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Outstanding Women in Business: Kapulka-Cariglia is a driving force behind multiple small businesses
Updated: September 30, 2024“She has a lot of energy, more than most people. I just try to harness it. She works very well with people and she’s a good leader."
Updated: September 30, 2024
Recovery: A year and a half after their split, Nikki Bell-Peña and the leaders of Safe Exit Initiative are on their own paths to support women in and exiting the sex trade
Updated: September 30, 2024Bell-Peña and the nonprofit she founded are now hard at work again addressing the original core mission: Supporting those exploited by the sex trade.
Updated: September 30, 2024
Acquiring S&G: The road to acquisition for a leading Central Mass. accounting firm centered growth and core values
Updated: September 2, 2024More than four decades after opening their Worcester accounting firm S&G LLP in 1980, Carl Goldstein and Terry Shepherd knew it was time for a change.
Updated: September 2, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Hayley Haywood, equity entrepreneur
Updated: August 19, 2024Haywood 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.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Slideshow: Outtakes from the 40 Under Forty photo shoots around Central Mass.
Updated: August 19, 2024Each 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.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Dominic Arsenault, plumbing and heating entrepreneur
Updated: August 19, 2024Arsenault branched out on his own by founding Domination Plumbing & Heating in 2019. Since then, the multimillion-dollar company has grown to more than 15 employees, offering a variety of plumbing, HVAC, and heating-related services to 39
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Timothy Hally, creative agency entrepreneur
Updated: August 19, 2024As most recent college graduates are looking to find entry-level jobs, Hally decided to start his own company.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Andrew Shepherd, a man of many talents
Updated: August 19, 2024A business owner, farmer, firefighter, and active community member, Shepherd is a bit of a renaissance man.
Updated: August 19, 2024
How WBJ selected the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2024
Updated: August 19, 2024This year’s winners were chosen from 398 nominations submitted for 221 professionals in 2023 and 2024.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty: Catch up with 25 alumni for the 25th anniversary
Updated: August 19, 2024The 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.
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty alumni: Derek Canton, Class of 2018 - entrepreneur caught the NBA's attention
Updated: August 19, 2024In just the six years since his 40 under Forty award, Canton has made Paerpay, his contactless payment solution for restaurants, an internationally utilized brand
Updated: August 19, 2024
40 Under Forty 2024: Racquel Knight, supports women entrepreneurs
Updated: August 19, 2024As the director of CWE Central MA, Knight works to support entrepreneurs, especially women of color, through developing and implementing programs including the Black Entrepreneurs Business Summit, a collaborative effort executed with community
Updated: August 19, 2024
WPI, eSki among four Central Mass. climatetech firms granted slice of $4.2M
July 31, 2024As part of the Boston-based state agency Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s ongoing efforts to combat climate change, four Worcester County climatetech organizations have received a cut of $4.2 million in grants.
July 31, 2024
Breaking down barriers: Mass. is easing citizenship requirements to help immigrant-owned businesses obtain diversity certifications
Updated: July 22, 2024The SDO plans to amend its citizen requirement to allow immigrants with a legal status to qualify.
Updated: July 22, 2024
As Asian-owned businesses struggle in Mass., report recommends dropping citizenship requirement for minority-owned certification
June 25, 2024As the number of Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts have risen by 187% in the past two decades, a new survey shows Asian American & Pacific islander company owners are struggling in the economy, particularly among immigrant-owned businesses
June 25, 2024
Providing a safe space: As anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment rises, local bar owners see their businesses as places of comfort and acceptance
Updated: June 24, 2024Anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is on the rise nationally. Despite being known as a leading state for LGBTQ+ rights, that sentiment has trickled down to Massachusetts.
Updated: June 24, 2024
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