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‘When I talk about ‘Th ere’s not a lot we ‘Right now, we’re on a master plan, can learn about schedule for paying I’m talking about … the budget when it down the debt. not just economic comes to snow. It’s a I don’t plan on development (but) formula over a ﬁ ve- deviating away from what Boston is year period. You pick the schedule. I want actually going a number and hope to keep us on pace to look like.’ you don’t exceed it. for a fully funded We’ve gone over by pension system in more than double.’ the city of Boston. Th at’s my goal.’

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SAGE ADVICE Lowell bank’s troubles keep CEO in the game

BY GREG RYAN of banks like Salem Five and [email protected] ADDITION AND Leader that have sizable mortgage divisions, and I think we eter Conrad was sup- SUBTRACTION can, too,” he said. posed to be a few weeks Overall, Massachusetts-based Fixing the secondary mort- banks added the equivalent of P into retirement by now. 665 full-time employees in 2014, gage division, which originates Instead, he fi nds himself at the a 1.4 percent increase over the mortgages and sells them off to helm at one of the most dys- previous year,American though about City a BusinessFreddie Journals Mac, Fannie - NotMae andfor commercial use functional banks in the state. third of the state’s banks had a other investors, isn’t Conrad’s Conrad, the new acting CEO net loss in workers. Here are the only problem. In December, the biggest gainers and losers as of Sage Bank, was brought on measured by full-time employee FDIC and the state’s Division of to the Lowell-based institution equivalents: Banks issued a consent order after then-CEO, President and that put a host of conditions Chairman Richard Bolton and THE BIGGEST GAINERS on Sage. Th e bank must hire a EMPLOYEES Chief Financial Officer Dean ADDED TOTAL consultant to review its man- Kenney resigned in Novem- BANK IN 2014 EMPLOYEES agement and board of directors, ber following a dispute over State Street 563 27,543 develop plans to better manage the bank’s secondary mortgage Berkshire Bank 162 1,025 its liquidity and budget, and division. Th e mortgages origi- Eastern Bank 105 1,667 increase total risk-based capi- nated and sold by the unit fell Boston Private Bank 86 672 tal to at least 11 percent of total from nearly $800 million in Blue Hills Bank 55 202 risk-weighted assets by the end 2013 to $473 million in 2014. of 2015. Sage laid off or otherwise lost THE BIGGEST LOSERS Assuming his interim EMPLOYEES W.MARC BERNSAU PHOTOS the equivalent of 51 full-time LOST TOTAL appointment as CEO is made employees last year, the most of BANK IN 2014 EMPLOYEES permanent by regulators, com- STAYING FIT any Massachusetts-based bank, Sage Bank -51 130 pliance with the consent order with all but a handful coming The Bank of Canton -15 157 will be one of his top priorities. from the secondary mortgage Admirals Bank -13 205 Conrad helped steward several Th e BBJ honors division. Pentucket Bank -13 111 other Massachusetts banks put Bolton and Kenney wanted Middlesex Savings -12 488 under consent orders following to discontinue the bank’s sec- Georgetown Bank -12 45 the recession in his position at its 2014 Healthiest ondary mortgage unit and pivot Co-operative Central. toward commercial real estate Source: FDIC Also in December, the Low- Employers lending, while a group of share- ell Sun reported that the FDIC holders backed its continued continue in that business,” had found the bank potentially On March 12, the Boston Business operation, according to Conrad. Conrad told the Business Jour- violated federal law by discrim- Journal recognized honorees for its Th e latter group won out. nal. He said the bank is work- inating in its lending practices fi fth-annual Healthiest Employers Enter Conrad, who was ing to put controls in place to toward Hispanic borrowers. program at the Westin Waterfront scheduled to retire from his role smooth out the volatility inher- Conrad declined to comment in Boston. Some 25 companies were as president of Th e Co-operative ent in the market. on the matter, though a Sage recognized in all, a process that saw Central Bank, which provides Th ere’s no reason Sage can’t spokeswoman said at the time participants from throughout the cash reserves to Massachusetts both sell mortgages to Fannie the bank believed the FDIC state answer a standardized set of 75 cooperative banks like Sage, in Mae and Freddie Mac and serve would reverse its preliminary questions that were later assessed by February. “Th e secondary mar- the community through tra- fi ndings once it reviewed loan the BBJ’s progam partner, Healthiest Employers. 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CAMPUS REPORT CARD R CAMPUSES IN BRIEF WITH FLAT ENROLLMENT, Gordon College reaffi rms its policy MONTSERRAT COLLEGE SEEKS MERGER prohibiting homosexual behavior In 2013, Montserrat College of Art President Stephen Immerman Gordon College has reaffi rmed its support of a wrote in his email. said he planned to keep the funky controversial policy that prohibits homosex- Th e college’s policy on homosexual behavior art school running independently, ual activity among students, faculty and staff , has been at the center of a national controversy but when enrollment did not Mark DiVincenzo increase the way he expected, according to an email President Michael Lind- that started last summer. Appointing a working Immerman took a sharp turn in say sent Sunday night to members of the col- group to study issues related to sexual identity MIT PROMOTES FROM his thinking. lege community. on Gordon College’s campus came in response Immerman recently Lindsay’s letter confi rmed that Gordon Col- to concerns expressed by the New England WITHIN FOR LEGAL CHIEF announced that the Beverly- lege’s board of trustees had voted Association of Schools and Colleg- Massachusetts Institute of based college is exploring the Technology has appointed possibility of merging with Salem unanimously to support the poli- es, or NEASC, which is an accredit- Mark DiVincenzo as its general State University. cy – known as the Life and Conduct ing body. counsel, a promotion from his Montserrat College of Art’s Statement – and followed a nine- American City BusinessAccording to JournalsLindsay’s email, - Not Gor- for commercialprior role of deputy use general enrollment actually declined month internal study of the Wen- don College also will take the follow- counsel since 2007. slightly, with 364 students ham school’s handling of sexuality ing steps: Develop a “Life Together” He succeeds R. Gregory attending this academic year, Morgan, who has moved on compared to 369 students two on campus. task force consisting of students, staff to become MIT’s senior vice years ago, he said. Th e college reiterated its support and faculty who will work together president. MIT created its Off ice “Presented with new for the Life and Conduct statement to think through best practices relat- of the General Counsel in 2007 information and an opportunity in a press release Monday. ed to these issues in the context of and the off ice now employs 11 that didn’t exist… thinking Michael Lindsay In addition to supporting the col- Gordon College’s Christian mis- attorneys and one paralegal. changes and it evolves. But the When he first joined MIT, fundamental responsibility of lege’s current policy, Gordon Col- sion; bolster the College’s anti-bul- DiVincenzo’s expertise was in what is the right thing to do lege’s trustees also voted to draft a “fuller lying policy; expand annual training for certain litigation and risk management for the students and for the statement on the college’s understanding of members of Gordon College’s staff and facul- counsel. When he became institution? That’s ultimately our sexuality” as it relates to the school’s mission ty; conduct a regular survey that checks on the deputy general counsel, he has job,” he said. as a Christian institution, Lindsay’s email said. well-being of students as it relates to sexuality had primary responsibility for Despite the lackluster managing MIT’s legal process enrollment, Immerman said, “Many of the insights gleaned over the last and identity; and explore additional resources and litigation. He also has served Montserrat College’s financial nine months will be incorporated into this that can be provided to students around issues as a senior attorney working on picture has improved. As of statement, but it will be broader and more of human sexuality, including the possibility matters for MIT related to student last June 30, 2014, he said, inclusive than just issues surrounding homo- of a part-time staff member to lead program life and employment, and he has the college reported a surplus sexuality. All of us in leadership recognize that that support students around issues of human provided training, counseling, of $411,526 compared to the and legal advice to other MIT previous fiscal year, when the language matters on this topic, and we want to sexuality. departments, among the legal college reported a deficit of be as pastorally sensitive as possible,” Lindsay — Mary Moore work he has done. $338,739.

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LEGAL EASE Nixon Peabody reports mixed 2014 amid equity-partner pullback Nixon Peabody LLP had a mixed record last year, according to ﬁ gures recently published by Th e American Lawyer. Th e BBJ spoke with CEO and managing partner Andrew Glincher about the ﬁ rm’s performance in 2014. Among the year’s highlights:

$110 MILLION | Nixon Peabody’s net income 10.5 PERCENT | The percentage by which the $760,000 | The firm’s profits per partner, in 2014, a 4.3 percent fall from the previous firm’s total number of equity partners dropped up 7 percent from 2013. “I find it’s a relatively Andrew Glincher, year. Glincher said he’s happy with the number, in 2014. The percentage of non-equity partners meaningless statistic because our clients could considering the firm’s totals were overstated rose by a similar amount. Glincher attributed care less about how much lawyers make,” managing partner in 2013 because of money coming in from a the equity partner dip to retirements. He said Glincher said. “Ultimately, I appreciate having and CEO of Nixon victory in a contingency-fee case. Without the non-equity partner uptick came in part from a financially strong, virtually debt-free business Peabody LLP that, they would have been in the black. the large class of attorneys the firm promoted. that’s focused on what’s important to our clients.” American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use

PRIM AND PROPER Mass. pension Great Ideas. Amazing Innovations. assets on the rise Th e state’s pension fund hit a 10.9 We Protect and Defend Both. percent rate of return for the 12 months that ended in January, the month state treasurer Deborah Goldberg inherited oversight of the fund from predecessor Steve Grossman. Here’s a breakdown of the $60.9 billion pension fund’s 12-month performance through Jan. 31:

CORE FIXED-INCOME One-year rate of return: 22.8 percent Net asset value: $10 billion

PRIVATE EQUITY One-year rate of return: 19.1 percent Net asset value: $6.5 billion

REAL ESTATE One-year rate of return: 16.2 percent Net asset value: $5.9 billion

GLOBAL EQUITY One-year rate of return: 6 percent Net asset value: $24.9 billion

HEDGE FUNDS (NET OF FEES) One-year rate of return: 5.9 percent Net asset value: $5.6 billion

