Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Leerink Swann will collaborate with Swiss firm
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Leerink Swann said it has formed a global collaboration with InterPharmaLink, a Swiss firm that provides business development services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Headquartered in Boston, Leerink Swann is a healthcare investment bank specializing... Who, What, Where
Catherine Minnerly has joined NAI Hunneman as an executive vice president and principal. Headquartered in Boston, NAI Hunneman is a provider of commercial real estate services to corporations, institutions, and the private market. Prior to joining NAI Hunneman, Minnerly served... Solar flowers are set to bloom at Prudential Plaza
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. said it has installed giant "solar flowers" in Boston's Prudential Plaza as part of an exhibit designed to promote the 2010 model of the Toyota Prius, the company's hybrid... Putnam launches new ad and Twitter campaign
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Putnam Investments, the Boston-based money management firm, said it is launching a new advertising campaign titled "This Is Putnam Today." The campaign focuses on the "dramatic changes" at the company since Robert L. Reynolds... GTC is expanding its herd of transgenic goats
(File photo of GTC goats: Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff) By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff GTC Biotherapeutics Inc., a Framingham company that made news in February by becoming the first biotechnology firm to win federal approval to manufacture a drug by... Beach-chair hogging is high crime in etiquette survey
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Emily Post, the late and legendary arbiter of good manners, might disagree, but hogging beach chairs is deemed a more grievous breach of seashore etiquette than urinating in the ocean, according to a survey from... Kingston approves Verizon FiOS TV cable franchise
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The Kingston Board of Selectmen has approved a cable franchise for Verizon's FiOS TV, Verizon Communications Inc. said. Verizon describes its FiOS TV service as the "most advanced all-digital, fiber-optic network" that goes straight to... Biogen Idec gets fast track status for MS drug
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Biogen Idec Inc., a Cambridge company known for its multiple sclerosis drugs, said that US Food and Drug Administration has granted it Fast Track designation for a potential treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis. The company... Alnylam donates some intellectual property
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. said that Alnylam will contribute more than 1,500 issued or pending patents on its RNA interference (RNAi) technology patent estate to the patent pool established by... Morton Hospital taps Strategis
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Morton Hospital and Medical Center, a Taunton hospital with 152 beds, has selected Strategis as its marketing and communications agency of record, Strategis said. Strategis, which has offices in Stoughton, said that it will be... Metabolix adopts shareholder rights plan
Associated Press Metabolix Inc., a Cambridge bioscience company, said that its board adopted a shareholder rights plan, commonly called a "poison pill," aimed at thwarting attempts at a hostile takeover. The company, which is working to develop and sell plastics... Michael Jackson's funeral is huge online draw
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Akamai Technologies Inc., the Cambridge company whose technology aims to provide speedy and rich Web content delivery on the Internet, said that online traffic associated with the live coverage of the funeral services of... Fourth of July Pops concert gets high TV ratings
(Photo: Maisie Crow for The Boston Globe) By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff The Boston Pops July 4th Concert on WBZ-TV (Channel 4) really popped in ratings last weekend. WBZ came in first place in ratings, capturing 440,000 total viewers... Today in Globe Business
As weekly paper closes, black community loses a voice The impending shutdown of the Bay State Banner, the only Boston newspaper focused exclusively on the black community, leaves a gap in the city?s coverage of African-Americans and raises questions about... Tuesday, July 7, 2009 Carbonite gets some Sun
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff Carbonite Inc. of Boston, which sells an Internet-based computer backup service for consumers, is getting a major marketing boost from Sun Microsystems Inc., maker of the popular Java software system. Computer users who download new... Southwest Airlines announces brief sale
By Paul S. Makishima, Globe Staff Southwest Airlines, which will launch service from Logan starting Aug. 16, announced a big 48-hour sale, with one-way fares going for as low as $30, $60, or $90 based on length of travel. The... 177 Huntington will have five new tenants
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and its commercial real estate broker, FHO Partners, announced five new leases at 177 Huntington Ave., a 26-story Boston office building that the church owns. The new leases... | 
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