Keurig strikes deal with Kraft on coffee brands

NEW YORK — Keurig Green Mountain says it struck a deal to make Kraft's branded coffees, such as Maxwell House and Gevalia, for its single-serve brewing systems in the U.S. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Keurig, based in...

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Prayers for Atlantic City as closings, layoffs loom

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Members of the clergy locked arms as they led a march of about 400 Unite Here Local 54 members in "a prayer vigil for Atlantic City's service economy" on Wednesday night. "This is union territory," the casino workers chanted as...

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Music site SoundCloud to start paying artists

BERLIN — SoundCloud said Thursday that it will start paying artists and record companies whose music is played on the popular streaming site, a move that will bring it in line with competitors such as YouTube and Spotify. Berlin-based SoundCloud boasts...

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The Ticker

State auditor reviews workers' comp system A new state audit has made recommendations to improve accountability and efficiency in the workers' compensation system. State Auditor Suzanne Bump said yesterday that her office's review found that the Department...

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State probe: No price-gouging at other local supermarkets

Customers avoiding Market Basket are complaining about the prices at other grocery stores, but a state investigation found no evidence of price-gouging at the Tewksbury chain's competitors. "We did send inspectors out to look and see if there was anything...

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MassBio: Seed-stage funds slow

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is sounding a warning over seed-stage funding — the earliest form of investment in startups — saying recent dips could hurt innovation in the long run, according to its latest report on the health of the state's...

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Market Basket deal could extend beyond today’s 5 p.m. deadline

The parties negotiating the sale of Market Basket — facing a self-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. today — are signaling talks may spill into the weekend, with sources on both sides saying they're close to an agreement, but are wading through a series of complex...

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Hot Property: Flats on D links Seaport to South Boston

The new 197-unit Flats on D luxury apartments may not be in the thick of the Seaport District's offerings, but the project's developer sees that as an advantage. "A lot of people want to live close to the action, but away from the fray," said John Baxter,...

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Biotech $ barometer

Total Massachusetts seed-stage funding 
by year: 1999: $11,395,000 2000: $5,040,000 2001:$3,019,900 2002: $27,600,000 2003: $5,000,000 2004: $6,750,000 2005: $15,799,800 2006: $48,201,000 2007: $90,334,100 2008:$275,896,900 2009:$265,548,900...

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Katie Holmes buys Calabasas crib

 Ever since Katie Holmes up and left movie star super-Scientologist Tom Cruise she and their fashion maverick daughter, Suri, now eight, have shacked up in a rented apartment in a celebrity-filled building in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood....

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