TIMBER/NATURAL RESOURCES ® THE INNOVATION FIRM HAMILTON BROOK SMITH REYNOLDS One-year rate of return: 5.6 percent Net asset value: $2.4 billion :HDUHWKHJRWRODZÀUPIRUWXUQLQJ\RXUJUHDWLGHDVDQGDPD]LQJLQQRYDWLRQVLQWRWUXHDVVHWVWKDWFUHDWHYDOXH VALUE-ADDED FIXED INCOME IXHO\RXUJURZWKDQGVHFXUH\RXUPDUNHW One-year rate of return: 4.2 percent Net asset value: $5 billion :KHWKHU\RXDUHDVWDUWXSRUDZHOOHVWDEOLVKHGJOREDOFRPSDQ\RXUÀUPKDVWKHGHSWKRIH[SHULHQFHWRSURWHFW \RXULQYHQWLRQVDQGLGHDVWKURXJKVWUDWHJLFSDWHQWVWUDGHPDUNVDQGFRS\ULJKWVRUWKURXJKOLWLJDWLRQ IN BRIEF 2XUFOLHQWVDUHEHKLQGVRPHRIWKHZRUOG·VPRVWLQFUHGLEOHVWDUWOLQJDQGUHPDUNDEOHLGHDVDQGLQQRYDWLRQV CITIZENS HIRES CITIGROUP :HHPSRZHUWKHVHLQQRYDWLYHFOLHQWVZLWKRXUÀUP·VVWUHQJWKLQLQWHOOHFWXDOSURSHUW\ODZ VET FOR CFO POSITION Citizens Financial Group Inc. has selected a veteran Citigroup executive to replace retiring Chief Financial Off icer John PATENTS Fawcett. Eric Aboaf will start as CFO and TRADEMARKS executive vice president at Providence, COPYRIGHTS Rhode Island-based Citizens, the second- largest bank in Massachusetts by deposits, LITIGATION eff ective April 6. Aboaf was most recently TRADE SECRETS global treasurer at Citigroup, having INTERNATIONAL IP PROTECTION previously served as CFO of the company’s North American Consumer Group as well IP PORTFOLIO STRATEGY as its Institutional Client Group. He has also worked at Bain & Co. Fawcett is set to retire April 30. Since taking on the CFO role in 2007, Fawcett 155 SEAPORT BLVD., BOSTON, MA 02210 | 617.607.5900 WWW.HBSR.COM has helped oversee Citizens’ filing for an initial public off ering and the sale of 94 of 530 VIRGINIA ROAD, CONCORD, MA 01742 | 978.341.0036 [email protected] its Chicago-area Charter One branches to U.S. Bancorp. MARCH 20,20, 201520201515 7

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R IN BRIEF MASSPORT PURCHASE PAVES WAY FOR SOUTHIE BYPASS ROAD, WATERFRONT PARK The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has sold a 17.8-acre portfolio of properties between East First Street and the Reserved Channel in South Boston to the Massachusetts Port Authority for $7 million. The purchase will make way for the $75 million Thomas J. DRIVE-IN CHAIN SONIC Butler Freight Corridor and Memorial American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use Park, said Andrew Hargens, deputy director of portfolio and asset management for Massport. Growing from The nearly half-mile freight corridor, named for the late longtime director of government and community aff airs for Massport, will 4 to 40 remove all Conley Container Terminal truck traff ic from East First Street and Oklahoma City-based drive- part of Summer Street. The purchased lots include in chain Sonic Corp. plans 789,158 square feet of land adjacent to expand from four to 40 to the City Point bus terminal and restaurants in the Greater stretch from the Reserved Channel Boston area during the next fi ve to East First Street along an unused years. Th e chain aims to sign portion of O Street. The parcel is the site of a former MBTA power station, fi ve new multi-unit franchise which was decommissioned and COURTESY PHOTO/BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY agreements in the next six demolished back in 2009, said MBTA Boston real estate developer Paul Roiff is planning to rehabilitate a vacant months, said Bob Franke, senior spokesman Joe Pesaturo. former garment manufacturing facility on Porter Street in East Boston into a 127- vice president of franchise sales Pesaturo said the proceeds from room boutique hotel with a 130-room restaurant and coff ee shop. and international development. the transaction will fund the MBTA’s operating budget. The freight corridor and park NEW PROJECT FOR XV BEACON OWNER construction is slated for a 2016 completion. BATTLE ROAD BREWING CO. PLANNING MAYNARD $20M East Boston BREWERY, BREW PUB Battle Road Brewing Co. is partnering with restaurant group Whole House hotel proposed Group to open Battle Road’s first brewery and brew pub in Maynard. Real estate developer Paul Roiff is plan- Roiff developed and owns luxury bou- The brewery will be located in a ning to rehabilitate a vacant former gar- tique hotel XV Beacon on Beacon Hill, 12,000-square-foot former off ice ment manufacturing facility on Porter which last year was named “the best space at the historic Clock Tower Mill. Battle Road, a contract craft beer Street in East Boston into a 127-room hotel in the U.S.” by Conde Nast Traveler. brewer, has signed a 10-year lease boutique hotel with a 130-seat restau- Th e existing fi ve-story factory struc- and has another 10-year option for rant and coff ee shop, according to a ture at 151 Porter St. dates back to 1913, the site, which will include seating for project notifi cation form fi led with the said Yanni Tsipis, senior vice president at up to 75 as well as a beer garden. Boston Redevelopment Authority. Colliers International in Boston. Colliers Jeremy Cross and Scott Houghton started the contract brewery in 2012 “Th e proponent envisions that the is the project’s development manager. and last year brewed 500 barrels. project will breathe new life into a long- “Guests love historic hotels,” Tsipis The 30-barrel production equipment standing neighborhood eyesore that has said. at the new brewery will allow been vacant for years and that contrib- Development is slated to cost $20 production to grow tenfold. utes nothing to the neighborhood’s million, Tsipis said, and a general con- The facility is set to open this fall, with the brew pub employing streetscape quality or economic vitali- tractor has not been selected. Th e proj- between 30 and 40 and the brewery ty in its current condition,” the project ect’s architect is Sharkey Design Co. of employing up to 10 workers. notifi cation form states. Boston.

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The percentage of Millennium Tower’s 442 luxury condominiums that have been sold to date. Those transactions amounted to about $650 million in deal value for the 60-story property during the past four months, Millennium Partners said. 8 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

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QUOTABLE FLASHING RED ‘Our overall goal was to place patients in a more Care providers report upheaval in ER traﬃ c appropriate setting and A BBJ analysis of Massachusetts health care systems has HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH THE BIGGEST DECREASES found that the majority of organizations analyzed reported gear our processes to what declines in emergency department visits in 2014, although FY13 FY14 1-YEAR CHANGE that patient type was.’ there were exceptions. Th e numbers correspond with Hallmark Health System 55,960 52,601 -6% statewide trends recently reported by the Center for Health Berkshire Health Systems 12,821 12,272 -4.3% — DR. STEVEN SBARDELLA, chief Information and Analysis from 2009 to 2012. In all, 10 out Boston Children’s Hospital 58,588 56,707 -3.2% medical off icer and vice president of of 17 of the state’s largest hospitals reported year-over-year medical aff airs at Hallmark, about adding declines. Source: BBJ research urgent care centers to decrease ER visits. American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use

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Editor David Harris & TECH FLASH Reporter Sara Castellanos

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YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT ‘For us, it will mean “Internet of Th reats.”’

— EUGENE KASPERSKY, CEO and founder of Kaspersky Lab, commenting on the boom in connected devices, the so-called Internet of Things, and the risks they pose.

A NEW DESTINATION American City Business Journals - NotVerizon for commercial superstore use plans to open this month Verizon Wireless will open an Apple store-like Here are some COURTESY PHOTO/U.S. AIR FORCE superstore at 745 Boylston St. in Boston’s Back facts and figures Gregory J. Touhil, a retired Air Force brigadier general who is the deputy Bay neighborhood later this month. on the new store: assistant secretary for cybersecurity operations within the Department of Th e store is called the Verizon Destination Homeland Security. Store and is one of only four in the country. It’s the fi rst store of its kind to open on the 8,000 HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIAL Square footage of the East Coast; other stores are located in Houston, new store Bloomington, Minnesota and Chicago. Th e store will house a dedicated training space where Verizon employees will lead free 1,800 ‘You can’t make classes to help customers; charging stations; Average square a selfi e photo booth “stocked with props for footage of a typical Verizon retail store capturing, editing and posting pics;” and oth- it easy for them’ er displays that will be changing periodically. Verizon said the store will be divided into six 70 If Boston-area executives think their company won’t one day be invaded by hack- diff erent “lifestyle zones,” showcasing technol- Number of employees ers, there’s bad news: It’s not a question of if, but when. ogies that could be used in the home or offi ce at the new store Th at was the theme during a cybersecurity panel discussion last week organized or just for fun. by the New England chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Th e store, which is decorated with Boston- Verizon Wireless which represents board members of the largest companies around the region. Th e themed murals, will also show off products plans to open a panel included former Boston police commissioner Edward Davis, Mintz Levin attor- and services that were developed at the Ver- superstore along ney Cynthia Larose and Gregory J. Touhil, a retired Air Force brigadier general who izon Technology Innovation Center, based in Boylston Street later is the deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity operations within the Department Waltham. this month. of Homeland Security. Here were four big takeaways from the discussion:

Who’s doing the hacking? State- Boards should have access to cyber- sponsored hacking — from countries such security expertise. “Ask for it. There are as China or Russia, for example — “they people from the government, from the FBI get the big splash in the newspapers, and Secret Service, who will come to your but they represent less than 2 percent door and speak to you about these issues,” of the attacks that we see,” said Touhil. said Larose. Companies should participate Hacktivists — people who use hacking to in information-sharing councils, Larose further their political agenda — are a large also said. “You should encourage and growing group, Touhil said. management to get involved in these.” You need to have a plan. “Most incidents Cyber crime affects everyone. “The we are seeing across the nation are truth of the matter is that unless you’re a preventable,” said Touhil. “A determined prostitute, you don’t have to worry about pro is going to be able to get through, but serial killers. In this particular case, you you can’t make it easy for them. Make sure do have to worry,” said Davis. “After Sony, your systems are patched, they’re properly we realized in this business now that your configured, that your staff is trained and business can be completely destroyed is kept current. There’s a lot of things you if somebody like a nation-state or a very COURTESY PHOTO/VERIZON WIRELESS can do.” capable activist gets into your system.” — David Harris

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Editor Don Seiff ert BIO FLASH covers biotech

