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<![CDATA[Renee Nowlan-Kushmerek joins Realty World Advantage]]>
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<![CDATA[BILLERICA -- Renee Nowlan-Kushmerek, of Methuen, recently joined the team of real-estate agents at Realty World Advantage in Billerica.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:48:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pepperell brewer in marketing deal]]>
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<![CDATA[PEPPERELL --- 50 Back Brewing Co. has been selected to participate in national program to help small businesses improve their marketing efforts.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Kronos Inc. reports  8 percent sales rise]]>
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<![CDATA[CHELMSFORD -- Kronos Inc., which provides labor-management software, said last week that revenues for its fiscal first quarter, which ended Dec.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pending home sales up sharply in Jan.]]>
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<![CDATA[WALTHAM -- The number of single-family homes put under agreement in Massachusetts last month was up sharply from a the same time a year ago, according to a report from the Massachusetts Association]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell Five hires four new employees]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank recently announced the following new hires:    * Steven Ventre joins the bank's commercial lending team as a vice president.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Health insurance is big decision for small business]]>
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<![CDATA[Editor's note: This is the second of two parts    Our last article addressed the challenges small-business owners face in securing and paying for high-quality health care for themselves, their]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[MOTOR CITY MOTIVATION]]>
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<![CDATA[DETROIT -- People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Corey Williams, Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:35:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Friendly's CEO will step down from job]]>
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<![CDATA[WILBRAHAM (AP) -- The chief executive of the Friendly's restaurant chain has announced he is stepping down after 18 months on the job and a month after the company emerged from bankruptcy protection.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:35:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Reinvigorating discouraged job hunters]]>
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<![CDATA[The encouraging employment statistics ought to be of some comfort to those of you who are still looking.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:35:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Buyers denied loan, but still lose deposit]]>
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<![CDATA[A fellow real-estate lawyer who writes the massrealestatelawblog.com brings attention to a recent appeals-court case that cost a couple their $31,000 deposit.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:36:34 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Considerations for sellers-turned-landlords]]>
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<![CDATA[Homeowners faced with relocation and unable to secure a buyer for their home are looking at "Option B" -- offering their home as a rental property.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:35:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Mass. pending home sales up sharply]]>
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<![CDATA[WALTHAM -- The number of single-family homes put under agreement in Massachusetts last month was up sharply from a the same time a year ago, according to a report from the Massachusetts Association]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:20:43 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Study: More homebuyers,  sellers rely on an agent]]>
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<![CDATA[WALTHAM -- About 94 percent of Massachusetts homebuyers and sellers worked through a real-estate professional in 2011, according to a recent National Association of Realtors study.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:23:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Airvana Networks files suit against Sweden's Ericsson]]>
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<![CDATA[CHELMSFORD -- Airvana Network Solutions, which makes software that enables smartphones to send and receive high-speed data, announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Swedish-based Ericsson A.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:36:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[AMSC shares slide after disappointing forecast]]>
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<![CDATA[DEVENS -- Shares of AMSC slipped yesterday after the company provided an outlook for this quarter that disappointed analysts and investors.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:36:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[American Science and Engineering beats Street]]>
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<![CDATA[BILLERICA -- American Science and Engineering Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat expectations.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:36:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Shares of iRobot plunge on reduced forecast for 2012]]>
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<![CDATA[BEDFORD -- Shares of iRobot Corp. lost more than a third of their value after the company said reduced military orders for its robots would cause its 2012 revenues to decline.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:36:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[D'Youville CEO chairs Mass. Senior Care]]>
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<![CDATA[Naomi Prendergast, president and CEO of D'Youville Life and Wellness Community in Lowell, was recently selected chairwoman of the board of directors for the Massachusetts Senior Care Association.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:35:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath]]>
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<![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE -- Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:31:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[3M names Thulin to replace Buckley as CEO]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- The maker of Post-Its and Scotch Tape has named a new chief executive.     With his employment contract set to expire this month, 3M Co.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:14:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Apotex to pay $445M]]>
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<![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Just three months before the world's second-best-selling drug gets U.S. generic competition, a generic company has paid nearly $445 million to finally end a decadelong,]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Sprint 4Q loss on iPhone]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Sprint dug deep into its pockets in the latest quarter to put iPhones in the hands of its customers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bridal shop offers veterans a good fit]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- James Bartlett and Teajin Sung got engaged nearly a year ago, but with finances tight, they hadn't set a date or even bought a wedding dress.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Marie Donovan, Sun Correspondent)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:03:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Avid shares jump on earnings report]]>
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<![CDATA[BURLINGTON -- Shares Avid Technology Inc. jumped in after-hours trading last night after the maker of video-editing software reported fourth-quarter earnings that were far better than expectations.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:40:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Judge OKs $30M sale of Beacon Power]]>
