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Friday, July 10, 2009

Hunter is tapped for business development post
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Michael Hunter has been appointed as the Massachusetts Undersecretary of Business Development, the administration of Governor Deval L. Patrick said. According to its website, the mandate of the state's Department of Business Development is assist...

G.I. Joe goes Hollywood. Lights, camera, WW III.
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Rhode Island toymaker Hasbro Inc. said it is deploying new G.I. Joe products in anticipation of a new "live-action" G.I. Joe movie that is set to debut in theaters early next month. "G.I. JOE:...

Zeo debuts sleep-coach product
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff After six years of research, Zeo Inc. said that it has just unveiled its first consumer product - the $399 Zeo Personal Sleep Coach. Available for purchase at the company's website, the product helps...

Raytheon-Lockheed venture snags $299m contract
Associated Press A joint venture of defense companies Raytheon Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. received a US Army contract valued at $298.6 million to provide support for the Javelin anti-tank missile and command launch unit. The five-year contract, including $34.9...

Mass. is in line for $51m for affordable housing
By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff Massachusetts will receive $51 million in federal funding to build affordable housing for people affected by the economic crisis, the US Treasury Department said today. The commonwealth is one of 12 states to receive...

Report: Lawson is looking to leave Fidelity
By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff Fidelity Investments, the Boston mutual fund giant, is searching for a potential replacement for company president Rodger Lawson, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Lawson, who joined the privately held company in 2007, holds the...

Renovation phase begins at Cambridge school
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Ground was recently broken to commemorate the start of an $84 million renovation of the Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, said the company overseeing the work. That company is Consigli Construction Co. Inc., which has...

Fall River window and door factory closes
Associated Press A window and door maker is closing its Fall River plant, putting nearly 300 people out of work. A spokeswoman for Silver Line Building Products Corp. tells The Herald News of Fall River that the shutdown is effective...

Who, What, Where
Steve Schauer and Steven Chwiecko have new jobs at First Wind, a wind power company headquartered in Newton. Schauer, who has served as First Wind's vice president of finance since joining the company in November 2008, was promoted to senior...

Proposed RI hospital merger moves forward
Associated Press PROVIDENCE -- A proposed merger between two Rhode Island hospital groups is moving forward. Lifespan and Care New England on Thursday submitted 110,000 pages of documents to the Department of Health and the attorney general's office in their...

Vertex wants to sell some rights to hepatitis C drug
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it wants to sell the European rights to some of the future milestone payments tied to its promising hepatitis C drug candidate, telaprevir. The milestone payments anticipated for telaprevir in Europe...

Today in Globe Business
Office rental rates fall in Hub Boston?s office market is experiencing the sharpest drop in rental rates in nearly a decade, with the supply of vacant space continuing to increase as employers cut back during the economic slowdown. Average asking...

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