December 5, 2016 - Worcester Business Journal

Nonprofits

Ann T. Lisi: Behind the Scenes

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation goes about its influence in the community quietly, letting millions of dollars distributed to nonprofits and community organizations do the talking.

Manufacturing

Kevin O’Sullivan: Trail Blazer

O'Sullivan has been promoting biotechnology in Central Massachusetts for years and has helped it grow into what it is today.

Arts & Entertainment

Che Anderson: Next Wave

Anderson melds personal interests with professional to bring events to Worcester and raise its international visibility.

Hospitality

Christine Thomas: Next Wave

Even as little as one year ago, Worcester was facing a hotel shortage, but now as Worcester continues its urban renaissance, Thomas is ensuring a hotel expansion is in the mix.

Opinion

Shop local this holiday season

With our busy schedules and holiday parties, it's easy to consider turning to the internet to get your shopping done but shopping local is vital.

News

FRESH BEGINNINGS

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester celebrated a topping-off ceremony for the Hart Center at...

Government & Politics

As interest in making biomanufacturing a bigger player in the state's economy grows, McCready is the top man at the state level pointing to Central Massachusetts and the advantages the region brings to such plans.

Health Care

Ed Moore: Trail Blazer

Harrington continues to climb a healthy trajectory under Moore's direction.

Technology

Girish Navani: Trail Blazer

Navani is at the helm of one of the fastest-growing companies in MetroWest.

Health Care

Tarek Elsawy: Gear Shifter

Since January when he took over Reliant, the largest independent medical group in Central Massachusetts, he has put it on track to deliver an operating surplus of $15.5 million.

Real Estate

Matthias Waschek: Gear Shifter

The Worcester Art Museum is an institution that has the power to elevate the city's visibility, and in the last year Waschek has begun to tap into that power to support a surging art movement.

Advice

Shrink your meetings

A guide to shrinking meeting size and boosting productivity.

News

Dean Rohan: Next Wave

When Rohan and his partners Damien Goudreau and Nate Lanier opened Tree House in Monson last year, they almost immediately thought about expansion.

Arts & Entertainment

Cliff Rucker: Gear Shifter

A year after the Worcester Sharks moved away and left the city without an ice hockey team, Rucker announced he was making it his mission to keep hockey culture alive and well in Central Massachusetts.

Real Estate

Sandy L. Dunn: Standard Bearer

The DCU Center plays a larger than life role in the health of downtown Worcester and Sandy Dunn is in charge of directing its influence.

News

Last year’s Power Players

Education

Jeannie Hebert: Next Wave

Hebert works tirelessly to push for the best in the Blackstone Valley through everything from promoting tourism to ensuring businesses are getting supplied with an educated workforce.

News

Central Massachusetts Power Players of 2016

Gathered here are the 2016 business leaders who leveraged their positions in the community to have an outsized influence on the Central Massachusetts economy.

Government & Politics

Jim McGovern & Karyn E. Polito: Behind the Scenes

While in prominent positions, Polito and McGovern's true power comes from what behind-the-scenes work results in: federal and state funding.

Health Care

Cheryl Lapriore: Behind the Scenes

Cheryl Lapriore keeps things running smoothly at UMass Memorial where she oversees business partnerships, public image and relations, and the fluidity of the executive team.

Real Estate

EcoTarium raising millions to stay fresh for third century

Joe Cox has been working to raise money and develop the plans to preserve the EcoTarium for the next generation.

Manufacturing

Gordon Lankton: Behind the Scenes

Lankton could have kept his money all to himself when he was in charge of Nypro, a maker of plastic molded parts, but instead, he decided to share the wealth, a decision that reverberates today in Clinton.

Retail

Staples Plan B: Redefining a brand

After its failed $6.3B merger with Office Depot, Staples pushes forward with cuts, focus on small businesses.

Real Estate

Timothy P. Murray: Standard Bearer

The uptick in the pace of Worcester's recent revitalization can be attributed to number of factors, but high on that list is Murray joining the chamber back in 2013.

Government & Politics

Kate McEvoy-Zdonczyk: Behind the Scenes

Despite her prominent regional role at Harvard Pilgrim, McEvoy-Zdonczyk is a behind the scenes force of nature behind major developments and organization in the city and the region.

News

Meredith Harris: Gear Shifter

Harris is the new face of the new Marlborough economic development, having taken on her role in August, following the departure of former executive director, Tim Cummings.

News

Incorporations

Gathered here are businesses incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from August 16-31.

Hospitality

Alec Lopez & Sherri Sadowski: Trail Blazers

Farm-to-table and craft beer would not be where they are today if not for this husband and wife team.

Advice

Tap into nonprofit donors’ passion

A local fund development manager explains how to tap into the passion of nonprofit donors.

Manufacturing

Don Irving: Standard Bearer

Irving is a champion of Gardner, having brought a company to the city and redeveloped a former factory space into a new shopping plaza.

Hospitality

Karim El-Gamal: Trail Blazer

Downtown Hudson is hip. It's happening. And the businesses that Karim El-Gamal helped bring to the area are a huge part of the reason.

Education

Mike Angelini: Standard Bearer

Though he's been a major player in Central Massachusetts for quite some time, Angelini had a particularly arduous task ahead of him this past year: select a new leader at the The Hanover Insurance Group.

Manufacturing

The Crowleys: Standard Bearers

As the owners & shareholders of Polar Beverages & Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, the Crowley family holds a huge amount of influence in the region.

Government & Politics

Helping those left behind

How the federal government will go about raising the prospects for those left behind, or at least evening the playing field a little, remains to be seen.

Advice

A guide to tax breaks for breweries

A local CPA walks through tax breaks available to breweries.

Government & Politics

Boston competition comes to Central Mass. with Steward expansion

Armed with $1.25 billion and plans to acquire hospitals, Steward Health Care of Boston is making inroads into Central Massachusetts.

Nonprofits

Justin & Ashleigh Gelinas: Gear Shifters

While many young professionals gravitate toward urban centers, this husband and wife power couple have put down roots in North Central Massachusetts.

Arts & Entertainment

Shovel ready in Gardner

The Gardner Redevelopment Authority and the City of Gardner are undertaking a $1.8-million cleanup of a former metals facility as the groups continue to prepare the area for commercial investment.

December 5, 2016Edition

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