Boston Business Journal articles from November 2000

Boston Business Journal archives from November 2000

Businesses derailed.(Aquarium T station closes)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... Closing of T stop brings pain to smaller operators Mohammed Hossain thought he had a sure thing when he purchased the 7-Eleven convenience store on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Milk Street in Boston. As store manager prior to...

Somerville asks Sox: 'Why not?'.(possible Boston Red Sox site)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... City promotes itself as site for the new baseball park SOMERVILLE--The Boston Red Sox refuse to discuss even the possibility of building a new ballpark anywhere but the Fenway. But with the current plan's tremendous obstacles and the...

Open Market Inc. refocuses itself to reopen its market.(Internet commerce)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... BURLINGTON--With losses growing and its stock suffering badly, Open Market Inc. has shifted strategy in an effort finally to reach profitability. A pioneer in Internet commerce, the software maker has struggled to find its place in an...

Large pizza, extra cheese, and hold the cell phone.(Emma's cell phone policy)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... It's a concept whose time has come--cell phone-free dining. Emma's, a pizza parlor and Cambridge institution, greets diners with a sign at the front door warning patrons not to use mobile phones-in the restaurant. David Rockwood, one...

A new business model?(National Association of Industrial and Office Properties seminar)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Just how scary is the real estate market? Those attending a packed National Association of Industrial and Office Properties seminar this week got a first-hand look at the face of horror--and applauded. Jerry Rappaport Jr., president of...

And, they don't do windows.(Lydstrom Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... If you think you have trouble determining exactly what some of these New Economy companies actually do, take heart. You're not alone. Earlier this week, officials at Boston-based Lydstrom Inc. fielded a call from a potential customer who...

Could another pucker prove presidential?(LunchDates election survey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... If Vice President Al Gore really wants to shore up his national base and snatch the election from W., maybe he should work the dating scene. In this season of endless election-year surveys, LunchDates, a locally based dating service,...

CORRECTION.(Ken Zolot, Egenera Inc.)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
November 3, 2000... In an article in the Oct. 20-26 issue of the BBJ, Ken Zolot of Egenera Inc. was misidentified. He is the company's chief operating officer.

Taurus buys 98 percent of Landmark building.(Taurus New England Investments Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... A total of 346,000 square feet of condominium space, or 98 percent of 160 Federal St., a 24-story downtown building known as the Landmark, has been sold for reportedly more than $80 million to Taurus New England Investments Corp. ...

Genuity 3Q loss widens.(Genuity Inc., third quarter 2000)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... BURLINGTON--Genuity Inc., the provider of Internet services that went public in June, said its third-quarter loss widened as it spent more to attract customers. The loss widened to $228.9 million, or 24 cents a share, from $172.4 million,...

Talbots says 3Q profit to beat revised forecast.(Talbots Incorporated, third quarter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... HINGHAM--Talbots Inc., a retailer of women's and children's clothing, said it will report fiscal third-quarter profit that beats revised company estimates because of stronger-than-expected sales. Earnings for the quarter ended Oct. 28 were...

Triumph over troubles.(Stewart Cohen of Ozer Group L.L.C. and Paragon Capital L.L.C.)
November 3, 2000... Personal experience with liquidation leads to 'very strong strategic vision' for retail Stewart Cohen learned about asset liquidations the hard way. At 27, he left his job at Whitehall China in Chicago, moved back to Boston and opened...

Greenberg moves into Miami on a grand scale.(Seth Greenberg, Sage Hotel Corporation)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... A Boston man who has banked his career on the Euro-crowds of this city, Miami and New York will expand into the hotel business in partnership with a local lodging company. Seth Greenberg and Sage Hotel Corp. of Boston last Friday signed a...

Physiometrix stock perks up after approval by FDA.(Food and Drug Administration )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... BILLERICA--Physiometrix Inc. is waking up. The company, which makes devices to monitor a patient's consciousness while under anesthesia, is "seeing the light at the end of the tunnel," according to John Williams, its president and chief...

Specialty eases burden on hospitals, doctors, patients.(hospitalists)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... It's no secret that primary care physicians are swamped with patients. They lament that if they do get to visit their patients in the hospital, it is usually in the wee hours of the morning or late at night, if at all. But now they can turn to...

Cathartes is wired over the telecom hotel market.(Cathartes Investments Incorporated)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Cathartes Investments Inc. had barely gotten a 384,000-square-foot telecommunications development off the ground before it turned out to be a wild success. The Boston-based real estate company sold the development rights for so-called...

