Central Mass. South

As the economic climate has shifted over the decades, some Central Massachusetts companies have left the region.

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.

WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.

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.

As a 1979 Holy Cross graduate, I returned to Worcester in September of 1980 to start my publishing career in advertising sales.

As candlepin bowling undergoes a bit of a renaissance in Central Massachusetts, a Millis bowling alley was the site of a new world record game.

Savers Bank has promoted employee Keri Gonzalez to executive vice president, chief operating officer of the Southbridge-based financial institution.

Two multistate cannabis companies with operations in Central Massachusetts, have been fined a combined $165,000 by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission for regulatory violations.

Savers Bank has named Gregory Vilardo as the Southbridge-based financial institution’s new vice president and chief financial officer.

Employees at Vision Advertising, Rockland Trust, and the Worcester Art Museum are makeup upward moves in their careers.