Tuesday, February 9, 2010 `Right to Repair' auto bill moves up a gear
By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff The state Legislature's Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure has voted to recommend passage of a bill that would require auto manufacturers to provide diagnostic information to independent mechanics. Known as the Right... Check out those clothing donation bins, AG says
Globe Staff Consumers should do some homework before putting clothes into clothing donation bins, the office of the Massachusetts attorney general said today. Bins for the collection of used clothing, toys, and other household items can often be found in parking lots... Cynosure posts bigger 4Q loss as sales slide
Associated Press WESTFORD - Cynosure Inc. reported a larger loss for its fourth quarter, as sales continued to drop due to the weak economy and the cosmetic treatment equipment maker recorded a large one-time charge. Cynosure recorded a loss of... Social media could make Valentine's cards old hat
Globe Staff Bust out the scissors and paste, Romeo, and get ready to design a do-it-yourself Valentine's Day card - or better yet, send a dainty billet-doux to your sweetheart in a text-message or a tweet. A report from Unity... Clinical Data 3Q loss narrows on sales boost
Associated Press NEWTON - Biotechnology company Clinical Data Inc. said its fiscal 2010 third-quarter loss narrowed on a boost in sales of Familion and PGxPredict tests. The company lost $16 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with a loss... Zipcar pulls 2010 Toyota Priuses from fleet
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Zipcar Inc., the Cambridge-based car-sharing service, said it will not allow its customers to reserve 2010 Prius vehicles that have been recalled by Toyota. The policy is in efffect until the car's "brake concerns have... Mass. officials look to expand electric vehicle use
Globe Staff The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources said that it will sign a memorandum of understanding today with auto maker Nissan North America Inc. that will launch a partnership to explore ways to expand the use of electric vehicles... Who, What, Where
Isaac Borenstein, a former associate justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, has joined Denner Pellegrino LLP, a law firm with offices in Boston. Borenstein will serve as a partner in both the criminal law and civil division of the office. ... Hudson Capital launches valuations business
Globe Staff Hudson Capital Partners LLC, a Newton firm that has managed the liquidations of such retailers as Circuit City and Tower Records, said it will launch HCP Asset Advisors LLC, a valuations and advisory business, as a way to... Staples launches eco challenge
Globe Staff Staples Inc., the Framingham-based office supplies company, announced the first Staples Global EcoEasy Challenge, a competition that asks engineering students around the world to design more eco-friendly office products. "As part of the Staples Global EcoEasy Challenge, individuals... MS drugs help lift Biogen Idec revenues
Associated Press CAMBRIDGE - Biogen Idec Inc. said its profit rose 48 percent in the fourth quarter due to higher sales of Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease. The biotechnology company also forecast a profit for this... Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss
Associated Press BURLINGTON - Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said yesterday that it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased. For... Arradiance lands NASA grant
Globe Staff Arradiance Inc., a Sudbury company that focuses on functional film technologies, said that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research grant from NASA. "The goal of the program is to develop new imaging and sensor technology using... Today in Globe Business
He has state, US funds waiting/ Mass. aide seeks ready developers As the top economic official in Massachusetts government, Gregory Bialecki is responsible for giving away hundreds of millions of dollars to revive the state?s troubled economy. There?s just one problem:... Monday, February 8, 2010 Super numbers for the Super Bowl
By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff Super Bowl XLIV was a ratings bonanza for WBZ-TV (Channel 4). At the game's peak at 9:15 p.m Sunday, the Boston CBS affiliate attracted 2.37 million total local viewers. Overall, 106.5 million people tuned into... Levy Restaurants may land convention center deal
Globe Staff The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority said one of its committees is recommending that the authority's board of directors appoint Levy Restaurants as the food and beverage partner for the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the John B.... TD Garden commits $100k to Kroc Center
Globe Staff Garden Neighborhood Charities, the philanthropic arm of the TD Garden, is committing $100,000 and teaming up with the Salvation Army to support the Kroc Center, a 6.5 acre campus in Boston that is designed to support neighborhood families... FairPoint reorg plan would cut debt sharply
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine - The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed today. The plan outlined in a filing in US Bankruptcy Court in New York, where FairPoint... | 
