Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Greater Boston office vacancy rate hits 15 percent The third-quarter vacancy rate for the Greater Boston office market is 15.0 percent, up 0.5 percent from the second quarter, said Richards Barry Joyce & Partners in its officeSTATus report. The vacancy rate was 13.1 percent in the third quarter... National Park Foundation taps Modernista! Modernista!, the Boston ad agency, said that the National Park Foundation has selected Modernista! to be its agency of record. Modernista! said in a press release: "The first work debuted last night on PBS in support of the Ken Burns... GlassHouse acquires UK firm GlassHouse Technologies said it has acquired Systems Group Integration as Framingham-based GlassHouse looks to broaden its virtualization capabilities. Virtualization is a technology that allows multiple server computers or data storage systems to be managed as if they were one machine.... Who, What, Where Mary Cummins, Ben Hohn, and Kraig Schulz have new jobs as managing directors at Leerink Swann, a Boston-based investment banking firm that focuses on health care companies. The three are joining the firm's management consultant arm, the Strategic Advisory Group.... Hologic device is approved by European regulators Hologic Inc. said it has received regulatory approval to market its cervical cancer screening device in the 27 countries of the European Union and three of the four member states of the European Free Trade Association. Headquartered in Bedford, Hologic... Global investor confidence falls slightly Global investor confidence fell by 4.7 points in September to 118.1 from a revised August level of 122.8, according to an index calculated by State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of of State Street Corp.... Modest rise posted for single-family homes in Mass. By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The Massachusetts single-family housing market showed modest improvement in August, another hopeful sign that the market is moving toward stability, but prices fell a bit and the local condominium market continued to show signs of... Spire enters into agreements with Uni-CHEM Spire Corp., a solar company based in Bedford, said in a press release that it has entered into two contracts with Uni-CHEM Co. Ltd., a South Korean company that produces and markets leather products for automakers and luxury goods companies.... Use new app on your iPhone to reserve a Zipcar Zipcar Inc., the Cambridge-based car-sharing service, today announced the immediate availability of the free Zipcar App for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store. "The Zipcar App enables users to find and reserve Zipcars around the corner or across... Fidelity: Many don't know about a Roth IRA option By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Many investors are still unaware of the fact that Roth IRA's will soon be available to a wider range of consumers, according to a new survey from Fidelity Investments. The Boston mutual fund giant offers... Today in Globe Business Bounce in market provides local surge With some of the biggest US car makers fighting for survival, it might not seem the best time to buy auto stocks. Yet among the best performing mutual funds now is Fidelity Investments? Select... Monday, September 28, 2009 Fired Hyatt housekeepers vote to reject hotel chain's job offer By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff Seventy-seven of the 98 fired Hyatt housekeepers met for two hours today at the Unite Here Local 26 union office and came to the unanimous decision that they would not accept the Hyatt Hotel... |
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