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WAGING WAR ON A DISEASE Taking aim at Tay-Sachs One family’s tragedy raises hope for others aff ected by rare diseases. DON SEIFFERT, 4

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CAMPUS REPORT CARD BY THE NUMBERS MCPHS University MCPHS University makes the grade as growth booms $103.5M Standard & Poor’s has upgraded a slew of “Th e upgrade on MCPHS refl ects our view Positive cash flow generated credit ratings for MCPHS University in Bos- that this health and life science-oriented uni- from operations in fiscal 2014. ton, calling the fast-growing school one of versity ... is one of the premier universities That number was up 17 percent the “premier universities of its kind” amid a of its kind in the country,” wrote S&P credit for the year. spike in demand for its pharmacy and health analyst Ken Rodgers. He added the school’s sciences programs. proximity to “world class” academic and Th e ratings fi rm said the upgrades aff ect a medical facilities provide “unique advan- $218M Total revenue at MCPHS handful of MCPHS debt tranches and refl ect tages that competitor schools can’t match.” University in fiscal 2014. That a growing confi dence in the school’s busi- MCPHS, which until recently operated total was up 10 percent for the ness model, fi nancial resources and gover- as the Massachusetts College of Pharma- year. nance. Th e ratings changes included: cy, has seen explosive growth this decade R An upgrade to A+ R An assigned AA- as demand for well-trained pharmacists, from AA- for the credit rating for two researchers and health technicians has $525.8M school’s $26 million 2015 bond off erings Americanboomed nationally. City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Cash and investments held by 2013 bond issue. for $45.8 million. Since 2010 the school’s full-time equiv- MCPHS University as of June 30. Those assets have more than As of June 30, the Boston-based pharma- alent enrollment has surged 48 percent to COURTESY PHOTO doubled from the $178.1 million cy and health sciences college had approxi- 6,700 students. MCPHS operates in Boston, above, reported four years earlier. mately $107 million in debt outstanding. — Craig M. Douglas Worcester and Manchester, N.H.

SYSTEM OVERLOAD YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT: UMASS ENROLLMENT SURGE DRIVEN BY BOSTON, LOWELL CAMPUSES ‘Further progress will continue to The University of Massachusetts system recently finalized enrollment figures for its five campuses and in the process confirmed that its total head count topped the 72,000 student threshold. Since 2010, the system has seen a percent require prioritization and focus, increase in total enrollment, with roughly 85 percent of that growth coming from its Lowell and Boston campuses. diﬃ cult choices, hard work, and the 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 CHANGE SINCE 2010 support and goodwill of the entire Amherst 27,569 28,084 28,236 28,518 28,635 4% Boston 15,454 15,741 15,874 16,277 16,756 8% Wellesley College community.’ Dartmouth 9,432 9,225 9,210 9,053 9,111 -3% — WELLESLEY COLLEGE CFO AND TREASURER BEN Lowell 14,702 15,431 16,294 16,932 17,191 17% HAMMOND, writing in the school’s annual report about a Worcester 1,158 1,189 1,160 1,161 1,103 -5% plan to trim $20 million in annual operating costs from its budget. UMass totals 68,315 69,670 70,774 71,941 72,796 7%

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W. MARC BERNSAU T O G E T H E R Rare encounter Th e BBJ hosted a forum last week on the topic of gene therapy, which seeks to American City Business Journalscure - Notgenetic for diseases commercial by replacing use a patient’s DNA. BioFlash editor Don Seiﬀ ert (left) moderated the Feb. 26 discussion that included Seng Cheng, vice president of Genetic Diseases Science at Genzyme Corp., Steven Paul, CEO of Voyager Th erapeutics, and Jim Geraghty, partner at Th ird Rock Ventures. Th e event was held two days before the observation of International Rare Disease Day.

No matter how big your dreams, the Corporate Banking Team at East Boston Savings Bank will take the time to know the inner workings of your business and WAGING WAR ON RARE DISEASES tailor a fi nancing package to help make them a reality. From tax-exempt bonds to equipment fi nancing to a working capital line of credit, no one will work harder to help you succeed. See how we are making a diff erence in companies like yours at EBSB.com/BIG. ‘Th is disease takes 978-977-6001. Or call Frank Romano at away everything’ ONE FAMILY’S STORY OF TAYSACHS Photo: New York Public Library/Art Resource, NY Member FDIC Member DIF Th e fi rst clue that something might be wrong with Cameron was, oddly enough, a diagnosis of Tay-Sachs disease in her We’re looking hard for cousin. Cameron had just received a perfect report at her fi ve-month checkup when the right person. her parents, Blyth and Charlie Lord, got the news about 18-month-old Hayden, who had just been diagnosed with the rare but fatal genetic disease that causes mental and muscular deterioration. Th ere COURTESY PHOTO are no treatments. Blyth Lord and her daughter Cameron, Since both parents must be carriers who died of Tay Sachs disease in 2001. of the gene for the disease to be present, Blyth Lord knew her own husband must ing parents online support to cope with also carry the gene. A month later, despite their child’s illness. Lord says that’s an infi nitesimal odds, she learned found that underserved need in the rare disease she was a carrier, too. community. Th at was 15 years ago. Cameron lived “Th ere’s a lot of philanthropic money another 18 months. “She was even, happy, going to medical research ... and medi- gentle. She was soulful,” says Lord. “But cal research is great, but what about the this disease takes away everything — in other pieces?” she said. “Medical research the end, they have no aff ect at all. But she doesn’t help people here and now. Pallia- communicated a lot, through her eyes.” tive care is for the here and now.” With International Rare Disease Day Courageous Parents was just named this Saturday, dozens of Cambridge-area a 2015 Social Innovator by Root Cause, biotech fi rms can rightfully take pride a consultant to nonprofi ts. Lord says the in their work to fi nd future treatments honor comes with a small cash award Senior Sales Professional for rare, fatal diseases. But Lord wants to plus about $125,000 in services to help make sure an equal amount of attention accelerate its mission. Are you passionate about your career? At the Boston Business Journal — our people is paid to supporting families. Lord says she hopes the award will drive our passion to deliver business news that is essential to Boston’s leaders. Discover Lord, 47, has helped found two non- help attract more money to support fam- a place where you’ll work with a team of professionals dedicated to providing bold profi ts in Cameron’s memory: One, the ilies coping with diseases with no treat- leadership and distinctive client service. Spend each day engaged in meaningful and Cameron and Hayden Lord Founda- ments. She knows from personal expe- challenging goals. Be supported in your professional growth and recognized for your tion, funds medical research into so- rience what a profound diff erence that contributions. The BBJ is currently recruiting experienced senior sales professionals with called lysosomal storage disorders, but support can make. a media sales background. also pediatric palliative care research “What I know is, families are changed and bereavement support for families of forever by this ... they are transformed in Submit resume & recent earnings range to: children with rare, deadly diseases. Th e ways that are bearable and inspiring,” she Angela Canale, Director of Advertising and Media Sales other, the Courageous Parents Network, said. “I’m an example of that.” [email protected] begun in 2013, focuses solely on giv- — Don Seiff ert MARCHMARCH 6, 2015201015 5

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TAKING A SHOT MIT injectable gel could change drug delivery

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are Researchers can outfi t the gel with certain drugs. Most drugs, negotiating potential licensing deals with drug fi rms for a new by contrast, course through the blood stream and get distrib- nanogel technology that’s fl exible enough to be injected into uted throughout the body. Th e gel stays where it is injected, M. SCOTT BRAUER | MIT a patient, but stable enough to stay in place to provide direct delivering drugs more slowly and over a longer period of time. Th ese scanning electron microscopy treatment for patients. Authors hope the therapy can be used for macular degener- images, taken at diff erent Th e biodegradable gel is made up of a network of nanopar- ation, to help repair damaged heart tissue, and implanted dur- magnifi cations, show the structure of ticles that can collapse and then expand in a given space. ing cancer surgeries to kill any cancer cells that get left behind. the nanoparticle gel. American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use

PARTING WAYS Th ree Connector takeaways with MIT professor Gruber MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber and three of his colleagues left the Health Connector board last month, acquiesc- ing to a resignation request from Gov. Charlie Baker. Th e move aﬀ ected Gru- ber, an economics professor at MIT; John Bertko, an actu- arial consultant with Covered Cal- ifornia; Rick Jaki- ous, the CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Net- work; and George Gonser, the CEO of Spring Insur- Jonathan Gruber ance Group. All helped oversee the state’s online health insurance marketplace. In a brief interview, Gruber oﬀ ered the following takeaways: “I always look for the best R 1. The governor wants his own people. “He has four slots to appoint and options for a client. So I always he’s eager to take the Connector in whatever direction he wants and he look at the Health Connector.” wants to do it with his own people.” Darren Ambler, co-owner, Insight Insurance Agency, Danvers R 2. The hard part is finished. “The most important work done was in the early days, setting up our system. I’m happy I was able to be a part of “When I’m looking for the right health plan for a small business that.” owner, I always check the Massachusetts Health Connector. R 3. The program is working as planned. Many times, it’s simply the best choice on price and value.” “Everything we wanted from this law has come true. We’ve covered A Health Connector Business Express plan could mean extra the uninsured, we’ve fixed a broken savings, because if your small business has fewer than 50 market.” employees and meets federal requirements, you may be able to take advantage of: – which can substantially IN BRIEF •Federal Small Business Tax Credits reduce premium costs. UBICARE, TEA LEAVES HEALTH PARTNERSHIP SEEKS TO BETTER •The Wellness Track Program – helping your employees stay Ask your broker about healthy, and lowering your business’ insurance premium costs incentive programs exclusively PATIENT COMMUNICATION up to 15 percent. through the Health Connector. Boston-based UbiCare will be able to automatically enroll patients in its If you own a small business, be sure you and your broker check medical information service under a new the state’s Health Connector. Visit MAhealthconnector.org. partnership with Georgia-based Tea Leaves Or talk to your broker. Health. Both programs work with hospitals to provide better patient services, with Tea Leaves using data to help hospital MAhealthconnector.org executives tailor services to any given population, and UbiCare sending patients emails and texts tailored to their medical condition to keep patients informed. 6 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

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IN THE CROSSHAIRS FILL ‘EM UP Webster Bank pressured by hedge fund Massachusetts banks bulked A hedge fund is urging Webster $1 billion valuation of HealthEqui- up on deposits in 2014 Financial Corp. to consider spinning ty, an HSA banking competitor that Total deposits in Mass.-based banks increased $4.2 billion, or oﬀ its market-leading health savings Kerrisdale said is half of HSA Bank’s 4.4 percent, in 2014 compared to the previous year, according to account business, arguing that keep- size. Kerrisdale owns approximately 2 the FDIC. Here are the traditional savings and lending banks that ing it tied to Webster’s banking divi- percent of Webster, which is based in added (and lost) the most deposits year-over-year. sion is undervaluing the company by Connecticut but has a growing pres- $1 billion. ence in Massachusetts, including a THE BIGGEST GAINERS In a letter to Webster, Kerrisdale large American Boston branch. City Business Journals - Not for commercialBANK use 1-YEAR INCREASE ($) TOTAL DEPOSITS AS OF DEC. 31 Berkshire Bank $775.4 million $4.7 billion Capital Management said that Web- In January, Webster completed its James Smith, Eastern Bank $748.4 million $7.8 billion ster’s HSA Bank unit is strong enough purchase of JPMorgan Chase Bank’s CEO of Webster Blue Hills Bank $401.3 million $1.3 billion to stand independently. Th e hedge HSA business, a move that increased Financial Corp. fund’s management pointed to the HSA Bank’s deposits to $3.2 billion. Boston Private $359.9 million $5.5 billion Institution for Savings $325.6 million $1.7 billion

