Monday, June 30, 2008
Acusphere seeks approval for heart test
Acusphere Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Watertown, said today that the Food and Drug Administration will review Imagify, its lead product candidate. Acusphere describes Imagify as an ultrasound imaging agent for the detection of coronary artery disease....
Amtrak completes bridge work in Connecticut
Amtrak has resumed regular service between New York and Boston after completing work on a 90-year-old bridge in Connecticut. Workers installed a new vertical lift span on the Thames River Bridge between New London and Groton last week. Amtrak...
Mass. gas price is unchanged at $4.06 a gallon
Massachusetts gas prices remained unchanged from last week, AAA Southern New England reported today. In its latest weekly survey, AAA Southern New England said that it found that the price of a gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gas averaged...
Want to get rich? Move to Texas
"Go west, young man," was deemed splendid career advice 140 years ago or so, and an updated version of that piece of wisdom might be, "Go to Plano, Texas." Located near Dallas, Plano topped a list of the best...
Dunkin' Donuts debuts flatbread chicken sandwich
Dunkin' Donuts, the Canton-based coffee-and-baked-goods chain, continues to beef up its foods offerings as it pursues an aggressive nationwide expansion plan. Today Dunkin' Donuts unveiled the Southwest Chicken Flatbread Sandwich, the latest addition to its all-day menu. (The image...
Skyhook Wireless enters partnership
Skyhook Wireless of Boston and CSR today announced a partnership that they say will enable mobile device makers to more easily launch and support location-based services for consumers. Skyhook Wireless is focused on a "hybrid positioning system" that leverages...
Mass. foreclosure deeds set another record in May
Foreclosure deeds in Massachusetts broke another record last month, the Warren Group said today. Foreclosure deeds, the final step in the foreclosure process, rose 107.5 percent in May, from 677 in May 2007 to 1,405 last month, said the...
Report: Local office market is holding steady
Leasing fundamentals for the Greater Boston office market were "sluggish but holding steady" during the first half of the year, according to a new report out today from Colliers Meredith & Grew, a Boston real estate services firm. "Net...
Patriots Hall of Fame voting ends July 4
Patriot Place is more than a mere shopping center, the New England Patriots are quick to tell you; it's got some of the glitz and glam of Vegas and Hollywood as well. In mid 2007, the Kraft family, which...
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