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February 3, 2010

The Biz The Salem News Wed Feb 03, 2010, 12:12 AM EST

While the closure of Bertucci's in the Northshore Mall on Christmas Day left stomachs grumbling, it is anyone's guess what restaurant might fill the void.

Meanwhile, the mall is about to get another eatery in the coming months, said Mark Whiting, the mall's general manager. Burtons Grill, an upscale contemporary American eatery, plans to open in the new Nordstrom wing.

On Jan. 25, the Peabody Licensing Board approved a transfer of the liquor license from Tanners Cafe to Burtons, said the board's chairman, Minas "Minnie" Dakos.

The Peabody location would be the sixth Burtons Grill. You can sample the fare up the road in North Andover at 145 Turnpike St. (Route 114).

Bertucci's closed because its lease was up, Whiting said.

"This closing was a natural lease expiration, which is simply a component of our business cycle," Whiting said in a statement.

News from Analogic

Dr. Burton Drayer will not serve on the board of Peabody-based Analogic Corp., a maker of technologies for medical imaging and aviation security.

Drayer was the pick of Ramius Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd. and Ramius LLC, one of the company's larger shareholders with 4.9 percent. Analogic disclosed Thursday to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Drayer had withdrawn his candidacy.

The professor and chairman of the radiology department at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York withdrew "after consultation with his current employer regarding service on outside boards," a company press release said. Drayer is also the executive vice president of risk at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Ramius recommended Drayer to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Bernie Gordon, the company's founder and chairman emeritus. The company also agreed to ask shareholders to increase the board from 10 to 11 members and create a new, independent director.

And in other Analogic news, the company announced last week that it has landed a $7 million deal with L-3 Security and Detection Systems to upgrade the eXaminer family of explosives-detection systems used in airports and build five new ones.

That's on top of the $10 million contract it announced with L-3 last month.

Centrifuge maker recalls plastic rotors

Beverly-based Hettich Centrifuges is recalling certain hematocrit rotors in its centrifuges after an occurrence in the United States of a "rotor breaking apart and pieces of the rotor destroying the centrifuge housing," a company statement said.

The projectiles from the explosion damaged the area surrounding the device, but there have been no reported injuries, the company said. The plastic rotors can break apart, and pieces can pierce the centrifuge's plastic housing. The devices are used to measure the packed cell volume in blood, according to the company's Web site.

Hettich is recalling 2050 and 2076 plastic hematocrit rotors used in combination with the Mikro 12-24, Mikro 20, Haematokrit 20 and Haematokrit 24 bench top plastic centrifuges. Consumers with questions may call the company at 866-370-4388.

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The Biz is a compilation of staff and wire reports and press releases. Staff writer Matthew K. Roy contributed to this report. Ethan Forman can be reached at 978-338-2673 or by e-mail at eforman@salemnews.com.

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