Fospher RSS by ForeSite Technologies, Inc. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:07:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45888.html In all of the state's 22 labor markets, unemployment rates increased in January compared to the previous month and January 2009, the state Office of Labor and Workforce Development said. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45888.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45887.html The foreclosed and vacant commercial property at 79 North St. in Southbridge has been sold and will be home to a clinical laboratory. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45887.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:04:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45886.html Online technology media publisher TechTarget Inc. swung to a $5.1 million loss in 2009 after making a $1.8 million profit the year before. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45886.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:03:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45885.html The Bauer Financial Inc. Statewide Bank Report rankings for 2009 have given 11 Central Massachusetts banks five stars, the report's highest ranking. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45885.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:02:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45884.html In the week ending March 6, 462,000 Americans filed claims for unemployment insurance coverage, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45884.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:25:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45881.html Eggrock Inc., a manufacturer of pre-built bathrooms, has closed a $4 million round of venture funding. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45881.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45880.html Ischemix LLC, a Maynard-based drug discovery company, said it has begun bringing patients into a Phase II clinical trial of a drug designed to prevent an injury that can occur during certain heart surgeries. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45880.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:22:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45879.html Oak Hill Country Club, a private club in Fitchburg, has hired Bucky Buchanan as director of membership. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45879.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:21:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45878.html Girl Friday, an executive administrative support business, has leased an office at Phoenix Park in Shirley. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45878.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:17:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45877.html The Staples Inc. board of directors has declared a $0.09 per share quarterly cash dividend, a 9 percent increase over the previous quarter. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45877.html Matthew L. Brown Daily Thu, 11 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45882.html When Gov. Deval Patrick announced a $2.5 million grant for the town of Hopkinton to finalize a sewer connection with Milford, it was good news for the two towns involved. But for Michael Cicio, vice president of operations for Lonza in Hopkinton, it was great news. Lonza, a Swiss biotechnology company with operations in Hopkinton, has invested about $100 million and added about 200 employees at its facility in the past two years. But to get the newly expanded manufacturing areas fully operational, the company needed additional sewage capacity. And they'll get that extra capacity thanks to the grant, which is from the state's MORE (Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion) program. Patrick announced the funding Tuesday during a tour of a handful of MetroWest biotech companies. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45882.html Brandon Butler Web Only Thu, 11 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45883.html Vital stats on the community of Westborough. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45883.html Web Only Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45863.html AspenCross Financial Group of Westborough has brought 11 New England financial professionals under its umbrella, including Joshua M. Faulkner and Justin Merrill of Fitchburg, John A. Gordon of Franklin and Stanley D. Muncherian of Acton. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45863.html Livia Gershon Web Only Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45868.html EMC Corp. of Hopkinton has added James S. DiStasio to its board of directors, while former CFO W. Paul Fitzgerald has resigned from the board and become a director emeritus. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45868.html Livia Gershon Web Only Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45862.html Technological and economic changes affect every part of a company's operations, and staffing is no exception. These days, according to the HR research group Staffing.org, most human resources departments need to incorporate new sorts of skills, from developing complicated evaluation metrics to analyzing the relationships among a company's departments. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45862.html Livia Gershon Web Only Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45865.html Clinton Savings Bank has promoted Cynthia L. Alden and Ellen J. McGovern to senior vice president spots. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45865.html Livia Gershon Web Only Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45867.html Derek Grueter, a former Central Massachusetts restauratuer, has joined the Spencer office of Whitinsville-based ERA Key Realty Services. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45867.html Livia Gershon Web Only Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45864.html Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester has added two members to its board of directors, Norman Pedersen and Lisa Antoniotti. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45864.html Livia Gershon Web Only Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45869.html Shaun Spada has been in mortgage banking for the past six years, and in the sales and financial services world for a decade. Now, Marlborough Savings Bank has hired him as a loan originator. In this Q&A, he talks about getting a warm welcome from his new co-workers--and about going someplace warm to get away from the March chill. Q. What do you hope to be doing 10 years from now? A. If we are talking about the same time of year, I'll say I hope to be on an island with my family enjoying some warm weather. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45869.html Web Only Tue, 09 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45870.html The $2.6 billion move for Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., or DSP, to purchase Marlborough-based Sepracor seemed like a great deal for the Japanese pharmaceutical giant. DSP achieved its goal of expanding into the U.S. market and did so by purchasing a company, Sepracor, with an already strong product line, anchored by insomnia drug Lunesta, plus a capable commercialization process for developing and marketing new drugs. But Mark Iwicki, the new president and COO at Sepracor, said the acquisition has been a good deal for Sepracor, too. "Sepracor was a very good smaller to mid-sized company," Iwicki said. "Now we have the backing of a very substantial organization that I think really adds some security to the Sepracor pipeline." DSP and Sepracor, Iwicki said, will now pursue their mutual long-term goals of developing new specialty drug therapies and expanding those new products along with their existing ones to broader international markets, such as Europe. "We're really looking forward to what can happen in the future," Iwicki said. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45870.html Brandon Butler Web Only Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45790.html 10 ways to maximize your brand exposure. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45790.html Ann Baker Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45792.html Business is booming again and you have new positions to fill. With so many qualified candidates to choose from, the interview process should take care of itself, right? Not exactly. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45792.html Shaun Tolson Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45801.html Person-to-person meetings may be “old fashioned” in the digital age, but they’re becoming increasingly important. Video chatting and webinars can be informative, but there’s nothing like sealing the deal with a firm handshake at the end of a networking event. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45801.html Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45799.html During the week between Christmas and News Years, 17 workers at Woodmeister Master Builders in Holden took an eight-hour class on the dangers of lead paint poisoning and how to safely handle the substance. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45799.html Brandon Butler Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45783.html After two quarters in the red, Athol Memorial Hospital has laid off nine people, cut the hours of another 18 and reduced other expenses. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45783.html Livia Gershon Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45788.html At a recent legislative breakfast state Rep. Carolyn Dykema, D-Holliston, said she’s frustrated that there has not been more stimulus money for construction of new buildings, or so-called “vertical construction” projects. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45788.html Brandon Butler Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45805.html Commercial banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported a total profit of $914 million in the fourth quarter, a sharp turnaround from the $37.8 billion loss reported in the same quarter a year before. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45805.html Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45794.html More than 100,000 residents of Massachusetts recently signed the initiative petition to repeal Chapter 40B, setting the stage for voters to repeal the failed housing law in the November elections. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45794.html Craig Chemaly Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45808.html Gov. Deval Patrick recently announced that more than $13 million in federal stimulus funds will be awarded to more than 100 cities and towns across Massachusetts. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45808.html Paper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.wbjournal.com/news45798.html For Michael Engel, chief operations officer at Flexcon in Spencer, a $52,000 workforce training grant in 2003 has gone a long way. http://www.wbjournal.com/news45798.html Brandon Butler Paper