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  • The Power 50: Kevin O'Sullivan

    O'Sullivan is something of a godfather for the biomanufacturing surge in Worcester, having run the MBI incubator for 33 years and playing an active role in Worcester redevelopment efforts through the Economic Development Coordinating Council.

  • The Power 50: Michael Dundas

    Dundas is quickly becoming the face and the brain behind Massachusetts recreational marijuana.

  • The Power 50: David A. Jordan

    Seven Hills Foundation extends far beyond its Worcester base, to 160 locations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and seven countries abroad, with more than 4,000 employees and a budget of $223 million.

  • The Power 50: Harry Kokkinis

    The 94-year-old Table Talk Pies has been owned by the same family for three generations, and Kokkinis' chapter in that legacy will be the expansion of its production and return to its roots in Worcester.

  • The Power 50: Dinesh Wadhwani

    What started as a late-night college dorm room conversation nine years ago at Babson has blossomed into one of the industry giants in efficient-lighting technology.

  • The Power 50: Christopher Baldwin

    Since Baldwin assumed the role of president and CEO in 2015, the retailer more than doubled its net income, from $24 million in fiscal 2016 to $50 million in fiscal 2018.

  • The Power 50: Ralph Crowley Jr.

    As head of the Crowley family's main business holding, Ralph has pushed for Polar Beverages to innovate in a soda market dominated by two national players.

  • The Power 50: Michael P. Angelini

    There might be two people in Worcester with the connections and clout who can immediately make change happen, and one of them is Michael Angelini.

  • The Power 50: F. Javier Cevallos

    Framingham State's student body is 95-percent Massachusetts residents, and most of those are from a short drive from its campus.

  • The Power 50: Ernie Herrman

    TJX has done so well in today's turbulent retail environment, one could almost think that Herrman and his leadership have it easy.

  • The Power 50: Daniel McGahn

    McGahn has taken the company once called American Superconductor through an international crisis and nearly brought it out clean on the other side.

  • The Power 50: Valentin Gapontsev

    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.

  • The Power 50: Troy Siebels

    A decade after its opening, The Hanover Theatre is cruising. It hit 231 performances and 214,000 patrons last year, both all-time highs.

  • The Power 50: Yvonne Spicer

    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.

  • The Power 50: Jill C. Dagilis

    If you've ever served on a volunteer nonprofit board in Central Massachusetts, you've probably met Dagilis, serving right along aside you.

  • The Power 50: Laurie Leshin

    If a college president might be assumed to be stuffy, or for the head of a technical college to be a man, Leshin – the head of Central Massachusetts' largest school with 5,150 full-time undergrads and a $485-million endowment – flips both of those on its head.

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    The most influential people in the Central Mass. economy

    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.

  • The Power 50: Anthony Consigli

    The head of Central Massachusetts' largest commercial contractor – with $1.2 billion in 2017 revenue, 975 employees and seven offices along the East Coast – Anthony and brother Matthew are the fourth generation to lead the family-owned construction firm.

  • The Power 50: Tarek Elsawy

    In April, Elsawy went from the CEO of the largest independent physicians' group in Central Massachusetts with 2,600 employees and 320,000 patients, to all of that plus the backing of a global organization with $85 billion in annual revenue.

  • The Power 50: Jennie Lee Colosi

    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.

  • The Power 50: Karim El-Gamal

    El-Gamal and his business partners didn't single-handedly make downtown Hudson what it is today, but it can sometimes feel that way.

  • The Power 50: Susan Mailman

    Like Michael Angelini, Mailman is one of two people in the Worcester economy whose clout built up over a long career extends beyond her day job, allowing her to implement change throughout the economy.

  • The Power 50: Lynn Cheney

    Cheney is the tie between Worcester County's 7,000 farms and its budding restaurant scene looking to serve fresh, locally grown food

  • The Power 50: Ravi Vig

    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.

  • The Power 50: John C. Roche

    Roche joined Hanover in 2006 as vice president of underwriting and product management for commercial lines, with previous stops at other insurers, including Travelers in Hartford.

  • The Power 50: Eric, Jack and Sam Hendler

    The Hendler brothers have quickly become giants in the beer-making industry, running the second largest Central Massachusetts brewery at 44,250 barrels produced in 2017.

