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6 Worcester Business Journal | October 2, 2017 | wbjournal.com B R I E F S Oxford firm acquires Southbridge fastener line Oxford precision machine compo- nents manufacturer Swissturn/USA has purchased the miniature fastener busi- ness of a 97-year-old Southbridge com- pany J.I. Morris Co., a manufacturer of miniature screws and nuts. Production of those products will immediately shift to Swissturn's Oxford facility. Swissturn called the acquisition a natural fit because the company uses screw machines for production. Wayland woman indicted for $30K nonprofit theft Wayland resident Vickie Paine, 55, has been indicted for stealing $30,000 from nonprofit water supply manager South Royalston Improvement Corp, where she served as treasurer. Paine, who was responsible for collect- ing water fees, allegedly wrote checks to cash, which were signed and endorsed by Paine, withdrawing cash from SRIC accounts and transferring money from SRIC accounts into her personal account. T H E T I C K E R $17 million Amount raised by the Worcester State Foundation in its latest campaign for scholarships, capital projects and academic programs Source: Worcester State University Sale price of Southborough electric vehicle parts maker Sevcon to Michigan automotive manufacturer BorgWarner $200 million Source: Sevcon Fletcher Tilton buys Providence firm Worcester law firm Fletcher Tilton has acquired Lahti, Lahti & O'Neill, a law firm based in Providence and New Bedford. The move adds capacity to the firm's trust and estate department. Attorney Michael Lahti, one of five certified elder law attorneys in Rhode Island and one of 24 such attorneys in Massachusetts, joins the Worcester firm with his law partners, Mia Lahti and Stephen O'Neill. The absorbed firm focuses on estate planning and elder law, including estate taxes, wills, trusts, advanced health care directives, probate and estate administration. 50,000 Source: Table Talk Pies Square footage of Table Talk Pies' new manufacturing facility on Southgate Street Continued from previous page Fred Misilo, director, Fletcher Tilton Year in which UMass Medical School professor Craig Mello discovered RNAi, which Cambridge drugmaker Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is using to fight a rare disorder 1998 Source: State House News Service 1 W A S H I N G T O N S Q U A R E • W O R C E S T E R , M A 0 1 6 0 4 1 - 5 0 8 - 7 5 5 - 1 2 3 4 Call Homewood Suites by Hilton today and enjoy a King Size Suite with the Hilton Reputation for Quality FOR THE PRICE OF A ROOM, ENJOY A SUITE. • Salt Water Pool • Exercise Room with State of the Art Equipment • Hot Breakfast included in your room rate • Evening Manager's Reception with hor d'oeuvres, beer and wine included with the room rate • Meeting Rooms for up to 75 people or as small as 10 people • Free Wi-Fi • Personalized services for long-term guest • Grocery shopping available upon request for extended stay guests at no additional charge • The longer you stay, the lower the cost per day • A Hotel Shuttle to and from train station and airport "A SUITE DEAL FROM HILTON" in the heart of Worcester adjacent to Restaurant Row and Historic Union Station NOW OPEN!