September 1, 2014 - Worcester Business Journal

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2014 40 Under Forty: Daniel F. Girard Jr.

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: MillburyHigh school: St. Peter-Marian High School, WorcesterColleges and degrees earned: B.S. in business administration, Worcester...

Advice

10 Things I Know About… Social engineering

10. Don't trust uniforms. Wearing shirts with company logos on them can be enough to gain access...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Mark Wojcicki

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: CharltonHigh school: Oxford High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:BSBA, Nichols CollegeCareer highlights: Since starting at Bollus...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Julie Dahlstrom

Birthplace: DallasResidence: SomervilleHigh school: Highland Park High School (Dallas)Colleges and degrees earned:B.A., Boston College; J.D., Boston College...

Real Estate

The strip mall is back

For several years, Kimco Realty Corp., based in New Hyde Park, N.Y., had been looking to invest...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Richard Porter

Birthplace: LeominsterResidence: RutlandHigh school: Holy Name Central Catholic High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: Bachelor’s, Worcester State UniversityCareer...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Erin Delaney

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: WorcesterHigh school: Bartlett High School, WebsterColleges and degrees earned: B.S. and M.A., Stonehill CollegeCareer highlights:...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Jacob Sanders

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: WorcesterHigh school: Doherty Memorial High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:B.S., Ithaca College; recently beganMPA program at...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Matthew Fisher

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: WorcesterHigh school: Worcester AcademyColleges and degrees earned: B.A., Haverford College; J.D., Suffolk University Law SchoolCareer...

News

Editorial: The broader implications of GE’s Marlborough move

We're two-thirds of the way through the year, and the recent announcement that GE Healthcare Life Sciences...

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2014 40 Under Forty: George Charles Allen

Birthplace: Bristol, Conn.Residence: WorcesterHigh school: Millbury High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:B.A, Clark; M.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityCareer highlights:...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Michael Roberts

Birthplace: SpringfieldResidence: HoldenHigh school: Springfield Central High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:Bachelor’s degree, Westfield StateUniversity; master’s, AmericanInternational CollegeCareer...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Alicia M. O’Connell

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: WorcesterHigh school: Auburn High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.A., Bowdoin College; J.D., New York Law...

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Editorial: An auspicious diamond debut

Is Worcester the place of instant baseball magic?In 2005, the Worcester Tornadoes made their debut in the...

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Fresh Beginnings

The Worcester Barter Exchange is opening at 425 Sunderland Rd. in Worcester, owned by David Welton and...

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Q&A with Robert C. Alario, President of Robert C. Alario CPAs

Bob Alario runs an accounting practice launched by his father, Anthony, 60 years ago. This summer, his firm merged with Worcester accounting firm P.L. Jones & Associates, which helps his practice move into the nonprofit sector in Central Massachusetts.

Retail

Briefing: Why TJX is on top

It seems TJX Cos. can't be beat. The Framingham-based off-priced retailer, which owns Marshalls, HomeGoods and T.J....

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2014 40 Under Forty: Heather Gould

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: SuttonHigh school: Sutton Memorial High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.A. and M.A., Clark UniversityCareer highlights:...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Eric Roldan

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: WorcesterHigh school: Burncoat High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:B.S., Johnson & Wales University; Master’s in social...

News

GE’s Marlborough plan a boost to the city and Central Mass.

The recent announcement by GE Healthcare Life Sciences to move its headquarters to Marlborough is not just an unquestionable boost for that city and Central Massachusetts as a whole. It shows that when you've got a good thing going, people are more likely to cozy up to you.

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2014 40 Under Forty: Ashley Emerson Gilbert

Birthplace: Hanover, N.H.Residence: WorcesterHigh school: Oxbow Union High School, Bradford, Vt.Colleges and degrees earned: B.A. and M.A.,...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Tim Cummings

Birthplace: StonehamResidence: Jamaica PlainHigh School: Burlington High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:Bachelor’s degree, Suffolk University; master’s degree, Northeastern...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Elizabeth Wambui

Birthplace: KenyaResidence: WorcesterHigh school: North High School, WorcesterColleges and degrees earned:Bachelor’s degree in political science, College of...

News

Questions outnumber answers as Airbnb, Uber arrive in Central Mass.

As shared economy services such as Uber and Airbnb work their way westward from Boston, everybody from...

