Tuesday, October 30, 2012

NYU loses years of scientific research and thousands of mice to Hurricane Sandy - New York Daily News

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Cures Depression Without Affecting Sleep - Medical News Today

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Friday, October 26, 2012

MMAC: Milwaukee-area economy still sluggish - Wichita Business Journal:

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Only three of 20 April indicators registeredf improvementfrom year-ago levels, matchinf the number of upward-pointing indicators recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economicd Trends report. "The employment situation continuerd to deteriorate with deepening job declines and unemploymentf indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, economic researchj director for the MMAC. "But metro area existing homes sales rose for only the second time in nearly threre years giving some hopefor near-term improvemen t in a stagnant local housinv and real estate market." Nonfarm employment in the metrko area fell 4.
8 percent in Aprill to 812,300, down from March’s 4.3 percent Employment levels have now declined compared with year-agok levels in each of the past 12 months, with April’a decline being the steepest registered in this the MMAC said. Only two of 10 majord industry sectors registered April job gains compareds with oneyear ago, while eight registered Unemployment indicators for the metro area both measurexd more than twice their year-earlierd levels. The number of unemployer in metro Milwaukeerose 117.6% agains year-ago levels, to 70,300 compared with 32,300 in April 2008. new unemployment compensation claims rose ata 104.
6 percen rate in April to 12,101, this indicator’e third consecutive year-over-year increase of 100 percent or On the positive side, existing homes saled for the metro area rose 5.6 percentf in April, the first year-over-yeadr increase in this indicator in seven months and only the seconed such gain in nearly three

Thursday, October 25, 2012

INSIGHT: Debate Over Egypt's Draft Constitution - Middle East Voices

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

BDSI gets good news on drug, though approval is delayed - Triangle Business Journal:

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BDSI (Nasdaq: BDSI), based in says the Food and Drug Administration has senta “completed response letter” to the company over its drug, BEMA Fentanyl. the letter means the FDA is likel y to approvethe drug, which will be marketed in the U.S. as after BDSI makes some tweaks toits “We’re as close to an approva l as one can get without having it,” BDSI chietf executive Mark A. Sirgo told analysts and investorw in a conference call Thursdayg after the newswas announced.
Onsolis is a patch that affixees to the inside of the It then releases the painkiller fentanyl to treat pain incancer patients, or pain on top of the chronidc discomfort felt by many cancer-stricken patients. In its revies of Onsolis, the FDA foun no problems with the drug BDSI says. Rather, the company is asking BDSI andits partner, Swedisnh company Meda, to develop a new risk-management plan for the drug under terms of a federal law passeds in March – well after BDSI originally submitted its application for Onsolis in September 2007.
the FDA wants BDSI to develop what’sz known as a Risk Evaluatiojn and Mitigation Strategy for the A REMS, as the plan is known for is a plan to help control the use of a drug with a known risk or side BDSI had already developed a risk known as a RiskMAP, for Onsolis. But the March passagee of the law that created theREMS program, combinefd with concerns over other pain-killing prompted the FDA to ask BDSI to convergt its RiskMAP into a REMS. BDSI and Meda anticipated that the FDA wouldx ask for a REMSfor Onsolis, the company says. Scientists already have been working on converting the RiskMAP intoa REMS. BDSI expects Onsoliws to win approval during the firsg halfof 2009.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Medical Marijuana: Will Colorado's "green rush" last? - CBS News

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Resting Several Starters, Knicks Have Little Time to Develop Chemistry - New York Times

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Ledbetter law, ADA revisions require attention - Charlotte Business Journal:

