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wbjournal.com | January 6, 2020 | Worcester Business Journal 21 O F F I C E S E R V I C E S B E S T O F B U S I N E S S CHOOSE A JOB YOU LOVE • Specialize in Office, Schools and Hospital cleaning Celebrating 19 years of excellence 997 Millbury St., Suite A Worcester, MA 01607 (866)45.EAGLE www.eaglecleaning.com Proud Winner of Worcester Business Journal's Best Of Business For 4 Consecutive Years! • Day Porter Service • Carpet and Upholstery Shampoo • Restroom Sanitation • Stripping and Refinishing Floors • 24-hr Emergency Service COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • INSTITUTIONAL Daily/Nightly Janitorial Service BOB A W A R D S B E S T O F B U S I N E S S Congratulations to all of the 2020 Best Of Business Winners BEST OFFICE CLEANING Eagle Cleaning Corp.* Worcester, www.eaglecleaning.com Top executive: President & CEO Jeff Johnson Founded: 2001 Employees: 250+ Following the "Happy Employees = Happy Customers" philosophy, Eagle creates low turnover by providing full-time work with higher wages and benefits than the indus- try standard. The company has introduced a software maintenance system to stream- line communication with clients and track project work. Notable runner up: Enterprise Cleaning & Restoration Corp. BEST COFFEE SERVICE Good As Gold Coffee* Worcester, www.goodasgoldcoffeeservice.com Top executive: President Patrice Goldman Founded: 1969 Employees: 16 This past year, Good as Gold focused on its single-cup coffee pods, which are made in its air roaster. Each pod is biodegrad- able and compostable, unlike the typical plastic ones. The company remains one of the few in the U.S. to have designed and built its own coffee roaster. BEST PLUMBER/HVAC CONTRACTOR J.J. Bafaro, Inc.* Worcester, JJBafaro.com Top executive: President Joseph Bafaro Founded: 1965 Employees: 70 Winner of the WBJ Best of Business Award every year since 2015, J.J. Bafaro remains a family-owned, community focused plumbing and HVAC provider with a commercial service area throughout Massachusetts, providing specialties in health care, senior living, educational, industrial, corporate, cultural and religious construction. BEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, Inc. Worcester, www.kelleher-sadowsky.com Top executives: Principals James Umphrey, William Kelleher IV, John McKinley & Donald Mancini Founded: 1981 Employees: 20 Kelleher & Sadowsky seeks to provide its clients with the highest level of knowledge available by providing the most accurate and current information available on the market, knowing the internal rate of return calculations and understand complex pro- grams such as the federal tax-break initia- tive around Opportunity Zones. A year ago, Kelleher added Meghan Liddy to its capital markets group, who has helped property owners finance more than $100 million in the past 12 months. Notable runner-up: NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs BEST LIMOUSINE SERVICE Knight's Airport Limousine Service Inc.* Shrewsbury, www.knightslimo.com Top executives: Co-Founder & President Michael Hogan and Co-Founder & General Manager Thomas Hogan Founded: 1985 Employees: 150 Knight's has converted its vehicles to a clean-burning alternative fuel, with fewer harmful emissions. This environmental effort is part of the company's overall mission to advance its operations, which includes having a firm understanding of client needs. Notable runner-up: Joey's Limousine Service Knight's Airport Limousine Good As Gold Coffee Kelleher & Sadowsky's offices