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Wind Pole Ventures tackles faulty wind data
For wind power to take a firmer hold, there's still a missing ingredient: data. Wind Pole Ventures is building a business as an information broker, gathering more accurate wind speed information for sale to wind farm developers.
Families Rally For Hearing Aid Coverage For Kids
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Bidding for bankrupt Gainey Corp. to start at $68 million
Bidding is to start at $68 million on bankrupt trucking company Gainey Corp. , with a ruling Thursday making an Arizona private equity firm the stalking horse in the auction process.
Healthcare and Consumer Staples Seen Set for Best Bounce Back from Great Recession
Nariman Behravesh , chief economist for IHS Global Insight, comments on the September 2009 USA Today/IHS Global Insight Economic Outlook Index in this video posted September 25, 2009.
Movie theater exhibit showcases venues' golden age
It was the Strand, the RKO Keith and the Merrimack Square in Lowell that brought movie fans in for first-run flicks in classy surroundings.
U.S. sees increase in prices of home...
Home prices rose for the third-straight month in August, a key ingredient for a broad and sustained housing recovery.
Chew on This! Boston Suburb Hires Goats to Mow Lawn
Andover, Massachusetts is starting a pilot project that will use grazing goats to maintain a 3.5-acre meadow.
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RailRunner's Intermodal System Expands to India
RailRunner, developer of a container-based intermodal transport system, signed a 10-year agreement under which its products will be manufactured, operated, distributed and sold in India by Kolkata-based Stone India through Stone's wholly owned subsidiary, Stone Intermodal.
Today's biotech entrepreneurs are confronting medical conditions head-on with innovative technologies -- some changing the way new procedures are marketed, others looking to drive down health care costs altogether.
Return Growth Seen ahead for Manufacturing Sector, But Key Challenges Remain
Lexington, MA - October 16, 2009 - The manufacturing sector should see increased performance in 2010, but manufacturers will continue to be challenged by complex, global supply chains and more pressure for faster new product introductions, according to Stan Gwizdak , the new vice president for manufacturing at consulting firm Celerant .
Whose Words These Are (12): Teresa Cader
In anticipation of the 2009 Massachusetts Poetry Festival , where does poetry come from these days? And where is it going? Teresa Cader used to think of herself as a child of Europe.
W Hotel ready to enter, stage left, to spotlight
W Hotel general manager, William Bunce. General manager William Bunce will introduce the city to what he calls the W Hotels' "world of wow'' when the W Boston opens in the Theatre District on Oct.
Obama: give seniors an extra $250 each
Concerned about Social Security recipients, veterans, and people on disability payments struggling to make ends meet, President Obama is asking Congress to send them each a $250 check next year - " similar to the checks they received in May as part of the economic stimulus legislation.
U.S. data signals recovery, little inflation risk
U.S. consumer prices edged up in September, the number of workers filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week and New York state factory activity perked up this month, more proof the economy was healing after a protracted recession.
Rhode Island tourism expected to climb back
Rhode Island's hospitality industry sustained serious blows during the economic downturn, but experts say it can expect a slow but steady ride toward recovery.
Compuware acquires Mass.-based firm Gomez
Compuware, the downtown-based software firm, has grown with its recent acquisition of the Massachusetts-based Gomez .
LiRIS Delivers Lidocaine Drip Therapy Direct Into Bladder
MassDevice last week attended the MassMEDIC 11th Annual Medtech Investors Conference and is reporting back on some of the startups that presented innovative technologies.
Women can join MV Chorus, sing in Andover Christmas show
The Merrimack Valley Chorus will host a "Performance Opportunity Program" for females during four consecutive Thursdays beginning Oct.
Compuware to buy Gomez for $295 million
Compuware, an application performance management software company, said it expects the deal to close in November.
Streambase Releases Algo Strategies to Boost Build-Out Times
Streambase Systems announced today the availability of a complete library of standard order execution algorithms that are integrated into its algorithm development platform and are designed to help speed up production times for the creation of new algorithmic strategies.
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