http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/ en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:38:21 -0500 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:44:18 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Mercury Computer Systems Inc. said in a press release that it has received a $2.7 million production order from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to provide RACE++ Series rugged computing modules for the Predator unmanned... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mercury_gets_pr.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mercury_gets_pr.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:38:21 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Boston ad agency Holland-Mark said it has been hired by One2One BodyScapes, a national fitness and one-to-one personal training franchise headquartered in Newton. Holland-Mark said it has been "tasked with helping to homogenize the brand... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/hollandmark_bul.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/hollandmark_bul.html Markets Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:32:28 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Pro-Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Newton firm focused on carbohydrate-based targeted therapeutic compounds to treat cancers and fibrosis, named Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn to its scientific advisory board. Omenn, 67, is a director of Amgen Inc. and... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/omenn_joins_pro.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/omenn_joins_pro.html Life sciences Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:18:44 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Bust out those vulcanized mukluks, outdoor lovers. L.L. Bean is gearing up to open its new store at Dedham's Legacy Place later this month. The grant event is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, July 24.... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/ll_bean_gets_re.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/ll_bean_gets_re.html Economy Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:58:08 -0500 Critics say utility plan may leave some in the dark Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, state energy officials, and community advocates are fighting a utility company plan they say threatens electrical service for hundreds of low-income families. Western Massachusetts Electric... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/today_in_globe_111.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/today_in_globe_111.html Economy Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:27:28 -0500 Associated Press GREENFIELD - A Greenfield plant has brought back about 80 workers who had been laid off for nearly three months. Kennametal Inc. spokeswoman Christina Reitano says the employees returned to work on Monday and represent nearly all of... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mass_company_br.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mass_company_br.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:11:52 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Citizens Bank said that it is collecting new school supplies for low-income children in Massachusetts, the fourth year it has done so. "Beginning today, pencils, pens, notebooks, and other supplies can be donated at any... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/citizens_is_col.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/citizens_is_col.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:53:16 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Abt Associates Inc. said that Kathleen L. Flanagan has been named president and chief executive, succeeding Wendell J. Knox, who had announced his retirement in June of last year. With offices in Cambridge, Abt Associates... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/abt_names_flana.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/abt_names_flana.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:22:23 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Analogic Corp., a Peabody provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that Bernard Gordon has stepped down from its board of directors as part of his planned retirement. Gordon, 82, founded Analogic... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/gordon_steps_do.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/gordon_steps_do.html Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:01:18 -0500 By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff David Marcus, the bureau chief for the Associated Press southern New England office, is leaving the bureau at the end of August to become the assistant director of newspaper accounts at the news agency's New... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/local_ap_bureau.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/local_ap_bureau.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:59:10 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The Commerce Insurance Co. said it is teaming with In Control Advanced Driver Training, the state-certified crash prevention program, to provide senior citizens with the skills necessary to reduce their risk of being involved in... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/commerce_offers.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/commerce_offers.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:47:36 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Decas Cranberry Products Inc. announced the appointment of Charles B. Dillon as chief operating officer and successor to chief executive Jeffrey Carlson. "Mr. Dillon will replace Jeffrey Carlson as president and chief executive officer... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/decas_cranberry_2.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/decas_cranberry_2.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:15:04 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism said that its Summer Mass Value Pass will offer discounts of at least 25 percent at more than 300 Massachusetts attractions, retail establishments, lodgings, and restaurants statewide.... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mass_travel_off.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mass_travel_off.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:56:54 -0500 By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Burlington's iBasis Inc., a wholesale carrier of international long distance telephone calls and a provider of retail prepaid calling services for mobile operators, said that it has received a letter from Royal KPN N.V., a... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/dutch_carrier_w.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/dutch_carrier_w.html Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:08:34 -0500 (File photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America) By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Gasoline prices in Massachusetts fell for the third straight week, with a 3-cent decline that is the largest one-week drop since the end of 2008, AAA Southern... http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mass_gas_prices_60.html http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/07/mass_gas_prices_60.html Economy Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:45:33 -0500