Every year starting in October, WBJ asks its readers to vote on the best companies in Central Massachusetts in a variety of categories, ranging from law firms and incubators to golf courses and restaurants.
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Now in its 12th year, WBJ Best of Business awards are designed to help you find the best partners possible to run and grow your organizations.
Every year starting in October, WBJ asks its readers to vote on the best companies in Central Massachusetts in a variety of categories, ranging from law firms and incubators to golf courses and restaurants. The idea is to crowdsource and suss out who are the best organizations in their individual fields.
This year, WBJ readers cast more than 2,800 votes, resulting in the selection of 55 winners in 53 categories. As has been the case with every year after the inaugural Best of Business awards, the supermajority of this year’s winners are repeat winners from 2024. Those returning champions are marked with an asterisk* in their profiles.
The point of all this is to provide a ready list of recommendations for businesses to use whenever they need to select a partner, whether it be finding an insurance agency or figuring out the best place to meet for coffee. On top of the list of winners, nearly every Best of Business category includes a handful of notable runners-up, so you do have some options when it comes time to choose.
WBJ will honor the Best of Business winners at a fun-filled evening ceremony on Jan. 29 at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester. If you’d like to attend a large-scale networking event full of professionals leading companies at the top of their fields, I invite you to register on WBJournal.com.
Click here to read all of the 2025Â Best of Business winner profiles.
*denotes repeat winner
Best Professional Services
- Best Financial Planning/Investment Services Firm
- Provo Wealth Management Group*
- Best Credit Union
- Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU)*
- Best Law Firm
- Mirick*
- Best Accounting Firm
- Bollus Lynch*
- Best Public Relations Company
- EmpHowered PR
- Best Business Incubator
- MBI
- Best Forensic Accountant
- McLaren & Associates CPAs*
- Best Business Insurance Agency
- Sullivan Group Insurance & Risk Management Services*
- Best Bank
- UniBank*
- Best Chamber of Commerce
- Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce*
Best Food & Drink
- Best Restaurant for Business Dinner
- One Eleven Chop House*
- Best Restaurant for Business Lunch
- The Sole Proprietor*
- Best Marijuana Company
- Bud's Goods & Provisions
- Best Brewery
- Greater Good Imperial Brewing
- Best Caterer
- Peppers Artful Events
- Best Locally Owned Place to Meet for Coffee
- Sturbridge Coffee House
- Best After-Work Bar
- The Mercantile Rooftop Restaurant & Bar*
Best Events & Venues
- Best Public Golf Course
- Green Hill Municipal G.C.*
- Best Private Golf Course
- Worcester Country Club*
- Best Hotel for Business Clients
- Beechwood Hotel*
- Best Venue for a Business Meeting
- Beechwood Hotel*
- Best Venue for a Corporate Event
- Beechwood Hotel*
- Best Venue for an Employee Outing (tie)
- Apex Entertainment*
- Polar Park
- Best Nonprofit Fundraiser Event
- Champions for Children for CASA Project Worcester County*
- Best Golf Club for Corporate Outing
- Cyprian Keyes Golf Club*
Best Employee Services
- Best Health Insurance Provider
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts*
- Best Luxury Automobile Dealership
- Wagner Automotive Group*
- Best Limousine Service
- Knight’s Airport Limousine*
- Best College for Business Education
- Nichols College*
- Best Employee Benefits Consultant
- Sullivan Benefits*
- Best Staffing Agency
- The DAVIS Cos.*
- Best Exercise Facility/Fitness Center
- Worcester Fitness*
- Best Young Professionals Network
- Young Professional Women's Association*
Best Ownership
- Best Minority-owned Business
- Bri's Sweet Treats
- Best Woman-owned Business
- Castinetti Realty Group
- Best New Business
- Wrap Hero
- Best Employee-Owned Business
- Mass Commercial Cleaning*
- Best Family-owned Business
- R.H. White Construction
Best Office Services
- Best Commercial Landscaper
- LEI Corp.*
- Best Waste Removal Company
- E.L. Harvey & Sons*
- Best Office Cleaner
- Eagle Cleaning
- Best Logistics Company
- Euro-American Worldwide Logistics*
- Best Plumber/HVAC Contractor
- J.J. Bafaro, Inc.*
- Best Commercial Real Estate Brokerage
- Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates*
- Best Property Management Company
- NAI Glickman Kovago and Jacobs Management
- Best Sign Company
- Sunshine Sign*
- Best Co-working Space (tie)
- Venture X Marlborough - Apex Center
- Venture X Worcester
Best Multimedia Services
- Best Advertising Agency
- PENTA Communications*
- Best Web Design Firm
- PENTA Communications*
- Best IT Services Provider
- ClearCom IT Solutions*
- Best Awards & Promotional Products
- Crown Trophy*
- Best Commercial Printer
- Curry Printing*
- Best Video Production Company
- Munq*
