Marlborough

Area shoppers and diners know developer RA Ventures, even if the name of the company doesn't ring a bell.

In April, Vig decided to move Allegro's 286 employees making computer semiconductors from the firm's 53-year-old Worcester home to Marlborough, continuing Marlborough's regional pull.

On the ground, in the dirt, the development of Central Massachusetts physically happens through Colosi, whose 165-employee company constructs the roads, bridges, airports, dams, bike paths, landfills and developments for the public.

In compiling our annual list of the most powerful people in the Central Massachusetts business community, there are countless CEOs, executive directors, presidents and founders to choose, from organizations with billions in revenue and offices across the globe.

As the first mayor of Framingham, which incorporated in January, Spicer has the unique ability to set the city's tone and attitude toward businesses for generations to come.

Gapontsev founded IPG Photonics in 1990 and has since created more than 1,500 jobs in Worcester County, and hundreds more could be on the way, as the company is eyeing expansion projects at its Oxford headquarters and Marlborough location.

As the head of one of Worcester's two largest hospitals, Welch leads one of the biggest employers in Central Massachusetts with 2,450 employees and healthcare provider for a wide range of area residents.

Marlborough medical imaging device company Hologic has received approval in Europe for its Panther Fusion MRSA screening system.

Marlborough medical device giant Boston Scientific announced Thursday an agreement to acquire California-based Cryterion Medical for $202 million.

Marlborough drugmaker RXi Pharmaceuticals is set to receive nearly $250,000 in grant funds for a collaboration with Cambridge-based BioAxone BioSciences.