Central Mass. South

Each year, these small 40 Under Forty groupings are challenged to top each other to take the best photos, and every year people rise to the occasion.

The nearly 1,000 winners of the 40 Under Forty awards from the last 25 years have gone onto great things, and we catch up with 25 alumni for the 25th anniversary.

This year’s winners were chosen from 398 nominations submitted for 221 professionals in 2023 and 2024.

This special edition is a celebration of everything the 40 Under Forty has meant to the Central Massachusetts business community over the last 25 years, with a heavy focus on the incoming Class of 2024.

Twenty-three Central Massachusetts businesses made the 2024 Inc. 5000, an annual list of the nation’s 5000 fastest-growing companies compiled by Inc. magazine.

The year-long search for a new leader at Central Massachusetts’ largest hospital may soon be coming to an end.

Oxford-based Byrnes Property Management has expanded its presence in Worcester County.

North Brookfield Savings Bank has promoted John Fearing to senior vice president and chief commercial loan officer.

The Southbridge multi-family real estate market remains active, as a Worcester-based realtor has bought five residential buildings there for a combined $1.83 million.

Custom Home Realty, a female-led brokerage firm with offices in Framingham and Mendon, has become a Century 21 Real Estate franchise.