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Change may not be a choice, but how we respond is.

If you see something, say something and do something!

This year, WBJ received 205 nominations for 118 nominees for its 40 Under Forty awards.

This year’s 40 Under Forty class is certainly like no other. Although full of the archetypal up-and-coming leaders of Central Massachusetts business organizations, each member of the Class of 2020 has found a way to thrive in the midst of an international crisis.

Chizoma Nosike wouldn’t have known it a year ago, but a federal business loan may be the reason her company, Acclaim Home Health Care in Worcester, is still in operation.

Some freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will spend the fall living at a hotel just off campus. Clark University and Framingham State University have plans in place to isolate students in their dorms while awaiting coronavirus test results.

In this new feature from WBJ, Roche and Dickson interviewed each other about their rise to the top seat, using their positions to influence social change, and keeping their workforces motivated during challenging times. 

Today, with a summer surge across much of the country, the reality is settling in the coronavirus will be with us well into next year, even if the aggressive development of a vaccine is completed this winter.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not only the physical health of almost 3 million Americans, but our economic well-being. Congress has enacted massive legislative packages to help tackle coronavirus and reinvigorate the economy. More must be done. 

People are on the move at the Massachusetts Bankers Association, UMass Medical School and Harrington Physician Services' Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation practice, among others.