Movers and Shakers

Nichols College has appointed EZAT PARNIA PhD as provost/executive vice president. He most recently served as the executive vice president and dean of the Management School at Cambridge College in Cambridge, Mass. Parnia served in multiple capacities while at Cambridge College. Prior to joining Cambridge College, Parnia worked at The University of Hartford, introducing the successful Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Public Administration programs for working adults. He directed multiple programs at The University of Hartford, including the Professional Education Program and the African-American Studies Program.

Mirick O’Connell has appointed KERRI SCHRAY as Of Counsel with its Intellectual Property Group. Previously, Schray was an associate at Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP in Boston. She also worked in the legal department at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and was a patent agent at Edwards and Angell, LLP in Boston. Schray is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Telecast Fiber Systems has appointed BILL HOLLIS as Midwest regional sales manager. Hollis, who has more than 20 years of experience in the video and broadcast industry, will also be product manager for Telecast’s Viper II modular product line. Prior to joining Telecast, he was product manager for Stratos International, a manufacturer of fiber optic components.

Proficiency, Inc. has appointed ALEX SHAPIRA as CEO. Shapira has 20 years of experience in Digital Manufacturing, CAD/CAM, real-time production management and mission-critical defense systems. Before joining the company, he was vice president of production management at UGS.

FMG Finanical Services, Inc. has appointed JOY LAYDEN as group benefits advisor. She will work alongside the management team to assist clients with all health and welfare employee benefit plans. Layden previously worked at The Paul Revere Life Insurance Co., Fidelity Employer Services Co., and other related corporations.

TODD McDONALD of Paxton recently completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of stock for Aisling Partners Insurance Brokerage, LLC. McDonald founded the company in 2002 and has been president and managing partner since its inception. Aisling Partners is a regional employee benefits consulting firm specializing in the health and welfare marketplace and is headquartered in Hudson.

Fitchburg-based Workers Credit Union has appointed JACKIE HOONJAN as vice president, eastern regional manager and branch manager of its Chelmsford office.

Hoonjan has extensive experience, which includes branch management, private banking and personal and commercial lending. Most recently, she worked for Clinton Savings Bank.

TODD McCABE, project executive with Consigli Construction Co. Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors for Preservation Massachusetts, a statewide non-profit historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving historic and cultural heritage. McCabe has played a key role in the restoration work at the Peabody Institute Library in Danvers, a winner of a Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award, the Newburyport Library, and at Plymouth Memorial Hall. McCabe began his career at Consigli as a project manager in 1999.

The Central Mass. Chapter of CPCU Society has honored the lifetime achievements of DENNIS MURPHY JR, CEO of the Murphy Insurance Agency. He was presented with the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award to recognize his many contributions to the insurance industry and is the first recipient of this award.

Fallon Clinic in Worcester has named three new members to its board of trustees. They are: LISA CARROLL, vice president of plan services for Carroll Enterprises Inc., an insurance and financial services broker; ANN LISI, executive director of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation; and SANJAY SHAH, principal of EBS Consulting of Worcester, a human resources consulting agency. All three began serving on Fallon’s board on Jan. 25.

Westboro-based Envox Worldwide has promoted DAVID BAKER to vice president of sales for the company’s Envox Americas division. He will develop and implement Envox America’s overall sales strategy, and build the company’s sales team. Baker joined Envox as northeast regional sales manager, and worked in sales for a number of companies over the previous 15 years.

Medway-based Cybex International has appointed GLENN COLAROSSI to lead its new hospitality division, which will provide workout equipment for hotel fitness centers. Colarossi has more than 20 years of experience in the fitness and spa industry, including working with Starwood Hotels on the development of Westin branded fitness centers in the company’s hotels. He has also worked with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Four Seasons, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection and Fairmont.