Tight market changes the Longwood area tenant mix.(Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... BROOKLINE--The 150,000 square feet of space that Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. left behind in the Longwood medical area at 10 Brookline Place West has been leased, but not by the tenants you'd necessarily expect. Located in the heart of...

Landlords advised to seek protection against polluters.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Last week's $16 million jury award against Bayer Corp. over the pollution of two industrial sites in Wilmington has highlighted the need for landlords to protect their sites from environmental pollution. The suit, which Boston-based law...

Streamline.com needs cash delivery to stay afloat.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... WESTWOOD--Streamline.com Inc., the struggling grocery home-delivery service, has yet to identify the source of new capital it said it needs to stay in business. The company, which is seeing big losses and a dwindling stock price, has...

Marsh sees surety bond offering as solution to e-risks.(Marsh Incorporated, electronic commerce risks)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... The emergence of e-commerce has introduced unusual transaction risks--such as buying a product or service from faceless entity that has an Internet site but no brick-and-mortar location. But it also has provided opportunities to companies...

Lesley adds doctoral level to arts therapy program.(Lesley University)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... CAMBRIDGE--Lesley University is adding a doctoral component to its existing master's degree program in expressive therapies, which combines psychotherapy and the arts. Local practitioners say the doctorate offering will help increase their...

Bank's image-building drive undeterred by analysts.(Capital Crossing Bank)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Capital Crossing Bank is in the midst of a multi-media, million-dollar advertising campaign to position itself as the lender of choice to the Boston area's small and medium-sized companies. But as the Boston-based institution makes a push...

First Albany's new venture fund won't follow the herd.(First Albany Corporation, FA Technology Ventures)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... FA Technology Ventures, a Boston-based division of First Albany Corp., has announced that it is raising its first venture capital fund. The venture, fund was created by First Albany, and its ranks have been filled with former and current...

Precise Software acquires Savant.(Precise Software Solutions Incorporated, Savant Corporation)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... WESTWOOD--Precise Software Solutions announced the purchase of Maryland-based Savant Corp. for $20 million in cash and stock this week. Savant Corp.'s 29 employees will remain in Bethesda, where Savant will become Precise's second research and...

Givenation.com merges with New York web portal.(Worth Interactive)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Founder believes merger will continue boost of online philanthropy Just a month after opening its web site for business, Worth Interactive has made a deal for Givenation.com, a company co-founded by local businessman and political figure...

Good Life Uptown to be reborn as St. Botolph's.(Boston, Massachusetts restaurant)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Brian O'Neill has his hands full. With his first restaurant partnership with chef Rene Michelena open in Cambridge, O'Neill is juggling the development of two more Boston restaurants while scouting new locations for his '60s retro Good...

Environmental merger includes Westford branch.(AMEC Earth and Environmental Incorporated, Ogden Environmental and Energy Services Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... WESTFORD--The local office of a national environmental consulting company changed hands this past week as part of a $17.5 million acquisition deal designed to double domestic environmental operations for London-based engineering services...

Administration refloats plan to privatize the MWRA.(Massachusetts Water Resources Authority)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Despite a legislative setback, the Cellucci administration plans next year to resurrect a campaign that could privatize the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The state Executive Office of Administration and Finance plans to file a...

Law firm starts real estate entity.(Burns and Levinson L.L.P.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Burns & Levinson LLP is extending its expertise in real estate with a new wholly owned subsidiary that will advise clients who hold property in trust or any other fiduciary capacity. David Rosenblatt, a managing partner of the firm, said...

Firm's cancer test gets approval after 15 years in lab.(Oncogene Science Diagnostics Incorporated)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... CAMBRIDGE--Chemotherapy doesn't stop all cancers, and until now, doctors had few ways of knowing how well treatments were working, if at all. Oncogene Science Diagnostics Inc. hopes it can now make it easier for doctors. The...

LingoMotors talks it up with $16M in funds.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... CAMBRIDGE--LingoMotors, a maker of web search technology, has raised $16 million in a third round of funding. The investment will support the company's effort to build new Internet search engine technology that allows users to ask questions...

Corporate execs tired of the 'soft money' shakedown.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... Harry Freeman, a former executive vice president with American Express, says a new pa11 supports what he saw first-hand at the financial services giant: Corporations give campaign contributions because they fear politicians will punish them if...