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STOCK SURGE MIXED RECORD IN THE BAY STATE, BIOTECH (MORE Activist investor at Ariad has THAN TECH) HAS FUELED THE history of wins, some losses NASDAQ If the upheaval on the board of Ariad Phar- The surge in investment in technology and biotech maceuticals brought on by Alex Denner and companies has boosted the his investment fi rm, Sarissa Capital, sounds Nasdaq to within less than a American City Business Journals - Not for 85%commercial use familiar, that’s because it is: Over the past percentage point of its all-time Cambridge-based decade, Denner has been involved in plots high hit in 2000. But today it’s the Ariad, which saw to oust CEOs, force mergers, or both in ail- biotech sector that’s driving the a steep decline latest value increase. in share value in ing biotech fi rms nationwide. As of Monday, the Nasdaq October 2013 after In many of those cases, including those Composite Index — a compilation the FDA yanked its involving two of Massachusetts’ biggest of the stock prices of the more cancer drug, Iclusig, drug developers, those plans have been than 3,000 companies on that off the market for successful. exchange, weighted by market two months due to capitalization — had not yet safety concerns. Denner’s sights are now set on Cam- closed above its all-time record of Sarissa swooped in bridge-based Ariad, which saw a steep 5,048. But it’s been coming close, to buy shares at a decline in share value in October 2013 as earlier this month closing above 75 percent discount the FDA raised safety concerns over its 5,000 for the first time since to what they were cancer drug, Iclusig. Sarissa swooped in 2000. trading at prior to Here are the 10 Massachusetts- the FDA actions. to buy shares at an 85 percent discount based companies with the biggest to what they were trading at prior to the market-cap increases in the past FDA actions, and Denner himself negotiat- three years. Seven are biotechs. ed a seat on the board last year. He recently nominated three candidates to Ariad’s 1. Biogen Idec Ticker: BIIB 10-seat board of directors and made pub- Headquarters: Cambridge lic what many had long assumed: Th at he Market cap: $97 billion Market-cap increase since 2012: $71B wants CEO Harvey Berger replaced. While neither Denner nor Ariad chose 2. Vertex Pharmaceuticals to comment for this story, a timeline of Ticker: VRTX Headquarters: Cambridge Denner’s activity since 2006 shows he Market capitalization: $31B has successfully forced at least three bio- Market-cap increase since 2012: $24B tech fi rms — ImClone, Amylin and Gen- 3. Skyworks Solutions zyme Corp. — to sell for a total of more than Ticker: SWKS $33 billion. He also was a part of a plan to Headquarters: Woburn. replace Biogen Idec’s former CEO, James Market capitalization: $17.6B Market-cap increase since 2012: $14B Mullen, with its current one, George Scan- gos, in 2010. Th e change at Biogen prefaced 4. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals a 400 percent increase in the company’s Ticker: ALNY Cambridge share price over the past fi ve years. Market capitalization: $9.0B But not all of his hunts have been suc- Market-cap increase since 2012: $8.7B cessful. Around 2006, Denner targeted 5. Analog Devices San Diego biotech Adventrx (which since Nasdaq: ADI changed its name to Mast Th erapeutics); Norwood in 2009 he earned a seat on New Jersey- Market capitalization: $18.2B Market-cap increase since 2012: $6.3B COURTESY PHOTO based Enzon Pharmaceuticals; and Denner Ariad remains in its 26 Sydney Street headquarters, as plans to move to a newly- remains on the board of San Diego biotech 6. Akamai built, two-building campus on Binney Street have been put on hold. Vivus. All three have seen stock declines. Nasdaq: AKAM Headquarters: Cambridge Market capitalization: $18.2B Market-cap increase since 2012: $6.3B R IN BRIEF 7. Agios Pharmaceuticals Nasdaq: ADI CONCERT PHARMA TO TAKE FLAGSHIP FOUNDER LAUNCHES BIND THERAPEUTICS’ NEW ACTING Headquarters: Cambridge Market capitalization: $3.9B ON VERTEX WITH TRIAL OF HUMANITARIAN EFFORT CEO AIMS TO ‘TRANSFORM’ Market-cap increase since 2012: $3.9B REFORMULATED CF DRUG Noubar Afeyan is known locally as founder The new acting CEO of Bind Therapeutics 8. Bluebird bio A 55-employee Lexington biotech and head of Flagship Ventures, but he’s says his goal is to “transform the company Ticker: BLUE firm thinks it can improve upon Vertex also long been involved in philanthropic from a pure platform technology company Headquarters: Cambridge Pharmaceutical’s cystic fibrosis drug, eff orts. Last week he launched a new to a drug development company” in the Market capitalization: $3.7B Kalydeco, and last week kicked off an humanitarian eff ort with two other next year. Andrew Hirsch, who joined the Market-cap increase since 2012: $3.7B early stage trial to prove it. Concert internationally known philanthropists. The company in 2012 and has served as COO initiative, 100 Lives, will uncover stories and CFO, was named to the role to replace 9. Synageva Biopharma Pharmaceuticals said it’s starting a Phase 1 trial of two reformulated versions of survivors and people who saved lives Scott Minick, who will remain a director. Ticker: GEVA during the Armenian Genocide. The project The Cambridge biotech is now looking for Headquarters: Lexington of Kalydeco by Vertex in 45 healthy Market capitalization: $3.7B volunteers. It plans to choose the most has enlisted Hollywood actor and fellow a permanent CEO. The company plans in Market-cap increase since 2012: $3.2B promising of the two for further trials. The philanthropist George Clooney to hand the next year to focus on cancers that are company specializes in taking existing out its annual Aurora Prize for Awakening resistant to chemotherapy with drugs based 10. Athenahealth drugs and making them more stable and Humanity. The award, which will be on its nanomedicine platform. During 2015, it Ticker : ATHN long-lasting. Kalydeco was approved for given by Clooney and Holocaust survivor plans to complete enrolling patients in a trial Headquarters: Watertown cystic fibrosis in 2012, and brought in $464 Elie Weisel, will go to people who put of patients with lung cancer, which could Market capitalization: $4.7B themselves at risk to help others. result in Phase 3 trial before mid-2016. Market-cap increase since 2012: $3.0B million for Vertex in 2014. MARCHMARCH 20,2020, 20152015 13

Editor David Harris & STARTUPS & VC Reporter Sara Castellanos

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YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT SOLVING THE ‘BRAIN DRAIN’ ‘Every year there’s an overwhelming need for Angel investing course debuts this hardware and month to help boost number of angels prototyping space.’ — MATT MURPHY, manager of MADE@ six-week angel investing course What it is: The MIT Enterprise Forum of MassChallenge, which off icially launched to will launch March 25 with the Cambridge’s six-week “Invest Smart” course the public last week. MADE@ is a new hard- is being off ered for those interested in ware lab off ered as part of Boston startup goal of countering Boston’s per- learning more about the many phases of accelerator program MassChallenge, and ceived “brain-drain,” according American to angel Cityinvesting, Business including analyzingJournals markets, - Not for commercial use will be home to between 25 and 40 hard- A ware startups later this year. Fairhaven Capital investor Wan Li Zhu, who intellectual property, legal processes, and is spearheading the eff ort. finding and managing worthy investment An increase in the number of savvy, edu- deals. R DEAL OF THE WEEK cated angel investors in the Boston area could Why it matters: Zhu said the course is timely, prevent startup founders in need of seed- as equity crowdfunding rules under the Title III portion of the federal JOBS Act are now being SimpliVity raises $175M stage funding from leaving Boston in favor developed. venture round of other tech hubs, he said. What it costs: The course will cost SimpliVity, a maker of a novel IT appliance “I think it could help solve the brain drain, about $2,000 and will accept up to 20 system aimed at data centers, raised the talent drain problem, which is that people students. Series D funding from a consortium of top investors. Here are the details: graduate from MBA programs and can’t fi nd Who’s involved: In addition to Zhu, investments and then leave,” said Zhu, who course lecturers will include Reed Headquarters: Westborough has been a venture capitalist at Fairhav- Sturtevant, managing director of Investors: Waypoint Capital, the business en Capital for the past fi ve years. Th is isn’t venture capital fund Project 11; enterprise for the Bertarelli family’s Christina Chase, entrepreneur in the only angel investor crash-course being investments and headquartered in residence at MIT’s Martin Trust Geneva, Switzerland, led the round. off ered in the Boston area. Center for Entrepreneurship; Total funding to date: $276 million Others include the Pipeline Fellowship, an and Ham Lord, managing angel investing bootcamp for women, which director of Launchpad Venture What the money will be used for: SimpliVity said the financing will be is accepting applications in Boston on a roll- Group. — Sara Castellanos used to fund the rapid expansion of the ing basis. Here are the details on the course: Wan Li Zhu company and its growth within the $80 billion server market.

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COVER STORY CITY’S CEO SETS COURSE FOR HIS SECOND YEAR Mayor Martin J. Walsh has been leading the city of Boston for about 14 months, overcoming not only the unenviable task of replacing the city’s longest- KEEP serving mayor, but also serving during one of the most challenging winter snowfalls on record. Th e Dorchester native, son of Irish immigrants, visited UP the oﬃ ce of the Boston Business Journal on St. Patrick’s Day to talk about the business of running the biggest economic engine in the state. THE PACE Extension Engine Fort Point Project Management BBJ Pacesetters identified American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use FUSEIDEAS the area’s fastest growing G-Force Shipping private companies. We will H.J. Knight International recognize them at an awards HR Knowledge Inc. breakfast, profiling the top Imajine That companies. InkHouse