Calendar

Mar. 6 - Mar. 7 (Tue.-Wed.): Blogging: Everybody’s Business: Sponsored by Assumption College, Telegram.com, Universal Tag Inc.,and Clark University’s College of Professional and continuing education. Program runs 8:00 a.m.-noon at Assumption College, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester. Cost: $30 for SPC members $35 for general public. E-mail register@spcgroup.org or call 508-798-2885.

Mar. 7 - Mar. 8 (Wed.-Thu.): Women’s Business Advisory Network: Visit Dream Dinners and prepare tonight’s dinner for your family on us! Program runs 5:00-8:00 a.m. at 184 West Boylston St, West Boylston, E-mail events@wbjournal.com.

Mar. 8 (Thu.): HR Topics That You Need To Know About But Probably Don’t: If you are a business in Massachusetts and paying into the Massachusetts Unemployment Fund you may be eligible to apply for a Workforce Training Grant. Come learn about the Massachusetts Workforce Training Grant, how it can supplement your training budget and help build the skills for your organization to compete in today’s business environment. Program runs noon-1:30 p.m. at MassDevelopment’s Devens Office, 33 Andrews Parkway, Devens. Cost: Members $20, Non-members $60. E-mail Melissa@nvcoc.com or call 978-772-6976.

Mar. 8 (Thu.): Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours: Runs 5:00-7:30 PM at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St., Worcester. E-mail events@corridornine.org or call 508-836-4444.

Mar. 8 (Thu.): Start a Home-Based Medical Transcription Business: Step-by-step guide to understanding and starting your own at-home medical transcription business. Instructor Deborah Burns has been a medical transcriptionist for over 20 years and operates a large MT business. ($20 payable workbook fee due at class.) Program runs 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Quinsigamond Community College’s Training & Education Center, 100 Front Street, Worcester. Cost: $49. Visit http://cce.qcc.mass.edu, e-mail cce@qcc.mass.edu or call 508-854-4435.

Mar. 8 - Mar. 9 (Thu.-Fri.): Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce presents: The Breakfast Club: Chief greeter is Brendan O’Connor of O’Connor’s Restaurant. Sponsored by TD Banknorth, Telegram and Gazette from 7:00 AM-9:00 AM at College of the Holy Cross: Hogan Campus Center, 1 College Street, Worcester. Cost: Reservations required. $25 for chamber members $35 for non members. $225 table of 10. Reservations required. Make checks payable to: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce: 339 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608. Visit http://worcesterchamber.org, e-mail events@wbjournal.com or call 508-753-2924.

Mar. 9, 10 (Fri., Sat.): Northeast Sleep Society Conference: Runs noon-5:00 p.m. Friday and 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester. Visit northeastsleep.org, e-mail info@dcucenter.com or call 508-755-6800.

Mar. 12 (Mon.): How Document Management Can SAVE Your Business MONEY, Increase Employee Productivity, and Improve Customer Service! Featured speaker Byron Aulick, senior CDIA+ instructor and CTO of DataVault Inc., gives a two hour presentation on the present cost of handling paper; and how converting to electronic media can significantly increase your company’s productivity, improve customer service, free up much needed floor space and reduce costs related to courier expenses.

Sponsored by DataVault, Inc. from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Teamster Building, 330 Southwest Cutoff, Worcester. Cost: Free. E-mail tanya.gurge@datavault.com or call 508-797-0040x25.

Mar. 12 (Mon.): Are Agricultural Easements Capitalized in to Agricultural Sales Prices?

Presented by Dr. Wayne Gray and Dr. Jacqueline Geoghegan from Clark’s Economics Department. Sponsored by Clark Economics Department from 4:15 5:30 p.m. at Clark University: Jonas Clark Hall, Attiat F. Ott Seminar, Room #117, 950 Main Street, Worcester. Cost: Free. All are welcome to attend. E-mail crice@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7226.