Groups spend big money on small-business vote.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... The National Federation of Independent Business' political action committee raised $8 million for the 2000 election--a small sum compared with the $3 billion that observers estimate will be spent by all the players in this year's political...

Framework Technologies adds $31.25M to war chest.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... Since its inception in '94, Internet software maker has raised $52.25 million BURLINGTON--Framework Technologies Corp. announced the closing of its third round of venture funding, totaling $31.25 million, this past week. The final...

Boston again ranks high in employment trends.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... Columbia, Mo., is entering its second year as the metropolitan area closest to full employment. Meanwhile, the Boston area continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates of major metropolitan areas in the country. The Columbia...

Mass. investors take a shine to Nashville's tech market.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Nashville is pumped up about a Massachusetts company pumping money into its economy. Last month, it was announced that venture capitalist Tuff Yen, Robert Frist Jr. and their new East Coast partners want to bring up to $15 million of...

Sen. accuses SBA of election-eve politics.(Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... The chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee is accusing the Small Business Administration of promoting Vice President Al Gore's candidacy for president by conducting a "national public relations blitz" just before the Nov. 7 election....

Home builders criticize 'flawed' smart growth poll.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... The real estate industry is fighting back in the public relations war over sprawl. The National Association of Home Builders said a recent poll released by Smart Growth America is "seriously flawed" because it relied on "leading questions"...

Mayors oppose one tax rate.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... The nation's mayors have thrown a wrench into the efforts of states to streamline their sales tax systems so they can begin to collect taxes on goods sold over the Internet. The U.S. Conference of Mayors said it opposes a proposal to...

The eyes still have it.(Stephanie Kellar patents the Lashpro eyelash curler)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 3, 2000... Lashpro founder has eyes on prize with eyelash curlers BROOKLINE--On her 38th birthday, Brookline resident Stephanie Kellar treated herself to the present of her dreams. More than 20 years after pinching her face in a college dorm room,...

TCN to offer roundtable for financing a business.
November 3, 2000... Tuesday, Nov. 14: The Technology Capital Network (TCN) at MIT will present a entrepreneurs financing roundtable at the MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, from 7-9:45 a.m. Ian Carver, executive director of the entrepreneurial...

'Finding Your Funding' to start your business.
November 3, 2000... Thursday, Nov. 16: The Center for Women & Enterprise will present "Finding Your Funding" at the center, Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont St., Boston, from 5-6:30 p.m. Learn about the types and sources of funding for starting a business. The cost...

Consultant to speak on leadership, organization.
November 3, 2000... The Entrepreneur's Executive Forum at Boston College will present an event for business owners and executives on Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Peter Lynch Executive Conference Center, Fulton Hall, 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut...

Web site puts environmental regulations at your fingertips.(United States. Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 3, 2000... Local small-business owners looking to navigate the often Byzantine world of environmental regulations, can check out new web site created by the New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The new web page, which can be...

The view isn't all that different from 'across the pond'.(genetic screening information to be used by insurance companies)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... There's nothing like a trip abroad to freshen your perspective of home. It was the late U.S. House Speaker Thomas R "Tip" O'Neill Jr. who said, "All politics is local." And, from viewing the Irish and British press in the last few weeks, we can...

Negotiating scope changes during the life of a project.
November 3, 2000... Some negotiations take place at the outset of a project, before any work has been done. At that time, people create a contract that specifies the scope of work, the price, and the terms and conditions surrounding the project. What they may not...

Design-Build Institute has a bold vision of the future.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... The New England chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America is only a few months old, but it has already been tapped to host DBIA's 2001 annual conference in October at the Sheraton Boston. Dorwin Thomas, president of DBIA's New...

Designing seminar.
November 3, 2000... The design-build crowd will also be represented with several seminars at the Boston Society of Architects' upcoming event, the 16th annual Build Boston. The three-day convention, which is being held at the World Trade Center Boston Nov. 14...

Holidays come early.(Diversified Project Management Inc. and Abbey Group's special events raise money for charity)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... It's not quite the holiday season, but there's been a lot of generosity already. Diversified Project Management's seventh Annual Golf Classic last month raised $25,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Boston-based...

Can anybody lay claim to the name 'Cyber District?'.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Shayne Gilbert says she was on a shuttle to New York in 1997 when she coined the name "Cyber District" to describe the neighborhood of computer-related businesses where she worked. She was playing off the name Leather District, the neighborhood...