R ON THE MOVE BANK 1-YEAR INCREASE (%) TOTAL DEPOSITS AS OF DEC. 31 North Shore Bank 43.4% $527 million Local banking lawyer joins Former Providence mayor links Blue Hills Bank 42.8% $1.3 billion federal finance agency up with Greenberg in Boston Needham Bank 30.4% $1.2 billion A former TD Bank chief compliance off icer is Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Boston off ice has Meetinghouse Bank 29.2% $88 million assuming a role in the senior leadership of the brought on a one-time political rising star to Leader Bank 28.0% $566 million U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the handle consumer lending disputes and other federal agency that oversees banks and mortgage commercial litigation for the firm. THE BIGGEST LOSERS services firms’ dealings with consumers. Former Providence, Rhode Island, mayor Angel BANK 1-YEAR DECREASE ($) TOTAL DEPOSITS AS OF DEC. 31 Cambridge attorney Agnes Bundy Scanlan is Taveras is joining Greenberg Traurig as a litigation Admirals Bank -$121.5 million $391 million the agency’s new Northeast regional director of shareholder. His practice includes lawsuits brought supervision examinations. In addition to TD Bank, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Cambridge Trust -$36.6 million $1.4 billion Bundy Scanlan has worked for Bank of America, Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Randolph Savings Bank -$26.3 million $297 million Treliant Risk Advisors, and the law firm Goodwin Act, as well as zoning and land use matters. First Commons Bank -$15.4 million $213 million ProcterProcter LLLLP.P. Taveras served as mayor from 2011 to 2015. Adams Community Bank -$15.1 million $315 million

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THE BIG THAW DEAL OF THE WEEK MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS MOVING TO QUINCY Stars of ‘Flipping Boston’ The Massachusetts Teachers Association is moving its headquarters to Heritage Landing see busy spring ahead in Quincy. The MTA has signed a long- As investors and home “ﬂ ippers,” Dave Seymour and Peter term lease for 46,000 square feet at Heritage Landing, & Souhleris make a living running variables and predicting a 350,000-square-foot Q demand in the Greater Boston housing market. And corporate campus owned by they’ve never seen a winter quite like this one. Seymour Braintree-based real estate firm A and Souhleris own Peabody-based CityLight Homes and Campanelli. also star on their own A&E television show “Flipping JLL Senior Vice President Sean Lynch negotiated the lease for Boston.” Here’s what they had to say about the market’s deep freeze. COURTESY PHOTO/CAMPANELLI the MTA. Braintree-based The MTA in October sold its What kind of problems arise with Will the lost activity of this winter Campanelli owns Heritage Beacon Hill headquarters at 20 Dave homes after this massive snowfall? lead to pent-up demand and a Landing, a two-building, Ashburton Place for $9.85 million, Seymour according to prior Business Seymour: Even regular A-frame strong spring market? 350,000-square-foot Journal reporting. The MTA built homes aren’t designed to carry these Souhleris: I think contractors are corporate campus in Quincy. the building in 1968. snowloads. And if you don’t remove the going to have the busiest spring snow and ice, you start to see ice dams they’ve seen in a long time. For sellers build up. I’m experiencing it personally; I who have damage and don’t have the have 11 ceilings in my house and nine of money to fix it, it’s not ideal, because IN BRIEF them are ruined, with ice that has eaten now they’ve lost all that value. MELNEA HOTEL DELETED FROM BRA AGENDA through the eaves and water that’s run Seymour: The market is going to be One notable project excluded from the BRA’s February board meeting into the attic and down the walls. busy because of the combination was the Melnea Hotel project at Parcel 9 in Roxbury. Souhleris: If we had damage on nine of the slingshot eff ect — where The BRA in July 2013 approved 1.3-acre tract of city-owned land ceilings out of 11 ... that could be everyone’s holding back because of on Melnea Cass Boulevard to host a 186,000-square-foot project, anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 the winter — and also because interest Peter including a 145-room Melnea Hotel, 50 rental units and 8,000 square per room. We’d have to cut out that rates are low. feet of commercial/retail space. Souhleris whole section of ceiling. We’ve got The item was removed from the BRA agenda late last week. to worry about water damage, mold, “We still felt as though there was insuff icient support among the insulation being wet. It’s more of a living community and elected off icials to allow this project to go before the nightmare. board for a vote,” BRA spokesman Nick Martin said in an email. MARCH 6, 2015201015 7

Editor Don Seiff ert BIO FLASH covers biotech

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DICERNA DOUBLES R IN BRIEF IN SIZE AND MOVES BAXTER BEGINS BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TO WEST CAMBRIDGE HIRING FOR PLANNED BUYS MEN’S HEALTH Dicerna Pharmaceuticals moved DRUG SPINOUT BUSINESS FOR $1.6B into a new 37,000-square- Baxter International, the It didn’t take long after foot offi ce and lab space at 87 Illinois-based life science Boston Scientific freed company planning to up a pile of cash by Cambridgepark Drive last week open a 400-employee settling its litigation with formerly occupied by Pfi zer. Jim pharmaceutical R&D center Johnson & Johnson for Weissman, chief business offi cer, in Kendall Square this year, the company to put that said the building is a perfect fi t has begun hiring here. money to use. for the company that’s grown American City Business Journals - Not for commercial useBaxter announced last This week Boston September that it was Scientific Corp. from 20 to 35 employees over behind a year-long eff ort announced it will buy the the past year, with an open to find space for a large men’s health business offi ce environment to encourage R&D center in Cambridge of Minnetonka, Minn.- collaboration. code-named Project Tiger. based American Medical It chose 650 Kendall St. Systems (owned by Endo COURTESY PHOTO/ DICERNA as the site of a 200,000- International) for $1.6 square-foot R&D facility for billion plus up to $50 the biopharmaceuticals million in milestones. HEADCOUNT ADJUSTMENTS company it planned to AMS is an 800-employee, spin off . $400 million company At the time, it said the that sells devices to treat Pfi zer targets research jobs in Cambridge company, to be called enlarged prostate, urinary Baxalta, would be based in incontinence and erectile Two weeks after Sanofi cut research and develop- mix” and that it will be “reallocating headcount to Illinois when the spinout dysfunction. occurred in mid-2015, The deal is expected ment jobs at its Cambridge site, another pharmaceu- other growing areas of the organization.” but had not yet chosen a to close by the end of tical giant, Pfi zer, says it will be making “select head- Th e company said it plans to hire researchers in site for the headquarters. September. count reductions” in R&D at sites, including its new the currently hot fi elds of immune-oncology (using Last month it signed a 1,000-employee research center in Kendall Square. the body’s immune system to fi ght cancer) and gene lease lasting more than In a statement, the New York City-based drug giant therapy (replacing disease-causing genes with healthy a decade for a 260,000- square-foot facility in (NYSE: PFE) didn’t say how many jobs will be cut, say- ones). Pfi zer will also be making R&D cuts at its Col- Bannockburn, Illinois. ing it “periodically makes adjustments to its staffi ng legeville, Pennsylvania, site.

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Altiostar Networks raised $20 million this week, Military social network RallyPoint according to a regulatory filing. Altiostar makes hardware for cell towers aims for 1M members this year that make it possible for RallyPoint, a military social network based in cell phone carriers — such Coravin CEO Frédéric Levy as Verizon and AT&T — to Watertown, said last week that it added one of the LinkedIn more intelligently, eff iciently co-founders of business social networking site co-founder IN BRIEF and cost-eff ectively send LinkedIn to its board of directors as it expects to Konstantin WINE TECH STARTUP data wirelessly than the attract 1 million members by the end of this year. Guericke joined technology that’s currently Th e startup said LinkedIn co-founder Konstan- the board of ADDS FORMER available. American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use tin Guericke joined the board recently. Guericke RallyPoint. NESPRESSO EXEC Here’s what you need to is also currently on the board of physician social Coravin, a wine technology know about the company: networking site Doximity, which has raised $82 startup based in Burlington, Headquarters: Tewksbury million in funding since it was founded in 2011. announced Monday it CEO: Ashraf Dahod has added former Nestlé RallyPoint CEO and co-founder Yinon Weiss COURTESY PHOTO/ LINKEDIN Nespresso executive Frédéric Investors: Unknown, but said the addition of Guericke would help Rally- the company has previously Levy as CEO. raised funds from Cisco Point expand and possibly grow to oﬀ er other ser- RALLYPOINT’S GROWTH Levy was formerly the Systems. vices such as ﬁ nancial services and e-commerce. With the addition of LinkedIn co-founder Konstantin president of Nespresso USA But the most important function is to grow the Guericke, military social network RallyPoint is and will be responsible for Total funding to date: $140 overseeing Coravin’s domestic million network, which currently consists of more than seeing a “network eff ect” — essentially a growth spike — unfold. Here’s the company’s key factoids: and international expansion. What the new money will 550,000 members, according to Weiss. Levy is replacing former be used for: Altiostar, one RallyPoint currently has two other non-man- CEO: Yinon Weiss Total funding: $7 CEO Nick Lazaris, who retired of the most well-funded agement board members, including Mark Perutz, Employees: 14 as of million at the end of January. startups in Massachusetts, a partner at San Francisco-based DBL Investors; Feb. 24 Investors: DBL Coravin was founded in already has more than 200 Investors of San 2011 and launched in 2013 employees, with about 40 and angel investor Jill Preotle, who serves on the Military members: with its Coravin Wine Access boards of Somerville-based e-commerce website 550,000 Francisco, which has in Tewksbury. And those invested in Pandora System, a patented technology numbers will at least double Th e Grommet and Boston-based Dancing Deer Expected number of and Tesla, and Asset that allows users to access over the next year, Dahod Baking Co., among other companies. members by 2016: 1 Management Ventures and pour wine from a bottle told the BBJ recently. — David Harris million of Palo Alto, California. without pulling the cork.

