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wbjournal.com | October 1, 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 11 Join the Massachusetts business community as we come together to celebrate the accomplishments of central Massachusetts employers who are both doing well and doing good. 2018 NEXT CENTURY AWARD Dexter Russell, Inc. Lancaster Packaging 2018 SUSTAINABILITY AWARD Fallon Health Attendance is complimentary. Registration is required. Contact Wendy Dalwin with questions: wdalwin@aimnet.org. Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) is a statewide association supporting and promoting Massachusetts' employers by shaping public policy, providing resources and creating opportunities across industries for collaboration and the sharing of ideas. To register please visit: aimnet.org/calendar CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS CELEBRATION & AWARDS OCT 11 4:30 - 6:30 PM Mechanics Hall 321 Main Street, Worcester ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS T H E F O O D & D R I N K I S S U E F O C U S ute drive down Route 20 in Charlton. B.T.'s is BYOB, a perfect invitation for diners to bring a can of TreeHouse. Boxes of BT's barbeque are common sights at Tree House, as well as at Altru- ist Brewing Co., just a five-minute drive down Route 20. "It's a comfortable environment for people to come in and just make them- selves at home," said Nancy Bixby, who opened Altruist with her husband, Bob, last December. Altruist has a stack of menus on hand for nearby restaurants in town that deliver. e brewery opened in a mill building with a full kitchen, but the Bixbys wanted to focus on beer. "We just wanted to start with some - thing we knew would be manageable," Bixby said. In Fitchburg, River Styx Brewing has food trucks parked outside for most of its ursday-through-Sunday sched- ule. Scott Cullen, who opened River Styx with his wife, Jackie, last year, said he even sees people bring picnic lunches from home, though he usually spots pizza and Chinese food. "We have menus for places that we work well with," Cullen said, "but the options are endless for what people can do." Michael Kasseris and Jason Kleinerman, business partners at Rail Trail Flatbread Co. in downtown Hudson. PHOTO/ZACHARY COMEAU Purgatory Beer in Northbridge often invites Anzio's to make pizza. PHOTO/COURTESY W