Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Myriant gets $60m investment from Thai company Myriant Technologies Inc., a Quincy company looking to use bio-based chemicals to make the chemical building blocks for polymers and plastics, announced the closing of a $60 million strategic equity investment from a petrochemical producer in Thailand. Houghton Mifflin launches Parent Academy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt said it has launched a Parent Academy in North Carolina. The program would give parents of school children access to materials previously available only to teachers. Hearing on Mass. foreclosure regulations postponed SPRINGFIELD -- A public hearing on new Massachusetts rules regarding foreclosure notices and reverse mortgages has been postponed because of the expected snowstorm. New stores open at the Burlington Mall Burlington Mall welcomes roughly 10 new stores, including four that sell shoes. TiE Boston launches angel investment group A nonprofit called TiE Boston is launching TiE Angels, which will provide promising early stage start-ups access to capital. Hancock will tweet about the Boston Marathon John Hancock Financial, principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, said its Twitter site @JHFS_Boston26 will continue to provide tweets about the 2011 Boston Marathon and related activities. LoJack SafetyNet service debuts in Boston LoJack, the Westwood company specializing in stolen vehicle recovery systems, announced the Boston availability of its SafetyNet service, which is designed to help quickly find people with autism and Alzheimer's disease who sometimes wander off. Dogpatch plans move to Microsoft N.E.R.D. campus Dogpatch Labs, a sort of next-generation incubator for high tech start-ups, said it plans to move its Cambridge operations to much larger space Feb. 1. |
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