  • The Power 50: Robert Walker

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

  • The Power 50: Kurt Isaacson

    Isaacson leads the largest provider of addiction treatment in the state. It's never an easy task, and today it may be harder than ever because of the opioid epidemic killing more than a thousand across Massachusetts each year.

  • The Power 50: Cliff Rucker

    An out-of-town owner might strike doubters as someone not fully committed to the city where his team plays. That's never been a concern with Cliff Rucker.

  • The Power 50: Rev. Philip L. Boroughs

    This was the year Boroughs deftly navigated controversial waters while still moving Holy Cross forward academically.

  • The Power 50: Nobuhiko Tamura

    Tamura and the Marlborough-based drugmaker are big players in the state's growing life sciences industry, especially in Central Massachusetts.

  • The Power 50: Eric Dickson

    Dickson has worked his way up the ranks at UMass to become the $2.4-billion system's president and CEO in 2013 at just 46.

  • The Power 50: Sandy Dunn

    Dunn's role at the DCU Center alone would makes her one of the Power 50. As general manager, she oversees all aspects of the operations at the facility hosting nearly 500,000 attendees annually.

  • The Power 50: Edward F. Manzi Jr.

    Fidelity Bank, with its $809 million in assets and 143 employees, has been around longer than the more broadly known Fidelity Investments.

  • The Power 50: Amy Lynn Chase

    Short of a deep-pocketed developer, few could make as much of an impact on a neighborhood as Chase has in Worcester's Canal District and Hudson's downtown.

  • The Power 50: Sherri Greene Pitcher

    When Fidelity Bank in Fitchburg decided a year ago it wanted to expand its presence in Worcester, the bank tabbed Pitcher to make all the economic and community connections necessary to turn the expansion into a success.

  • The Power 50: Elaine Osgood

    What Osgood started more than 30 years ago under the Uniglobe Travel franchise umbrella has blossomed into a travel and technology behemoth.

  • The Power 50: Robb & Madeline Ahlquist

    For nearly four decades, the Ahlquists have been at the forefront of Worcester's restaurant scene.

  • The Power 50: Richard P. Burke

    As CEO of one of the major Massachusetts nonprofit health insurers – and the only one headquartered in Worcester – Burke is in charge of the care for 276,893 members, representing nearly 10 percent of the total statewide market.

  • The Power 50: Kate Sharry

    Sharry's role as a business leader in Central Massachusetts was solidified in January when she was named the chair of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, just the third woman to hold that position.

  • The Power 50: Holly Chaffee

    Chaffee took over in February as the leader of VNA Care, a 1,250-employee firm that's been part of the Central Massachusetts community for more than 125 years.

  • The Power 50: Tina M. Sbrega

    For nearly 10 years now, Sbrega has led a community-based credit union with $498 million in assets and 28,162 members.

  • The Power 50: Ann T. Lisi

    Lisi sits at the head of a foundation with a $133-million endowment, distributing about $7-$8 million every year to nonprofits.

  • The Power 50: Steven Rotman

    Rotman is building a retail-and-manufacturing empire, leveraging his role in the 56-year-old family furniture business, which has sold more than $1 billion.

  • The Power 50: Michael Mahoney

    Mahoney, leading Boston Scientific since 2012, has overseen the company's transformation into an industry giant.

  • The Power 50: Chris Coghlin

    As head of both Columbia Tech in Westborough and Cogmedix in Worcester, Coghlin is in charge of nearly 600 employees making products for both the capital equipment and medical device markets.

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Today's Poll

Should Mass. officials be allowed to force local communities to zone for multifamily housing?
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Poll Description

On March 19, a judge ruled the showdown between the Massachusetts attorney general and the Town of Milton will go before the full Supreme Judicial Court in October. The dispute is over the MBTA Communities Act, which requires cities and towns near T service to adopt zoning allowing multifamily housing by right in certain areas. Some Massachusetts local governments, including Holden, have pushed back against the requirement, saying such zoning doesn't fit in their communities. 

Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have cracked down on non-compliant communities with lawsuits and by reducing state funding, as part of a larger effort to address the statewide affordable housing crisis. The MBTA Communities Act is one of a handful of laws designed to increase housing construction by having at least one zoning district of reasonable size where multifamily housing is permitted.