W. MARC BERNSAU inStream BBJ’s 2015 Pacesetters IPT Associates LLC R ON THIS YEAR’S SNOW R ON CITY PENSIONS & DEBT R ON MASTER PLANNING R ON STARTUPS AND TECH R ON RECRUITING BUSINESS R ON MAIN STREETS LABUR (in alphabetical order) Talk about some lessons you’ve Pension payments and debt service Why has it taken 50 years for there Explain your vision for the StartHub Do you have the tools to keep Given the positive growth in Latitude Beverage Co. 451 Marketing learned from experiencing the are eating up about $1 out of every to be another master plan, and will initiative for the next couple years? companies in Boston? Downtown Crossing, talk about the LEADBRIDGE snowiest winter in the city. $5 in the city’s budget. Is this Boston’s pursuit of the Olympics in role of the Business Improvement Lee Kennedy Co. Inc. Acceleration Partners sustainable, and can we expect to see 2024 impact the development of that One thing we’ve done a lot on is on It will depend on economic growth District (BID). Do you anticipate BIDs Acquia Before I got sworn in as mayor, Mayor changes to the way city employees master plan? tech and social media. ... I just think the outside of the downtown area. I think in other parts of the city as a strategy Magellan Jets Alexander Technology Group Menino had a preparedness meeting are compensated to free up some of opportunity for growth is incredible. we have to look at some other areas. for the growth and improvement MassPay as the storm was coming so we had a this money that’s needed for basic The master plan in 1964 was a master ... You know, years ago Silicon Valley That’s why we launched the Red Line you’ve been talking about? ALKU simulated type of snowstorm. He sat services – police, fire education? plan of what Boston should look like in was the area everyone went to. I’ve had corridor. I’m looking at this regionally. Matter Communications Applause all the players at the table. And a lot of the future. The master plan that we’re companies contact us that would like It’s not just the city of Boston. With I think the BID has a lot to do with what’s McGeough Lamacchia Realty Inc. work goes into a snowstorm. It’s not Well, I think they tried that at the federal looking to embark on is (asking) “What to come back to Boston from Silicon Somerville and Cambridge, Boston, happening in downtown, because they MedTouch Archimedia Solutions Group LLC just simply me making a call canceling level with Social Security — they took does Boston look like in the future?” The Valley, or they want to expand here. Quincy, Braintree, it’s an opportunity for have kept downtown Boston somewhat Avwatch school and getting plows on the street. Social Security money and put it into master plan has to (focus on) economic We have a lot of opportunity with us to have that corridor of the Red Line. stable through very diff icult years. If you Medullan Bald Hill Builders Every city department is at the table. infrastructure — and look where that got development not just in the downtown, education here. The reason we looked People want to be in Kendall Square were in the Downtown Crossing area Mobiquity Last year, we started to change up the them. Now they are running deficits all Seaport, Fenway, but what’s economic at putting incubator space in the Dudley because they’re close to MIT, or they’re 10 years ago, there weren’t nearly as Barrett Distribution Centers Inc. way we deliver services. We didn’t have over the place. So I think that’s a problem. development going to look like in (Square) building … was to make sure close to Harvard. They could be in many people walking around. There’s Next Step Living Beacon Hill Staffing Group LLC a complaint hardly at all last year, and First of all, our pension system is going Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester, Hyde we truly diversify — not by color of skin, Braintree and still be close to MIT. They a lot of people down there now. I think Oz Development we had some significant storms. Leading to be fully funded by 2025 ... which is Park? ... Also a component will be our (but) diversify in every neighborhood can be close to BC, BU, all the schools the BID kept it consistent, with safety Pinnacle Private Wealth Cambridge Sound Management up to this year, we were able to deliver something we have to do. I think there are public transportation system. One of the so people have an opportunity to because of the transportation. That’s why and cleanliness ... I think they’re going CarGurus services cheaper ... in the past, the city going to be changes in public pension issues we had with the snow is that the understand what the tech world is all it’s so important, not just for economic to benefit now from the growth that’s R.G. Vanderweil Engineers LLP Commodore Builders would put out a contracted plow first systems as time goes on. There are going roads are tight, (they) are small. You can’t about, what incubator space is about. development but for also growth of our happening in the city. Bids have been Raizlabs and then follow up with a city plow. What to have to be. It’s just the way the world quite get down them. ... You also have Part of StartHub will be to get out into city, to have a strong transit authority tried here before in Boston. It really Corporate IT Solutions we did is, we put a city plow out and is going. ... The concern for me, as an to take into (account) social services the diff erent neighborhoods. Because here. ... depends on the business community RE/MAX Leading Edge Creative Community then followed up with contractor, which elected off icial, of eliminating pensions is as well. Everyone handles their own there’s a lot of innovative ideas in our This isn’t a competition; it shouldn’t be stepping up. Risk Strategies Co. Connections LLC brought the costs down. that we’re setting up potentially a welfare area and we overlay everything to see neighborhoods. viewed as a competition between the If we can somehow use BIDs for Main Saylent Technologies Inc. As far as the budget goes, there’s not a system down the road for our retirees. where we want to go in the future when diff erent cities. ... The one thing I will Street districts, the money (has to be) Cumulus Global SEI-Boston LLC lot we can learn about the budget when People are having a hard time over the it comes to social services, education. Is there an opportunity for a say, is that we’re also making sure that there. Downtown you have the luxury of Curriculum Associates it comes to snow. It’s a formula they use age of 50 finding a job. So if you have When I talk about embarking on a master Facebook-sized company to expand the financial services companies, the deep pockets willing to support the bid. Strategic Workspaces over a five-year period, do an average. people working to the age of 71 and they plan, I’m talking about not just economic Customer Portfolios (or grow) here? legal companies, the law firms, we also You need that in the neighborhoods, You can pick a number out of the air, get laid off at 50, a lot of companies development, but what actually is have to pay attention to those as well, some version of that. ... We’re going to be TalentBurst Inc. Dane Street $20 million, and hope you don’t exceed won’t hire older people to work for them. Boston going to look like? ... Where the There’s probably a Facebook-sized so they grow with the city of Boston. taking four Main Street areas in Boston TANTARA Corp. DASECO Electrical LLC it. We’ve gone over that by more than There has to be some sort of pension Olympics comes into play (is that) it company here in our city right now. Because those have been the companies that are hurting right now, that are not double. We’re at $45 million with snow. I plan in place in this country, and I think allows us to hit the accelerator and move that have been stable for a long time, doing as well as we’d like them to do, and TECH Advisors Inc. Dashed They could be over at We Works, they would say by the end of it, we’ll be closer you’ll see over time this country go back up our master plan in certain areas. For could be down at MassChallenge, they including the hospitals and universities, try to give them some additional support The Colony Group E.M. Duggan Inc. to $50 (million) by the time it’s all said to pensions, or going to some type of example, wherever the venues happen could be getting ready to go into the and have been keeping the Boston to encourage business opportunities in and done. retirement benefit that’s out there. As to be. Right now, the two venues being The Ironside Group Inc. EBI Consulting incubator space over at Dudley, they economy strong. neighborhoods. far as right now, we’re on schedule for mentioned the most are Widett Circle could be in this building for all we know. The Nagler Group EBSCO Information Services (EIS) paying down the debt. We’re funding it and over at Bayside Expo. It allows us the It’s important ... to show that sector we’re Unidine Corp. EdgeRock Technology Partners now as we move forward. I don’t plan on opportunity to truly look at infrastructure very interested in keeping you here in deviating away from the schedule. I want around those two facilities. So as we the city of Boston, so we don’t have an Verndale Elkus Manfredi Architects to keep us on pace for a fully funded look at these diff erent economic engines opportunity to lose a business like that To read more of the Boston Business Journal’s interview with pension system in the city of Boston. to fast-track this situation, that’s (how) I W.L. French Excavating Corp. Euro-Pro again. I think that’s important. Q Mayor Martin J. Walsh, go to www.bizjournals.com/boston That’s my goal. would use the Olympics. Wakefly Inc. Wireless Analytics

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1 Marina Park Drive, Timothy French, Managing principal, Fish & Richardson PC 2 Tim Oyer has served as 3 Boston, MA 02210 63 45 222 4,920 3,454 90% Boston, president and managing fr.com 617-542-5070 [email protected] partner of Wolf Greenfield 4 53 State St., Douglas Kline, Chair, IP litigation since 2007. Oyer’s practice 4 Goodwin Procter LLP AmericanBoston, MA City 02019 Business61 23Journals 22 - Not 861 for 523 commercial NA group; use Stephen Charkoudian, Chair, involves worldwide goodwinprocter.com 617-570-1000 technology transactions practice intellectual property counseling, including patent 155 Seaport Blvd., Donald Ware, Chair; Dana Gordon, Foley Hoag LLP 5 Boston, MA 02210 55 15 39 748 296 NA prosecution, re-issues, 5 Deputy chair foleyhoag.com 617-832-1000 opinions, agreements, foreign oppositions, 800 Boylston St., Anita Varma & Joe Guiliano, IP rights Ropes & Gray 6 trademarks, trade secrets, IP 6 Boston, MA 02199 52 27 24 565 356 NA management; Ed Black, IP transactions; due diligence, and related ropesgray.com 617-951-7000 Rick McCaulley, IP litigation transactions in essentially all areas of organic and Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris 1 Financial Center, Michael Renaud, Division head, IP Glovsky and Popeo PC 7 Boston, MA 02111 50 26 54 1,674 855 13% section; Matthew Hurley, Section inorganic chemistry, 7 polymers and materials mintz.com 617-542-6000 manager, IP section science, nanotechnology, 8 2 International Place, Brenda Herschbach Jarrell, Charles microfluidics, and 8 Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Boston, MA 02110 48 23 45 855 460 28% Lyon, Eric Marandett & Michael Bunis, biotechnology. He is also choate.com 617-248-5000 Heads of IP law heavily involved in the firm’s 265 Franklin St., clean technologies practice. Elizabeth Hanley, Firmwide IP practice McCarter & English LLP 10 Boston, MA 02110 44 29 49 1,819 968 42% Oyer serves on a Chemistry 9 group leader, [email protected] mccarter.com 617-449-6500 Visiting Committee for MIT Corp., as well as on the 530 Virginia Road, John DuPre, Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds PC 12 board of directors of Goshen 10 Concord, MA 01742 35 35 69 1,398 601 100% Managing partner College. hbsr.com 978-341-0036