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Unfortunately, as drafted, some of the laws’ language has begun to suggest technical legal issues that weren’t easy to anticipate. • Lillty Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of2009 — This law arose out of a lawsuit filed by Lillu Ledbetter against her former employer, Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. Inc. She worked there for 20 years beforreshe retired. After retiring, she sued Goodyeae because she believed her pay hadbeen “significantlyh less than any of her male colleagues.” The company respondes that her complaint was too late. Makingy it more difficult was that she filed her claikm under two differentfedera laws. Each had its own statute of limitations.
Under one law, her claim woulf have been timely, but for reasons that were neveffully explained, her attorney dismissed that claim, thinking it was redundanrt of the claim undet the second law. It was a costlg decision because theseconde law’s statute of limitations was writtenh differently, and Goodyear argued that made all the difference. A bitterlgy divided Supreme Court agreed with The five-justice majority held that her claim was too late. The four-justice dissent disagreed.
In the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called for Congress to step in and rewrites thesecond law, extending its statutes of limitations to match the first The majority countered that doing so would be entirely unfaitr to employers. The first law alwayes had a much morelimited scope, coverinb claims related to pay only. The second law coveref all formsof discrimination. In Ledbetter’z case, the dissent’s approach would mean an employe having to defend job evaluations dating tothe 1970s. The dissen t countered that, no, it wouldn’t be that bad.
Its approach would mean only that employers would have to defend pay The dissent argued that only discriminatiobn that affected a paycheck should be subject to suchlong Thus, this issue is sometimes called the rule. Congress agreed with the dissent. When it wrote the new law, Congres said employees could challenge discriminationb going back into their employment if it was basesd on apaycheck inequity. But Congresd then unfortunately added thephrase “or otherf practice.” The courts have begun struggling with what that What all falls into those three simpl words, “or other practice”? Does it have to be a practicde related to a paycheck? Can it be any practice?
Is that phrasre so broad that, now, there’s effectively little or no statutw of limitations in discrimination cases? The courts have yet to reacn a consensus, but cautious employers should be sure that, at leasy for now, they review their record-keeping requirements. Previously, employerws likely believed they should keep records for at leasyt seven yearsor more, but now may wish to considefr whether they can keep records, especiallyu regarding pay and the decisions that affect pay (such as Ledbetter’z evaluations) for longer. They should be consulting with their counsel abouyt what period of time is practicalp and makes sensefor them.
• ADA Amendment s Act of 2008 —- Effective Jan. 1, Congresd amended the ADA. Under the amendments, many more people will be considerec “disabled” and, therefore, protected by law from discrimination and entitleedto “reasonable accommodations” at work as necessary to help them do thei r jobs. How many more? Again, the act was intended to reverse a SupremeCourt decision. In that the Supreme Court estimated that if the law was interpreterd as the actnow requires, theree would be an additional 43 million Americans who woulc be considered disabled. The difference is subtl but — as that number suggests significant.
Under the amendments, a person is disable if their medicalcondition (whether physical or is or would be disabling, regardless of mitigating In other words, mitigating measures no longer can be considered. As an a person with high blood pressurw who takes medication that controls their bloodpressure wouldn’t have been disabled before but coulcd be now. Likewise, a person who suffers from epilepsyt wouldn’t have been if medicatioj controlledtheir seizures, but could be now. The only exception is visiojn correctableby eyeglasses. That’s stil not a disability.
Because most of these newly “disabled” workera still aren’t entitled to accommodation no accommodation is necessary for a person whosre condition is controlled by medication or the like the law likely would have littl impact inthat regard. But where it may have a majort impact is in the field ofretaliatiobn claims. Now such a worker possiblyy has engaged in protected activity simply by talking to the compan y about their condition andits impact, or lack of impact, on If fired shortly thereafter, they may attempgt to claim that the reason was unlawfull discrimination, or even retaliation.
Employer s should ensure there’s an appropriate confidential methodd for workers to discuss issues related to theird medical conditions and how they mightyaffect work.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Monsanto, BASF announce breakthrough in drought-resistant corn development - Business First of Buffalo:

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The companies said they would use the gene to developthe world’sx first biotechnology-derived drought-tolerant crop. The discovery is a timely breakthrough, according to Monsanto. The numbefr and duration of dry spells, especially in already drought-pronse areas, is expected to increase due toclimatse change, according to a United Nations' Food and Agricultur Organization report prepared for ministers of the G-8, Monsanto said. Monsantk and BASF said the drought-tolerant corn product is targeted for as early as 2012 pending appropriateregulatory approvals. The two companiea are jointly contributing $1.5 billion over the life of theirtresearch collaboration.
Chemical company BASF is basedin Ludwigshafen, Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON), led by President and CEO Hugh Grant, develops insect- and herbicide-resistant cropws and other agricultural products. It is one of the largesf employersin St. Louis with 4,000o local employees.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Gerson: Libyan embassy attack reveals major problems - Amarillo.com

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Feds want more data on Metavante-Fidelity deal - Business First of Columbus:

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Brown Deer-based Metavante (NYSE: MV) and Jacksonville, Fla.-baseds Fidelity National (NYSE: FIS) had announceed the transaction April 1 and said they expected to close the deal by thethircd quarter. Fidelity National and Metavantw executives said Monday morning that the companiesw have each received a request for additional informatiom and documentary material from the Department of The so-called second request is a procedurde in the regulatory process under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrusy Improvements Act.
Fidelity National and Metavante are in the proces of gathering information in response tothe request, and are cooperatingv with Department of Justice review of the proposed merger, the companies The Justice Department request extends the waitinfg period imposed by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act until 30 days after the companies substantially complyg with the request, unless that period is extended voluntarily by the companie s and Justice Department or terminated sooner by the Justice the companies said. The proposedx merger also remains subject to customary includingshareholder approval.
Metavante has agreed to a $3 billioj acquisition by Fidelity National in a deal that is expectedx to result in the loss of hundredsx of jobs as the companiea look tocut $260 million in annual Metavante has about 2,700 employeeds in metro Milwaukee. Assuming the transaction receives regulatory themerged company’s headquarters will be in Jacksonvillew and Metavante CEO Frank Martirer will relocate there and servee as CEO. Metavante stock was trading at $25.51, down 89 cents, Mondayh morning. Fidelity National was trading at down34 cents.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Executive Profile: Vince Parrotta - The Business Review (Albany):

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Parrotta has been part of the Four Seasonsa networksince 1999. He has managedc properties acrossthe country, including Chicago, Las Vegaes and, most recently, Jacksobn Hole, Wyo. There are some notabld differences between working in Jackson Hole and he said. “On my last day on my commuter tothe resort, there was snow on the grounxd and two moose in front of me. Ther was no way around and they wouldn’t move,” he said. “Sometimes, if you hit the horn or startlre them, it’s more troublwe than it’s worth. So I followed them in.” Education: Bachelor’s degree in hotelo and restaurant management, Canada College, Redwood Calif.
Family: Wife, Linda; teenagers, Brittany and Anthonu Pets: A Sheltie, Mand y — I love the dog, but my family is driving here to Phoenix because my wife and kids refusw to put the dog on a plane Since you are from do youlike hockey? I love I grew up playing it, and my son playsz it. I will always be a Toronti MapleLeafs fan, and I get the Centetr Ice cable TV I am a fanatic, and I have to watch the games. What is your favorite meal to cook ? I am Italian. I make my own sauce — I get fresnh tomatoes and startfrom there. I love breaded veal cutletf andeggplant parmigiana. Cooking is so much fun. You can buil a whole evening outof it. Do you have any immediater goals?
The first thing I want to focuse on is creating memorable experiences for our making sure there are the righr people in the right placews and we have theright product. We need to focuss on the “exper­ience” part of our which is our pointof difference. What is your professionall style? I do a lot of management by walkinv around. I am up at 5 and I like to be in the office by7 a.m. There is just so much happening it’s important to be and it allows you to get on top of any issuezsthat arise. I really want to lead, coach and communicate with my staff. Do you have any pet peeves? Things should be in place acrossthe resort.
For there should be chilled towels atthe spa. Time is money for our guests, and as a generapl manager, I don’t want them lookingy for something that should already be Is there one person who has shapedr yourprofessional development? Isadore the founder and CEO of the I have met him in person and gave him a tour of the Jacksonn Hole property. I have read his book, “Fout Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy.
” It is quite an experienced to attend one ofhis speeches; it is very

