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Destination XL rolls out ‘No Man’s Land’ ad campaign
Destination XL Group Inc., the Canton-based haberdasher for large and outsized men, is rolling out a new ad campaign. For the chap who can easily squeeze his racing lines into off-the-rack sizes, shopping for sporty outfits is no big deal. But for the male with the dimensions of a football nose tackle, a trip to the clothing store can be a dreaded foray into No Man’s Land. “No Man’s Land,” in fact, is the title of the company’s new TV and radio ads, which were created with the help of the ad agency Gotham. In contrast to mainstream clothing stores, a Destination XL store is a low-stress comfort zone where a hefty gent can mix-and-match outfits with flair and panache, the ads suggest.
New England Coffee unveils Boston Strong blend
New England Coffee, the Malden-based coffee roaster, said it is unveiling Boston Strong Coffee, a product designed to raise money to support the Boston Marathon bombing victims. The company said it will donate 100 percent of the profits with every Boston Strong Coffee purchase to the One Fund Boston through Sept. 2. The one-pound package, which features the Boston Marathon colors of yellow and light blue, is blend of medium-roasted Colombian and Central American beans kicked up with a bit of French Roast, the company said. A one-pound bag of Boston Strong Coffee will have a suggested retail price of $9. New England Coffee packaged coffee is available in supermarkets across the US and brewed at more than 5,000 foodservice locations.
Sunstone Hotel to buy Boston Park Plaza for $250m
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc., a lodging real estate investment trust that has interests in nearly 30 hotels, has dislosed that it has agreed to buy the 1,053-room Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers for a gross purchase price of $250 million. The seller is the Rockpoint Group, a real estate private equity group with primary offices in Boston, Dallas, San Francisco, and London. The hotel will remain unbranded and will continue to be managed by Highgate Hotels, Sunstone said. According to the hotel’s website, hotelier E.M. Statler opened the Boston Hotel in 1927 as “The Statler Hotel.” In 1976, the hotel was bought by the Irving M. Saunders family, and the name was changed to The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, the website said.
Local business confidence index ticks up in April, AIM says
A monthly business confidence index of Massachusetts employers ticked up four-tenths of a point in April to post 50.5 reading on an index that uses a 100-point scale. The index is maintained by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, or AIM, a group that represents the state’s employers. The April reading is just above a neutral reading of 50. In April 2012, the index posted a 57.1 reading. “The economy as a whole, and business confidence in Massachusetts along with it, is basically treading water,” Raymond G. Torto, chair of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors, said in a statement. “We’re not going under, but we’re not making much forward progress either. At the same time, there continue to be indications that the economy is rebuilding its core strength.”
Many people hate taking their medicine, new survey finds
Many people hate to take their medicine --- and that’s become such a problem that it costs the US an estimated $290 billion and 125,000 deaths a year, according to a survey from HealthPrize Technologies. That’s also a potential problem for Massachusetts, a hotbed for developing new medical treatments. What’s the point of commercializing a great new drug if many patients don’t want to take it? One finding: 47 percent of people surveyed indicated they would rather take out the trash than take their prescribed medications. “Taking medication is a daily reminder of your illness and your status as a ‘patient’ so it’s a negative experience that people instinctively want to avoid,” Dr. Katrina Firlik, cofounder and chief medical officer of HealthPrize, said.
Dassault Systèmes buys firm specializing in plastic injection molding simulation
Dassault Systèmes, a French company with roughly 1,000 employees at a campus in Waltham, said it has acquired Simpoe, a French firm focused on plastic injection molding simulation. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The specialty of Dassault Systèmes is computer-aided design, and big clients include Honda, BMW, and Boeing. Simpoe customers include Canon and Panasonic. The acquisition of Simpoe expands Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its SIMULIA, CATIA, and SolidWorks applications to create a powerful portfolio of materials-intensive manufacturing simulation solutions, Dassault Systèmes said. Plastics form a crucial part of today’s products, the company noted. They are increasingly complex, both in shape and production. Simplifying the design and manufacturing of plastics is therefore a critical part of many industries’ product creation.
New Balance, Red Sox raise money for veterans
In the first major fund-raising run since the Boston Marathon, some 2,000 runners and walkers, including hundreds of actively serving military members, gathered at Fenway Park Saturday to support clinical care, education, and research to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and families heal from post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.
 
