While Central Massachusetts business leaders have seen substantial diversification among small business owners in the past three decades, the same cannot be said for those among the area’s highest-paid.
How do you whittle 35 years of headlining business news down to a couple thousand words and a few pages? You don't. But here, we take our best shot to highlight the companies, individuals, and moments that left a lasting impression.
You can define success in myriad ways: holding your ground; uncompromising ambition; the relentless pursuit of excellence; steady as she goes; staying a step ahead. The one thing shared in common by the most-heralded and well-run companies Worcester Business Journal has chronicled over 35 years is a bit of all these things.
The Worcester Business Development Corp., a nonprofit working to support small business owners, has granted U.S. Small Business Administration 504 loans to three companies looking to expand throughout the Northeast. Â
Shawmut Design and Construction, a Boston-based construction and design firm with offices in several major cities across the country, has opened an office in Worcester.