Friday, March 5, 2010 Stoughton project lands $12m construction loan The Boston office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP said that it has arranged a $12 million construction loan for Alta at Indian Woods Apartments, a 154-unit multi-housing community planned for Stoughton. Hub firm agrees to sell coal company A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Essar Group has agreed to buy West Virginia-based Trinity Coal. Trinity's owner, Boston-based Denham Capital, announced the $600 million deal with Essar Minerals. Hub private equity firm agrees to buy RCN Abry Partners LLC, a Boston private equity firm that specializes in media and information companies, struck a deal to buy RCN Corp., for roughly $535 million in cash, plus the assumption of $730 million in debt. Agencies affirm Mass. bond rating citing management Three major financial agencies have affirmed the Massachusetts bond rating, citing the Patrick administration's "effective management during economic downturns." Amicas agrees to be acquired by Merge Healthcare Amicas Inc., a Boston-based maker of tools to manage medical images and information, has agreed to be acquired by Merge Healthcare Inc. in a transaction valued at $248 million, the two companies said in a press release. Thermo Fisher completes Finnzymes acquisition Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the laboratory science conglomerate headquartered in Waltham, said it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Finnzymes. Springfield company agrees to stay in city A manufacturer of stainless steel hose has agreed to stay in Springfield in exchange for a special tax incentive authorized by the city. Shaw's Supermarkets laying off 967 in Conn. Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. will be laying off 967 workers in Connecticut as it sells all its stores in the state. US upgrading airline security with more scanners BOSTON - The Transportation Security Administration is fielding a second, more widespread wave of full-body scanners at US airport, including Logan. Total disk storage systems turn a corner, report says The market for total disk storage systems grew to $7.3 billion in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 0.2 percent from the prior year's fourth quarter, said IDC, the market intelligence firm headquartered in Framingham. Today in Globe Business A sampling of stories that appear in the Business section of today's print edition of The Boston Globe. Thursday, March 4, 2010 Lowe's presents new proposal for Brighton store By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff Home goods chain Lowe's tonight is presenting a revised proposal for a store in Brighton that features a single-story building with 145,000 square feet, solar panels, and traffic mitigation measures at 33 intersections. The plan,... WCVB, WFXT, WHDH win in February sweeps ratings WCVB-TV (Channel 5) captured the most newscast viewers in the February sweeps ratings period, but there were other winners. WFXT-TV (Channel 25) won at 10 pm. And the 2010 Winter Olympics, which aired on WHDH-TV (Channel 7), delivered huge local audiences for the NBC affiliate, whose late newscast shifted to 11:30 and well into midnight on most nights because of the sporting event. Union leaders issue strike notice for Stop & Shop Union leaders involved in contract talks with Quincy-based Stop & Shop have issued 24-hour strike notices, which could trigger an immediate job action if an agreement isn't reached by noon tomorrow. |
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