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wbjournal.com | September 4, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 5 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: It's just as easy to find ways to cut energy costs for your business at MassSave.com. Finding the highlighter in the pen holder is easy. B R I E F S Legal drugs still effect job performance Acton laboratory Psychemedics announced it will begin providing employee testing for companies for synthetic cannabinoids like K2, Spice and Blaze, which are all legal substances found in local stores and head shops. When polled, WBJ readers said they still want workers tested for such substances, as it might impact their job performance. F L A S H P O L L Wormtown Brewery opening NH location Worcester's Wormtown Brewery is opening a second location in New Hampshire after one of the brewery's co-founders agreed to sell his interest in the brewery. The brewery will open its second location in a building at 472 Winchester St. in Keene, formerly the site of Clarke Distributors, Inc. Co-founder Tom Oliveri has agreed to sell his shares to a group led by Richard and Jay Clarke, former owners of Clarke Distributors, a beer, wine and soft drink distribution business. The Keene brewery is slated to serve as a pilot brewery and taproom featur- ing creative, brewery-only releases while still offering award-winning beers, like the Be Hoppy IPA. Wormtown Managing Partner David Fields said he's known the Clarkes for almost 20 years and the move has been in the works for some time. Fields had been eyeing the location for a possible expansion and the Clarkes asked to be part of the team. The brewery will operate in 15,000 square feet and produce 3,000 barrels. Continued on next page Worcester • Charlton • Holden • Leicester N. Oxford • Rutland • Southbridge • Spencer Sturbridge • Warren • Webster Member FDIC Member DIF cornerstonebank.com • 800-939-9103 Formerly SpencerBANK and Southbridge Savings Bank starts with a solid relationship. The Cornerstone of Your Success With marijuana now legalized, should employers penalize potential or current employees for failing a drug test for a legal substance? No. If it's legal the employee should be able to enjoy it free of penalty. 35% Yes. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it doesn't affect an employee's job performance. 56% COMMENTS: "No, not as long as they are not under its influence while working." "What if the employee is high during company time and is driving and then gets into a car accident either by himself or with coworkers? What if they get hurt? Who is responsible, the employee or the employer? There will be lawsuits if this happens." "Show up to work sober and ready to go. What people do on their own time is their own business. I own a business and couldn't care less what my employees do while they're fishing." 8% Yes. But only if the job requires a high level of motor skills. 1% Yes. But only if the employee has a history of substance abuse issues. Wormtown also is expanding its production space in Worcester.