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Worcester Business Journal spoke to Democratic candidates for governor Sonia Chang-Díaz and Maura Healey ahead of the party's convention in Worcester, to ask about their stances on the state’s economic issues, particularly how they pertain to Central Massachusetts.

Small business owners can grow and manage their companies successfully within the area’s economic landscape if they lean into the established support networks, have a keen understanding of finances, and know their strengths and weaknesses, particularly within the market and knowing when they should seek help from outsourced providers and new employees.

Community Healthlink, an organization within the UMass Memorial Health system that provides mental health services, has been chosen by the City of Worcester to assist a new crisis response model for 911 calls.

Worcester law firm Fletcher Tilton PC has named Michael Sweeney, former head of the Massachusetts State Lottery, as the law firm’s new executive director.

Fontaine Bros. Inc., a construction and contracting firm based in Springfield and Worcester, has appointed Sherri Pitcher as senior director of marketing and business development.

The profit is higher than that of the previous year’s first quarter, which was $92 million. The company also reported a 91% increase in operating revenue from the past year’s first quarter, rising from $61 million to $117 million.

The New England Newspaper & Press Association has given nine journalism awards to Worcester Business Journal at part of the 2021 Better Newspaper Competition, honoring stories on the legacy of slavery in Central Massachusetts, housing discrimination in Worcester, and attempts to narrow racial and gender pay gaps.

The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.

David Nordman, executive editor at the Telegram & Gazette, will step down at the end of May, the Worcester-based newspaper announced Tuesday.

Alexander MacDougall, most recently a staff writer at the Innovation Leader in Boston, has joined WBJ's newsroom to cover the health care and diversity & inclusion beats.