Journal Register, a multi media company in local news and information, has promoted William Higginson, as its new president and COO, effective April 1, 2010. Mr Higginson will report to the company's CEO, John Paton.

ENER1, a developer of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and pure electric vehicles, has reported net sales of $34.8m for the full year ended December 31, 2009, compared to $6.84m for the comparable period in 2008.

The pharmaceutical market in Europe is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 6 percent during 2010-2012, according to market research and information analysis firm RNCOS.

NCC Media, an ad sales, marketing and technology organization, has formed an expanded partnership with Premium Network, an online advertising and promotion firm.

Seattle Genetics, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has received a patent related to its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology from the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Ferrovial subsidiary Cintra Infraestructuras has begun the process to sell 10 percent of the 407 express toll route (ETR) toll road in Toronto, Canada.

Bloomberg and book publisher John Wiley & Sons have formed a book publishing alliance under which Wiley will be the exclusive global publisher of Bloomberg and Bloomberg Businessweek-branded books under Bloomberg Press, a Wiley imprint.

SeaChange International, a provider of software and hardware solutions for video-on-demand television, has reported revenues of $52.99m for the fourth quarter ended January 31, 2010, compared to $53.95m for the same period in 2009.

Nova Bus has won a $10m order to supply 24 Nova LFS buses for the City of Honolulu with options on additional vehicles. The buses will be assembled in Nova's upstate New York plant and delivered in late 2010. The vehicles will feature clean diesel engines that meet strict EPA 2010 emissions regulations.

Porter Airlines is expanding its schedule to offer five daily roundtrip flights between Boston Logan International Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport from the end of March 2010.