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Incorporations

These Central Massachusetts businesses filed incorporation papers with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from June 1-15,...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Neil Petersen

Birthplace: Denville, N.J.Residence: HoldenHigh school: Cheshire High School; Cheshire, Conn.Colleges and degrees earned: B.A., College of the...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Thomas Belton

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: SpencerHigh School: North Brookfield High SchoolCareer highlights: The highlights of my career come through the...

Opinion

Viewpoint: For the benefit of N.E. business growth, Congress must renew Export-Import charter

With some 95 percent of today's consumers beyond our borders, it's difficult not to acknowledge that the...

News

2014 40 Under Forty: Jessica L. McGarry

Residence: WorcesterHigh school: Doherty Memorial High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: Bachelor’s degree in business, Nichols CollegeCareer highlights:...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Matthew P. Doyle

Birthplace: Fall RiverResidence: BoylstonHigh school: Bishop Connolly High School, Fall RiverColleges and degrees earned: B.S., Assumption CollegeCareer...

News

Nov. ballot questions both split, unite business community

To Strategic Materials, a national recycling company with a plant in Franklin, expanding the Massachusetts bottle bill to include the bottles of many non-carbonated drinks is a win-win proposal.

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2014 40 Under Forty: Allie Tellier

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: West BoylstonHigh school: West Boylston High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:Bachelor’s in business administration, Worcester State...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Timothy Landry

Birthplace: GardnerResidence: AtholHigh school: Gardner High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.S. in Human Services, Fitchburg State UniversityCareer...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Michael Guarnieri

Birthplace: New Haven, Conn.Residence: UptonHigh school: East Haven (Conn.) High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.S., M.S. and...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Brenda Heller

Birthplace: AshlandResidence: NorthboroughHigh school: Ashland High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Norwich University; master’s...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Rachel Rubin

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: WorcesterHigh school: Doherty Memorial High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.A., Dean CollegeCareer highlights: From 2004...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Nicole M. Godaire

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: CharltonHigh school: Auburn High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: Bachelor of science in management, Worcester State...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Lee Curtis

Birthplace: NewburyportResidence: AyerHigh school: Essex Agricultural and Technical High School (“Essex Aggie”), DanversColleges and degrees earned: B.S.,...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Lori T. Crowley

Birthplace: PittsfieldResidence: AuburnHigh school: Shrewsbury High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.A. and M.S. in Management, WorcesterState University;...

News

WBJ 40 Under Forty: A new crop of young leaders

Anything that's done right is worth doing again — and again.For the 15th straight year, the Worcester...

News

Flash Poll: A lift from GE? Absolutely

It's hardly bad news when a company decides to move into your backyard, bringing with it the...

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Accolades & Honors

Westborough-based cloud computing firm Cumulus Global was named to the Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest-growing...

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WBJ 40 Under Forty: The judges

Lisa Condit is director of marketing and public relations at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts...

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WBJ Talk Back

DIFFERENT STORY BEHIND JULY REAL ESTATE NUMBERS? Sales of single-family homes and condominiums fell in July across...

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Digital Diva: Wanna kick some bots? They’re not all bad, but they can be annoying

Chances are there's something crawling all over your website and it may — or may not — be harmless.

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2014 40 Under Forty: Brian R. Beaton

Birthplace: WorcesterResidence: ShrewsburyHigh school: Saint John’s High School, ShrewsburyColleges and degrees earned:Bachelor’s in civil engineering, Worcester Polytechnic...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Bryan C. Moore

Birthplace: AttleboroughResidence: HoldenHigh school: Attleborough High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.A. in international business and international economics,...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Ryan J. McGuane

Birthplace: BostonResidence: AshburnhamHigh school: Ayer High SchoolColleges and degrees earned: B.A. in economics, University of Massachusetts BostonCareer...

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2014 40 Under Forty: Pedro Silva

Birthplace: Caldas da Rainha, PortugalResidence: ShrewsburyHigh school: Hudson High SchoolColleges and degrees earned:B.A., Clark UniversityCareer highlights: It's...

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2014 40 Under Forty: John Larochelle

Birthplace: SpringfieldResidence: WorcesterHigh school: Seton Home Study SchoolColleges and degrees earned: Associate’s degree, Quinsigamond Community College; BSBA...

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