Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | September 4, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 7 demanded CHL make public a plan and timelines for the reopening of its shuttered programs, which are its detox program, Passages program, and ayer Transitional Support Services program, which were all based at 12 Queen St. in Worcester. e three programs were voluntarily suspended in an agreement with the Massachu- setts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services aer a state investigation. Castiel met with CHL and par- ent-operator UMass Memorial Health in early August to gather information about the reopening and deliver the plan to the city council. e required 8-12 months to reopen was determined based on new hiring and staffing requirements, capital improvements at 12 Queen St., and the ordering of new beds for patients. e bed will take 14 weeks to be delivered. Some 60-70 new staff members need to be hired before the programs can reopen, according to the letter. In April, 80 CHL workers employed at the now-suspended programs were laid off. All previous staff were offered new positions associated with the re- opening. While 37 full-time employees accepted the new roles, 25 full-time employees elected not to rejoin, as well as 12 per-diem employees. e reopening will be in stages, according to CHL's plan given to the Castiel. One program will open at a time, with the detox program expect- ed to be first based on acute need for services. A planned 24 beds will be offered for detox program patients. Acton drug testing company brings in new CEO Acton drug testing firm Psyche- medics has changed leaders. Brian Hullinger became president and CEO on Aug. 23, following the retirement of longtime leader Ray Kubacki. Hullinger was previously chief reve- nue officer at Cisive, a New York-based drug testing company, according to his LinkedIn profile. "Brian brings a wealth of strategic executive leadership experience that has resulted in exceptional company growth, client retention, and enhanced stakeholder value for both public and private companies," Drew Reynolds, Psychemedics board member and chairman of the compensation com- mittee, said in a July press release. Kubacki is remaining in an advisory role as part of the transition, according to the press release. He held the role of president and CEO since 1991 and in 2003 became chairman of the board. Hullinger also joined the board of directors. He will receive a base salary of $375,000, an annual bonus of $190,000, and a $25,000 signing bonus, according to a Psychemedics filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Upon hiring, Hullinger received an option to purchase up to 300,000 shares of Psychemedics com- mon stock at a price of $4.64 per share, according to an Aug. 24 press release from the company. at would total $1.4 million. In 2021, Kubacki's base salary was $430,702, according to an SEC filing. Hullinger earned his bachelor's degree from Indiana University North- west in Gary, Indiana. Marlborough cleaning company acquires new home in Hudson for $2.1M Commercial cleaning firm AA Cleaning of Marlborough acquired a new home in Hudson for $2.1 million. e 29,236-square-foot industrial property at 90 Cherry St. was acquired from businessmen James Downing and Tony Molina, who last acquired the property through the company 90 Cherry Street, LLC of Hudson in 2016 for $725,000, according to the Middle- sex South Registry of Deeds. Joel Aho, president of Aho Prop- erties in Marlborough facilitated the sale. AA Cleaning is a family-owned, certified minority-owned and woman-owned business founded by Simony and David Allen, who started the company in 1998. It specializes in large retail clients like supermarkets, according to the company website. T H E T I C K E R 12 Acres the Devens energy company Commonwealth Fusion Systems purchased next to its 50-acre campus, for potential future expansion. Source: Worcester District Registry of Deeds 68 $2 billion 2.6%, 3.1%, 3.2%, 3.6% Employees to be laid off at Marlborough manufacturer Web Industries' Holliston facility, which the company acquired in 2020 to ramp up COVID-19 test production Source: Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act report Price for real estate giant Kimco Realty's planned purhcase of the 56 assets of RPT Realty, including the 646,000-square- foot Northborough Crossing Source: Kimco Realty July unemployment rates in the Framingham, Worcester, Leominster-Gardner, and Athol metropolitan areas, all near historic lows Source: Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development SEIU Local 509 members protest at the UMass Memorial Health administrative offices over the closure of Community Healthlink programs. PHOTO | ISABEL TEHAN W

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