Editor David Harris & TECH FLASH Reporter Sara Castellanos

R BY THE NUMBERS MAKING A CYBER BET IN BRIEF NEW ONLINE TOOL AKAMAI’S Q4 Akamai Technologies to hire up to RANKS MASS., OTHER EARNINGS REPORT STATES ON TALENT AND 1,000 this year; acquisitions targeted COMPETITIVENESS $2 billion A new online analytics The company’s full-year With demand surging for fast content delivery tool unveiled last week 2014 revenue, a 24 percent and cybersecurity services among online ven- by the Massachusetts increase from 2013 dors, Cambridge-based Akamai Technologies High Technology Council plans to hire as many as 1,000 employees this seeks to measure how the $536 million year, bringing total headcount to about 6,000. state measures up against Sales for Akamai’s fourth Th e company’s big hiring push comes within other states in key areas, including talent and business quarter 2014, up 23 percent its newly formed Emerging Mobile Products Busi- from the same period in 2013 competitiveness. ness Unit; the company is in particular need of The project, called the software engineers, architect engineers and prod- Massachusetts Technology, 1,700 uct management directors. Talent and Economic Reporting The number of customers Akamai delivers cloud services and security for System (MATTERS), has been in the works for about who were using Akamai’s many enterprise-level clients including Micro- security products at the end a year, according to Mark of 2014 soft, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, NBC and W. MARC BERNSAU Gallagher, executive vice NASA, among others. Akamai Technologies co-founder and CEO Tom president of Mass. High Tech Akamai CEO Tom Leighton said in an inter- Leighton. Council’s Public Policy and 800 view that the current landscape of cyber threats is Communications division. Customers who were using The MATTERS tool will disconcerting, citing recent major hacks on web- said. “Th e tools to cause harm are freely available Akamai’s security products have its own website and at the end of 2013 sites, denial-of-service attacks, and credit card on the web, and the cloud is used as a platform will contain more than 30 and personal identity thefts online. from which to attack. Th at’s a bad situation.” diff erent metrics, including “Th ere’s all sorts of bad actors out there,” he — Sara Castellanos tax policy, cost, talent supply and demand, from various databases, indices and sources. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT The information goes back about five years and ‘Th e imperative to be digital-ﬁ rst aligns the priorities for global brands to focus on delivering can be compared with exceptional digital experiences, and that mindshift is driving demand for the Acquia Platform.’ 15 other states that are considered competitors to the —TOM ERICKSON, CEO of Burlington-based Acquia. The digital services company announced last week it surpassed $100 million in revenue Massachusetts tech economy. for 2014, up 46 percent from 2013. MARCH 6, 2015 9

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LISA A. BROTHERS Building a solid foundation MAKING THE CASE THAT OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND, REGARDLESS OF YOUR GENDER

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Title: President and CEO, Nitsch Engineering American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Age: 52 Residence: Wilmington Education: Bachelor of science, engineering, University Massachusetts Lowell, 1984; MBA, Northeastern University, 1999

THE INFLUENCE FACTOR Who were the key mentors in your life? (Nitsch Engineering founder) Judy Nitsch. When she said she was going to found her own company, I went into her off ice and told her “Not without me.” This has been a tremendous opportunity for me the last 25 years of my career and for her to plan out the transition of leadership of the company to W. MARC BERNSAU me; there are not a lot of founders who very February for the past 13 years, Do you feel being a woman in a a real struggle for us just to continue to have the foresight and wherewithal to do Nitsch Engineering has invited predominantly male profession has been fi nd enough talent. Changes in foreign what she has done. E school-aged girls into its offi ces an obstacle during your career? My fi rst worker-visa rules just adds to the crisis. We Do you find yourself for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. job out of college was at Mass. Highway defi nitely need to get more people interested serving in a Th e goal: to help make the rest of the Department. It was a great experience in being engineers. mentorship role to engineering world, where just 11 percent for me because I had an advocate. Th ere others? I am active of professionals are women, look more were defi nitely others who didn’t fi t with Your alma mater, has long staked out through the Center like Nitsch, where roughly a third of its having a female on the construction site, a leadership position in engineering for Women and Work at UMass Lowell and 90-person workforce is female. but I actually became the fi rst female education. What role will UMass Lowell’s definitely try to make “Th ere is huge untapped potential that engineer in the district out on the job, so engineering programs play in the future? myself available to could be the future of our profession,” said they were unable to ignore me. I do feel like Th e reason I’m so passionate about UMass others looking for Lisa Brothers, president and CEO of the sometimes females have to work harder to Lowell is that I would not be an engineer advice, male or female. Boston-based civil engineering fi rm. To get to the same place, but I also feel strongly today if they had no engineering program A lot of people made time for me when I date, 120 girls participated in the program, it has some good points: People remember and if it wasn’t aff ordable. I was raised by was younger and it’s including one Nitsch employee who fi rst the female engineers. a single mom and there was little money nice to give back when visited the offi ce as an 8th grader. She was for school. Retaining that aff ordability and possible. Paying it hired directly out of engineering school, What are you most proud of from your continuing to produce workplace-ready forward is definitely Brothers said. time leading Nitsch? I’m proud that we engineers is a key part of the mission going part of our core values. “Th e best call we can get is when we recently marked 25 years in business. Th at’s forward as well. Th e transformation of the fi nd out a young girl actually goes into a nice milestone. I’m also proud of the campus under the new chancellor (Martin engineering,” she said. strategic direction we’ve set and the way Meehan) has been incredible. Brothers has led Nitsch for four years our employees have really stepped up and THE ‘WOMEN UP’ EVENT and has expanded its services to include engaged. We’ve had a 42 percent growth rate You are a big networker. Do you encourage WILL BE IN DECEMBER. land surveying, housing development and over the last four years and the performance your employees to follow suit? I always tell Throughout 2015, as transportation. Next month, Nitsch is of our employees is a big part of the reason. young engineers you cannot wait until you women continue to estab- opening a second offi ce in Worcester, an are a project manager to start building your lish their place as busi- expansion that no doubt will draw even What are your thoughts on the current network. You need to go build it now. If you ness leaders, innovators more women engineers its way. “We need state of engineering education here in start when you are younger and get involved and visionaries, we will to fi ll that pipeline,” she said. Massachusetts? Everybody talks about in professional organizations, you can hone profile incredibly talented female executives who Brothers recently spoke with the BBJ STEM (science, technology, engineering and your leadership skills and grow up with are setting the standard about her company, the engineering fi eld’s math) and we need more and more young those peers around you and by the time for entrepreneurial suc- gender issues and her passion for UMass people to enter those fi elds. Especially you’re in a lead role in your job, you have cess at their companies. Lowell. as Baby Boomers retire, it’s going to be that network already around you. 10 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

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Raymond C. Off enheiser, president of Oxfam America

W. MARC BERNSAU EXECUTIVE PROFILE Coming full circle RAY OFFENHEISER’S EFFORTS AT OXFAM HAVE RARELY TARGETED BOSTON. UNTIL NOW.

BY MARY MOORE R CLOSER begin building greater domes- democratic government. [email protected] LOOK tic awareness of Oxfam’s work. Th ere, Off enheiser befriended Nobel Peace Prize win- With that in mind, Oxfam ner Mohammad Yunus and, through the Ford Founda- ou don’t often see Ray Off enheiser RAY will host a March 7 event called tion, helped fund Yunus’ Grameen Bank, a microfi nance milling about the local philanthropic OFFENHEISER the Hunger Banquet at Harvard organization that lends to the poor. scene, yet he is running Oxfam Amer- Title: President, University’s Radcliff e Institute At Oxfam America, Off enheiser has built the orga- ica, the global anti-poverty organiza- Oxfam America for Advanced Study. Th e event nization’s public policy offi ce in Washington, D.C., to a tion that for more than 40 years has Age: 65 will be a fi rst-of-its-kind for staff of 75 and has started a 501(c)(4) for political organiz- been based in Boston. Education: Oxfam in Boston, although the ing. Simultaneously, Oxfam America has begun working Offenheiser has compiled an Bachelor’s degree organization has hosted similar with companies (eff orts such as its Behind the Brands impressive career in social justice and since 1996 has in history and Hunger Banquets for years in campaign and scorecard initiative) on broad initiatives Y sociology, University been Oxfam America’s president. In that time, the orga- churches, schools and commu- to highlight corporate operations in underdeveloped of Notre Dame, 1971; nization has grown from a grassroots advocate for food Master’s degree nity centers in other U.S. cities. countries. and anti-poverty programs into a sophisticated global in development Guests will be randomly “Oxfam’s goal here is not to just raise issues or to fl y powerhouse with an $85 million annual budget (none sociology, Cornell assigned to a high, medium or the moral fl ag. It’s to contribute to meaningful change of it government funding) and 435 employees who work University, 1976 low income tier. Th e top 20 per- and try to be a voice in the businesses community to have in more than 90 countries. Residence: Carlisle cent will receive a robust meal, them operate diff erently,” Off enheiser said. To be sure, Oxfam America is thinking bigger under the 30 percent in the middle Th e approach has earned Oxfam America mixed Off enheiser’s guidance, and in recent years its strate- will have beans and rice and the reviews in the corporate sector. gy has broadened in two signifi cant ways. First, it has rest will graze on rice and water. Th e point: To empha- “Evaluating and measuring how companies are doing pushed an increasingly broad public policy agenda, size that life, let alone poverty, is not fair. — it’s one way of saying we expect you to live up to a high- nationally and internationally, through its Washington, Off enheiser’s sense of social justice came early, not er standard,” said Timothy Smith, senior vice president D.C., offi ce. Second, it has gained more infl uence by long after his Irish Catholic family moved in the 1950s of Walden Asset Management, who knows Off enheiser spearheading campaigns that hold companies account- from a comfortable Irish neighborhood in New York City and Oxfam America’s work. “Some companies would able for how they operate in developing countries. to a Southern Baptist area of North Carolina. He says they talk about respect they have for Oxfam. Others would “Th e paradox is that we are an international organi- lived “a minority existence.” say they are just another NGO campaign organization.” zation, and one of only a handful based in Boston. But After college and graduate school, Off enheiser worked Off enheiser doesn’t seem to care much about how the we don’t run programs here, so we’re not in the mix,” with international aid organizations in Mexico and Cen- organization is defi ned. He said Oxfam is guided by the Off enheiser said. tral America. He joined the Ford Foundation in the mid- principle that social impact does not come from simply He aims to change that, in large part to deepen Oxfam 1980s, where he eventually became the regional direc- raising philanthropic dollars. America’s connection to Boston’s colleges and universi- tor in Latin America. His subsequent stops took him to “Social change is being driven by idea leadership. ties, where ideas for social change are generated. Off en- Brazil, Chile, Peru and eventually to Asia, where he sup- And if we’re an idea leader in our fi eld, we’ll drive the heiser also has chosen Boston as the logical place to ported Bangladesh’s transition from military rule to a change,” he said. MARCH 6, 2015 11 IN PERSON

OUTSIDE THE BOX Th e comeback kid AT HEALTHWORKS, MARK HARRINGTON JR. RETURNED TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS

BY JAY FITZGERALD a great niche. As we have been trying Special to the Journal to expand the company, we found we were able to reach diff erent audiences rowing up, Mark Harrington Jr. with diff erent concepts. was no stranger to health clubs. G After all, his father and Do you see the company expanding mother founded a health-club business outside the region? Th roughout our in the Boston area in the late 1970s, history, we’ve had several in-depth a business that eventually became American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use explorations into expansion outside known as Healthworks. “Pretty much the region. We’ve kind of settled on a every dinner conversation was about strategy of expanding in the region and, the clubs,” recalls Harrington. specifi cally, expanding all four of our But brands inside the 128 corridor. I think R CLOSER Harrington there’s a possibility of up to 20 facilities LOOK also had a in the area. side interest: MARK HAR- computers, When you work out, what’s your RINGTON JR. technology favorite piece of exercise equipment? Title: President, and “just how I tend to like the ones with all the Healthworks Group things work in functional exercise movements. So, Age: 36 general.” probably a set of kettle bells would be Education: So after my favorite — having the body move Bachelor’s degree in getting a naturally and using weights to improve computer science, college degree movements. Middlebury College, 2001 in computer Residence: science, he Is there another exercise trend coming Winchester worked for down the road that most people don’t years at the know about? I’d say the biggest trend Exeter Group right now is under the umbrella called as an IT infrastructure specialist, W. MARC BERNSAU ‘high intensity exercise.’ Th e ability to traveling around the world on project really work out intensely and feel great assignments. So how did an IT guy make the switch mountains in New Hampshire. I felt and get great results from it. But life on the road is, well, life on to running health clubs? I worked for like I spent every weekend in the fall in the road. Harrington says he realized in a fantastic company, Exeter Group, and high school camping somewhere up in What’s your favorite individual or 2010 it was time to return to where he I loved the team there. I loved what the north. team sport in general? For watching, started: working at the family-owned I was doing. But the constant travel, it’s probably football. I love how Healthworks Group, operator of nine which was great when I fi rst got out of Today, do you handle much of the IT critical the team aspect of it is and how area health-club facilities that employ college, eventually grew harder, until needs at Healthworks as kind of a side important team strategy is to being about 500 people with an estimated a point when I decided that I wanted duty? It’s defi nitely an unoffi cial side successful. For myself, I love to ski. $30 million in revenue budgeted this to be at a company where I could be duty. We have a good IT team helping year. based out of one location, not living us. But if I’m at a club and if anyone When not working out and working Today, Harrington serves as out of a hotel. I looked at a bunch ever has an IT problem, I’m always in general, what do you do to relax? I president of the company and of diff erent options. I settled on the happy to step in to help resolve a have 2-year-old and 4-year-old girls. I oversees two of its four gym concepts: health clubs in the end because I’m problem. love playing with them. When I can, it’s Healthworks Fitness Centers for really excited by the passion of the basically outside with them. Whatever Women and the recently opened entire team here. Why does the company have four they’re in the mood for that day. Republic Fitness, a high-end co-ed different club concepts and names facility at Boston’s International Place. You grew up with health clubs, but for facilities, as opposed to one brand Do you have a hobby? I’m not sure this Harrington recently spoke with BBJ were you into athletics and working for all of them? Each of the brands is a hobby, but I love skiing and hiking. correspondent Jay Fitzgerald about his out when young? I’ve always been has a kind of distinct look and feel I love being in the mountains. In the career path, the health-club industry passionate about being outside. I loved and diff erent concepts. When we fi rst winter, it’s on skis. In the summer, it’s and his ultimate vacation. hiking, backpacking on nearly all the started Healthworks for Women, it was in a pair of hiking boots.

