Have you ever dragged a piece of salty bacon through sweet maple syrup dripping from a stack of pancakes? That’s the taste sensation Dunkin’ Donuts Executive Chef Stan Frankenthaler was aiming for when he came up with his newest creation: the doughnut sandwich. Zagster, a company that aims to be to bike-sharing what Zipcar is to car-sharing, said its bikes are now available to passengers getting off the Amtrak Downeaster in Portland, Maine. Love where you work? Now you have even more time to tell us all about it. We are extending the nomination deadline until June 28 for The Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work survey, our annual ranking of the most progressive employers in the state. We’ve had tremendous response so far but are extending the deadline so more organizations can participate. All kinds of employers are eligible, from public and private companies to nonprofits. They have to be operating in Massachusetts and employ more than 50 people. If your organization is nominated and agrees to participate, employees will be surveyed by our partner, WorkPlaceDynamics LLC. Employers will be measured on six factors including leadership and opportunities for training. All responses are confidential. As the donut-eating public already knows, this is National Donut Day, and as a public service of sorts, Business Updates is reprising a post that advanced this red-letter day. That post noted that Dunkin’ Donuts, the Canton-based coffee-and-baked-goods chain, plans to honor this day in high style. In fact, Dunkin’ said its participating restaurants “will offer guests a free donut of their choice (while supplies last) with the purchase of any beverage.” Meanwhile, the chain is also using the festive occasion of National Donut Day to spotlight one of its newest products --- a breakfast-style offering that exploits the versatility of the donut by transforming it into a sandwich delivery platform. The Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich features a sliced donut in lieu of bread. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, or HMH, a Boston company with a long history in textbooks, is partnering with Knewton to market “Personal Math Trainer,” an adaptive learning tool that K-12 students can use on e-readers and tablet computers. Headquartered in New York City, Knewton specializes in adaptive learning technology as a way to personalize education. “Personal Math Trainer Powered by Knewton” will be the first K–12 product to combine HMH content with Knewton technology. According to HMH and Knewton, their math trainer is capable of analyzing a student’s interactions with math curriculum concepts and content to discern a variety of strengths and weaknesses. “With each use, Personal Math Trainer becomes increasingly ‘smarter’ to adjust a student’s learning pathway to improve a student’s comprehension and understanding,” the companies said. Verastem Inc., a three-year-old Cambridge biotechnology company that went public last year, said Thursday that its founding chief executive, Christoph Westphal, will step down from that role to become executive chairman. Westphal is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Forrester, who is currently president and chief operating officer of Verastem, effective July 1. Foxrock Granite LLC, a division of Granite Telecommunications, has closed its $13.98 million purchase of 150 Newport Ave., a Quincy office building that’s near Granite’s headquarters, said a broker involved in the transaction. The broker is Jones Lang LaSalle, which represented Foxrock Granite in the sales negotiations. Granite is a provider of telecom and related communications services. The seller was Normandy Newport Holdings LLC, a real estate operator and investment manager headquartered in Morristown, N.J. The four-story building at 150 Newport Ave. has 121,329 square feet of space, Jones Lang LaSalle said. “The building’s convenient location next to Granite’s existing headquarters made it a natural to buy,” Jones Lang LaSalle executive vice president Tom Kent said in a statement. |
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