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<![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge yesterday approved a private-equity firm's $30 million offer for Tyngsboro's Beacon Power Corp.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:40:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Business confidence rises in January]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- Business confidence in Massachusetts rose for the third straight month in January, according to a monthly survey.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:40:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell's Dubliner closes its doors]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL-- A popular Irish pub that has operated downtown for more than 35 years has apparently served its last pint.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:39:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell to host labor forum]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- The state's employment picture has shown some improvement of late, but it's no secret that many people who have lost jobs have been unable to find new positions.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Dan O'Brien, dobrien@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:38:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Netflix gets a challenge]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video-streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Peter Svensson, Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:42:22 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Entries for AIM trade awards due]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- The Associated Industries of Massachusetts International Business Council (AIM-IBC) is now accepting nominations for its annual Global Trade Awards, which recognize Massachusetts firms,]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[AMSC to appeal dismissed lawsuit]]>
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<![CDATA[DEVENS -- Officials at AMSC announced yesterday that a Chinese court has dismissed one of the company's copyright-infringement suits against a former customer Sinovel Wind Group.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Beacon Power has new owner]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun News Services    TYNGSBORO -- Bankrupt Beacon Power Corp. announced yesterday that virtually all of its assets were acquired by a Philadelphia-based private-equity firm, Rockland Capital, for $30.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Kewill announces Acushnet as client]]>
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<![CDATA[CHELMSFORD -- Kewill Plc, which provides software to help clients optimize their shipping efforts, recently announced that golf-apparel company Acushnet Co.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:18 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[So how much do you pay for your technology?]]>
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<![CDATA[I'm dating myself here but...     When I grew up, the telephone was used only for verbal communication and there was one phone company.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Data-security firm has strong Q1]]>
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<![CDATA[CONCORD -- Shares of Technical Communications Corp. jumped yesterday after the company reported big gains in quarterly revenues and profits.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sales at Concord data-security firm jump]]>
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<![CDATA[CONCORD -- Shares of Technical Communications Corp. were up 30 percent as of 1 p.m. Monday after the company reported big gains in quarterly revenues and profits.]]>
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<![CDATA[Obstacles exist for Obama energy plan]]>
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<![CDATA[DENVER -- President Barack Obama's goal of approving enough renewable-energy projects on federal lands to power 3 million homes may be the easy part -- getting]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:07:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[With a pricing overhaul and redesigned stores, CEO hopes to bring buzz back to J.C. Penney]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Everyone wants to see what Ron Johnson will do next.    For 15 years, Johnson worked at Target, where he pioneered the retailer's cheap chic image.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:02:20 -0700]]>
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<item>
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<![CDATA[No sure thing in picking stocks]]>
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<![CDATA[Anyone who has read this column during the last nine years knows I am no fan of investment gurus, prophets and talking heads in the financial media who engage in the prediction game.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:39:00 -0700]]>
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<item>
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<![CDATA[Have answers ready for those who object]]>
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<![CDATA[Four weeks ago, we stressed the importance of understanding that seeking a new opportunity -- even in a so-called uptick employment market -- involved a marketing campaign and the development of a]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:38:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Andover optical-networking company raises $2.7 million]]>
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<![CDATA[ANDOVER -- Polatis Inc., a provider of optical-networking equipment, said it has landed $2.7 million in new venture-capital funding.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:37:37 -0700]]>
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<item>
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<![CDATA[Facebook going public: What does it mean for your privacy?]]>
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<![CDATA[I received two phone calls yesterday from a political polling survey. I quickly hung up each time. Then a telemarketer called my cellphone.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:11:49 -0700]]>
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<item>
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<![CDATA[New MassHousing program helps low-income buyers]]>
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<![CDATA[While Christmas has passed, Virginia will be pleased to learn that Santa is alive and well and has taken up residence at MassHousing.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:37:08 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Communicate well to run a smooth office]]>
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<![CDATA[Stop for a second and think about the different ways you communicate: cellphone calls, personal emails, work emails, text messages, work-phone calls, meetings and more.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:58:12 -0700]]>
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<item>
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<![CDATA[Acme Packet Q4 profits drop]]>
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<![CDATA[BEDFORD -- Shares of Acme Packet Inc., a provider of mobile-networking infrastructure, traded lower last night after the company announced disappointing fourth-quarter results.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:56:31 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[IRobot makes $6M investment]]>
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<![CDATA[BEDFORD -- IRobot Corp., maker of robotic devices for the military and consumer markets, said this week that it is making a $6 million investment in a California telemedicine company.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:38:15 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[SeaChange announces cuts]]>
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<![CDATA[ACTON -- SeaChange International, a maker of digital video systems, announced this week that it has cut an undisclosed number of positions that will contribute to about $5 million in annualized cost]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:37:32 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[TJX same-store sales up 7%]]>
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<![CDATA[FRAMINGHAM (AP) -- TJX Cos., operator of the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods discount chains, said yesterday that revenue at stores open at least a year rose 7 percent last month, to $1.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:37:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[PrideStar opens ambulance base in Nashua]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- Medical transporter PrideStar EMS announced that it has opened a new ambulance base in Nashua.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Borrego Solar Systems finds room to expand in Lowell]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- In 2008, Borrego Solar Systems established its East Coast headquarters on Industrial Avenue East.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Jennifer Myers, jmyers@lowellsun.com)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:08:59 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Facebook friends? Now you can own a piece of the social network]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update yesterday: The Internet social network is going public in a stock offering that could value it at as much as $100 billion, eight years]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:04:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Unitil nets $10M in Q4 profit]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Unitil Corp. reported a net profit of $10 million during the fourth quarter, finishing up what CEO Robert G.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Michael Hartwell, mhartwell@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:40:36 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[American Airlines aims to cut 13,000 jobs, end pension plan]]>