Mar. 13 (Tue.): Lead & Succeed in the 21st Century: What do globalization and technological advances mean for our future workforce? Join Bill Sex, CEO of New England Coaching as he shares his thoughts on what leaders are now facing and how what worked in the past may not be acceptable in the future. Sponsored by Fidelity Bank from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at Devens Common Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens. Cost: Members $20, Non-members $60. E-mail Melissa@nvcoc.com or call 978-772-6976.

Mar. 13 (Tue.): WPI Venture Forum: "Valuing Your Company, Raising the Money, Scaling Up the Business, and Exiting as Planned": Business case presentation follows talk, networking, elevator pitch, and light fare available. Sponsored by Bowditch & Dewey LLP, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Goloboy CPA LLC, Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds PC, MTDC, Mirick O’Connell LLP, Optimum Technologies, Inc., Weingarten Schurgin Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP from 6:00 PM-9:00 PM at WPI: Campus Center, Odeum, 3rd Floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester. Cost: $15 members, $25 Non-members, Free WPI students, faculty and staff. Visit http://www.wpiventureforum.org, e-mail ventureforum@wpi.edu or call 508-831-5075.

Mar. 14 (Wed.): How to Handle Every Sales Objection Under the Sun: Sales force development expert Dave Kurlan will lead this fast-paced interactive session. Dave will show you how to deal with all scenarios, plus any other objections you can throw at him. Program runs 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Dave Kurlan & Associates, Suite 201, 114 Turnpike Road Suite 102, Westboro. Cost: $50 per session for Chamber members; $80 per session for non-Chamber members. E-mail events@corridornine.org or call 508-836-4444.

Mar. 14 - Mar. 15 (Wed.-Thu.): Focus Groups: How can the chamber better serve your business needs? Conducted by Dr. Theresa Kane of The Academy of Professional Skills Development. Program runs 10:00-11:00 a.m. at 167 Church St. Clinton, MA, Clinton. Call the chamber at 978-368-7687 if you would like to participate. For more information, e-mail events@wbjournal.com.

Mar. 15 (Thu.): ADDP 2007 Annual Conference and Expo: The ADDP Conference and Expo provides professional development and management tools for those who support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Conference will also feature 40 exhibitors, a silent auction of many desirable items, an awards luncheon and a keynote speech by author Michael D’Antonio. Program runs 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester. Visit addp.org, e-mail info@dcucenter.com or call 508-755-6800.

Mar. 15 - Mar. 16 (Thu.-Fri.): Health Insurance Open House: Representatives from these plans will be on site to answer your questions and quote rates: Aetna, Aflac, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, Dental plans, Fallon Community Health plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health care, Tufts Health Plan. Sponsored by Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce from 8:00 a.m.-noon at Fuller Conference Center, 339 Main Street, Worcester. E-mail lsalempervier@worcesterchamber.org or call 508-753-2924.

Fridays, Mar. 16 - Mar. 23: HTML Web Design Learn HTML for web page design and upgrades. This is not a beginner’s course. Program runs 9:00 a.m.-noon at Quinsigamond Community College’s Training & Education Center, 100 Front Street, Worcester. Cost: $119. Visit http://http:cce.qcc.mass.edu,, e-mail cce@qcc.mass.edu or call 508-854-4435.

Mar. 17 (Sat.): Silent Auction Fundraiser: Sponsored by Kent Boltz Education Fund Committee from 6:00 PM-12:00 AM at Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. Cost: $35.00 adults, $20.00 under 12. Tickets must be purchased by March 9th. Cost: $35.00 for adults and $20.00 for children under 12. Tickets available from committee members, at the Edward Jones Investments office at 113 Main Street (Rte. 131) in Sturbridge or Pioneer Oil at 59 Technology Park Road in Sturbridge. Call Dave Brunelle at 508-889-3304 or Penny Dumas at 508-347-5771, or e-mail dumasint@charter.net.