111 Huntington Ave., Michael Morency, Boston IP chair, Foley & Lardner LLP 15 Boston, MA 02199 35 19 14 1,239 625 45% 11 [email protected] foley.com 617-342-4000 ABOUT THE LIST Information was obtained 1 International Place, Proskauer 11 Joseph Capraro Jr., Boston office head; from firm representatives. Boston, MA 02110 35 16 30 349 261 21% In cases of ties, firms are 12 proskauer.com Steve Bauer, Partner 617-526-9600 ranked by Mass. registered 125 Summer St., patent lawyers. Robert Kann, Managing partner, Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP 13 Boston, MA 02110 33 22 42 602 512 90% 13 [email protected] sunsteinlaw.com 617-443-9292 *Number of Mass. IP lawyers includes only those 125 Summer St., Ronda Moore & Deborah Peckham, attorneys who spend at Burns & Levinson LLP 14 Boston, MA 02110 31 17 20 501 335 17% 14 Partners & co-chairs, IP group least 75 percent of their burnslev.com 617-345-3000 time devoted to IP law 1 Main St., 16 Sarah Gates, Cathy McCarty & Keith matters. Mass. IP support Lando & Anastasi LLP Cambridge, MA 02142 29 38 36 1,739 1,093 100% staff includes administrative 15 lalaw.com Noe, Partners 617-395-7000 staff , patent agents and 17 10 St. James Ave., Joshua Krumholtz, Practice group research scientists who 16 Holland & Knight LLP Boston, MA 02116 27 8 12 357 172 16.4% leader for IP - firmwide, are not lawyers. Number of hklaw.com 617-523-2700 [email protected] patents filed/obtained refers to those filed/obtained by 125 High St., William Belanger, firm’s Mass. off ice(s) in 2014 Pepper Hamilton LLP 18 Boston, MA 02110 25 14 25 131 85 75% 17 Partner, co-chair, IP department on behalf of both U.S. and pepperlaw.com 617-204-5100 non-U.S. clients. 21 1 Lincoln St., Tara Clancy, IP litigation practice goup; K&L Gates LLC Boston, MA 02111 19 12 NA 194 147 NA James Fajkowski, IP procurement & NEED A COPY 18 klgates.com 617-261-3100 portfolio mgmt. practice group OF THE LIST? 500 Boylston St., Information for obtaining Ivor Elrifi, Cooley LLP * Boston, MA 02116 18 16 24 402 274 NA reprints, web permissions 19 Partner cooley.com 617-937-2300 and commemorative plaques, call 877-397- 155 Seaport Blvd., John Penny V, Chair, IP department, 5134. More information Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP 20 Boston, MA 02210 17 15 16 450 402 17% 20 [email protected] can be found online at nutter.com 617-439-2000 BostonBusinessJournal.com Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, 2 Seaport Lane, by clicking the “Buy” tab Leslie McDonell, Boston, MA 02210 16 13 33 320 106 100% near the top of the site. 21 Garrett & Dunner LLP 19 Managing partner, Boston finnegan.com 617-646-1600 WANT TO BE 2 Seaport Lane, * Brian Michaelis, ON THE LIST? Seyfarth Shaw LLP Boston, MA 02210 16 7 4 142 12 7% If you wish to be surveyed 22 seyfarth.com Partner, chair of the IP practice group 617-946-4800 when The List is next 88 Black Falcon Ave., updated, or if you wish to Duane Dreger, Cesari and McKenna LLP 24 Boston, MA 02210 15 15 17 433 573 100% be considered for other 23 Partner, [email protected] c-m.com 617-951-2500 Lists, email your contact information to Sean 1 Federal St., Joshua Dalton, McFadden at smcfadden@ Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP * Boston, MA 02110 15 7 8 260 121 NA 24 Partner, co-chair, IP group bizjournals.com. morganlewis.com 617-951-8000

100 Summer St., Jason Kravitz, Partner, practice group Nixon Peabody LLP 22 Boston, MA 02110 14 8 21 450 130 11% 25 leader, IP litigation nixonpeabody.com 617-345-1000 NOTES: NA - not available.

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IP LAW Bolstered by increase in INCREASE patent cases, another big IN U.S. PATENTS year for Mass. ﬁ rms GRANTED

BY JOE HALPERN list of Largest IP Law Firms in Massa- [email protected] chusetts for the past four years. While its number of IP lawyers is espite a slight dip in the down locally, due in part to natural 2010: 244,642 cumulative number of attrition and some retirements, accord- 2011: 248,069 intellectual property attor- ing to the fi rm, Fish & Richardson 2012: 277,272 D neys at the 10 largest fi rms still has a strong national intellec- 2013: 303,651 in Massachusetts, 2014 was another big tual property practice with year for the IP law practice. Th e top 10 Americanmore than 400 City IP attorneys Business Journals - Not for commercial use fi rms on the BBJ’s list of Largest IP and technology spe- 2014 Law Firms in Massachusetts obtained cialists across the a combined 2,318 more patents in 2014 country. 326,182 than 2013. “As one of the Th at strong showing in Massachu- largest fi rms focus- Source: setts refl ects what is being seen nation- ing on IP law, Fish USPTO ally, too. A record-breaking 326,182 pat- has lawyers trained ents were granted in 2014, according to in virtually every tech- the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offi ce nology area, a deep bench of seasoned — representing a 7.4 percent year-over- trial lawyers, and a track record of year increase. forming customized teams that deep- Most patents filed by Mass. law firms in 2014 “Similar to what we’ve seen hap- ly understand our clients’ industries pening on the national level, local cli- and technologies. We are building on RANK/FIRM PATENTS FILED ents have remained very active and our market-leading experience in IP 1. Fish & Richardson 4,920 engaged in protecting their IP,” said to expand our commercial litigation 2. Wolf Greenfield 3,657 Donald Steinberg, partner and chair of practice, particularly with recent hires 3. McCarter & English 1,819 the intellectual property department at in Boston,” said Peter Devlin, presi- 4. Lando & Anastasi 1,739 Source: WilmerHale, the No. 1 fi rm on the BBJ’s dent of Fish & Richardson. 5. Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo 1,674 BBJ survey

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KAREN E. SPILKA Sharpening her ear for politics SPILKA SOAKS IT ALL IN AHEAD OF A CHALLENGING BUDGET SEASON AT THE STATEHOUSE

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THE INFLUENCE FACTOR Who were or are your mentors? Legally, one of the labor lawyers at my first job was a man named Al Goldman, who really took the time to explain the issues to me and was very thoughtful and articulate, a very bright man. In terms of arbitration, a woman named Marcia Greenbaum, who was a mentor for me as an arbitrator and mediator. They both in diff erent ways have influenced me. What is the most influential book W. MARC BERNSAU you’ve read? Probably, within the s a former arbitrator and What are your top three goals for the businesses that come here to fi nd locations last five years, ‘Team mediator, Karen Spilka year? Develop a fi scally responsible, (for new operations). of Rivals,’ by Doris Kearns Goodwin. brings a valuable tool to any compassionate budget that provides Lincoln is my favorite negotiating table: She likes tools and opportunities to lift families, What is your overall view of the Boston area president. I remember to listen. all families, in Massachusetts. Th e second as a place to do business? I think Boston when I ran for state Not just any type of one, I would say, is to advance economic and the Boston area, and Massachusetts as representative, I was listening. Rather, she says it’s a trained form development and innovation across a whole, is a fantastic place to do business. watching television A and there was a of “active listening” that focuses on the Massachusetts, in all corners of the state, It has a spectacular environment and documentary on subtle nuances and signals that people are keeping in mind regional equity. Th at would ecosystem set up. We have a highly educated Lincoln. It talked about trying to convey, or sometimes trying not to not only include economic development workforce and everywhere I go, I hear about his persistence and his convey. and innovation, but also includes issues that. We can’t rest on our laurels, though. willingness to come She also likes to work with tangible concerning transportation, the environment We need to keep investing in our workforce back and try again. … Lincoln as a president things, such as plants in her garden or fi xing and other economic-development related on all levels. was really good at cars, which she learned how to do after issues. Th ird, working to advance and listening. an auto mechanic once lied to her about assist the underserved and the vulnerable What are your guiding principles for good the repairs needed for her then college-era population. management in terms of your committee? Volkswagen Beetle. Having a background in social work, She’ll need both skills — listening and What do you think is the biggest business- arbitration and mediation, one of the THE ‘WOMEN UP’ EVENT fi xing things — as the new chair of the related bill or issue that your committee things that is really important to me and WILL BE IN DECEMBER. state Senate Ways and Means Committee, a will face this legislative session? Overall, the way I learn best is by active listening. Throughout 2015, as critical legislative chokepoint that handles we need to look for better ways for I’ll be meeting with all of the senators, women continue to estab- and prioritizes most of the chamber’s Massachusetts to serve as a resource for hearing their priorities, their issues that lish their place as busi- thorniest bills and issues. businesses and to help provide the tools are important to them and talk about ness leaders, innovators A former social worker, labor lawyer and for businesses to start, grow, thrive and what we want to accomplish in doing the and visionaries, we will House member, Spilka, who was elected compete here. Th at’s a broad umbrella in Senate budget. It’s got to be more than just profile incredibly talented female executives who to the Senate in 2004, recently spoke with terms of providing tools. It could be helping balancing a budget. I do believe that the are setting the standard BBJ correspondent Jay Fitzgerald about her to train students in the STEM fi elds. It could budget has to have purpose, so to speak, and for entrepreneurial suc- legislative priorities and other career and be retraining older workers who haven’t part of that purpose is lifting up families in cess at their companies. personal interests. worked in a while. It could be helping Massachusetts. Don’t buy

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IN PERSON Getting to know the executives who make business tick

Dr. Edward Benz, president and CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE Nothing gets between Benz and his genes DANAFARBER’S CEO DRIVES GROWTH IN AN INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING HEALTH CARE MARKET