LESSONS LEARNED What led you to create your business?

ANDY PROOS THOMAS DODGE SARAH RUSSO BLUEWIRE AUDIO LLC CEO, FRAME OF REFERENCE SARAHBELLUM LLC MEDIA COLLABORATIONS As a family of runners, who enjoy As a pharmacist, I saw a need for listening to music while engaged As I witness innovative better management of vital health in many outdoor activities, we saw technologies connect individuals care information and fielded many the twin concerns of convenience on a global scale, I am inspired health care questions growing out and safety for runners who use to lead collaborative media of relationship issues. My company earphones or “earbuds.” We have developed a projects that motivate a cultural shift towards social developed an app to address these questions, and product that makes listening to music not only safe, responsibility. By expanding our frame of reference, an advice show on dating and relationships. but easier, and that led us to create Bluewire Audio. we will achieve progress for all humanity.

FUTURE LESSONS LEARNED: How important is networking to your business? Send your 25-30 word answer to [email protected]. Be sure to include a high-resolution headshot. 12 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL MARCH 6, 2015 13

THE OUTLOOK FUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES A BREAKDOWN OF NIH FUNDING IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NATIONALLY, 2010-2014 2010 FOR MANY YOUNG Total funding: $24.4B Total grants: 51,457 RESEARCHERS: COVER STORY MOST NIH DOLLARS AWARDED IN MASS. 2014 ‘BLEAK’ FUNDING IN THE ORGANIZATION TOTAL FUNDING ‘ Th ere are more UNITED STATES niversity of Massachusetts Medical 2011 Massachusetts General Hospital $350,268,662 School professor Craig Mello may people funded by Total funding: $23.9B Brigham and Women’s Hospital $322,834,979 Uhave won a Nobel Prize, but finding Total grants: 51,088 Harvard Medical School $193,646,024 federal funding to continue the work NIH over the age of has proved increasingly diff icult. UMass Med School $131,563,483 70 than there are A recent grant application received Children’s Hospital Corp. $126,953,196 a top score from the National Institutes under 50. Th at tells FUNDING IN THE Harvard School of Public Health $125,585,257 of Health, but funding Mello receives UNITED STATES Dana-Farber Cancer Institute $122,813,873 from the Howard Hughes Medical you (something).’ Institute may actually hurt his chances 2012 Boston University Medical Campus $112,678,027 Total funding: $23.8B of securing federal funding. — DR. DAVID COLEMAN, Total grants: 53,330 Th e lost Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ctr. $110,882,831 While the additional backing means Chief of medicine at MIT $104,284,179 the Nobel Prize winner won’t be out of Boston Medical Center Broad Institute Inc. $95,443,418 a job, without funding from the NIH, members of his Harvard University $61,091,095 16-person staff Tufts University Boston $41,918,398 ‘If (researchers) FUNDING IN THE might be. UNITED STATES Boston Medical Center $38,150,092 “If I don’t get GENERATION? it, I will have to aren’t going into 2013 American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Boston University (Charles River) $34,689,648 shrink my lab,” Total funding: $22.5B NIH GRANT FUNDING HAS STAGNATED NATIONALLY, BUT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR Brandeis University $28,831,370 private industry, Total grants: 51,599 Mello said. “Two LESSEXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE BEYOND TROUBLING. McLean Hospital $28,396,545 to three people they may leave Tufts Medical Center $27,737,457 would have to BY JESSICA BARTLETT | [email protected] Charles River Laboratories $22,601,757 be let go, unless science altogether.’ I can rapidly assachusetts has built its world-class economy on the with the highest potential returns on investment, that is, with the greatest Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary $22,501,271 — HARRY ORF, FUNDING IN THE find another Senior vice president for UNITED STATES back of innovative clusters of hospitals, universities and likelihood of securing lucrative NIH grants. Th at in turn is leaving many of Craig Mello source.” research, Massachusetts 2014 research institutions. But a key funding source for those the state’s younger, unproven scientists — a key ingredient for any economy Declines Total funding: $23.2B General Hospital organizations — the National Institutes of Health — has built on advancements in the technology and life sciences sectors — to fend for in funding Total grants: 51,512 from the NIH are causing problems in recent years succumbed to the budget pressures and themselves. For example, the average age of an NIH grant recipient has spiked BIGGEST INCREASE IN TOTAL for researchers at every level, but the political winds of its master, the federal government. by 13 percent to 42 years since 1980, while the percentage of grant recipients GRANT FUNDING SINCE 2010 biggest impact has been on the next MTo be sure, funding has more or less stagnated nationally and come under under the age of 36 has plummeted 13 percentage points — to 3 percent generation of scientists. particular pressure here in Massachusetts, where NIH grants have for decades from 16 percent, according to research published in the Proceedings of the ORGANIZATION CHANGE IN FUNDING Federal budget pressures are helped support thousands of jobs and the intellectual capital that drives the National Academy of Sciences. Children’s Hospital Corp. $21,740,177 rippling through the Bay State’s long- MASS. INSTITUTIONS WITH NIH GRANTS established research and life-sciences ■ Total recipients local innovation economy. It remains to be seen whether these NIH trends will ultimately reverse or Brigham and Women’s $20,474,902 sector, forcing many institutions to ■ Recipients with fewer than 10 grants Th ose ﬁ nancial realities are driving a wedge through the commonwealth’s slow the momentum of the Bay State’s gains in the health and life sciences Charles River Labs $13,655,535 more eff iciently invest their time and research community, forcing many of the region’s most established and over time. What’s clear is that the formula to land such funding has changed, Harvard School of Public Health $8,018,014 resources in proven scientists with the potential to land major grants. That is well-funded institutions to double down on the researchers and projects and that will have implications in the years to come. Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary $5,307,261 increasingly forcing many of the state’s aspiring researchers to the sidelines. 209

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171 GRANT SUCCESS RATES, BY GENDER AND EXPERIENCE 166 BIGGEST DECREASE IN organization called the Future of The percentage of reviewed grant applications that receive NIH funding Research. The organization will do 147 144 143 FUNDING SINCE 2010 research to analyze where the jobs are and give realistic expectations to others ORGANIZATION CHANGE IN FUNDING entering the field. Broad Institute Inc. $(43,250,210) Otherwise, the future is somewhat Beth Israel Deaconess $(24,798,288) bleak. UMass Medical School WOMEN MEN Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins said UMassMedical School $(21,817,410) 19 18 21 19 prospective researchers typically come Harvard Medical School $(21,281,540) to medical school at 22 years old, percent percent percent percent MIT $(14,931,334) graduating by 24. Additional schooling 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2014 2010 2014 and research fellowships can last another decade. Given the time it takes to secure a grant, a professional might not see his or her first funding until the age of 42. “You take the brightest intellectually scientific mind and you say this is the prospect — it can be discouraging,” Collins said. Incoming researchers see similar problems at the Massachusetts Institute HEALTH ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 of Technology, where Tyler Jacks, director for the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer, said he’s seen DOLLARS colleagues shrink their labs by 30 4,969 4,930 5,157 5,004 4,924 percent or more as NIH grants come up Total NIH grants awarded Total NIH grants awarded Total NIH grants awarded Total NIH grants awarded Total NIH grants awarded short or don’t surface at all. in Massachusetts in Massachusetts in Massachusetts in Massachusetts in Massachusetts DOWN As a consequence, far fewer grad students and post docs are receiving From 2010 to 2014, training, at a time when genetics NIH awards and grant breakthroughs have opened a myriad dollars have been either $2.54B $2.51B $2.56B $2.38B $2.40B of doors for the work to take place. flat or down, year to year, Total dollar value of grants Total dollar value of grants Total dollar value of grants Total dollar value of grants Total dollar value of grants “We’re being very short-sighted,” among Massachusetts awarded in Massachusetts awarded in Massachusetts awarded in Massachusetts awarded in Massachusetts awarded in Massachusetts Jacks said. “And we will be paying the research organizations, consequences for years to come.” hospitals and universities. — Jessica Bartlett

Source: National Institutes of Health 12 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL MARCH 6, 2015 13

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Source: National Institutes of Health 14 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

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125 High St., Barry Nearhos, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) 1 Boston, MA 02110 2,895 988 221 195,433 2 758 1 Managing partner pwc.com 617-530-5000

