WBJ Staff

2020 Power 50: Michael F. Collins, MD

Collins is by far the longest tenured of any leader in the UMass system. That’s brought stability to UMass Medical School as well as results.

2020 Power 50: Dr. Luis G. Pedraja

Enrollment at Quinsigamond Community College spiked during the Great Recession as people out of work turned to new job training to get their careers back in motion. The same vital role for QCC appears headed into a period in some ways could be far worse.

2020 Power 50: Dr. Karen Munkacy, MD

Munkacy doesn’t need to cite research or talk to others to tout the medical benefits of cannabis. She’s gone through a medical crisis without it, and doesn’t want others to have to do the same.

2020 Power 50: Laurie Leshin

When Gov. Charlie Baker needed someone from the higher education industry to serve on his advisory board on how to best reopen the Mass. economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, he turned to Leshin.

2020 Power 50: Eric W. Dickson, MD, MHCM, FACEP

Long before Dickson took on the task of leading a 13,000-employee hospital system through the coronavirus pandemic – and managed a related field hospital at the DCU Center in Worcester – UMass Memorial Health Care’s president and CEO proved himself up to difficult jobs.

2020 Power 50: Michelle Jones-Johnson

Knowing talent is dispersed equally throughout the population but opportunity isn’t, since coming to WPI Jones-Johnson has focused on attracting, developing, and retaining talent distinguishing WPI in the competitive marketplace.

2020 Power 50: Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J.

Boroughs, president since 2012, has been a master fundraiser, as the school's endowment ballooned close to $800 million heading into the 2018-19 school year and the college wraps up a $400-million fundraising campaign in June.

2020 Power 50: Kola A. Akindele

Since UMMS was founded nearly 50 years ago, it has been a generator of healthcare professionals, medical research, and biomedical companies. Akindele, though, ensures the 6,000-employee, $1-billion organization contributes in other ways.

Government & Politics

Collection bill stays in legislature as UI bill moves to Baker

With two COVID-19 bills on the Legislature's plate Thursday, only one dealing with the unemployment insurance system traversed the final mile to the governor's desk before both chambers broke for Memorial Day weekend.

Retail

TJX profits plunge $1.6B in wake of coronavirus pandemic

The TJX Companies, Inc., headquartered in Framingham, said Thursday it had its profits drop from $700 million in the first quarter last year to a $887 million loss in the first quarter this year, as it was forced to close its stores worldwide in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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