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BY JESSICA BARTLETT R CLOSER respectively growing to 4,274 the ensuing years, keeping his research roots fi rmly [email protected] LOOK full- and part-time employees planted while expanding his infl uence by teaching and and 383,599 patients annually. heading departments at numerous prestigious institu- hen Dr. Edward Benz came to DR. EDWARD For his efforts, Benz is tions, such as Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BENZ among the most well-paid hos- When Benz arrived at Dana-Farber in 2000, he had in 2000 as the hospital’s new Title: President and pital CEOs in the state, having been groomed as a leader with a mission to push the CEO, he arrived in the midst of CEO of Dana-Farber earned around $1.4 million in boundaries of genetic research. At roughly the same time a recovery. Cancer Institute total compensation in 2012, the as his arrival at Dana-Farber, the human genome proj- Th e hospital was rebuilding Education: most recent year reported by ect — the fi rst to map all the genes in the human genome Wits reputation after the untimely death of Boston Globe Bachelor of Science, Dana-Farber. Despite the sala- — was drafted and released. Call it serendipity, but the Princeton University, health care reporter Betsy Lehman, who was acciden- ry, the Beacon Hill resident still institution’s eff orts in researching genetics and the fi eld’s 1968; Doctor of tally provided a toxic overdose of chemotherapy drugs Medicine, Harvard takes the T. possibilities relative to cancer medicine has boomed. at the hospital in 1994. Medical School, Benz’s breadth of experi- Benz said the realm of “personalized medicine” is an Inpatient beds were subsequently removed from the 1973 ence will serve him well as he essential part of the hospital. And as a result, he said the facility, with Dana-Farber providing hospital care to can- Age: 69 tackles the hospital’s next chal- constant hunt for research funding will remain a prior- cer patients who now stayed at its next-door neighbor, Residence: Boston lenge: growing research fund- ity, especially given the pressures brought on by declin- Brigham and Women’s Hospital. ing while federal support is on ing reimbursement rates among private and govern- But in the 15 years since, Benz has done more than the decline, and growing reve- ment insurers as well as downward pressure on federal just rebuild the organization’s reputation. He’s helped nue to support infrastructure demands while maintain- funding from sources such as the National Institutes of it to fl ourish. ing a laser focus on each patient. Health. “(Without Ed Benz, Dana-Farber) would not be where “Th e nature of the marketplace won’t allow the orga- Federal funding declines will remain a big threat, it is today,” said Richard Boskey, general counsel for nization to stay small,” Benz said in his tidy offi ce fi lled and a big deal; the $122.8 million in funding the hospi- Dana-Farber and a longtime colleague of Benz. “Dana- with Red Sox and Pittsburgh Steelers memorabilia — his tal received in fi scal 2014 equated to around 12 percent Farber has a very strong brand name, very strong recog- son, Tim Benz, is a weekday radio host for WEEI sports of the institution’s operating budget and 40 percent of nition in the community … I think (Benz) has been able radio in Boston — as well as dozens of family photos. its annual research spending. to both articulate and lead what makes this organiza- Maintaining that momentum won’t be easy, but then Benz said Dana-Farber’s secret sauce is “compassion tion special.” again, Benz has never been in the business of easy. He as the cutting edge.” Maintaining that culture as Dana- Under Benz’s leadership, Dana-Farber has tripled in began his research career investigating hematology, a Farber grows beyond its three-acre Boston footprint will size, with the executive overseeing a broadened research way to loop a childhood fascination with genetics into be tricky, Benz noted, and will require continued innova- department and the opening of several off -campus sat- the practical applications of the human body. tion in information technology and additional care set- ellite facilities. Since his arrival, he’s helped grow total His early work as a medical student at Harvard Medi- tings if it is to be done effi ciently. But Benz is up to the annual giving from $50 million to $200 million and tri- cal School was the fi rst to show that DNA analysis could challenge “Th e job is to lead, (to) take part in things I’d pled revenue to roughly $1.1 billion. Dana-Farber’s work- be used to study human diseases. Benz has published never be able to accomplish on my own,” he said. “Th e force and patient volume have also tripled in the interim, more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts in rest is noise.” MARCH 20, 2015 21 IN PERSON

OUTSIDE THE BOX Growing into his role AKAMAI’S CEO NEVER AIMED FOR THE CORNER OFFICE, BUT IT’S BEEN A NATURAL FIT

om Leighton never aspired Th ose guys knew the job, knew the to become a CEO. But he did business, and they were great people T became enamored with numbers and fantastic CEOs. At some point, Paul at a very young age, and years later he decided he wanted to step down and pursued a career as an MIT professor take some time off and do other things. and mathematician. George and Paul talked to me about it Th at was until the late 1990s, when and at some point I decided maybe this he met MIT graduate student Danny makes sense for me to do. It was a non- Lewin. Together, Leighton and Lewin American City Business Journals - Not for commercial use trivial decision for me to want to do embarked on a mission to revolutionize that. But I’m glad I did. I should have the Internet with the creation of probably thought about it sooner than Akamai Technologies. Mission I did. Certainly I wasn’t ready at the accomplished. beginning, but I benefi ted from great R CLOSER Today, the learning and mentorship from George LOOK Cambridge- and Paul to get me in a position where based content- it could make sense. TOM LEIGHTON delivery fi rm Title: CEO generates Much of Akamai’s recent financial of Akamai about $2 billion success has been due to an increase Technologies in annual in demand for cybersecurity services. Age: 58 revenue with What’s your assessment of the current Education: clients such cyber-threat landscape? It’s a scary Bachelor’s degree in electrical as Microsoft, world. Just when you think you’ve engineering NBC and NASA. seen the worst possible thing, some and computer Although it new worse thing happens. Credit science Princeton was never part W. MARC BERNSAU cards being stolen all the time, major University, 1978; of his initial websites are being defaced, other Ph.D. in applied mathematics, career plan, as 1,000 employees this year, bringing What memories do you have of him? sites are being taken offl ine through Massachusetts Leighton now its headcount to 6,000, Leighton said. Danny was an exceptional human (denial-of-service) attacks. Th e tools Institute of sits at the helm In an interview with BBJ reporter Sara being. Very smart, driven, and had a to cause harm are freely available and Technology, 1981. of the company Castellanos, Leighton opened up about great sense of urgency. He was a great the cloud is used as a platform from Residence: Newton and aims to his roots, his relationship with Lewin, motivator of people, and a very nice which to attack. Th at’s a bad situation. continue a and his decision to become Akamai’s guy. In the academic life he came At Akamai, we’re (investing) a lot of legacy that CEO after serving as its chief scientist across as a smart, gentle, fun-loving our R&D to fi gure out how to protect Lewin, who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 for more than a decade. guy tackling the hard problems and websites and applications. terrorist attacks, helped forge. “It doing interesting research. But the wasn’t something I wanted to do or Where did you grow up, and what other part of his life was in the Israeli What do you like to do in your free thought I’d be good at doing,” he said got you interested in the field of Defense Force, going behind enemy time, and what books do you enjoy in a recent interview. mathematics? I grew up in Arlington, lines and taking on physically diffi cult reading? I spend whatever spare time Leighton, who became CEO in 2012 Virginia. When I was very young, we missions. He was a great human being I have with the family — I have a couple and as of last year owned around 4 moved around a lot because my dad and I thought incredibly highly of him. of teenage kids. I like to play tennis, million shares of Akamai stock worth was in the Navy. Starting around third- We spent a lot of time together and I swim, and every once in a while get out about $290 million, aims to tackle four grade we stayed put. I always really learned a lot from him. for golf. It’s a more than full-time job at “grand challenges” facing the Internet: liked mathematics, especially discrete Akamai. Usually the staple will be some deliver high-quality video at scale; mathematics and number theory. I You spent 14 years as the company’s detective novel or espionage novel. provide instant Web performance for liked the notion that once you have the chief scientist before becoming CEO. Sometimes I’ll read a business book, any device, anywhere and anytime; proof, it is absolutely true, there’s no What was the turning point? I had and I’ll keep up with the news. enhance Internet security; and confusion about it. And the beauty of never really thought about becoming continue to generate ever-faster and numbers — I liked that. CEO. (Danny and I) decided the best What lessons do you hope to impart aff ordable IP access in workplaces and chance for the company was to go get to your children? Work hard, put the branch offi ces throughout the world. You and Danny Lewin forged a deep a really great CEO and we did that hours in, learn, become educated, and Th e company could hire as many personal and professional relationship. with George Conrades and Paul Sagan. then try to make a diff erence.

LESSONS LEARNED How important is networking to your business?

CRAIG JAMES ASHLEY STANLEY ALAN POWELL VISTAGE LOVIN’ SPOONFULS FOUNDER GET HOME SAFE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Membership in such organizations Very important! As a corporate as ProVisors, The Exit Planning Food is the great universal transportation service helping Exchange, and the local chapter of experience that connects people. people who cannot or should my business school alumni club, So networking has been the center not operate their vehicles, we as well as attendance at Boston point of Lovin’ Spoonfuls since network with restaurant owners, Business Journal and other events, has brought me its inception. We have partners, supporters and a social organizations such as golf clubs, and event opportunities I wouldn’t otherwise have seen. network that includes growers, producers, retailers, planners for corporate groups. business people, politicians, chefs and artists.

