July 9, 2018 - Worcester Business Journal

News

The Power 50: Ralph Crowley Jr.

As head of the Crowley family's main business holding, Ralph has pushed for Polar Beverages to innovate in a soda market dominated by two national players.

Health Care

The Power 50: Tarek Elsawy

In April, Elsawy went from the CEO of the largest independent physicians' group in Central Massachusetts with 2,600 employees and 320,000 patients, to all of that plus the backing of a global organization with $85 billion in annual revenue.

Nonprofits

The Power 50: Anthony Consigli

The head of Central Massachusetts' largest commercial contractor – with $1.2 billion in 2017 revenue, 975 employees and seven offices along the East Coast – Anthony and brother Matthew are the fourth generation to lead the family-owned construction firm.

Economy

The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy

In compiling our annual list of the most powerful people in the Central Massachusetts business community, there are countless CEOs, executive directors, presidents and founders to choose, from organizations with billions in revenue and offices across the globe.

News

The Power 50: Laurie Leshin

If a college president might be assumed to be stuffy, or for the head of a technical college to be a man, Leshin – the head of Central Massachusetts' largest school with 5,150 full-time undergrads and a $485-million endowment – flips both of those on its head.

Education

The Power 50: Jill C. Dagilis

If you've ever served on a volunteer nonprofit board in Central Massachusetts, you've probably met Dagilis, serving right along aside you.

Government & Politics

The Power 50: Yvonne Spicer

As the first mayor of Framingham, which incorporated in January, Spicer has the unique ability to set the city's tone and attitude toward businesses for generations to come.

Arts & Entertainment

The Power 50: Troy Siebels

A decade after its opening, The Hanover Theatre is cruising. It hit 231 performances and 214,000 patrons last year, both all-time highs.

Manufacturing

The Power 50: Valentin Gapontsev

Gapontsev founded IPG Photonics in 1990 and has since created more than 1,500 jobs in Worcester County, and hundreds more could be on the way, as the company is eyeing expansion projects at its Oxford headquarters and Marlborough location.

Economy

The Power 50: Daniel McGahn

McGahn has taken the company once called American Superconductor through an international crisis and nearly brought it out clean on the other side.

Retail

The Power 50: Ernie Herrman

TJX has done so well in today's turbulent retail environment, one could almost think that Herrman and his leadership have it easy.

Economy

The Power 50: F. Javier Cevallos

Framingham State's student body is 95-percent Massachusetts residents, and most of those are from a short drive from its campus.

News

The Power 50: Michael P. Angelini

There might be two people in Worcester with the connections and clout who can immediately make change happen, and one of them is Michael Angelini.

Real Estate

The Power 50: Jennie Lee Colosi

On the ground, in the dirt, the development of Central Massachusetts physically happens through Colosi, whose 165-employee company constructs the roads, bridges, airports, dams, bike paths, landfills and developments for the public.

Retail

The Power 50: Christopher Baldwin

Since Baldwin assumed the role of president and CEO in 2015, the retailer more than doubled its net income, from $24 million in fiscal 2016 to $50 million in fiscal 2018.

Economy

The Power 50: Dinesh Wadhwani

What started as a late-night college dorm room conversation nine years ago at Babson has blossomed into one of the industry giants in efficient-lighting technology.

Retail

The Power 50: Harry Kokkinis

The 94-year-old Table Talk Pies has been owned by the same family for three generations, and Kokkinis' chapter in that legacy will be the expansion of its production and return to its roots in Worcester.

News

The Power 50: David A. Jordan

Seven Hills Foundation extends far beyond its Worcester base, to 160 locations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and seven countries abroad, with more than 4,000 employees and a budget of $223 million.

Retail

The Power 50: Michael Dundas

Dundas is quickly becoming the face and the brain behind Massachusetts recreational marijuana.

Economy

The Power 50: Kevin O’Sullivan

O'Sullivan is something of a godfather for the biomanufacturing surge in Worcester, having run the MBI incubator for 33 years and playing an active role in Worcester redevelopment efforts through the Economic Development Coordinating Council.

Education

The Power 50: Jeannie Hebert

Little goes on in the Blackstone Valley business community without Hebert's knowledge and – usually – involvement.

Real Estate

The Power 50: Timothy P. Murray

Murray's role as president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is just the latest in his career-long endeavor helping to fight for the city and its region.

News

The Power 50: Jeffrey M. Welch

As the head of one of Worcester's two largest hospitals, Welch leads one of the biggest employers in Central Massachusetts with 2,450 employees and healthcare provider for a wide range of area residents.

Real Estate

The Power 50: Ann K. Tripp

As SVP, CIO and president of Hanover subsidiary Opus, Tripp is responsible for the investment strategy of more than $10 billion in client assets.