Wednesdays thru Jun. 20: Central Toastmasters Public Speaking Meetings: Public Speaking made easy with practice and supportive evaluations. Program runs 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St, Worcester. Cost: Guests Free (Membership $45.00). Visit http://www.centraltoastmasters.org or e-mail augustus56@charter.net.

Mondays thru Apr. 2: AutoCAD Basics and Advanced 3D: Runs 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Quinsigamond Community College’s Training & Education Center, 100 Front Street, Worcester. Cost: $495. Visit http://cce.qcc.mass.edu, e-mail cce@qcc.mass.edu or call 508-854-4435.

Mondays thru Apr. 23: Basic Legal Rights Everyone Should Know - Online or Classroom: Topics include: Landlord/Tenant law, consumer law, bankruptcy, civil rights, criminal law, immigration issues, employment laws, family law and insurance law. Join us online starting Jan 31 at noon for 1 hour presentations - or come to the classroom setting for one-on-one questioning starting in March. Sponsored by Attorney Rebecca & Andrew Brodie at Quinsigamond Community College: Training & Education Center, 100 Front Street, Worcester. Cost: $29. Visit http://cce.qcc.mass.edu, e-mail cce@qcc.mass.edu or call 508-854-4435.

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office primarily between January 1-15, 2007. Listed below is the corporate name, address, zip and president.

Note: Incorporations for Milford through Worcester will run in the March 19th issue.

Acton

AB ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND, 1 Freedom Farme Rd. 01720, Brian Lowe

AMERICAN ZHIYING LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, INC., 27 Parker St. 01720, Chao-Ming Ying

CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, INC., 53 Knox Trail, Ste. 201, 01720, Michael Berry

GRAPHIC GOODS, INC, 590 Massachusetts Ave 01720, Paul Der Boghosian

SVEN SUPPLIES D.M.D., P.C., 79 Great Rd., Unit 206, 01720, Sven Supplies

Ashland

ART HOUSE GREETINGS, INC., 30 Pennock Rd. 01721, Susan Neal

HAVE A NICE DAY MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC., 65 Captain Eames Cir. 01721, Ruth Siegel

HOT KNIFE DESIGN, INC., 46 Hawthorne Rd. 01721, Jonathan Follett

MAARG INC., 34 Carl Ghilani Cir. 01721, Srikanth Chanda

NIGHTLIFE OIL BURNER SERVICE INC., 19 Windsor Ave. 01721, Chris Granger

PAUL ALBERT SALON AND SPA, INC., 300 Eliot St. 01721, Dawn Frazier

PROMPT CONNECTION CONSTRUCTION CORP., 289 Main St. Unit 3, 01721, Luzana Yokoda

Auburn

A1 VIC’S MOVING & STORAGE, INC., 47 Rockland Rd., P. O. Box 385, 01501, Vickie Bowles

JOHNSON STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, INC., 30 Faith Ave. 01501, Robert Johnson

ON TOP ENTERPRISES, INC., 23 Ridgewood Dr. 01501, William Nuttall

SEAMAN ENGINEERING CORP., 30 Faith Ave. 01501, Kevin Seaman

TENANT FIRE PROTECTION, INC., 18 Springbrook Rd. 01501, Brian Morrissey

Bellingham

HORTICULTURAL CONCEPTS, INC., 12 Scott St. 02019, Michael Colman

Berlin

FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL, BOSTON CHAPTER, INC., 28 Lancaster Rd. 01503, Michael Simmons

Blackstone

P & A BROTHERS, INC., 14 Rennie Dr. 01504, Paulo Carneiro

ROAST HOUSE, INCORPORATED, 3 Farm St. 01504, Jorge Diogo

VIN GADOURY CONSTRUCTION, INC., 191 Farm St. 01504, Vincent Gadoury

Bolton

THE HORSEMAN’S EXCHANGE, INC., 153 Green Rd. 01740, Leslie Prinz

Brookfield

FIDDLE CENTER INC., 300 E. Main St. 01515, Edward Trepanier

FINAL TOUCH HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC., 14 Martin Rd. 01506, Anthony Casucci