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Tax Type: (sales & use) LLC Address: 485 Granite St., Road, Unit 10, Sudbury Book/Page: 64985/412 Address: 89 Broad St., Inc., by Lauren Bateman, Nuttall, 23 Park View Drive, Baez Corp., by Alexander Taxpayer: Henrique Furbino Suite 3, Braintree 02184 01776. File Date: 03/02/15 Boston 02110 101 Mystic Ave., Medford Hingham 02043. Baez, 731 Shawmut Ave., Address: 106 Hosmer St., Lien Amount: $18,016 Avery Auto Care Inc., Lien Amount: $11,509 02155. Darleen Lannon Inc., by Suite 710, Boston 02119. Marlborough 01752 Book/Page: 32937/502 by Theodore Shomos, 24 Taxpayer: Bullets Bar & Tax Type: (withholding/ Sell and Buy Real Estate Darleen Lannon, 3 New Community Care Pharmacy Lien Amount: $23,106 File Date: 03/03/15 Cleveland Ave., Woburn Grill Inc. meals/meals lo.) Corp., by Sohail Kaisar, 26 III Inc. Tax Type: (6672) 01801. Towne Drive, Hingham , by Lauretta Okoye, Address: 855 Main St., Book/Page: 54122/1 First St., Medford 02155. IRS Serial No. 120444714 Taxpayer: Baystate Carco 02043. 2100 Dorchester Ave., Waltham 02454 File Date: 03/03/15 Bloomfield Hospitality 2 Release Date: 03/02/15 Cash Registers Leasing and Lending Inc., Carney Hospital, Dorchester Lien Amount: $12,801 Inc., by Deepak Diwan, 903- Shoemaker Shot Glass Address: 362 Massapoag by William Restuccia, 10 02124. Tax Type: (meals lo.) A Main St., Woburn 01801. Inc., by Michael Marini, 49 Taxpayer: Anador Home Ave., Sharon 02067 Cabot Road, Suite 201, Winthrop Drive, Marshfield Jeffrey Town Association NORFOLK COUNTY Book/Page: 64985/444 Improvement Corp. Lien Amount: $17,083 AVO USA Holding 2 Corp., Medford 02155. 02050. Boston Inc., by Joy File Date: 03/02/15 Address: 51 Webster Ave, Book/Page: 32937/519 by Alexander Fernandes, 900 Lumiere Light Inc., by Donaldson, 548 Park St., Taxpayer: Kevin J. Lombard Chelsea 02150 File Date: 03/03/15 Middlesex Turnpike, Building Ellco Enterprises Inc., by Taxpayer: Kelly Reynolds Re: Daniel Dos Reis, 98 Golden Boston 02124. Address: 157 Mendon St., Lien Amount: $12,784 5, Billerica 01821. Max Cohen, 113 Smoke K.C. Hearth & Home Inc. Ave., Apt. 2, Medford 02155. Hill Ridge Road, Marshfield Employment Center Inc., Bellingham 02019 Tax Type: (corp./ Taxpayer: Baystate POS Geoandy Trucking Inc., Lien Amount: $24,218 Address: 18 Brooks St., withholding) Address: 346 Washington Everton Plastering Inc., by 02050. by Hung Le, 1157 Dorchester by William Wagumbulizi, 4 Tax Type: (6672) Maynard 01754 Book/Page: 54122/16 St., No. 50, Braintree 02184 Everton Vareiro, 23 Bowdoin Ave., No. 5, Dorchester Riverhurst Road, No. 233, Manny’s Pizza of IRS Serial No. 961442513 Lien Amount: $11,862 File Date: 03/03/15 Lien Amount: $24,806 St., Apt. S-1, Medford 02125. Billerica 01821. Marshfield Inc., by Segundo Release Date: 03/03/15 Tax Type: (sales & use) Book/Page: 32937/518 02155. Gualipa, 1249 Ocean St., Ontime Wireless Inc., Book/Page: 64985/513 Taxpayer: The Dining Room Pespisa Co., by Dominic File Date: 03/03/15 Mystic Shore Management Marshfield 02050. by Saintinord Rincy, 17 File Date: 03/02/15 Inc. Pespisa, 11 Locke Road, Greendale Road, Unit 1-F, Inc., by John Freeman, 44 Molisse Realty Gives Address: 733 Broadway, Taxpayer: The Irish Cottage Billerica 01821. Mattapan 02126. Daly Road, Medford 02155. Foundation Inc., by Brian R STATE TAX LIENS Taxpayer: Bullets Bar & Suite 1, Revere 02151 Inc./James P. Mulligan Warrior In Need Inc., by Grill Inc. Lien Amount: $22,278 Anise Swallowtail Inc., by Molisse, 23 Snow Road, Frugal Furniture of Address: 7 Bridle Path Circle, Russ Currier, 1794 Bridge A listing of recently filed Address: 855 Main St., Tax Type: (unemployment) Gail Parente, 473 Main St., Marshfield 02050. Dorchester Inc., by Shadi Apt. E, Randolph 02368 St., Unit 33-B, Dracut Alallam, 1299 Blue Hill Ave., state tax liens, as obtained Waltham 02454 Book/Page: 54121/126 Melrose 02176. C&C Advisors Inc., by Peter Lien Amount: $12,151 01826. Mattapan 02126. from the Registry of Deeds in Lien Amount: $10,699 File Date: 03/03/15 Book/Page: 32937/504 Cook, 8 Flower Hill Lane, Tax Type: (meals) Empire Liquids Inc., by Curl Simitis Architecture + each county. File Date: 03/03/15 Design Inc., by Richard Curl, Marshfield 02050. Pugs & Jugs Inc., by Michael Book/Page: 64985/443 Taxpayer: William Kevin Joshua Allen-Bottoni, 718 Rossetti, 53 Boardman St., 533 Main St., No. 6, Melrose Highpath Consulting File Date: 03/02/15 Fitzgerald/Jacob Wirth Merrimack Ave., Dracut East Boston 02128. 02176. Inc., by Arne Duss, 239 ESSEX COUNTY Restaurant SUFFOLK COUNTY 01826. Taxpayer: The Newyorker We R James Co., by Maureen Washington St., Unit 12, Janeth Cleaning Service Address: 31-35 Stuart St., 3 J Group Inc., by Jose Taxpayer: Onsite Solutions Deli Inc. Dagle, 68 W. Hill Ave., Norwell 02061. Corp., by Jose Valle, 197 Boston 02116 Taxpayer: Neelofar Qureshi/ Longhini, 1 19th St., Unit 1, Trenton St., No. 2, East Inc. Address: 40 Spruce Road, Lien Amount: $42,919 Melrose 02176. Metric Energy Inc., by Man-O-Salwa Kabab and Lowell 01850. Boston 02128. Address: 15 Union St., Suite North Reading 01864 Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Grill Inc. TLD Electrical Corp., by Matthew Decourcey, 132 160-A, Lawrence 01840 Lien Amount: $11,406 CPDesign Kitchens & More Percipio Holdings Inc., by Book/Page: 54122/15 Address: 242 Lantern Road, Thomas Dicenso, 19 Dapper Norwell Ave., Norwell Lien Amount: $10,106 Tax Type: (withholding/ Inc., by Claude Pichette, 100 Frederick Goff, 40 Warren File Date: 03/03/15 Apt. 46, Revere 02151 Darby Drive, Stoneham 02061. Tax Type: (withholding) meals) Forest St., Lowell 01851. St., Third Floor, Charlestown Lien Amount: $28,699 02180. The Bookiatrist Inc., by Book/Page: 14143/169 Book/Page: 64985/463 Taxpayer: E.S.I. Book/Page: 54121/332 Built-Rite Inc., by Robson 02129. Daniel Sheinis, 78 Aberdeen File Date: 03/02/15 File Date: 03/02/15 Waterproofing & Masonry File Date De Souza, 67 Inland St., : 03/03/15 Drive, Scituate 02066. Porus Laboratories Inc., Restoration Inc. Lowell 01851. by Purushothama Namala, Taxpayer: Mr. Mofongo Taxpayer: Woburn Riya Corp. NORFOLK COUNTY Law Offices of Robert Address: 60 Clayton St., Taxpayer: Irish Cottage Inc. 40 Warren St., Charlestown House Restaurant Inc. Address: 106 Winn St., Chaki Corp., by Sheel Patel, Pellegrini Inc., by Robert Boston 02122 Address: 787 Adams St., 02129. Address: 250 S. Broadway, Woburn 01801 1517 Gorham St., Lowell Pellegrini, 63 Main St., Suite Lien Amount: $40,494 Dorchester 02122 Hunter Industries Inc., by Lawrence 01843 Lien Amount: $18,732 01852. 1, Bridgewater 02324. Rock Steady Builders Inc., Tax Type: (unemployment) Lien Amount: $18,016 Gregory Hunter, 32 Cedar Lien Amount: $10,657 Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Da Silva General Services by Marc Rogovin, 16 Ada St., Book/Page: 54139/113 Book/Page: 54121/326 Hill Road, Dover 02030. A New Tomorrow Inc., by Roslindale 02131. Tax Type: (corp/meals/ Book/Page: 64985/435 File Date: 03/06/15 File Date: 03/03/15 Inc., by Jonatas Da Silva, 74 Jacob Gonsalves, 57 Broad File Date: 03/02/15 Tjen Consulting Services meals lo.) Chapel St., Unit 3, Lowell St., Apt. 2, Bridgewater Boston Watch Clock Book/Page Inc., by Hian Tjen, 26 Cedar : 14143/185 Taxpayer: Adam Rutstein/ 01852. 02324. Jewelry Inc., by Nilinella File Date: 03/02/15 Taxpayer: GLL and Associates Hill Road, Dover 02030. Czhakov, 1785 Centre St., Centre Street Sanctuary LLC Tanino Development Corp., Marques Home LLC R Address: 231 Park St., West Rural Education and West Roxbury 02132. STATE TAX by Maria Fodera, 284 Ash St., Improvement Inc., by Taxpayer: McKinnons Address: 796 Boston Post Roxbury 02132 Development Initiative RELEASES Unit G, Reading 01867. Luiz Marques, 90 King St., DCN 4 Cleaning Services Butcher Shop North Inc. Road E., Marlborough 01752 Lien Amount: $10,737 Inc., by Tomy Abraham, 105 Trident Property Hanover 02339. Inc., by Toni De Oliveira, 16 Address: 73 Holten St., Lien Amount: $11,096 Endean Drive, East Walpole Book/Page: 54121/325 Management Corp., Bellamy St., Brighton 02135. Danvers 01923 Tax Type: (sales & use) A listing of recent Boston 02032. Upper Cape Grass Co., File Date: 03/03/15 by Michael Sullivan, 35 Lien Amount: $17,066 Book/Page: 64985/457 area releases of state tax by Elizabeth Davis, 13 CJ Delivery Service Corp., Tax Type: (meals/sales & File Date: 03/02/15 liens. Scotland Road, Reading E&S Culinary Corp., by by Chang Hur, 2 Kardon Stanley Rubin, 13 W. Central Windward Lane, Plymouth use) 01867. 02360. Road, Hyde Park 02136. St., Franklin 02038. Book/Page: 33888/260 Taxpayer: Tro-Con Inc. R REAL ESTATE Oceanside Property The Kingston Business Ace of Spady Arts & File Date: 03/02/15 Address: 5 Sky View Road, ESSEX COUNTY Management Inc., by Jason Zhu Jiang Inc., by Limei Qiu, Association Inc., by Donna Enterprises Inc., by Keith Woburn 01801 TRANSACTIONS Giusto, 25 Houghton Road, 2 Main St., Franklin 02038. Smith-Bocash, 96 Summer Spady, 82 Birchcroft Road, Taxpayer: Northside Carting Lien Amount: $18,163 Taxpayer: Boston Fence & Wilmington 01887. Information is obtained from Path-Way Providing St., Kingston 02364. Hyde Park 02136. Inc. Tax Type: (unemployment) Supply Inc. the Registry of Deeds in each Eikon Corp., by Henry Access To Happiness Address: 210 Holt Road, Book/Page: 64999/517 Address: 128 Newbury St., Jenalfinn Inc., by Jennifer G&A Painting Inc., by Gildo Grodzins, 421 Huron Ave., Inc., by Robert Purcell, 11 North Andover 01845 File Date: 03/04/15 Peabody 01960 county. Dibona, 19 South St., Desouza, 68 Webster Ave., Lien Amount: $139,000 Lien Amount: $12,250 Cambridge 02138. Stonybrook Road, Medfield Apt. 3, Chelsea 02150. 02052. Kingston 02364. Tax Type: (withholding) Book/Page: 33888/251 LMAX Inc., by Lauren SUFFOLK COUNTY David Hunter Builder Inc., Siguenza Produce Inc., by Book/Page: 14143/178 NORFOLK COUNTY File Date: 03/02/15 McPherson, 20 Sidney St. Le GD Home Solution Inc., by David Hunter, 22 Fifer Jose Siguenza, 23 Congress File Date: 03/02/15 Meridien Hotel, Cambridge by Dmytro Gapyeyenko, Buyer: 171 Tremont LLC Lane, Lexington 02401. Ave., Chelsea 02150. Taxpayer: The Venetian Inc. Taxpayer: C&A Taxi 02139. 15 Stanley Road, Medway Address: 909 Broad St., Address Seller: Manhattan Terri’s Kids Foundation Taxpayer: Cha Cha La Mer : 1 Cheevers St., 02053. Route 6 Fuel Co., by Ossama Weymouth 02189 Danvers 01923 Development Corp. Datatrial Inc., by Emma Ltd., by Terrill Bettano, 95 LLC Mohamed, 204 Marion Road, Lien Amount: $36,100 Lien Amount Address: 171-172 Tremont Banks, 210 Broadway, Suite Bilodeau Construction Fourth St., Chelsea 02150. Address: 36 West St., Beverly : $43,542 201, Cambridge 02139. Inc., by Alex Bilodeau, 147 Wareham 02571. Farms 01915 Tax Type: (corp./meals/ Book/Page: 33888/244 St., Boston 02111, Lot 2 Vernon St., Norwood 02062. Adoracion Broadcasting Lien Amount: $16,229 meals lo.) File Date: 03/02/15 Price: $16,762,265 Jobcase Inc., by Frederick DMCS Corp., by Christopher Group Inc., by Nelson Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Book/Page: 32941/125 Goff, 201 Broadway St., Natural Wigs Inc., by Inna Smith, 12 Fellowship Circle, Villareyna, 90 Everett Ave., Book/Page: 33888/185 File Date: 03/04/15 Taxpayer: Airtite Auto Glass Buyer: 10-18 Brainerd Seventh Floor, Cambridge Gurevich, 130 S. Main St., West Wareham 02576. Chelsea 02150. File Date: 03/02/15 Inc. Road LLC 02139. Sharon 02067. Seller: Dennis A. Dyer aka Rich Wayne Realty Corp., Taxpayer: Nalli Enterprises Address: 302 Jackson St., Dennis Dyer Sandymount Technologies Falk Physical Therapy Inc., by Richard Peterson, 21 Taxpayer: Mohamed Selmani Inc. Lawrence 01840 SUFFOLK COUNTY Address: 10-18 Brainerd Corp., by Ronan McGovern, by Inna Shnapir-Falk, 26 E. Overlook Ridge Terrace, No. Re: Greenhouse Restaurant Address: 559 Washington Lien Amount: $63,967 Road/0 Fiske Terrace, 950 Massachusetts Ave., Chestnut St., Sharon 02067. 405, Revere 02151. LLC M Selmani St., Stoughton 02072 Book/Page: 14143/166 Cambridge 02139. Ares Technology Group Address: 12 Richard St., No. Lien Amount: $11,540 File Date: 03/02/15 Brookline 02134, Parcels I-V AFB Canton Operations Ricky’s Construction Corp., Inc., by Michael Ring, One 3, Saugus 01906 Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) Price: $12,100,000 Global Mission Church- Inc., by Gary Lewis, 1647 by Wbeimar Cano Velasquez, Boston, by Dan Pokharel, 16 Central St., Stoughton Boston Place, 26th Floor, Lien Amount: $19,018 Book/Page: 32941/142 156 Winthrop Parkway, Buyer: David J. Schwartz Beech St., Cambridge 02140. 02072. Boston 02108. Tax Type: (meals/sales & File Date: 03/04/15 MIDDLESEX COUNTY Revere 02151. use) Seller: David S. Kirk Trustee Intelligent Mischief Inc., by Mobility Movilidad Inc., by AFB Norwood Operations Vidal’s Corp., by Daniel Book/Page: 33888/279 Taxpayer: Thayer Nursery Taxpayer: Irish Cottage Inc. Address: 28 Mount Vernon Tamera Marko, 19 Loring St., Inc., by Gary Lewis, 1647 Collique Williams, 6 Beacon Vasquez, 66 Elmwood St., File Date: 03/02/15 Corp. Address: 88 Mall Road, St., Boston 02108 Somerville 02143. Central St., Stoughton St., Room 910, Boston Revere 02151. Address: 270 Hillside St., Burlington 01803 Price: $6,600,000 02072. 02108. Taxpayer: CFN Foods Inc. Milton 02186 Lien Amount: $18,016 Super Brain Bio-X Zanmi Inc., by Michael Fundation.Org Corp., by Hubloyal Inc., by James Ankat Inc., by Anna Boylan, Address: 169 Merrimack St., Lien Amount: $15,699 Book/Page: 64985/392 Buyer: Maverick Street Chambers, 250 Summer St., Methuen 01844 Tax Type: (sales & use) File Date: 03/02/15 Realty LLC Steven Li, 53 Winslow Ave., Duffy, 1419 Washington St., 300 Commercial St., Suite No. B-1, Boston 02210. Somerville 02144. Walpole 02081. 1002, Boston 02109. Lien Amount: $11,414 Book/Page: 32941/120 Seller: Havre Street Beth Israel Deaconess Tax Type: (meals/meals lo.) File Date: 03/04/15 Taxpayer: AJ Lord Inc. Apartments LLC Sabroso Truck Inc. Dias Restoration Inc., by Ping An Construction , by Andy Department of Emergency Book/Page: 14143/176 Address: 41 Winch St., Address: 113/113R/115- Adelson Dias, 51 Wheatland Inc., by Mao Zhong Zhang, Kolokythas, 2 Oliver St., Medicine Foundation File Date: 03/02/15 Taxpayer: Cow Island Inc. Framingham 01701 117 Havre St., East Boston St., Second Floor, Somerville 83 Waterston Ave., Quincy Boston 02109. Inc., by Richard Wolfe, 330 Address: 50 Bridge St., Lien Amount: $29,051 02128, Portion of Lots 02144. 02170. Pathmaker Neurosystems Brookline Ave., No. W/CC-2, Taxpayer: American Renal Dedham 02026 Book/Page: 64985/401 300/297 Lots A/B Fu Xing Ge Inc., by Sing Giant Power Inc., by Chong Inc., by Nader Yaghoubi, One Boston 02215. Management LLC Lien Amount: $12,242 File Date: 03/02/15 Price: $2,775,000 26 BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