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<![CDATA[DALLAS -- The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate about 13,000 jobs -- 15 percent of its workforce -- as the nation's third-biggest airline remakes itself under bankruptcy protection.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (David Koenig, AP Airlines Writer)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:40:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pfizer recalls birth-control pills over packaging error]]>
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<![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS -- Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth- control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Tom Murphy, AP Business Writer)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:40:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Shirley firm installs solar panels at its facility]]>
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<![CDATA[SHIRLEY -- A Shirley-based construction company with an emphasis on reducing its carbon footprint went one step further last month.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Katina Caraganis , kcaraganis@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:38:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cruise lines lose bookings in wake of Italian sinking]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The frightful images of a sinking Italian cruise ship have scared off some cruise passengers, at least temporarily, during the industry's peak booking season.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Scott Mayerowitz, AP Business Writer)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:09:07 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Amazon stock takes hit as income dips sharply]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon's fourth-quarter net income dropped sharply, weighed down by higher operating expenses even as revenue grew.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:05:33 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Apple looks to Britain for new retail chief]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) -- In its quest to spread its stores around the world, Apple is reaching over the Atlantic to snatch the CEO of a British electronics chain to head its retail operations.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:37:42 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Consumers none too sure economy will rebound]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK -- It looks like Americans are starting to doubt that the economy in 2012 will be that much better than it was last year.]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:37:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Drug to correct genetic defect that causes form of cystic fibrosis approved]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval yesterday, offering a life-changing treatment for a handful of patients with the deadly illness and broader]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:37:29 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Federal deficit dips slightly -- to $1.1 trillion]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- A new budget report released yesterday predicts the government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Andrew Taylor, Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:37:26 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Clear Channel getting into TV with partner Ryan Seacrest]]>
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<![CDATA[DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) -- Radio broadcasting giant Clear Channel is breaking into the TV- production business.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:37:23 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[Can't get to a TV? Watch the Super Bowl on your phone or computer]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday.]]>
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<![CDATA[/business]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:37:21 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Americans boost savings]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Americans' income rose in December by the most in nine months, a hopeful sign for the economy after a year of weak wage gains.]]>
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<![CDATA[/business]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:59:51 -0700]]>
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<item>
<title>
<![CDATA[Playing it safe with computer security]]>
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<![CDATA[Would you leave the doors to your home unlocked when you retire for the evening? Would you leave your wallet on the front seat of your car while you shopped at the mall?]]>
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<![CDATA[/business]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:59:13 -0700]]>
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<title>
<![CDATA[SoundBite shares up on revised forecast]]>
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<![CDATA[BEDFORD -- Shares of SoundBite Communications jumped yesterday after the company provided preliminary fourth-quarter results that came in ahead of expectations.]]>
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<![CDATA[/business]]>
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<author>
<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:58:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dynamics Research part of Air Force pact]]>
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<![CDATA[ANDOVER -- Dynamics Research Corp. said yesterday that it was selected by the Air Force as one of 26 awardees of a 12-year contract worth up to $1.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:58:11 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[City office buildings are sold for $10.5M]]>
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<![CDATA[LOWELL -- A pair of office buildings near the Chelmsford line have been sold for $10.5 million, according to reports.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:57:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Hologic beats forecasts; shares rise]]>
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<![CDATA[BEDFORD (AP) -- Medical-device maker Hologic Inc. said Monday that its fiscal first-quarter net income rose 90 percent from a year ago as revenue grew across its business units.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:35:07 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[SoundBite shares jump on earnings revision]]>
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<![CDATA[BEDFORD -- Shares of SoundBite Communications jumped Monday after the company provided preliminary fourth-quarter results that came in ahead of expectations.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:21:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Heat is on for TerraTherm]]>
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<![CDATA[FITCHBURG -- Business is heating up for a company that cleans contaminated areas -- including that of the Silresim Superfund site on Tanner Street in Lowell -- using a novel, heat-based process.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (Michael Hartwell, mhartwell@sentinelandenterprise.com)]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:41:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bedford's Avila agrees to buyout]]>
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<![CDATA[BEDFORD -- Avila Therapeutics, a biotech that recently moved its operations from Waltham to Bedford, has agreed to be acquired for $350 million by Summit, N.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:38:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Datawatch shares jump on Q1 report]]>
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<![CDATA[CHELMSFORD -- Shares of Datawatch Corp. closed at their highest level in 12 years Friday, a day after the company reported its fiscal first-quarter earnings.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:38:46 -0700]]>
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