200 Berkeley St., William Bacic, Deloitte LLP 2 Boston, MA 02116 2,021 380 234 210,400 3 674 2 New England managing partner deloitte.com 617-437-2000 3 200 Clarendon St., George Neble, Boston office Tracy Gallagher serves as 3 Ernst & Young LLP Boston, MA 02116 1,745 412 205 209,020 2 785 managing partner, george.neble@ senior managing director of ey.com 617-266-2000 ey.com CBIZ Tofias & Mayer Hoff man McCann’s New England 2 Financial Center, Division. Gallagher has been 4 American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Bud LaCava, KPMG LLP Boston, MA 02111 893 279 73 26,836 2 105 instrumental in setting the 4 kpmg.com Office managing partner 617-988-1000 firm’s protocols around client service standards 80 City Square, Chris MacKenzie, Managing partner, McGladrey LLP 5 and client satisfaction. Boston, MA 02129 596 189 48 8,791 1 80 Boston, christopher.mackenzie@ Gallagher chairs CBIZ Tofias’ 5 mcgladrey.com 617-912-9000 mcgladrey.com Executive Committee. His prior experience includes 75 State St., Peter Resnick, Managing partner- Grant Thornton LLP 6 various positions in the 6 Boston, MA 02109 229 96 17 40,197 2 725 New England, peter.resnick@ Carter administration and grantthornton.com 617-723-7900 us.gt.com the Democratic National Committee. Prior to 500 Boylston St., Tracy Gallagher, joining CBIZ Tofias, he was CBIZ Tofias/Mayer Hoffman McCann PC 7 Boston, MA 02116 200 95 35 2,850 1 35 7 Senior managing director president of the largest cbiztofias.com 617-761-0600 business association in New Hampshire. 99 High St., Mark O’Connell, President, CEO, Wolf & Co. PC 9 Boston, MA 02110 199 61 19 200 2 4 8 [email protected] wolfandco.com 617-439-9700 8 53 State St., Douglas Farrington, Partner-in- ABOUT THE LIST 9 Marcum LLP Boston, MA 02109 190 120 27 1,300 2 22 charge, Boston office, douglas. Information was obtained marcumllp.com 617-807-5000 [email protected] from firm representatives. In cases of ties, firms are 21 East Main St., ranked by Mass. CPAs. Carla McCall & David McManus, AAFCPAs 10 Westborough, MA 01581 170 58 18 170 5 5 10 aafcpa.com Co-managing partners 508-366-9100 NEED A COPY OF THE LIST? 300 Crown Colony Drive, Douglas Fiebelkorn, Managing CliftonLarsonAllen LLP 11 Information for obtaining Quincy, MA 02169 169 49 20 3,810 5 90 principal, New England, doug. reprints, web permissions 11 claconnect.com 617-984-8100 [email protected] and commemorative plaques, call 877-397- 2 International Place, Catherine Moy, Assurance BDO USA LLP 12 5134. More information 12 Boston, MA 02110 146 46 11 59,428 2 1,328 managing partner; Edward Smith, can be found online at bdo.com 617-422-0700 Tax managing partner BostonBusinessJournal.com by clicking the “Buy” tab 1 Boston Place, James Naber, near the top of the site. CohnReznick LLP 19 Boston, MA 02108 134 54 18 2,700 2 28 Office managing partner, james. 13 1 cohnreznick.com 617-648-1400 [email protected] WANT TO BE ON THE LIST? 1 Highwood Drive, Carl Famiglietti, If you wish to be surveyed MFA-Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico LLP 15 Tewksbury, MA 01876 128 51 17 128 1 1 14 Managing partner when The List is next mfa-cpa.com 978-557-5300 updated, or if you wish to be considered for other 200 Portland St., Thomas Feeley & Michael Poirier, Feeley & Driscoll PC 13 Boston, MA 02114 110 65 11 110 1 1 Lists, email your contact 15 Co-managing partners fdcpa.com 617-742-7788 information to Sean McFadden at smcfadden@ 150 Presidential Way, bizjournals.com. Laurie Austin, DiCicco, Gulman & Co. LLP 14 Woburn, MA 01801 107 57 16 107 2 2 16 Managing partner dgccpa.com 781-937-5300

150 Royall St., C. Joseph Ciccarello, Gray, Gray & Gray LLP 17 Canton, MA 02021 107 39 15 107 3 3 17 Managing partner gggcpas.com 781-407-0300 16 800 South St., David Shuman, Managing director, 18 KLR (Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd.) Waltham, MA 02453 95 72 14 200 3 6 Greater Boston, dshuman@ kahnlitwin.com 781-547-8800 kahnlitwin.com

25 Braintree Hill Office Park, Mark Dow, O’Connor & Drew PC 18 Braintree, MA 02184 90 49 14 90 2 3 19 Managing partner ocd.com 617-471-1120 24 1 Pine Hill Drive, Kevin White, 20 BlumShapiro Quincy, MA 02169 85 45 17 463 4 7 Office managing partner, kwhite@ blumshapiro.com 781-982-1001 blumshapiro.com 20 160 Federal St., William Mahoney, 21 Edelstein & Co. Boston, MA 02110 82 37 10 82 1 1 Managing partner, wmahoney@ edelsteincpa.com 617-227-6161 edelsteincpa.com 23 10 Forbes Road West, Kenneth Kirkland, 22 Kirkland Albrecht & Fredrickson LLC (KAF) Braintree, MA 02184 80 43 12 80 2 2 Managing partner, kkirkland@ kafgroup.com 781-356-2000 kafgroup.com 21 10 Forbes West, Kevin Martin Jr., 23 Kevin P. Martin & Associates PC Braintree, MA 02184 74 48 8 74 2 2 Managing director, kmartinjr@ kpm-us.com 781-380-3520 kpm-us.com

401 Edgewater Place, Richard Mastrocola, Tonneson + Co. 25 Wakefield, MA 01880 66 25 13 66 3 3 24 CEO tonneson.com 781-245-9999

1 International Place, Jonathan Yorks, Walter & Shuffain PC 26 Boston, MA 02110 58 29 10 58 2 2 25 Managing shareholder wscpa.com 617-447-2700

NOTES: NA - not available. 1. CohnReznick’s numbers reflect its 2014 merger with Ercolini & Co. LLP. MARCH 6, 2015 15

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THE LARGEST ACCOUNTING FIRMS IN MASSACHUSETTS RANKED BY TOTAL NUMBER OF MASSACHUSETTS EMPLOYEES AS OF FEB. 1, 2015

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473 Washington St., Joseph Moriarty, King McNamara Moriarty LLP 38 Norwood, MA 02062 58 21 8 58 2 2 Managing partner, jbmoriarty@ 26 2 kmmcpa.com 781-769-6300 kmmcpa.com 27 800 South St., Jeffrey Solomon, 27 Katz, Nannis + Solomon PC Waltham, MA 02453 54 27 4 54 1 1 Managing shareholder, jsolomon@ knspca.com 781-453-8700 knscpa.com 29 1330 Boylston St., Jay Kessler, Jeff rey Solomon, C.P.A., 28 Samet & Co. PC Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 49 28 7 49 1 1 Co-managing shareholder, jayk@ C.V.A. is the managing samet-cpa.com 617-731-1222 samet-cpa.com shareholder of Katz, Nannis + Solomon. Solomon, who 1330 Boylston St., received a bachelor’s degree 28 American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Ronald Loberfeld, Abrams Little-Gill Loberfeld PC Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 49 26 10 49 1 1 in accounting from the 29 all-cpas.com Principal, [email protected] 617-738-5200 University of Massachusetts Amherst, helps to head 306 Main St., Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli PC 30 Norman Bitsoli, the technology/emerging Worcester, MA 01608 47 22 8 47 1 1 growth practice for KN+S. 30 grkb.com President 508-791-0901 He is a past chairman of the board of directors of the 101 Edgewater Drive, Stephen Feron, Massachusetts Society of Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci LLP 33 Wakefield, MA 01880 42 20 6 42 1 1 31 President, [email protected] CPA’s, and has held positions jocllp.com 781-914-3400 in that organization such as vice president of finance 424 Adams St., Anthony Smeriglio, and is a past chairman of G.T. Reilly & Co. 32 Milton, MA 02186 40 20 4 40 1 1 President, managing director, aps@ 32 the Accounting and Auditing gtreilly.com 617-696-8900 gtreilly.com Board. He is a former director of SBANE (the 1350 Belmont St., Howard Spiller, 36 Smaller Business Association 33 Sharkansky LLP Brockton, MA 02301 39 15 6 39 1 1 Managing partner, hspiller@ sharkcpa.com 508-584-2120 sharkcpa.com of New England), is a Certified Valuation Analyst and is also on the board of 1115 Westford St., Raymond Anstiss Jr., 31 the MIT Enterprise Forum. 34 Anstiss & Co. PC Lowell, MA 01851 38 18 2 38 1 1 President, CEO, ranstiss@ anstisscpa.com 978-452-2500 anstisscpa.com

600 Clark Road, Charles Comtois, Sullivan Bille PC 34 35 Tewksbury, MA 01876 38 16 7 38 1 1 President, ccomtois@ ABOUT THE LIST sullivanbillegroup.com 978-970-2900 sullivanbillepc.com Information was obtained from firm representatives. 919 Eastern Ave., William Rucci, In cases of ties, firms are Rucci, Bardaro & Falzone PC 35 Malden, MA 02148 37 20 3 37 1 2 36 President ranked by Mass. CPAs. rbfpc.com 781-321-6065 NEED A COPY 52 Church St., Jeff Simmons, OF THE LIST? Raphael and Raphael LLP 41 Boston, MA 02116 31 17 9 35 1 2 37 Managing partner, [email protected] Information for obtaining rrllp.com 617-210-1200 reprints, web permissions and commemorative 95A Turnpike Road, David Degon & Michael Stowe, plaques, call 877-397- Stowe & Degon LLC 36 Westborough, MA 01581 30 23 4 30 1 1 38 Co-managing partners 5134. More information stowedegon.com 508-983-6700 can be found online at BostonBusinessJournal.com 600 W. Cummings Park, Salvatore Muccio, by clicking the “Buy” tab LitmanGerson Associates LLP 45 Woburn, MA 01801 30 17 6 30 1 1 Managing partner, smuccio@ 39 near the top of the site. lgallp.com 781-569-4700 lgallp.com

WANT TO BE 890 Winter St., Howard Newburg, Newburg & Co. LLP 47 Waltham, MA 02451 30 15 3 30 1 1 ON THE LIST? 40 Managing partner newburg.com 781-884-4100 If you wish to be surveyed when The List is next 625 Grove St., updated, or if you wish to Paul Leonard & Joseph Greene, Leonard, Mulherin & Greene PC 42 Braintree, MA 02184 29 16 6 29 1 1 be considered for other 41 Managing partners lmgpc.com 781-356-4800 Lists, email your contact information to Sean 850 Washington St., McFadden at smcfadden@ Rick Dlugasch, Waldron H. Rand & Co. PC 43 Dedham, MA 02026 29 15 4 29 1 1 bizjournals.com. 42 Managing partner waldonrand.com 781-449-5825 40 545 Salem St., David Richards, 43 Costantino Richards Rizzo LLP Wakefield, MA 01880 29 14 4 29 1 1 Managing partner, david.richards@ crrcpa.com 781-279-7788 crrcpa.com 37 1671 Worcester Road, Terence Shepherd, 44 Shepherd & Goldstein Framingham, MA 01701 28 12 6 28 4 4 Managing partner, terences@ sgllp.com 508-875-2552 sgllp.com

32 Kearney Road, Michael Morris, Morris & Morris PC * Needham Heights, MA 02494 26 14 4 26 1 1 45 Partner, [email protected] mmpc-cpa.com 781-455-6900 46 100 Cambridge St., Mark Conklin, Managing partner; 46 Miller Wachman LLP Boston, MA 02114 25 15 4 25 3 3 Stephen Gunzburger, Co-managing millerwachman.com 617-338-6800 partner

3 Newton Executive Park, Steven Rodman, Rodman & Rodman PC 48 Newton, MA 02462 25 13 3 25 2 2 47 President rodmancpa.com 617-965-5959

101 Arch St., Anthony Grappone, Charles Rhuda Novogradac & Co. LLP 50 Boston, MA 02110 24 6 3 618 1 18 48 III & James McGowan, Partners novoco.com 617-330-1920 44 30 Corporate Drive, Kenneth Fluet, 49 Caras & Shulman PC Burlington, MA 01803, 23 10 3 23 1 1 Managing partner, kfluet@ carasshulman.com 781-273-3950 carasshulman.com

40 Bayfield Drive, Lawrence Ardito, Ardito, Toscano & McCollum PC * N. Andover, MA 01845 19 8 3 19 1 1 50 President atm-cpa.com 978-688-2880