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CORPORATE SALES Director of Advertising and Media Sales Persistence, good faith eff orts help Angela Canale, [email protected], 617-316-3212 Senior Advertising Sales Managers counter discrimination claims Katina Grush, [email protected], 617-316-3216 Jason Makin, [email protected], 617-316-3215 ohl’s Department Stores recently request for accommodation sometimes Conrad Paquette, [email protected], confronted a situation that creates a duty for an employer to engage 617-316-3218 employers face all too often — in an interactive process, bilateral Stacey Farrell, [email protected], K 617-316-3219 claims by an employee of unlawful cooperation and communication are Sales Operations/Development Manager failure to reasonably accommodate a required. An employer cannot violate Kayle Ross, [email protected], disability. How Kohl’s prevailed in that the Americans with Disabilities Act 617-316-3213 case before the U.S. Court of Appeals when the employee causes a breakdown AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT for the First Circuit underscores yet in communications. Audience Development Director again the value of persistence when Th e court also reasoned that, even Michelle Laczkoski, [email protected], David C. Henderson is a partner 617-316-3207 an employer tries to fi nd a reasonable though the store’s initial response at the law fi rm of Nutter Corporate/Bulk Sales Manager accommodation. McClennen & Fish LLP. to the accommodation request may Dana Peterson, [email protected], Equal Employment Opportunity have been “ham-handed,” that did 617-316-3211 Commission v. Kohl’s Department not mean its subsequent overtures to Circulation Operations Manager days in which the associate still did not Stores Inc. involved a sales associate the associate were empty gestures. Mary Beth Minto, [email protected], respond, did the store fi nally treat the 617-316-3210 with type I diabetes who wanted to An employer’s refusal to provide a associate’s departure as voluntary and Outside Audience Development Manager change her working hours because of specifi cally requested accommodation Abby Grant, [email protected] terminate her employment. her condition. After initial discussions does not necessarily amount to bad faith 617-316-3260 The reasonableness and persistence with the employer did not lead to quick as long as the employer tries to discuss Audience Development Representative of the store manager caught the Nicholas Haun, [email protected], agreement on a solution, the sales with the employee other potential attention of the courts. In its affirmation 617-316-3204 associate resigned. accommodations. Further, an employee of the District Court ruling for the Th e store manager was undaunted. cannot prove a “failure to accommodate” CREATIVE SERVICES employer, the Court of Appeals Creative Services Director Instead of breaking off discussions after a claim when she fails to engage in a emphasized that, while an employee’s Gerard J. Riley, [email protected], the abrupt resignation, the manager good faith eff ort to work out potential 617-316-3250 continued trying to engage the employee solutions prior to bringing suit. Assistant Creative Services Director Daniel Stachurski, [email protected], about other possible accommodations. Finally, the court upheld the dismissal R WHAT DO YOU THINK? 617-316-3237 In the end, the associate would not of the associate’s constructive discharge reconsider and instead fi led claims with claim. In such a claim, an employee CORPORATE EVENTS Events Director the Equal Employment Opportunity We want to hear your opinion on the must prove that his or her working issues you read about in the Boston Lauren Whalen, [email protected], 617-316-3228 Commission alleging both unlawful Business Journal. Submit letters to Editor conditions were “so onerous, abusive, or failure to accommodate and constructive Doug Banks at [email protected]. unpleasant that a reasonable person in ADMINISTRATION discharge. Even at that point, however, that position would have felt compelled Controller A few guidelines: Keep it brief and the store manager again contacted the to resign.” In the Kohl’s case, however, it Heather Lacey, [email protected], civil and remember to mention the 617-316-3275 associate, asked her to rethink the news story you’re writing about. No was the employee who failed to behave Receptionist resignation, and proposed alternative anonymous letters will be printed, and reasonably when she assumed the worst Cheryl Bracey, [email protected], 617-330-1000 accommodations for both part-time and submissions will be edited. about the employer and jumped to full-time work. And only then, after conclusions (and litigation) too quickly. MARCH 20, 2015 27

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