Business briefs.COLUMN: Business briefs Telegram & Gazette Bloomberg Index Central Massachusetts +0.51 178.27 Volume: 49,990,250 Up: 12 Down: 11 Unchanged: 9 Gainer: Arrhythmia arrhythmia (ārĭth`mēə), disturbance in the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. Various arrhythmias can be symptoms of serious heart disorders; however, they are usually of no medical significance except in the presence of Research Uech Inc. $12.15 $.77 (volume of 78,500 shares) Decliner: American Superconductor American Superconductor is a technology company based in Westborough, Massachusetts specializing in the design and manufacture of superconducting wires and power converters. It is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol AMSC. Corp. $18.26 -$1.30 (volume of 717,066 shares) People Club speaker WORCESTER - Colleen C. Barrett, president and corporate secretary for Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. Co., will be the featured speaker at the Worcester Economic Club meeting Oct. 18 in the DCU Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . ballroom. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Guest reservations are $75. Ms. Barrett, a 1964 graduate of Becker Junior College, has been with the low-fare airline since 1978. She is a member of the company's board of directors, serves as a director for J. C. Penney This article is about the department store chain. For its founder, see James Cash Penney. For the Irish retail chain branded Penney's, see Primark. J. C. Penney Company, Inc [1](NYSE: JCP; most commonly known today by the name JCPenney or simply Corp. Inc. and is a trustee of Becker College Becker College is a college in Massachusetts with campuses in Worcester and Leicester. History The historic Leicester campus began as Leicester Academy in 1784 - the 19th oldest campus in the country, which claimed a charter signed by John Hancock. . For reservations or information on the meeting, contact Mary Hubbard at (508) 753-2924 or at mhubbard@worcesterchamber.org. Local Cytyc meeting MARLBORO Marlboro or Marlborough (märl`bərō), city (1990 pop. 31,813), Middlesex co., E Mass.; settled on the site of a Native American village 1657, inc. as a city 1890. - Cytyc Corp. has set a special meeting of shareholders to consider the company's purchase by Hologic Inc. of Bedford. The $6.2 billion deal, announced in May, will be considered at a stockholders meeting at 9 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport hotel in Boston. Under the deal, Cytyc shareholders will receive 0.52 shares of Hologic stock and $16.50 in cash for each Cytyc share. Hologic will issue debt to finance the deal. Cytyc and Hologic make medical devices and equipment related to women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. . WPI WPI - Worcester Polytechnic Institute ceremony WORCESTER - A ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the grand opening of the WPI Life Sciences and Bioengineering bioengineering Application of engineering principles and equipment to biology and medicine. It includes the development and fabrication of life-support systems for underwater and space exploration, devices for medical treatment (see Center will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at 60 Prescott St., Worcester. Local, state, federal and WPI officials will attend. The ceremony launches a week's worth of grand opening celebrations at the center, part of the Gateway Park project, a joint venture of WPI and the Worcester Business Development Corp. Sepracor report MARLBORO - Shares of drug developer Sepracor Inc. were flat yesterday as a Goldman Sachs analyst raised his price target and earnings estimates, but said a marketing deal for insomnia treatment Lunesta does not remove his concerns about the drug's decreasing market share. Sepracor said Tuesday GlaxoSmithKline PLC will market Lunesta outside of North America and Japan, using the name Lunivia. Sepracor will get up to $155 million in license and milestone payments under the agreement, as well as royalties. James Kelly increased his earnings per share estimates from 2007 through 2010, and raised his price target to $32 per share from $30. However, while prices may be solid in the second half of 2007, prescriptions of Lunesta have been weaker than he expected. Lunesta sales have been growing slowly this year, and Kelly said there is little evidence the drug's market share is stabilizing. (Associated Press) Unitil dividend HAMPTON, N.H. - Unitil Corp., which operates Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Co., has declared a quarterly dividend of 34.5 cents payable Nov. 15 to shareholders of record Nov. 1. Bank at school FITCHBURG - Workers' Credit Union has opened an in-school branch at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Acton-Boxborough Regional High School serves the Massachusetts towns of Acton and Boxborough, with roughly 500 students per grade level in grades 9 through 12. ABRHS Facility in Acton. The credit union will offer internships during the school year, a program that will count as a student elective. The branch will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. when school is in session. Waters stock sold MILFORD - Douglas A. Berthiaume, chairman and chief executive officer of Milford-based Waters Corp., exercised 180,000 options Tuesday at $10.69 per share and sold them the same day at between $63.28 and $63.78 per share. His remaining holdings are 2.8 million shares. (The Washington Service) ART: PHOTO CUTLINE: Ms. Barrett |
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