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GROWTH IN NUMBERS Strength in numbers: Firms see gains in staff counts BY JOE HALPERN accounting fi rms increased from 8,132 Moy, BDO USA’s Boston assurance man- FIRMS WITH THE MOST Special to the Journal in 2014 to 9,138 in 2015. Th at represents aging partner. “Th rough adding industry MASSACHUSETTS CPAS a cumulative year-to-year gain of nearly leaders in Boston for our fi nancial servic- ranted, it’s tax season. So it’s 12.4 percent. Among those fi rms, Ernst es and nonprofi t and education industry RANK/FIRM MASS. CPAs not uncommon for account- & Young LLP, the third-ranked fi rm on groups, we have been able to penetrate 1. PwC 988 ing fi rms to bulk up their staff s this year’s list, recorded the largest year- these markets quickly and eff ectively.” 2. Ernst & Young 412 G for their fi rst-quarter push. over-year employee increase in Massa- “Along with signifi cantly growing our 3. Deloitte 380 But when we compare the two most chusetts with 486 staff added. for-profi t work business, we’ve also been 4. KPMG 279 recent BBJ lists of the Largest Accounting Th e gains in local staffi ng levels have able to retain our talented employees,” 5. McGladrey 189 Firms in Massachusetts, which are ranked trickled down to fi rms below the “Big said Michael Boyle, chief marketing offi - 6. Marcum 120 by total employee counts in the Bay State, Four.” cer at AAFCPAs, whose Massachusetts- 7. Grant Thornton 96 the numbers certainly bode well for an “Over the last five years, we have based fi rm has boasted an 8 percent 8. CBIZ Tofias/Mayer industry that almost always grows along expandedAmerican the Citycoverage Business of our national Journals annual - Not employment for commercial growth rate use since Hoff man McCann 95 with the businesses they work for. industry groups in Boston in an eff ort 2009. Boyle said the fi rm, which is head- 9. KLR 72 Th e total number of Massachusetts to match the growth of our clients and quartered in Westborough, also boasts 10. Feeley & Driscoll 65 employees working at the 10 largest the overall marketplace,” said Catherine an 88 percent employee retention rate. TOTAL MASSACHUSETTS STAFF: HOW THE TOP FIVE FIRMS FARED

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Raising dollars to Trump cancer More than 400 civic, business, and philanthropic leaders from South Florida and New England joined together at the at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Jimmy Fund’s 24th annual “Discovery Celebration” in Palm Beach, Florida, raising more than $1.5 million for cancer care and research. Pictured, from left: Howard Kessler, founder and chairman, Kessler Group; Paul Fireman, chairman of Fireman Capital Partners and Founder of Reebok, and 2015 Discovery Celebration vice chair and grand benefactor; business man and celebrity Donald Trump; and Patrick Park, grand patron chair.

Foodies hit the links Boston’s food and beverage community had a strong presence at Food Network’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival in sunny Miami. Boston’s Jeremy Sewall (far left), executive chef at Island Creek Oyster Bar, Lineage and Row 34; and Skip Bennett (third from left), founder/owner of Island Creek Oysters, joined restaurant industry greats Ming Tsai, Andrew Zimmern and Jose Andres on the golf course for Andres’ 9-Hole Celebrity Golf Tournament.

Snow patrol Kim Puzzanghera, left, and Ryan Burkart, both employees of Holiday Inn Boston-Bunker Hill, shoveled out a fi re hydrant on Pearl Street as part of the Holiday Inn’s snow patrol eff orts recently. Volunteers blocked off their entire day to shovel and snow-blow these areas.