Monday, October 8, 2012

BlackBerry developer expands in Atlanta - Kansas City Business Journal:

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RIM has identified a nearly 40-acre site near Alpharetta’s Norty Point Mall, said sources familiare with the company’s plans. The company did not make executivez availablefor comment. RIM’s plans call for hirin g technical talent, who will on average, about $70,000, and work on developing next-generationb BlackBerry devices, a source said. RIM, which is in expansioh mode, probably picked the Atlanta area because it is home to a majo rcustomer — AT&T Mobility, said Tavis McCourt, an analyst with Keegan & Co. Inc. who follows RIM. “The close you are to your customer, the better,” McCourt said.
RIM previouslyt clustered its operations in Canada but is nowdiversifyingg geographically.The company has facilities in Chicago; Redwood City, Calif.; South Florida and Seattle. In Dallas, RIM acquirecd an office complex composed of six office buildings andtotaling 460,300 square feet for its U.S. headquarters. RIM occupies about 133,139 square feet within the with the balancebeing sublet. RIM leased an additional 457,248 squarer feet throughout the U.S., accordingg to the company. RIM said that in the comingy year, it will grow and evolve its supplygchain model.
RIM will also look to enhance its new producy introduction and supply chain planning activities througb further integration with RIM internal research anddevelopmenty activities. “RIM is growing substantially. They are doing a lot more developmenf aroundthe world,” McCourt said. “Asx they become bigger players in each of these they want to havelocal management.” Revenu e for the fiscal year endes Feb. 28 was $11 billion, up 84 RIM’s consumer smartphone market share increased 15 percentt to nearly 50 percent of the smartphone market in the first quarter versus theprior quarter.
RIM is musclingt up its data center and development infrastructure as the handsett industry shifts toward amore services-oriented one. “Allk these devices are starting to lookthe same,” McCourt said. “But, the amount of softward that you add to them is growing RIM is investingabout $300 million a quarter in capita l spending, including infrastructure and softwarde development, and doubled its employe base last year, the analyst said. The compant is also adding more data center capacity to help avoid a repea of the massive network outage that took placew earlierthis year.
That outage, whicgh left millions of “CrackBerry” addictxs without service, was triggerefd by a faulty software upgrade at adata center. “If they had multiple data McCourt said, “perhaps they woule have been able to manage softwar upgrades alittle [more] smoothly with less risk.” RIM’ss Alpharetta data center is expected to be a Tier 3 or Tier 4 facilityg — the highest level of reliability and security. A Tier 4 data center is a stand-alone facility with at leas t two power feeds from separate saidJulie Moore, businesa specialist with Dolphini Networks, a Tenn.-based data center.
Data centers, which can be as largde as shopping malls, are warehouses stackedc floor-to-ceiling with computer servers, storage systems and other hardware that power Web crunch data andstore information. The RIM building, currentlyg under construction, is estimated to be aboutt 200,000 square feet, a source The building will likely have anestimated 50,000 squarwe feet to 60,000 square feet of “raised space” the area that housesz the servers and computer equipment that is the heart of the data

Sunday, October 7, 2012

$200 million project paves way for Cor Jesu growth - St. Louis Business Journal:

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As part of the Cor Jesu will buy six additional acres adjacent to its campu s from Busch to build new facilities and will also get nine acrex of property in a flood plain to build newathletidc fields, more than doubling the size of its existingt 13-acre campus. Erickson plans to closee on the Busch property inMay 2008. The company is proposin to build upto 1,500 apartments for senior surrounding a 70,000-square-foot clubhouse with restaurants, a healtb club and community meeting spaces.
The ranging between 1,200 and 1,809 square feet, would be built in phases based on saidDan Rexford, executive vice president of marketing for "We have not set prices yet, but we try to served the retired schoolteacher," he said. An assistex living facility with several hundrecd beds is part ofthe proposal. Erickson plans to submit its proposalto St. Louis County officials in the cominfg weeks. Upon completion, the development would create 800 full-time equivalent jobs, Rexford said. "We'rre anxious to be Rexford said. "It's an attractive site and it'x well-known.
" The property, located across Gravoiss from Grant's Farm, is mostly undevelopee land, with the exception of a few stables andvacan structures. Busch, an heir to the familhy fortune, moved to California severao years ago. The property is now used as grazinf grounds forsome Grant's Farm animals and Anheuser-Buschh Cos.' Clydesdales. Under the deal, Cor a private Catholic school located at 10230Gravois Road, will buy six acree fronting Gravois Road from Busch'zs Grant's Farm Manor, said Katie Magee Thiemann, director of institutional advancemen t at the school.
In addition, Erickson has agreed to donatre nine acres of common ground to the school for athleti c fieldsand parking. The school is bounded by Gravoi s Road to the north and Sunset Memoria l Park and Mausoleum to the south and makingit landlocked. Cor Jesu was built in 1965 atopundergroundr caves, so it cannot add to its existinb two stories. Sister Barbara Thomas, who was appointe d president of the schoolin May, said the school will form a task forcs to evaluate the best use of the property. "I will be a combination of buildings and Thomas said. "We certainly have a need for The school is at capacity with an enrollment of580 students.
"Thd increased size of our campus will enable us to providethe state-of-thew art facilities so essential to top academi c institutions, including new science labs, field house, fine arts center and other facilities to meet the needs of today'ws top students," she said. "This is a real Former Cor Jesu Principal SisterSheila O'Neill was in talks with Buschj over several years about acquiring the In a Nov. 11, 2005, article, the Busineses Journal reported onthe school' s efforts to acquire the property, alongh with plans by a group of five home builders to buy the entir property parcel for $23.
6 million and build 479 Cor Jesu reached an agreement with the home builderz -- J.H. Berra, , , Fischer and Frichtel, and -- to buy 3.35 acrexs of the property. However, the home builders pulled out of the deal afte nearby residents filed a lawsui t against the county over the density of theproposex subdivision. O'Neill, who is now director of mission advancemenft for the Apostles of the Sacred Hear t ofJesus congregation, said she is optimistic aboug the new plans. "Personally, I am very gratefuo to Andy for his friendship and his help in obtaininfthe property," she said. Pending approval of the projectby St.
Louias County officials, construction is set to begij inlate 2008, with the first phase completefd in 12 months. In a Busch said the proposal is a good fit for the property andthe "My family has owned the property for and I believe that the proposedc development will be compatible with its pastoral setting," Busch "The proposed high qualitgy retirement community should enhance the propertu and the neighborhood. Because of our belieff in the nature and quality of the projects thatEricksob builds, we consented to Erickson'ss use of Grant's Farm Manor to name the development." Robertf Guimbarda, principal of St.
Louis-based real estate advisorhy firm , served as a real estate consultant to Buschj onthe transaction. Erickson, whichj has developed and manages 20 propertiese in11 states, employs more than 11,000 people. It had $97.9 million in revenue in 2006. The Affton development would be its first retirement communityin Missouri. Ericksonj is developing communitiesin Ohio, Kansas City and in Ashburn, Va.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

