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Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have received a $2-million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop tools for research and law enforcement in an effort to combat the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade.
An apparent plan by Worcester Polytechnic Institute to buy two hotel properties with the intent of converting them into student housing has upset some of the city’s most prominent business and political leaders.
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.
As most recent college graduates are looking to find entry-level jobs, Hally decided to start his own company.
Brown is leading the dining service program at WPI with precision and expertise.
Burks has left her mark on Worcester. Literally. She has collaboratively painted more than 20 murals throughout the city and has been commissioned to create more than 45 works of art total to be displayed across 18 states.
A lot has changed in the decade since Jake Sanders’ class of WBJ 40 under Forty winners.
At Fitchburg Public Schools, Fernandez creates and facilitates programs for parents and children, building strong relationships between the school system and the community.
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.
As director of donor strategy and stewardship at WPI, she works closely with academic leaders and other university partners to strategize outreach efforts for donors and support philanthropic efforts.
Ron Ernenwein has grown his transportation business from transporting 10,750 children home to school each day in 2006, to 43,000 today, creating the largest independent school bus contractor in Massachusetts.
Haywood left the security of her 9-to-5 position in higher education to set out on her own, launching her equity-based consulting firm in April 2023.
Erjon Metohu grew his digital design firm from a one-person operation in his father’s auto body shop office to a team of 18 professionals, serving businesses in Greater Worcester and becoming a leader in higher education digital strategy.
Kazinskas hit the ground running as a city counselor. During her first term in 2018, she played an integral leadership role in getting Gardner’s $3.5-million public school athletic complex project passed by the City Council.
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.
Before she was named to the inaugural class of WBJ’s 40 Under Forty, Stacey Luster was breaking new ground as the first Black woman elected to Worcester City Council.