Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | April 3, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 7 Framingham pharmacist convicted in meningitis case Barry Cadden, a co-owner and head pharmacist of a Framingham company connected to a fungal menin- gitis outbreak, was convicted March 22 of fraud and racketeering, but was not found guilty of murder. The 2012 outbreak went nationwide, killing 64 peo- ple in nine states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 700 were diag- nosed with a fungal injection after they received a drug manufactured by the Framingham company, New England Compounding Center. Cadden, a 50-year-old of Wrentham, directed and authorized the shipments of the drug, methylpredniso- lone acetate, or MPA, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston. He authorized the shipment nation- wide before test results were returned that could con- firm that the drugs were sterile, according to prosecu- tors, and the compounding center never notified cus- tomers that the drug was found to not be sterile. Cadden is scheduled to be sentenced on June 21. His charges include racketeering, racketeering con- spiracy, mail fraud and introduction of mis-branded drugs into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead. He faces up to 20 years in prison on each of the fraud and racketeering charges. Northbridge company wants to build Trump's border wall If President Donald Trump builds his proposed Mexican border wall, a Northbridge company wants to have a hand in it. Riverdale Mills, which makes wire mesh for every- thing from lobster traps to poultry farming, is work- ing with several design build firms to incorporate WireWall, its fencing product, into proposed designs for the wall on the U.S./Mexico border promised by Trump during last year's presidential campaign. Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released two requests for proposals for potential bor- der walls: one for a concrete wall, and one for a wall built with alternative materials. Riverdale Mills President Jim Knott said WireWall is the ideal mate- rial for a border fence. "We have the assets and the equipment, and it would be helpful to the community and New England in general," Knott said. WireWall currently lines 31 miles of the U.S. bor- der in Arizona and California. The 358 security mesh can't be climbed or cut and can be built up to 20 ft. tall and 6 ft. below the earth's surface. W If it's important to you, it's important to us. From time-saving cash management services to bankers who can customize and streamline your financing, you can count on Webster Five to help build your success. web5.com/business What's important to James: R Bankers who understand manufacturing R A way to manage finances with more ease R Flexible financing for a major production ...and an approval process that isn ' t one. KHJ23479_WEB-363_BizBanking_Print_5.875x11.25_James_MECH.indd 1 3/29/17 1:44 PM Riverdale Mills President Jim Knott

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