Venture funding continues.(Living Systems AG)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... The parent company of living systems Inc. of Newton, living systems AG, raised $10 million in pre-IPO venture capital. The company, which was founded in Germany and also maintains an office there in Donaueschingen, provides software technology...

The yo-yo market: It goes up, down, sleeps and more.(analysis of financial markets and where they are headed)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... EDWARD "NED" RILEY Pundits and metaphors go together like, er, blue-sky laws and IPOs. Anyway, as I bounced around with the Nasdaq over the past few weeks, I found myself in search of a new metaphor to describe all the wacky stuff going...

CORPORATE ALBUM: J. Baker Inc.(Alan Weinstein, CEO)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... THE BUSINESS J. Baker Inc.'s operating businesses compete in two retail segments: apparel and footwear. The company operates businesses engaged in the retail sale of apparel through its Casual Male Big & Tall and Repp Big & Tall businesses...

Returning to research.(Boston Scientific Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... Boston Scientific aims to regain market share with renewed interest in R&D NATICK--Despite weaker-than-expected third-quarter sales--the fourth straight quarter of flat or declining revenue--Boston Scientific Corp's president and CEO James...

Manufacturers find a good match in software firms.(Rohm and Haas Co., Hasbro Inc. purchase manufacturing software)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Rohm and Haas Co., one of the world's largest manufacturers of specialty chemicals, several years ago installed a new software system from Cambridge-based Aspen Technology Inc. The investment of roughly $7 million over the past four years...

'Old-time' industries leap ahead by reinventing themselves.(discussion of how traditional manufacturing industries can remain competitive in market dominated by high tech industry)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... When we think of old-time, "stodgy" industries, certain instant images come to mind: metal, chrome, fabric, wood, for example. These raise a dusty picture of companies that have had their day and that, while still producing needed goods,...

'RTOs' mark next step for electricity generation market.(regional transmission organizations signal final step in deregulation of electric utilities)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... The next step toward effective electric industry deregulation has begun--regional transmission organizations (RTOs). RTOs signal the beginning of the end to vertically integrated electric utilities, which, in turn, is expected to signal the...

Precision robots a necessity for semiconductor makers.(Brooks Automation, PRI Automation Inc. benefit from increased use of robots in manufacturing of semiconductors)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... For the past 50 years, engineers have been building machines with all kinds of fancy motors and levers and gears that can move around, blink and even talk. But the engineers have forgotten one thing. "They've failed to put in a brain,"...

PERSONNEL FILE.(appointments, promotions)
November 3, 2000... ADVERTISING/COMMUNICATIONS Target Marketing & Promotions in Boston named Nathan Bell, Meg Bruno and Kelley Curtin account coordinators and Michelle Neveux travel/incentive coordinator. Brodeur Worldwide in Boston named the following:...

Direct Results Group.(launches media campaign for Lighthousebank.com)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Direct Results Group of Boston launched a broad media campaign, consisting of print and radio advertising, direct marketing, events and web banners, for Lighthousebank.com, a Waltham-based online bank.

Boston Scientific Corp.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Boston-based visual communications firm kor group was hired for the following projects: an enrollment package for the human resources division of Natick-based Boston Scientific Corp.; materials for the upcoming leadership conference of Simmons...

Thaler/Opper.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Thaler/Opper, a Natick-based marketing and design agency, established a Scottsdale, Ariz., office, to be headed up by the company's co-founder and partner June Opper.

Cambridge College.(Bozell Kamstra )(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Danvers-based Bozell Kamstra added Cambridge College to its account roster, looking to raise the college's profile among potential students, the business community and academia through integrated brand advertising (print, TV and radio),...

Process & Industrial Design-Construction LLC.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Process & Industrial Design-Construction LLC of Milford was selected by Associates of Cape Cod Inc. to design, construct and validate a new 79,000-square-foot production facility for diagnostics, located in the Falmouth Technology Park on Cape...

Sasaki Associates Inc.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Watertown-based Sasaki Associates Inc. was selected by Eastern Crete Development of Athens, Greece, as the master planner for a 1,000-acre integrated destination resort on the Greek island of Crete. Upon completion, the resort will feature up...

Arrowstreet Inc.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Arrowstreet Inc. of Somerville designed a new 55,000-square-foot prototype supermarket for Hannaford Bros. Co. in Falmouth, Maine.

Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts Inc.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts Inc., a Wellesley-based professional trade association, was awarded a $29,000 safety-training grant in partnership with Minuteman Regional Technical High School in Lexington. The grant, provided...

Kay Construction Corp.(Raytheon campus in Tewskbury, Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Newton-based Kay Construction Corp. broke ground on a 120,000-square-foot research and development building on the old Raytheon campus in Tewskbury. The steel and masonry building will consist of 90,000 square feet on ground, plus a...

Harpell.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Harpell of Maynard was honored at the Direct Marketing Association's 2000 International Echo Awards competition, receiving a Best of Show Award for its marketing campaign on behalf of client LavaStorm of Waltham.

Six Flags New England.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Six Flags New England, the Agawam-based? amusement park, was a recipient of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gov. Paul Cellucci and The Governor's Commission on Employment of People with Disabilities' Twelfth Annual Exemplary Employer Award,...

Massachusetts Dental Society.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Massachusetts Dental Society of Southborough celebrated two recent honors: It received nine Lamplighter Awards from the New England Society for Healthcare Communications, as well as a Golden Apple Award in the category of "Dental Ethics" from...

RainCastle Communications Inc.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Newton-based RainCastle Communications Inc. received awards in three categories in the prestigious American Graphic Design Awards competition.

ENSR International.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... ENSR International of Acton received a certificate of recognition from the Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership, in recognition of its donation of extensive wetlands services for the restoration of the 30-acre Rumney Marsh in Saugus.

Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG).(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Hancock Timber Resource Group (HTRG), a Boston-based forest and agricultural investment management organization, and Resource Management Service Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., reached an agreement on a new, three-year property management contract...

Fidelity Investments.(and John Hancock Life Insurance)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Fidelity Investments and John Hancock Life Insurance, both of Boston, entered into an alliance to offer long-term care insurance to Fidelity customers nearing retirement, via a specially-developed insurance offering that provides the option of...

The Savings Bank.(of Wakefield and Thibodeau Insurance Agency Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... The Savings Bank of Wakefield and Thibodeau Insurance Agency Inc., also of Wakefield, entered into an agreement, whereby the bank will purchase the capital stock of the agency for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the agreement, the agency...

State Street Corp.(unveils Global Link developed by Visible Markets Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... State Street Corp. of Boston unveiled new addition to its e-finance platform for institutional investors, Global Link: an advanced electronic fixed income trading system developed by Visible Markets Inc. of Boston. The new system is a...

ArQule Inc.(and Genome Therapeutics)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... ArQule Inc. of Woburn and Medford and Genome Therapeutics of Waltham entered into a drug discovery collaboration designed to unite their strengths in the genomics and chemistry fields. ArQule will use its Parallel Track Drug Discovery program...

Coley Pharmaceutical Group.(research on CpG)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Coley Pharmaceutical Group of Wellesley initiated Phase II clinical trials of a CpG compound for the treatment of allergic asthma, with a study to be conducted at Southampton General Hospital of the United Kingdom. The compound is a novel...

Avant Immunotherapeutics Inc.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Needham-based Avant Immunotherapeutics Inc. was awarded a Phase I small business innovation research grant to support the development of a vaccine for genital herpes. The grant, which was awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and...

Genzyme Molecular Oncology.(licensing agreements)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 3, 2000... Genzyme Molecular Oncology of Framingham and Invitrogen Corp. of San Diego signed a licensing agreement granting Invitrogen exclusive worldwide rights to sell Genzyme Molecular Oncology's patented SAGE (Serial Analysis of Gene Expression)...

Aspect Medical Systems.(contract with Consorta Catholic Resource Partners)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Aspect Medical Systems of Newton entered into a five-year purchasing agreement with Consorta Catholic Resource Partners of Chicago for Bispectral Index (BIS) technology, making BIS monitors and disposable sensors available to Consorta members...

Occupational Health + Rehabilitation Inc.(Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Inc. contract with Baptist Hospitals and Health Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Occupational Health + Rehabilitation Inc. of Hingham entered into a long-term contract with Baptist Hospital System Inc. of Nashville to operate the Baptist Care Centers, consisting of seven ambulatory care centers located throughout the...

Boston Medical Center.(receives shuttle vehicle)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2000... Boston Medical Center was the recipient of a wheelchair-accessible shuttle vehicle to support its spinal cord injury program, donated by General Motors of Detroit.