PASS KEY CORP., 7 Rice Corner Cross Rd. 01506, John Riding

SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING, INC., 37 Upper River St. 01506, William Simpson

Charlton

HAIOS, INC., 14 Hycrest Rd. 01507, Forest Rothchild

HUMED ENTERPRISES, INC., 16 Glenn Echo Shore Rd. 01509, Edward Lefort

LUV JULZ INC., 451 Main St. Rte. 20 01507, Julie-Ann Tremblay

THE CHILDREN OF TOMORROW, INC., 25 Trolley Crossing 01507, Angela Arsenault

Clinton

C.M.S.G. INC., 564 Main St. 01510, Ahmad Mekkaoui

CLEM’S LIBERTY TAVERN, INC., 301 High St. 01510, Brian Clemmer

G. BATEMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC., 426 Frenwood Ln. 01510, Geraldine Bateman

OPUS SANCTUM REPAIR INCORPORATED, 5 Spruce St. Apt. 1, 01510, Michael Niall

PLEASANT VIEW LANDSCAPING, INC., 125 Orange St. 01510, Dustin Whiteaker

SOLER INTERIOR TRIM SOLUTIONS, INC., 98 Cedar St., Ste. 3, 01510, Jason Soler

Fitchburg

BUTLER FURNITURE, INC., 36 Airport Rd. 01420, Paul Butler

CHAMPA REALTY, INC., 619 South St. 01420, Steven Champa

Framingham

AIS DEVELOPMENT, INC., One Clarks Hill, Ste. 101, 01702, Andrew Sacher

BANDWIDTH CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC., 17 Cider Mill Rd. 01701, Daniel Jones

COLLEGE SOLUTIONS INC., 19 Vaillencourt Dr. 01701, Lawrence Dannenberg

CONIGLIARO BLOCK, INC., 701 Waverly St. 01701, Gregory Conigliaro

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF WORSHIP & RESTORATION, INC., 4 Bishop Dr. 01702, Abraham Gonzalez

JLO CONTRACTORS, INC., 141 Hollis St. Suite 5 01702, Laercio Da Silva

KOUGEAS PLUMBING AND HEATING, INC., 568 Union Ave. 01702, James Kougeas

LIFELINE SYSTEMS CO., 111 Lawrence St. 01702, Ronald Feinstein

NAKIKA PAINTING & CONSTRUCTION, INC., 67 Nicholas Rd Apt. D 01702, Sydney Pinto

NORTHEAST CABINETS INC., 19 Harrison St. 01702, William Pfingston

PHOENIX CLEANING AND RESTORATION, INC., 173 Bishop Dr. 01702, Alex Da Silva

TS TARGET SITES, INC., 1640 Worcester Rd., Apt. 533d 01702, Thomas Spizuoco

VIVAT CONSTRUCTION SALES, INC., 19 Blackberry Lane 01701, David Vivat

Franklin

AMAZING GREYZ, INC., 9 Spring St. 02038, Nancy Barbour

FIRST RESPONSE FITNESS, INC., 61 Pine Ridge Dr. 02038, Douglas Nix

LALLIER FINISH, INC., 454 Lincoln St. 02038, Daniel Lallier

MASSACHUSETTS’ JUNIOR MISS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, INC., 127 King St Unit 201 02038, Amy Longley

Gardner

CENTRAL MASS WEB DESIGN, INC., 70 Snake Pond Rd. 01440, Matt Ward

RUG SHACK & FLOOR STORE, INC., 220 Parker St. 01475, John Callahan

WACHUSETT STORM SWIM CLUB, INC., 74 Airport Rd. 01440, Robert Reilly

WINNIE YU, D.M.D., P.C., 110 West St. 01440, Winnie Yu

Grafton

CAPE COD CHAPTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE REMODELING INDUSTRY, INC., 3 Milbury St. 01519, Linda Wilkinson