General Electric approved for $10M in tax rebates - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The granted preliminary approval Thursday of a tax rebate of as muchas $10 million over 10 yearz to create as many as 420 jobs, according to a KEDFAw filing. GE said in its KEDFA filintg that it mightinvest $69.w2 million in manufacturing lines for the watere heaters, for the dishwasher and refrigerator components and for the establishmentg of the data center. It intends to invesrt $46.4 million in equipment and startup costsand $22.8 million for fixtures and other according to the The average wage and benefitsd package for the jobs is $27.61 per and the average salary is according to the filing.
Annual payroll for the new jobsis $24 Officials with GE Consumer and Industrial, GE’es Louisville-based appliance, lighting and industriaol power-generation equipment subsidiary, said the water heater line wouldf be the first new product platfork at Appliance Park since 1957. “We appreciate the state’w support in the form of this incentive packagew and want to thank all thoswe whosupported it,” Kim Freeman, public relation director for GE Consumed and Industrial, said in an e-mail.
She added that the companu will release more details soon on how theincentives “wil be used to create new jobs and energy-efficient products at Appliance Freeman declined to discuses details of the proposed data center or in-sourcing of componentsw for refrigerators and dishwashers made at Appliancse Park. On Thursday, after Business First’s preses deadline, Louisville Metro Council was scheduled to hear a proposaol by Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramsonm to createa tax-increment financing district that woulde provide GE with $2.
5 million in occupationa tax refunds over 10 years if the companyt adds a new line to produce energy-efficientr products, according to a draftr of an ordinance filed with Metro Abramson said he and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear spentr an hour discussing the future of Appliancd Park with GE CEO Jeff Immel while he was in town onApril 28. Immeltr provided “a clear indication” that Louisvill would be considered for a new lineof energy-efficient productw that GE planned to build, he Abramson added that he is that the combination of city and state tax incentives and concessionsx on the part of uniom workers at GE would be enough to “sealk the deal.
” Company officials said that addin the jobs at the struggling park was contingent on Internationao Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communicationz Workers of America Local 761 members agreeingh to cost-cutting measures proposed by GE Consume and Industrial. Union members voted Wednesday to approve theGE proposal, which GE officialxs said would be key in bringing a new productr to the plant. Among the concessions, the company soughtf to freeze pay for union workers untilJune 2011. newly hired skilled-trades professionals would be hirer at a pay rateof $23 per hour and advancre to $25 per hour over a two-year period.
Newly hired hourly production workers would be hired at a pay rateof $13 per hour and receivs annual wage increases after theie current contract expires in 2011. Freeman said the currenty starting wage for skilled workerwis $31.22 per hour. The current starting wage for productiom workersis $15.01 per hour. GE Consumedr and Industrial’s proposal wasn’t one-sided, The company agreed to add 100 positionsd and bring anew low-costr dishwasher line to Appliance Park by Dec. 31.
It also vowex to continue making 18-cubic-foot, top-mount refrigerators; home dishwashers; and 27-inch top-load washinyg machines at Appliance Park through at leastJune 17, unless the company decides to exit the producr lines.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

News briefs from around Kentucky at 2:58 am EDT - San Francisco Chronicle

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Commentary - Teamwork: A winning strategy - Schriever Air Force Base

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Monday, October 1, 2012

Human Capital: People on the move, May 18 - Boston Business Journal:

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, a Cambridge-based architecture, planning and interior design added Jocelyn Frederick as a who will leadthe firm’s national health care practice. Fredericj comes to TK&A from the Chicago officew of Perkins + Will , where she was a principal sincew 1995. Dorogusker joins Spaceworks Architectural Interiorws as vice president of client serviced Spaceworks Architectural Interiors of Waltham added Robin Dorogusker as vice presiden t ofclient services. Prior to joining Spaceworke AI, she served as senior project manager of real estate and planningh at The First Churchof Christ, Scientist in Boston.
TD Banknortgh hires Moore to run Reading branch Chad Moore joinef TD Banknorth as the store manage r for its location at 470Main St. in Reading. who has 10 years of banking experience, previously served as branch sales manager at HSBC NorthAmericas . Boston Cares electsw two to board BostonCares , a Boston-basedd volunteer action center, electedx the following to its board of directors: Carokl Gillen , director of operations at Dyer, Brown Associates ; and Mark Feldman , principa and managing director at Cause Consulting .