News

The Power 50: Michael F. Collins, MD

The numbers tell the story best: more than $900 million in annual revenues, 1,100 graduate students and 700 medical residents and fellows.

Health Care

The Power 50: Eric Dickson

Dickson has worked his way up the ranks at UMass to become the $2.4-billion system's president and CEO in 2013 at just 46.

News

The Power 50: Michael Mahoney

Mahoney, leading Boston Scientific since 2012, has overseen the company's transformation into an industry giant.

Manufacturing

The Power 50: Steven Rotman

Rotman is building a retail-and-manufacturing empire, leveraging his role in the 56-year-old family furniture business, which has sold more than $1 billion.

Nonprofits

The Power 50: Ann T. Lisi

Lisi sits at the head of a foundation with a $133-million endowment, distributing about $7-$8 million every year to nonprofits.

Health Care

The Power 50: Holly Chaffee

Chaffee took over in February as the leader of VNA Care, a 1,250-employee firm that's been part of the Central Massachusetts community for more than 125 years.

Health Care

The Power 50: Richard P. Burke

As CEO of one of the major Massachusetts nonprofit health insurers – and the only one headquartered in Worcester – Burke is in charge of the care for 276,893 members, representing nearly 10 percent of the total statewide market.

News

The Power 50: Robb & Madeline Ahlquist

For nearly four decades, the Ahlquists have been at the forefront of Worcester's restaurant scene.

Nonprofits

The Power 50: Elaine Osgood

What Osgood started more than 30 years ago under the Uniglobe Travel franchise umbrella has blossomed into a travel and technology behemoth.

Real Estate

The Power 50: Sherri Greene Pitcher

When Fidelity Bank in Fitchburg decided a year ago it wanted to expand its presence in Worcester, the bank tabbed Pitcher to make all the economic and community connections necessary to turn the expansion into a success.

News

The Power 50: Amy Lynn Chase

Short of a deep-pocketed developer, few could make as much of an impact on a neighborhood as Chase has in Worcester's Canal District and Hudson's downtown.

Real Estate

The Power 50: Edward F. Manzi Jr.

Fidelity Bank, with its $809 million in assets and 143 employees, has been around longer than the more broadly known Fidelity Investments.

Arts & Entertainment

The Power 50: Sandy Dunn

Dunn's role at the DCU Center alone would makes her one of the Power 50. As general manager, she oversees all aspects of the operations at the facility hosting nearly 500,000 attendees annually.

News

The Power 50: Chris Coghlin

As head of both Columbia Tech in Westborough and Cogmedix in Worcester, Coghlin is in charge of nearly 600 employees making products for both the capital equipment and medical device markets.

Government & Politics

The Power 50: Nobuhiko Tamura

Tamura and the Marlborough-based drugmaker are big players in the state's growing life sciences industry, especially in Central Massachusetts.

News

The Power 50: Rev. Philip L. Boroughs

This was the year Boroughs deftly navigated controversial waters while still moving Holy Cross forward academically.

News

The Power 50: Cliff Rucker

An out-of-town owner might strike doubters as someone not fully committed to the city where his team plays. That's never been a concern with Cliff Rucker.

News

The Power 50: Kurt Isaacson

Isaacson leads the largest provider of addiction treatment in the state. It's never an easy task, and today it may be harder than ever because of the opioid epidemic killing more than a thousand across Massachusetts each year.

Government & Politics

The Power 50: Robert Walker

Area shoppers and diners know developer RA Ventures, even if the name of the company doesn't ring a bell.

Small Business

The Power 50: Eric, Jack and Sam Hendler

The Hendler brothers have quickly become giants in the beer-making industry, running the second largest Central Massachusetts brewery at 44,250 barrels produced in 2017.

Real Estate

The Power 50: John C. Roche

Roche joined Hanover in 2006 as vice president of underwriting and product management for commercial lines, with previous stops at other insurers, including Travelers in Hartford.

Education

The Power 50: Ravi Vig

In April, Vig decided to move Allegro's 286 employees making computer semiconductors from the firm's 53-year-old Worcester home to Marlborough, continuing Marlborough's regional pull.

Hospitality

The Power 50: Lynn Cheney

Cheney is the tie between Worcester County's 7,000 farms and its budding restaurant scene looking to serve fresh, locally grown food

Energy

The Power 50: Susan Mailman

Like Michael Angelini, Mailman is one of two people in the Worcester economy whose clout built up over a long career extends beyond her day job, allowing her to implement change throughout the economy.

News

The Power 50: Karim El-Gamal

El-Gamal and his business partners didn't single-handedly make downtown Hudson what it is today, but it can sometimes feel that way.

July 9, 2018Edition

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