HNY CLEANERS, INC., 100 Worcester St. 01519, Hyun Kim

U. C. SOLUTIONS, INC., 6 South St. 01519, Robert Maynard

Groton

GROTON DUNSTABLE YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE, INC., 123 Farmers Row 01450, Joe Moore

NINE WEST MAIN PROPERTIES, INC., 9 West Main St. 01472, Janice Hurst

TWINNIKIE, INC., 18 Logan Path 01536, Richard Molczyk

Harvard

HARVARD SWEET BOUTIQUE, INC., 178 West Bare Hill Rd. 01451, Susan George

Holliston

METTKAP MANAGEMENT CORP., 50 Bartzak Dr. 01746, Eric Kaplan

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, 100 Regal St. 01746, Boris Collins

Hopedale

WALNUT HILL CONTRACTING CORP., 126 Greene St. 01747, Paul Gulla

Hopkinton

FRAME MEDIA, INC., 4 Sterling Dr. 01748, Alan Phillips

MAHALA, INC., 77 West Main St. 01748, Petros Sismanis

Hudson

OCEAN STAR OF HUDSON, INC., 208 Washington St. 01749, Li Zhang

Lancaster

CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND TIRE, INC., 214 Main St. 01523, William Earley

IRON HORSE STRUCTURES, INC., 489 Neck Rd. 01523, Thomas Brownell

THOR CONSULTING, INC., 48 Settlers Path 01523, Eric Fredrickson

Leominster

CNR INDUSTRIES, INC., 26 Sky Lane 01453, John Tower

LANDMARK REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP., 136h Grafton St. 01453, Michele Nagle

MILI INC., 175 Legate Hill Rd. 01453, James Millhorn

QUALITY VAULT & CASKET, INC., 727 Lancaster St. 01453, Nicholas Pirro

ROME AMICO, INC., 25 Shadowlawn Dr. 01453, Wayne Amico

SOUTH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., 158 Crawford St. 01453, Mario Bonilla

Littleton

R. WILSON & ASSOCIATES, INC., 312 Great Rd. 01460, Russell Wilson

Lunenburg

FLYING HIGH FARM, INC., 615 Leominster Rd. 01462, Christine Randle

Marlboro

MARLBOROUGH SPORTS PARTNERSHIP, INC., 256 Littlefield Ln. 01752, Robert Katz

ARBOR-TURF SERVICES, INC., 55 Maple St. 01752, Ronald Jacques

BRANDCASTER MEDIA, INC., 33 Boston Post Rd West 01752, David Wilson

CORNERSTONE SUPPLY, INC., 894 Boston Post Rd. 01752, Eduardo Rosa

DAREL ADAMS CONSTRUCTION, INC., 482 Parmenter Rd. 01752, Darel Adams

EMS STAFFING INC., 15 Sawin St. 01752, Francias Mcneil

IPROCS INC., 244 Robert Rd. 01752-6529, Thomas Hamilton

MAPLE ST. MOTORS, INC., 315-B Maple St. 01752, Jackson Moraes

VF TRANSPORTATION, INC., 319 East Main St. Apt G8 01752, Valzer Duarte

Maynard

ELITE MECHANICAL CORP., 1 Dana Rd. 01754, Michael Malatesta

Medway

BAINBRIDGE REALTY, INC., 145 Main St. 02053, Edward Gately

NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATIONS, INC., 30 Summer Hill D. 00253, Bruce Bullock

WOODRIDGE HORSE TRANSPORTATION, INC., 12 Forest Rd. 02053, Frank Desimone

Mendon

INNOVATIONS BY DODD, INC., 55-57 Cape Rd. 01756, James Dodd

Bankruptcies

There were no Central Massachusetts or Metrowest businesses that had bankruptcy petitions filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Worcester from February 7-16, 2007.