http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/ en Copyright 2011 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:17:03 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Boston ad agency Arnold Worldwide said that it is expanding its "global micronetwork" into Australia through the creation of Arnold Furnace. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/06/arnold_expands_2.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/06/arnold_expands_2.html Economy Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:17:03 -0500 A judge in Rhode Island ruled that Boston's Steward Health Care Systems LLC could move forward with negotiating a takeover of financially troubled Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/judge_rules_ste.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/judge_rules_ste.html Tue, 31 May 2011 19:18:08 -0500 French drugmaker Sanofi SA told employees of Genzyme Corp., the Cambridge company Sanofi acquired in April, that they will have a new reporting structure within the parent company. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/sanofi_announce.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/sanofi_announce.html Life sciences Tue, 31 May 2011 18:25:05 -0500 Dunkin' Donuts is gearing up for summer with a new addition to their beverage lineup: Frozen Hot Chocolate. The company said that the drink, available for a limited time at participating locations nationwide, "delivers the rich, comforting taste of Dunkin' Donuts classic hot chocolate in an icy cold beverage." http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/dunkin_donuts_i_1.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/dunkin_donuts_i_1.html Economy Tue, 31 May 2011 13:53:53 -0500 General Dynamics Corp. has hired more than 100 employees to help work on a defense contract it was awarded by the Navy in December. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/general_dynamic_6.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/general_dynamic_6.html Economy Tue, 31 May 2011 13:37:17 -0500 Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are down for the third week in a row, according to a weekly survey by AAA Southern New England. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/local_gas_price_42.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/local_gas_price_42.html Economy Tue, 31 May 2011 12:37:35 -0500 National home prices in March plunged below the low point of the recent recession, signalling a double-dip in housing after a mild rebound last year, according to widely respected home price index. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/report_national.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/report_national.html Economy Real estate Tue, 31 May 2011 11:15:47 -0500 Dyax Corp. has expanded its partnership with an Italian drugmaker to develop a drug used to treat a hereditary disease that can cause dangerous swelling in the throat. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/dyax_expands_pa.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/dyax_expands_pa.html Life sciences Tue, 31 May 2011 10:22:21 -0500 Massachusetts charities soon may be limited in how they are able to compensate their board members following legislation approved by the state Senate late Thursday. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/senate_passes_r.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/senate_passes_r.html Economy Fri, 27 May 2011 16:33:09 -0500 The Steamship Authority, which oversees all ferry operations between the state's mainland and the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, announced today that it has deployed a new mobile website that allows travelers to easily check on the status of arriving and departing ferries from their smartphones. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/new_mobile_site.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/new_mobile_site.html Technology Fri, 27 May 2011 14:59:01 -0500 Arris Group Inc. is in talks to acquire SeaChange International Inc., according to a report published Thursday citing people familiar with the discussions. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/report_arris_gr.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/report_arris_gr.html Technology Fri, 27 May 2011 14:05:58 -0500 The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today hailed the launch of non-stop air service between Boston and Tokyo next year as an economic boost for the region, noting that it will not only help increase tourism here, but also build stronger connections to Japanese markets. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/boston_chamber_4.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/boston_chamber_4.html Economy Fri, 27 May 2011 11:12:21 -0500 Hydroid Inc., a Bourne-based manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs, said that it has passed a critical design review to provide "littoral battlespace sensing" AUVs and associated technologies to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, a unit of the US Navy known as SPAWAR. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/hydroid_auv_pas.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/hydroid_auv_pas.html Technology Fri, 27 May 2011 08:38:31 -0500 Zipcar Inc., the Cambridge-based car-sharing company that recently went public, wants all hands to know that a Zipcar gift certificate can make for an ideal graduation present. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/get_that_gradua.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/get_that_gradua.html Technology Fri, 27 May 2011 06:11:10 -0500 Morton Hospital and Medical Center of Taunton today filed formal notice with the Massachusetts attorney general's office of its plan to be bought by Boston's Steward Health Care System LLC. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/morton_hospital_3.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2011/05/morton_hospital_3.html Life sciences Thu, 26 May 2011 18:07:52 -0500