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The Insiders: Who do Central Mass. power players say are the most influential people in the region?
Updated: May 19, 2025In February, WBJ asked the 400+ people who have ever been on a WBJ power list (Power 100, Power 50, Power Players) to vote for the professionals they believed are the most influential in the region. Nearly 600 votes were cast
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Neelu Mohaghegh
Updated: May 19, 2025Fuel America provided the foundation for Mohaghegh’s experiential company, which includes Cafe Neelu events and co-working and multi-purpose spaces, the Grove Village Market next to Fuel America featuring international foods, and Detour Live
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Matt DuPlessie
Updated: May 19, 2025The business is the brainchild of DuPlessie, who put his Harvard MBA and mechanical engineering degree from MIT to good use by inventing Level99 from scratch.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Timothy Murray
Updated: May 19, 2025Murray, a former Worcester mayor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts under Gov. Deval Patrick, was initially approached to lead the Worcester chamber in 2013 by the board of directors.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Bill Wallace
Updated: May 19, 2025Not many can claim to have led at a single institution for half a century, but Wallace can. Having joined the Museum of Worcester as executive director in 1976, Wallace has guided the organization through 1/3rd of its existence, and his impact can
Updated: May 19, 2025
What is the nature of power? The Power 100 for 2025 provide their insights
Updated: May 19, 2025“Power is the ability to get people to listen to you, even when you're mostly just talking about beer.” - Sam Hendler, Hendler Family Brewing
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Caitlyn Carolan
Updated: May 19, 2025The parent company of VIA Italian Table, One Eleven Chop House, and the Sole Proprietor, Worcester Restaurant Group has been a staple of the Central Massachusetts culinary scene for nearly half a century.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Kimberly Golinski
Updated: May 19, 2025Fresh off a successful mission to right the ship at Worcester’s Wormtown Brewery before its April 2024 sale to the owners of Jack’s Abby, Golinski made a large career transition a month later when she was announced the next president of the
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Jim Donahue
Updated: May 19, 2025Donahue has now been the leader of the Northeast’s largest living history museum for about 20 years.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Sandy Dunn
Updated: May 19, 2025Dunn has been with the venue known as the DCU Center since 1983, when she accepted a position as a receptionist.
Updated: May 19, 2025
New Brazilian pizza restaurant opening in Worcester on Tuesday
May 13, 2025Bella Pizzeria, which has an existing location in Milford, will serve items including pizza, burgers, and esfihas, which are small pies containing either savory or sweet fillings.
May 13, 2025
After state seizure and equipment auction, operator of Boston Market in Worcester vows to re-open
May 12, 2025The operator of a Boston Market location in Worcester has vowed to reopen the store under a new concept after an auction where he successfully bid for much of the seized equipment.
May 12, 2025
Table Talk Pies’ former leader reenters bakery industry with $2.61M purchase
May 7, 2025Harry Kokkinis is back in the bakery business.
May 7, 2025
Founder of Sal’s Pizza franchise breaks ground on 2.3M-sq.-ft. mixed-use project in Littleton
May 7, 2025Known as King Street and located on a former IBM campus near Interstate 495, the company says the project is the largest mixed-use development under construction in the state.
May 7, 2025
Candlepin bowling returns to Worcester, as American Flatbread set to open on Saturday
May 6, 2025After a five-year hiatus, publicly-available candlepin bowling lanes are set to return to the city the sport was invented in.
May 6, 2025
Customer financing: Two Central Mass. restaurant groups have found a new way to pay for expansions: direct contributions from customers
Updated: May 5, 2025Two Central Massachusetts small businesses have turned to alternative, community-based fundraising methods to support their expansion efforts.
Updated: May 5, 2025
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