Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Reebok unveils NFL-themed maternity line
Reebok, the official outfitter of the NFL, said that it has partnered with A Pea in the Pod to offer moms-to-be Reebok's NFL Maternity collection.

Houghton Mifflin takes the iPad to school
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is unveiling an app that turns the popular iPad into a learning tool for middle schoolers studying algebra.

JetBlue plans flights to Turks and Caicos Islands
JetBlue Airways plans to start flying to the Turks and Caicos Islands in February, its 17th Caribbean destination and 40th nonstop destination out of Boston.

First 'flying cars' to be built in Mass.
Production of the world's first "flying car" will be taking off from Massachusetts.

Hospital workers ratify labor contract
Service workers who organized last year at the 147-bed Union Hospital in Lynn, part of the North Shore Medical Center, have ratified their first labor contract as part of Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union.

Zipcar talks up 'low-car diet'
Zipcar, the Cambridge-based car-sharing service, is urging customers and non-customers alike to participate in third annual "low-car diet."

Who, What, Where
A sample of recent personnel announcements by local companies.

Talbots returns to 2Q profit, offers weak outlook
HINGHAM -- Women's clothing seller Talbots Inc. returned to a profit in the fiscal second quarter as the company cut costs to offset slightly lower revenue.

Rhythm closes $40m Series A financing
Rhythm, a Boston biotechnology company developing peptide therapeutics for metabolic diseases, said it has completed its Series A financing, increasing the total funding raised to $40 million.

Vertex hepatitis C drug helps the hard-to-treat
CAMBRIDGE -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial showed its hepatitis C drug candidate telaprevir proved effective for patients who hadn't been helped by other treatments.

Viking gets an OK for 3D visualization system
Viking Systems Inc. said it has received a regulatory clearance for its next-generation 3D visualization system that is designed to be used by surgeons during minimally invasive procedures.

Today in Globe Business
A sample of Business stories in today's Globe.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Generex signs Mexican distribution agreement
Associated Press Generex Biotechnology Corp. said today that it reached a long-term marketing and distribution agreement for its glucose spray product with Merck S.A. de C.V. in Mexico. Merck will sell the company's over-the-counter Glucose RapidSpray in Mexico as Diabion...

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