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New England Cleans and and Norfolk counties Beyond, by Ramon Terrero, Brighton 02135. or other entity intends to to the IRS, as obtained State Tax Releases: A Trach Mate Inc., by Mark do business under another from the U.S. District Court Incorporations: A listing listing of recent Boston area 59 Keegan St., Roxbury Usrider Insurance Services, O’Donnell, 50 Sagamore MIDDLESEX COUNTY 02119. 10 Milk St., No. 1055, Boston name, as filed with the Clerk’s Office of newly incorporated releases of state tax liens Drive, Andover 01810. Espresso Express, 415 02108. V&V Market Inc., by Victor Western Ave., Brighton Charles Spada Interiors, 1 Villacis, 273 S. Union St., Colonial Plumbing & 02135. Design Center Place, No. 2, No. A, Boston 02122. Dartmouth St., No. 616, Bar, 200-299 Faneuil Hall Boston Campus Gear, 800 Larence 01843. Heating Inc., by Joseph Cormier, 17 Loe Ann St., Boston 02210. Havas Media, 101 Boston 02116. Marketplace, Boston 02109. Boylston St., Boston 02199. Atlantic Goose Bay Area Credit Service, 84 Littleton 01460. State St., Boston 02109. GW&K Investment Huntington Ave., Boston Zac Wolf Photography, by Chart House, 58-60 Long Advance Auto Parts No. Management Inc., by Management, 222 Berkeley 02199. Zachary Wolf, 137 Englewood Wharf, Boston 02110. 8646, 1190 Massachusetts Christopher Murphy, 110 New World Enterprise Enhanced Resource Corp., by Francisco Medrano, St., Boston 02116. Quest Diagnostics Nichols Ave., No. 4, Brighton 02135. Al Capone, 82 Summer St., Ave., Dorchester 02125. Laconia Circle, North Andover Centers, 155 Federal St., No. 16-A William St., Pepperell Institute of Valencia Boston 02110. 01845. 700, Boston 02110. Gratzer Law Office, by , c/o Luxury Homes, by Jasmine Advance Auto Parts No. 01463. CSC, 84 State St., Boston Bros. Trans Corp., by Saul ERC, 155 Federal St., No. Thomas Gratzer, 540 Gallivan Heghinian, 154 Beacon St., Strip By Strega, 50 Park 8642, 1432 Dorchester Ave., 02109. Ascencio, 89 Palomino Drive, Neuform Pharmaceuticals 700, Boston 02110. Blvd., No. 6, Boston 02124. Boston 02115. Plaza, Boston 02116. Dorchester 02125. North Andover 01845. Inc., by Changfu Cheng, 1661 Veterans First Mortgage, Maryland Palladian The Liquor & Wine Visionary Investments Real Sol Azteca, 914 Beacon St., Advance Auto Parts No. Worcester Road, Suite 102, c/o CS, 155 Federal St., No. ASAP Tree Care Inc. LLC, by Partners, c/o CSC, 84 State Emporium, 336 K St., South Estate, by Jonathan Thurrott, Boston 02215. 8636, 676 Morton St., Framingham 01701. Boston 02127. 700, Boston 02110. 116 Theodore Parker Road, Mattapan 02126. Dante Hibbard, 2 Waterwheel St., Boston 02109. Hudson News, Logan Lane, Saugus 01906. Life Is Dog Inc., by Nance Legacy International, by No. 1, West Roxbury 02132. Find Your Limitless Tabo Transit, by Jean Airport, 300 Terminal C, No. Advance Auto Parts No. Moran, 687 Edgell Road, Charles Davis, 46 Tonawanda Tax Force Professionals Coaching, by Phillip Berenz, Chassedin, 15 Glendale St., Beverly Property Owner SL-1, Boston 02128. 8639, 4185 Washington St., Framingham 01701. No. 1, Dorchester 02125. St., Boston 02124. Manager, c/o CSC, 84 State Roslindale 02131. Inc., by Linda Gerardi, 99 16 Brock St., No. 2, Brighton Travel & Leisure, Logan Walnut St., Suite C, Saugus Pony Shack Cider Inc., by 02135. Zotbelle, 31 St. James Ave., Golden Nails, 446 Blue Hill St., Sixth Floor, Boston Advance Auto Parts No. 02109. Airport, 500 Terminal E, 01906. Nathan McKinley, 188 Picnic Tyton Partners, 114 State Boston 02116. Ave., Dorchester 02121. Boston 02128. 8649, 393 Cambridge St., St., Boxborough 01719. Daametrius Global, by Allston 02134. Interstate Properties St., Boston 02109. 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E-Motion Computer Dedham 02026. 1157 Dorchester Ave., Floor Body Inc. dba Townsend IRS Serial No. 131170114 Lien Amount: $16,499 Suite A, Pepperell 01463 Tax Type: (withholding/ Services Inc., by Nathan Mission-Talent Ltd., by 2, Dorchester 02125. Collision Center Release Date: 02/17/15 Tax Type: (withholding) Lien Amount: $56,535 meals/meals lo.) Hafford, 356 Woodland St., Kathleen Yazbak, c/o Yazbak Boston Condo Inspectors Address: 206 Great Road, Book/Page: 14129/316 Tax Type: (unemployment) Book/Page: 54055/194 Holliston 01746. 42 Glen St., Dover 02030. Inc., by James Brock, 1326 Shirley 01464 Taxpayer: Enchante LLC File Date: 02/17/15 Book/Page: 64935/449 File Date: 02/17/15 Lien Amount: $10,743 Address: 3 Pearson St., File Date: 02/20/15 Uptown Salon & Color Galway Construction Columbia Road, Boston Studio Inc., by Rosemarie 02127. Tax Type: (941) Chelmsford 01824 Taxpayer: One Thong Chai Taxpayer: Pacific Drywall Concepts Inc., by William Lien Amount Cugini Walsh, 76 Main St., IRS Serial No. 142974115 : $11,539 Thai Cuisine LLC Taxpayer: Sandstone Capital LLC Coyne, 85 Lakeview Road, Charming Y Inc., by Tax Type: (941) Hopkinton 01748. Record Date: 02/20/15 Address: 1086 Riverside Management Ltd. Address: 19 Sawyer Ave., No. Foxborough 02035. Shuangrong Yang, 197 Eighth IRS Serial No. 132780614 Drive, Methuen 01844 Address: 85 Chestnut St., 3, Dorchester 02125 Tease Hair Studio Inc., by Sbordon Enterprises Corp., St., Apt. PH-201, Boston Taxpayer: Flow Corp. Inc. Release Date: 02/17/15 Lien Amount: $24,656 Weston 02493 Lien Amount: $35,863 Jaclyn Ramsay-Bonica, 67 by David Sbordon, 2 Grant 02129. dba Flow Cleaning Services Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Lien Amount: $158,392 Tax Type: (unemployment) Main St., Hudson 01749. Circle, Franklin 02038. IA Management Co., Flow Multi Taxpayer: MEI Computer Book/Page: 14129/313 Tax Type: (unemployment) Book/Page: 54064/217 Devine Home Health Care by Daniel MacInnis, 120 Address: 70 Conn St., Consultants Group Inc. File Date: 02/17/15 Book/Page: 64935/448 File Date: 02/19/15 Circle of Growth Corp., by Woburn 01801 Address: 9001 Lacadie Blvd., File Date: 02/20/15 Inc., by Josie McDonald, 33 Bhavana Motiwala, 272 Old Brookside Ave., Jamaica Plain Spoonhill Road, Marlborough 02130. Lien Amount: $11,882 Suite 700, Montreal Quebec, Taxpayer: Cecilia Jaime Taxpayer: Merck Co. Inc. Post Road, Sharon 02067. Canada H4N 3H5 01752. Tax Type: (941) Address: 111 S. Broadway, Address: 33 Ave. Louis JP Auto Plaza Inc., by IRS Serial No. 143324215 Lien Amount: $51,443 NORFOLK COUNTY Studio S Architecture Inc., Lawrence 01843 Pasteur, Boston 02115 Devine Home Health Gustavo Terrero, 3162 Record Date: 02/20/15 Tax Type: (940/941) Lien Amount: $17,335 by Vincent Sorrentino, 90 Lien Amount: $116,956 Resource Inc., by Josie Washington St., Jamaica Plain IRS Serial No. 228624205 Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Taxpayer: 1050 NMain Highland St., Stoughton Tax Type: (unemployment) McDonald, 33 Spoonhill 02072. 02130. Release Date: 02/17/15 Book/Page: 14129/318 Group LLC Book/Page: 54072/215 Road, Marlborough 01752. The Kitchen at Costello’s NORFOLK COUNTY File Date: 02/17/15 Address: 1064 N. Main St., Quarry Reclamation Inc., by Taxpayer: WC Mechanical Inc. Randolph 02368 File Date: 02/20/15 FTW Inc., by Steven Forman, Antonio Lorusso, 331 West Inc., by Johanna Higgins, Taxpayer: Steve Furman Address: P.O. Box 600590, Taxpayer Lien Amount: $10,312 17 Mercer Road, Natick St., Walpole 02081. 723 Centre St., Jamaica Plain : Plum Island Grille 01760. 02130. Associates Inc. Newtonville 02460 Inc. Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Amid Corp., by Amid Address: 588 Pleasant St., Lien Amount: $40,118 Address: 2 Plum Island Blvd., Book/Page: 32907/571 NKY Limo Inc., by Getready Inc., by Richard Samrout, 75 Providence Suite 6, Norwood 02062 Tax Type: (941) Newbury 01951 File Date: 02/19/15 R STATE TAX Nikolaos Karampekios, 230 Hamel, 209 W. Central St., Highway, Westwood 02090. Lien Amount: $42,307 IRS Serial No. 688736010 Lien Amount: $36,760 RELEASES Suite 303, Natick 01760. Metropolitan Ave., Roslindale Tax Type: (1120/941) Borken Enterprises Inc., Release Date: 02/17/15 Tax Type: (unemployment) Taxpayer: Designer Solutions 02131. IRS Serial No. 142954415 Inc. Donnelly Brothers Services by Kenneth Borwick, 15 Book/Page: 33859/1 A listing of recent Boston area Record Date: 02/18/15 Taxpayer: EW Wood Inc. Address: 620 South St., Inc., by Alan Donnelly, 21 Wren Terrace, Apt. 2, Quincy Marsantas Group Inc., by File Date: 02/18/15 releases of state tax liens. Waban St., Natick 01760. 02169. Martin Lillis, 310 Spring St., Address: 122 Woodridge Holbrook 02343 WestAmerican Roxbury 02132. City BusinessTaxpayer: JDW Inc. JournalsRoad, - Wayland Not 01778 for commercial use Lien Amount: $16,637 Biocide Pharma Inc., by Taxpayer: Johnson Paving Tea Longwood Food Inc., by Address: 155 Kendrick Ave., Lien Amount: $51,418 Tax Type: (withholding) James Richards, 44 Codman CBF Quality Construction Inc. ESSEX COUNTY Lun Liu, 87 Willet St., Quincy Apt. 106, Quincy 02169 Tax Type: (1120/941) Book/Page: 32907/596 Drive, Sudbury 01776. Inc., by Mauricio Cabral, 16 Address: 4 Silver Ledge 02170. Lien Amount: $16,306 IRS Serial No. 866344712 File Date: 02/19/15 Westford St., No. S-6, Allston Road, Newbury 01951 Taxpayer: David Langlois dba Mindy S. Kopolow Psy.D. Tax Type: (940/941) Release Date: 02/17/15 Gary H. Mikels DMD PC, by 02134. Lien Amount: $23,382 Oh Daddy’s/Oh Daddy’s PC, by Mindy Kopolow, 400 IRS Serial No. 142969215 Taxpayer: TCU Enterprises Gary Mikels, 2001 Marina Tax Type: (unemployment) Address: 125 S. Main St., Cummings Park, Suite 3400, Stevens Services Inc., by Record Date: 02/18/15 Taxpayer: Orndorff Family Inc. Drive, Unit 402, Quincy Book/Page: 33858/267 Haverhill 01835 Woburn 01801. 02171. Marcos Meira, 365 Feneuil Insurance Agency Inc. File Date: 02/18/15 Address: 465 North St., St., No. S-8, Brighton 02135. Taxpayer: Marshall Ogletree Address: 90 Eastern Ave., Randolph 02368 Lien Amount: $11,629 AFSunny Inc., by Qiang Sun, Classic Cleaning Co. Inc., by Book/Page: 33857/341 Associates Inc. Malden 02148 Taxpayer: From the Ashes Lien Amount: $11,098 120 Pearl St., Burlington Joseph Lee, 36 Windemere David Hall Entertainment File Date: 02/17/15 Address: 140 Crescent Road, Lien Amount: $51,665 LLC Tax Type: (corp.) 01803. Circle, Boston 02184. Inc., by David Hall, 325 Commandants Way, Unit 433, Needham 02494 Tax Type: (941) Address: 325 Broadway, Book/Page: 32907/595 MEC Technologies Inc., by Taxpayer: Dimitrios Tegos Exterior Scape Services Chelsea 02150. Lien Amount: $15,990 IRS Serial No. 939617713 Lynnfield 01940 File Date: 02/19/15 Deborah Lemos, 131 Stedman Inc., by Pedro Escoto, 53 Tax Type: (1120) Release Date: 02/17/15 Lien Amount: $51,819 and Helen Kottas dba Essex St., Chelmsford 01824. Craig St., Milton 02186. Sunny’s Seafood Inc., by IRS Serial No. 143318315 Tax Type: (unemployment) Taxpayer: Paramount Pizza Steven Dulock, Bay One Address: 235 Western Ave., A Plus Transport Services Record Date: 02/18/15 Taxpayer: MG Vending Inc. Book/Page: 33860/482 Performance and Rehab Inc. May Designs Inc., by Boston Fish Pier, Boston Essex 01929 Ltd., by Stephen Mwangi, 1 Address: 31 Westford St., File Date: 02/19/15 Address: 67 Park St., Kerri Miller, 100 East St., 02210. No. 33, Lowell 01851 Lien Amount: $11,725 W. 10th St., Lowell 01850. Weymouth 02189. Wrentham 02093 SUFFOLK COUNTY Lien Amount: $12,564 Lien Amount: $27,027 Book/Page: 33857/346 Prayosha108 Corp., by Niki Tax Type: (1120) MIDDLESEX COUNTY Tax Type: (withholding/sales File Date: 02/17/15 Patel, 1250 Westford St., Taxpayer: Cimetrics Inc. IRS Serial No. 958602413 & use) Apt. 4, Lowell 01851. PLYMOUTH COUNTY R BANKRUPTCIES Address: 141 Tremont St., Release Date: 02/17/15 Taxpayer: Nova Engineering Book/Page: 32907/573 Taxpayer: ATS Finishing Inc. Carvalho & Silva Cleaning Boston 02111 Ltd. File Date: 02/19/15 Address: 2350 Turnpike St., A listing of recent bankruptcy Lien Amount: $1,085,794 Taxpayer: Karol Hardscape Address: 31 Dunham Road, North Andover 01845 Services Corp., by Cecilia A.J. Auto Repair Inc., by petitions, as filed with the Tax Type: (941) Co. Suite 1, Billerica 01821 Taxpayer: Lee Imported Lien Amount: $19,676 Carvalho, 293 Nesmith St., Richard Demelis, 12 Crow U.S. Bankruptcy Court, IRS Serial No. 142696815 Address: P.O. Box 375, Lien Amount: $21,299 Cars Inc. Book/Page: 14129/287 Apt. 5, Lowell 01852. Point Lane, Hingham 02043. District of Massachusetts/ Record Date: 02/20/15 Marlborough 01752 Tax Type: (unemployment) Address: 962 Worcester File Date: 02/17/15 Masioli Beauty Care Corp., Carty Inc., by Paul Carty, 16 Boston Division. Chapter 7 Lien Amount: $15,025 Book/Page: 28827/46 Road, Wellesley 02482 by Micheli Masioli, 16 Beals Cove Road, Hingham filings concern liquidation Taxpayer: Arno R. Haberkorn Tax Type: (941) File Date: 02/17/15 Lien Amount: $24,205 Lombard St., Apt. 2-R, Lowell Taxpayer: Eric Russell dba 02043. of assets. Estate IRS Serial No. 997114014 Tax Type: (corp.) Russell’s Florist/Russell’s 01854. Address: 45 School St. Floor Release Date: 02/17/15 Taxpayer: Richard Shin/ Book/Page: 32907/597 Florist Weight Loss Therapies Inc., 5, Boston 02108 Lovely Relocation Inc., Boston Tea Stop File Date: 02/19/15 Address: 18 Eastern Ave., by Lucy Rice, 104 Tremont Lien Amount: $69,832 by Christopher Lovely, 117 CHAPTER 7 Taxpayer: Laurence H. Address: 54 JFK St., No. 1, Gloucester 01930 St., Suite 2, Duxbury 02332. Tax Type: (1041) Kendall County Road, Reading 01867. Cambridge 02138 Lien Amount: $12,541 Kadesch Tennis Services IRS Serial No. 142952915 Address: 2 Acorn St., Malden Lien Amount: $11,083 SUFFOLK COUNTY Book/Page: 33857/333 Datasol Innovative Labs Inc., by Philip Kadesch, Debtor: Northeast RX Inc. Record Date: 02/20/15 02148 USA Inc., by Fatema Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) File Date: 02/17/15 96 N. Folsom Ave., East Address: 111-B County Road, Lien Amount: $31,153 Taxpayer: Pho Hoa Dahodwala, 2500 Main St., Book/Page: 64918/28 Bridgewater 02333. North Falmouth 02556 Taxpayer: Dollar Country Inc. Tax Type: (CIVP) Restaurant Inc. Suite 209, Tewksbury 01876. File Date: 02/17/15 Taxpayer: Danilo Diroche dba Assets: $100,001 to Address: 384 Warren St., IRS Serial No. 109608414 Address: 1370 Dorchester Hong Ji Inc., by Hong Yong Los V Tires/Los V Tires Wamesit Entertainment $500,000 Boston 02119 Release Date: 02/20/15 Taxpayer Ave., Dorchester 02122 Lin, 1775 Washington St., : Sierra 4 Address: 106 Chestnut St., Center Inc., by Donald Debts: $0 to $50,000 Lien Amount: $20,032 Technologies Lien Amount: $33,189 Hanover 02339. Lynn 01902 MacLaren, 434 Main St., Major Creditor: not shown Tax Type: (941) Taxpayer: Aeturnum Inc. Address: 100 Trade Center, Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Lien Amount: $21,097 Tewksbury 01876. Samurai Baseball Academy Attorney: Gary W. IRS Serial No. 143319415 Address: 19 Crosby Drive, Apt. G-706, Woburn 01801 Book/Page: 54055/184 Inc., by Ken Lalli, 17 Alberta Cruickshank Record Date: 02/20/15 Suite 160, Bedford 01730 Book/Page: 33857/343 Ralph J. Burke Roofing Co. Lien Amount: $22,975 File Date: 02/17/15 Lane, Lakeville 02347. Case No.: 15-10582 Lien Amount: $116,835 File Date: 02/17/15 Inc., by Daniel Burke, 27 Tax Type: (corp./sales & use) Date: 02/23/15 Taxpayer: Celtic Masonry Inc. Tax Type: (941) Byron St., Wakefield 01880. Bay State Solar Book/Page: 64918/52 Taxpayer: Parkside Inc. dba Construction Inc., by Philip Address: 8 Soley St., IRS Serial No. 991008914 File Date: 02/17/15 Parkside Christian Taxpayer: Boston Bridge Top To Bottom Building McCarron, 2 Shaylee Lane, Charlestown 02129 Release Date: 02/20/15 Address: 670 Washington Services Inc. Services Inc., by Gary Lakeville 02347. R FEDERAL TAX Lien Amount: $32,632 Taxpayer: Route 38 St., Dorchester 02124 Address: 144 Hampshire Pickett, 60 Lake Shore Drive Tax Type: (1120) Lien Amount: $48,898 Road, Methuen 01844 Gosselin Real Estate LIENS Entertainment Inc. S., Westford 01886. IRS Serial No. 143322515 NORFOLK COUNTY Tax Type: (withholding) Lien Amount: $13,746 Holdings Inc., by Stephen Address: 2212 Main St., Record Date: 02/20/15 Book/Page: 54055/192 Book/Page: 14129/284 Amara Design Co., by Gosselin, 1540 Bedford St., A listing of recently filed Tewksbury 01876 Taxpayer: Robert J. Garrity File Date: 02/17/15 File Date: 02/17/15 Rebecca Gray, 17 Farwell Abington 02351. Boston area federal tax liens, Lien Amount: $24,458 Place, No. 2, Cambridge Address: 105 Eastern Ave., Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Legacy Trustee Services as obtained from the U.S. Suite 205, Dedham 02026 Taxpayer: The Gove Lumber 02138. District Court Clerk’s Office. Book/Page: 28824/116 Taxpayer: International Ltd., by Jonathan Graham, R FEDERAL TAX Lien Amount: $23,697 File Date: 02/17/15 Bicycle Center Inc. Co. Inc. Secutrans Inc. , by Lijun 115 Court St., Suite 1, RELEASES Tax Type: (6672) Address: 89 Brighton Ave., Address: 80 Colon St., (Leon) Tang, One Mifflin Plymouth 02360. IRS Serial No. 101879414 Taxpayer: Sameem Allston 02134 Beverly 01915 Place, Suite 400, Cambridge ESSEX COUNTY Release Date: 02/18/15 Plymouth Fireplace & A listing of Boston area Associates Inc. Lien Amount: $21,860 Lien Amount: $131,099 02138. Address: 34 Lincoln St., Tax Type: (sales & use) Book/Page: 33857/256 Energy Solutions Inc., by Taxpayer: Aymen Rajeh releases of federal tax liens, Taxpayer: Art Creation Inc. Sunny Nails Spa Inc., by Son Leonard Crowley, 56 Court Address: 19 Cheever Ave., recorded when the tax payer Newton Highlands 02461 Book/Page: 54055/197 File Date: 02/17/15 Vo, 846-A Massachusetts Address: 1450 Providence Lien Amount: $32,435 File Date: 02/17/15 St., Plymouth 02360. Saugus 01906 pays off the lien to the IRS, Highway, Norwood 02062 Ave., Cambridge 02139. Lien Amount: $15,772 as obtained from the U.S. Tax Type: (withholding) Taxpayer: David Langlois dba Hudson Oliveira Services Lien Amount: $14,961 Book/Page: 64918/19 Taxpayer: Expressit Logistics Oh Daddy’s/Oh Daddy’s Hawkeye Hospitality Inc., Corp., by Hudson Delfino, 70 Tax Type: (6672) District Court Clerk’s Office. Tax Type: (941) File Date: 02/17/15 Inc. Address: 125 S. Main St., by Dylan Welsh, 400 Highland Huntington Road, Plymouth IRS Serial No. 142298815 IRS Serial No. 721195210 Address: 50 Terminal St., Haverhill 01835 Ave., Somerville 02144. 02360. Record Date: 02/18/15 Release Date: 02/18/15 ESSEX COUNTY Taxpayer: Hemang Gandhi Charlestown 02129 Lien Amount: $18,597 Intuitive Hospitality Rookies Bar & Grill Inc., by Taxpayer: Michael Mateja Address: 34 Amelia Drive, Lien Amount: $91,889 Book/Page: 33857/342 Solutions Inc., by William Tax Type: (unemployment) Jacintho Camara, 131 Braley Address: 1607 Salem St., Taxpayer: Blue Marlin Grille SUFFOLK COUNTY Waltham 02452 File Date: 02/17/15 Johnson, 26 Wyllis Ave., Hill Road, Rochester 02770. North Andover 01845 Inc. Lien Amount: $28,634 Book/Page: 54054/295 Everett 02149. Tax Type: (meals) File Date: 02/17/15 Lien Amount: $34,710 Address: 65 Eastern Ave., Taxpayer: CEX Massachusetts Taxpayer: Miguel Grocery Book/Page: 64918/34 Clean & Shine Services Tax Type: (CIVP) Essex 01929 Inc. Store Inc. File Date: 02/17/15 Taxpayer: Mr. V Discount Corp., by Andres Granados, SUFFOLK COUNTY IRS Serial No. 142952515 Lien Amount: $23,315 Address: 4446 Winter St., Address: 373 Broadway, Auto Parts Inc. 41 Heath St., Everett 02149. Record Date: 02/18/15 Tax Type: (941) Boston 02108 Lawrence 01841 IRS Serial No. 566353709 Taxpayer: Michael J. Address: 362 Centre St., Accurate Translations Inc., Lien Amount: $20,817 Lien Amount: $22,559 SLG Hospitality Inc., by Taxpayer: Shapex Inc. Release Date: 02/18/15 Jaworek/The Diner Jamaica Plain 02130 by Marcia De Oliveira, 23 Tax Type: (941) Book/Page: 14129/282 Stephen Gross, 198 W. Address: 48 Laurier St., No. Address: 353 Lincoln St., Lien Amount: $25,277 Alexander Ave., Medford IRS Serial No. 111007614 File Date: 02/17/15 Brookline St., Boston 02118. B, Haverhill 01832 Taxpayer: Bruce Bourassa Release Date: 02/20/15 Marlborough 01752 Tax Type: (withholding) 02155. Lien Amount: $11,638 Book/Page: 54055/190 Lien Amount: $40,221 Address: 11 Willowdale Taxpayer: The Gove Lumber Ice Treats Inc., by Patricia Tax Type: (meals) File Date: 02/17/15 Sakhi Inc., by Suvidhi Patel, Tax Type: (940/941) Court, Amesbury 01913 Taxpayer: Savon Co. Inc. Shelton, 24 Edgewood St., Book/Page: 64918/15 463 Franklin St., Melrose Roxbury 02119. IRS Serial No. 142973615 Lien Amount: $197,236 Transmission Inc. Address: 80 Colon St., 02176. Record Date: 02/18/15 Tax Type: (6672) Address: 1117 Business St., File Date: 02/17/15 Taxpayer: Homemade Design Surge Fashion Inc., by Corp. Beverly 01915 Semco Inc., by Maureen IRS Serial No. 815851711 Hyde Park 02136 Lien Amount: $51,825 Carter Rogan, 813 Parker St., Release Date: 02/18/15 Lien Amount: $13,856 Taxpayer: 3 Common Inc. Address: 41 Monument Ave., Misasi, 51 Evergreen Way, Boston 02120. MIDDLESEX COUNTY Address: 215 Great Road, Charlestown 02129 Book/Page: 33857/255 Belmont 02178. Tax Type: (6721/941) File Date: 02/17/15 CHG Cleaning Co., by IRS Serial No. 648305910 Shirley 01464 Lien Amount: $10,945 Sugar Plum Parties Inc., by Mojamelis Chala, 98 Taxpayer: Antonio Soave MIDDLESEX COUNTY Release Date: 02/20/15 Lien Amount: $19,653 Tax Type: (withholding/sales Linda Tsitos, 297 Main St., Address: 75 Bishops Forest Tax Type: (withholding/ & use) Standwood St., Boston MIDDLESEX COUNTY Stoneham 02180. 02121. Drive, Waltham 02452 Taxpayer: Point Plus Realty performer/meals/meals lo.) Book/Page: 54055/195 Lien Amount: $43,197 Group Inc. Book/Page: 64918/33 File Date: 02/17/15 One Stop Wireless Inc., Tax Type: (5329/6672) Address: 1105 R STATE TAX LIENS File Date: 02/17/15 Taxpayer: Carson M. Eddy/ by Fernando Nunez, 145 IRS Serial No. 141748315 Massachusetts Ave., Taxpayer: Martorelli Inc. 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PAUL BAUER CORPORATE SALES Director of Advertising and Media Sales Angela Canale, [email protected], 617-316-3212 Ideas for fi xing the MBTA that don’t Senior Advertising Sales Managers Katina Grush, [email protected], 617-316-3216 include gas tax won’t get off the platform Jason Makin, [email protected], 617-316-3215 Conrad Paquette, [email protected], he news is fi lled with descriptions problem alone. Restructuring the T’s 617-316-3218 of what the snow and cold have debt is similarly important, but will not Stacey Farrell, [email protected], 617-316-3219 done to our Boston commutes adequately free up funds for necessary T Sales Operations/Development Manager and prescriptions for what to do about capital investment. Any tax is the third Kayle Ross, [email protected], it. While a crisis may not be the best rail of politics, but we need an enhanced, 617-316-3213 time to make major infrastructure dedicated infrastructure revenue source. AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT decisions, it focuses our attention on our Voters in November repealed gas tax Audience Development Director transportation weaknesses and creates indexing. One could conclude that the Michelle Laczkoski, [email protected], 617-316-3207 hope for real action that can improve the populace has disapproved an increased Paul Bauer is the leader of Bowditch Corporate/Bulk Sales Manager city and region. & Dewey LLP’s real estate and gas tax. More likely, our citizens exercised Dana Peterson, [email protected], Gov. Baker has announced a special environmental practice. In the 1980s, a long-standing dissatisfaction with taxes 617-316-3211 panel “to perform an in-depth diagnostic he served as regional counsel to the that are not approved by the people or Circulation Operations Manager review of the MBTA’s core functions.” their representatives. Mary Beth Minto, [email protected], Federal Transit Administration. 617-316-3210 Sec. Pollack is right that this report can So perhaps there is an opportunity Outside Audience Development Manager help by synthesizing previous work. As the infrastructure we have today. Fixing for an increase in the existing gas tax Abby Grant, [email protected] far as MBTA evaluations go, it is hard T motors and switches, while important, dedicated to transportation as long as 617-316-3260 to do better than David D’Alessandro’s will not make a dent in achieving our our legislators approve it. Th e business Audience Development Representative Nicholas Haun, [email protected], report, which details with clarity the T’s long-term goals as a community. Band- community generally supported 617-316-3204 predicament. Optimally, we will have a Aids, even large ones, will not bring the upholding indexing, and it seems vocal, credible T insider to advocate for future we should envision. appropriate to take another look at an CREATIVE SERVICES Creative Services Director making the hard choices necessary to Attacking costs is necessary, but will increased dedicated gas tax to help move Gerard J. Riley, [email protected], improve the T. It is encouraging that the prove diffi cult and cannot solve the our transportation system forward. A 617-316-3250 MassDOT Board moved quickly to name modest increase in the Massachusetts Assistant Creative Services Director Daniel Stachurski, [email protected], Frank DePaola to serve as interim general gas tax with revenue going into the R WHAT DO YOU THINK? 617-316-3237 manager. Th e board should also move Commonwealth Transportation Fund quickly to engage a new general manager could provide funding to slice away at the CORPORATE EVENTS Events Director so that we can have an agent of change to We want to hear your opinion on the T’s capital projects backlog. issues you read about in the Boston Lauren Whalen, [email protected], 617-316-3228 leverage this winter into a realistic agenda Business Journal. Submit letters to Editor Massachusetts has a window of for the future. Bold leadership is in order. Doug Banks at [email protected]. opportunity to create a better and deeper ADMINISTRATION People connect the desire to host the foundation for growth for Greater Boston. Controller A few guidelines: Keep it brief and Olympics with the need for an effi cient We should confi dently approach this Heather Lacey, [email protected], civil and remember to mention the 617-316-3275 transit system, but the real question news story you’re writing about. No challenge keeping in mind how we and Receptionist is, what will elevate us as the world- anonymous letters will be printed, and future generations will move about and Cheryl Bracey, [email protected], 617-330-1000 class city we profess to be through the submissions will be edited. settle our region through the remainder remainder of this century? It will not be of the 21st century. MARCH 6, 2015 23

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