety Nine Restaurant chain has named a new president and chief executive. O'Charley's Inc., which operates several casual dining restaurant chains including a namesake chain, said that Jeffrey D. Warne is its new president... Dunkin’: Buy joe, get free Donut Day sinker
(File photo: Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff) For some, Christmas is the most special of days. For others, birthdays take the cake. But for a rare breed, no holiday is more worthy of veneration than tomorrow's National Doughnut Day, which Dunkin'... Lionbridge wins $100m multi-year contract
Lionbridge Technologies Inc., a Waltham company whose specialties include translation and interpretation services, said the US Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review has renewed its selection of Lionbridge as the agency's provider of on-site and telephonic interpreters... Mass. tax collections down 14 percent in May
Massachusetts collected $1.28 billion in tax revenue in May, down more than 14 percent from a year ago. The state took in $211 million less last month compared to May 2008, but collections were ahead of a revised benchmark for... BJ's same-store sales worse than expected in May
(Company photo) BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said its same-store sales in May fell below analyst expectations, dragged down by the effect of lower gasoline prices. Natick-based BJ's said same-store sales fell 6.8 percent. The retailer said excluding lower gasoline... TJX reports strong May sales
TJX Cos., the Framingham-based retailer that operates such chains as T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright, said that not only were its May sales "strong," but that they also exceeded expectations. Sales for the four-week period that ended... MassHousing salutes Bank of America
MassHousing, the state's affordable bank, said it recently honored Bank of America Corp. as the 2008 top producing lender of the agency's "Get the Lead Out Program," which offers Massachusetts homeowners an affordable way to remove hazardous lead paint... Merrill Corp. is moving to the Leather District
Merrill Corp., a global provider of technology-enabled services for the financial, health care, real estate, legal and other corporate markets, is relocating its Boston operations to 179 Lincoln St. in the city's Leather District, said a broker involved in... Today in Globe Business
Biogen Idec's clash with raider ends in chaos CAMBRIDGE - A normally tranquil shareholders meeting turned into a dramatic standoff yesterday, pitting top executives of the state's second-largest biotechnology company against billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn, one of the nation's... Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Fiserv to shut down in Franklin, cut 100 jobs
Fiserv Inc., which provides technology services to the financial industry, said it plans to shut down its Franklin office and eliminate 100 jobs starting next month. A company spokeswoman said the firm decided to shift to the work to its... EMC says its bid for Data Domain is superior
EMC Corp. said today it is not increasing its bid for Data Domain Inc, and its current offer is "a superior alternative for Data Domain's shareholders." Joe Tucci, EMC's CEO, said in a release: "EMC's all-cash tender offer remains superior... Globe's publisher says a 23% pay cut looms if union rejects concessions
Gaining $10 million in savings from The Boston Globe?s largest union is ??non-negotiable?? and the company will take steps to immediately impose a 23 percent across-the-board wage cut should the union?s members reject a contract proposal to achieve those savings,... Union leader blasts Globe's parent for 'threats'
The head of The Boston Globe?s largest union blasted The New York Times Co. for ??threats, bullying and negotiating at gunpoint?? as rank-and-file union members face a crucial vote Monday on whether to accept a company proposal that would slash... TECH LAB: Bing vs. Google, Round 1
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The management of Biogen Idec Inc. adjourned its annual shareholders meeting this afternoon without disclosing who was elected to its board of directors. The Cambridge biotechnology company is embroiled in a proxy fight with billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who is... | 
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