 

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Comcast unveils expanded ‘Red Sox On Demand’ library
Comcast, whose services include cable TV, said it is unveiling an updated version of its Red Sox On Demand feature that includes dozens of additions over what was available last year. For example, there is a content folder dedicated to Pedro Martinez, the retired pitching star who is now a special assistant to the team’s general manager. One item in the folder: “The K Story,” a documentary of Martinez. There’s also another documentary titled “My Name Is Ted Williams,” which focuses on his off-the-field interests such as fishing. “Red Sox On Demand delivers die-hard Sox fans this exciting programming, including up close, behind-the-scenes access to the team and the players, any time of the day,” Steve Hackley, senior vice president of Comcast’s Greater Boston region, said in a statement. “
Jeff Vinik tells clients he will close hedge fund
Jeff Vinik told investors in a letter Friday that he plans to shut down his hedge fund and return clients’ money to them by June 30.
Boston Club report: Women play major roles at local nonprofits
Just over a third of board members for Massachusetts nonprofits are women, and 20 percent of the state’s nonprofits are headed by women chief executives, according to a new report from the Boston Club, an organization of senior executive and professional women. By comparison, women held just under 13 percent of the seats on the boards of directors at the state’s largest publicly traded companies in 2012, the group said. For the past decade, the Boston Club has been taking an annual census of female executives and board members at the state’s largest publicly traded companies. Because of the importance of nonprofits to the local economy, the Boston Club has decided for the first time to take a separate census of this sector of the economy.
More US jobs added than expected in April, unemployment at a four-year low
The US economy last month added jobs at a faster than expected rate and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than four years, sending stock markets soaring in early trading Friday.
Colliers International: Local commercial real estate market posted a ‘solid first quarter’
The vacancy rate for the Greater Boston office and R&D real estate market declined from 17 percent to 16.9 percent during the first quarter, and select properties are beginning to see rent increases, according to a new report from Colliers International. In “red-hot” Cambridge, the vacancy rate fell from 10.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 8.9 percent, said Colliers International, a real estate services firm with a big local presence. “Unlike 2012, when the lab market accounted for the entirety of the absorption (in Cambridge), the first quarter results were nearly evenly split between the office and lab sectors,” the firm said. As for downtown Boston, the firm said, “The strength of the recovery in the Financial District that began in 2012 carried into the quarter.”
Staples will sell 3D printers
Staples Inc., the office supply giant, said Friday that it is the first major US retailer to announce the availability of 3D printers. 3D printing allows for the creation of shapes or objects using digital technology, and the Cube 3D Printer from 3D Systems is now available on Staples.com for $1299.99 and will be available in a limited number of Staples stores by the end of June, the Framingham-based company said. The Cube 3D Printer features WiFi, is compatible with Mac or Windows, and comes with 25 free 3D templates designed by professional artists, with additional templates available online. With its portable design, the Cube fits easily in the office, classroom or living room, making it the perfect 3D printing device for designers, small businesses, and students.
Keurig single-serve coffee systems to get expanded presence in foodservice locations
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., a Vermont company whose brands include Keurig systems that brew coffee one cup at a time, said that its Keurig K150 Series Commercial Brewing System has been certified by the National Sanitation Foundation for foodservice use. “Becoming NSF certified is an important step in our focus on the foodservice industry, a key growth channel for our away-from-home business,” company president and chief executive Brian P. Kelley said in a statement. “Foodservice represents approximately 65 percent of coffee purchases outside the home, so it is only natural for us to evolve our offerings to meet the needs of customers and consumers in new marketplaces.” Much of the company’s Keurig operations are based in Massachusetts. National Sanitation Foundation is an accredited, third-party certification body.
 
 

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