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12 Worcester Business Journal | January 11, 2021 | wbjournal.com DEALERSHIP Wagner Mercedes-Benz of Shrewsbury* BEST EXERCISE FACILITY/FITNESS CENTER Worcester Fitness* BEST STAFFING AGENCY The DAVIS Cos.* B E S T O F B U S I N E S S FOCUS A t the heart of all business referrals are trusted sources telling you who they trust to perform various services. Best law firm? Best cleaning company? Worcester Business Journal's Best of Business awards take the cumulative knowledge of WBJ's readership to come up with recommendations in dozens of categories, which are constantly shiing every year, as the needs of companies change. For the 2021 Best of Business awards, 1,718 votes were cast in 52 categories to come up with the best recommendations to help your organization thrive in the next year. Because the coronavirus pandemic has upended much about business life and added a new level of stress to everything, WBJ had a couple of new fun categories this year, designed as both stress relief and honoring those who made 2020 a little easier. ese categories – Best Remote Office and Best Coworker – showcase the way business life has changeds. We've also included the engaging photos and creative profiles of some of the runners-up to the Best Coworker award, who each have important titles and responsibilities. In addition to their profiles here, the 2021 Best of Business winners will be honored by WBJ in a virtual ceremony starting at 4 p.m. on Jan. 21. Head over to WBJournal.com to register for free for what always is a fun-filled event. ‑ Brad Kane, editor All of the photos in the Best of Business section were provided courtesy of the honorees in each of the categories. WBJ readers recommend… W MULTIMEDIA EXPERTS EMPLOYEE SERVICES FOOD, DRINK & MARIJUANA OFFICE SERVICES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EVENTS & VENUES BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM Bollus Lynch, LLP Certified Public Accountants & Consul- tants* BEST CREDIT UNION DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union* BEST FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT McLaren & Associates CPAs, PC* BEST LAW FIRM Mirick O'Connell* BEST BUSINESS INSURANCE AGENCY Sullivan Insurance Group* BEST BANK UniBank* BEST WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS PENTA Communications, Inc.* BEST MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS Resource Management, Inc.* BEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce* BEST COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPER Rosado & Sons Landscaping BEST WASTE REMOVAL COMPANY E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc.* BEST OFFICE CLEANER Enterprise Cleaning BEST COFFEE SERVICE Good As Gold Coffee* BEST PLUMBER/HVAC CONTRACTOR J.J. Bafaro, Inc.* BEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates* BEST LOGISTICS COMPANY Euro-American Worldwide Logistics* BEST HOTEL FOR BUSINESS CLIENTS Beechwood Hotel* BEST LIMOUSINE SERVICE Knight's Airport Limousine Service Inc.* BEST REMOTE OFFICE Laura Rogan, along with her cat Buddy BEST COWORKER Brian Glispin, vice president of operations at Sunshine Sign Co., Inc. BEST COWORKER – RUNNER-UP Pippin Gardner, assistant to the social media specialist at Vision Advertising BEST COWORKER – RUNNER-UP Tortie Grenier, head of Work From Homeland Security at Mirick O'Connell PANDEMIC COWORKERS & OFFICES BEST COWORKER – RUNNER-UP Rorschach, director of security at Slowey McManus Communications BEST COWORKER – RUNNER-UP Mila, brand champion at Koda Creative Group BEST MULTIMEDIA SERVICES BEST IT SERVICES PROVIDER Cinch I.T.* BEST COMMERCIAL PRINTER Curry Printing* BEST AWARDS & PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS Crown Trophy BEST VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY Pagano Media* BEST SIGN COMPANY Sunshine Sign Co., Inc.* BEST WEB DESIGN FIRM Worcester Interactive* BEST ADVERTISING AGENCY PENTA Communications, Inc.* BEST LOCALLY OWNED PLACE TO MEET FOR COFFEE Bean Counter BEST RESTAURANT FOR BUSINESS DINNER One Eleven Chop House* BEST HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts* BEST PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COMPANY MindsetGo* BEST COLLEGE FOR BUSINESS EDUCATION Nichols College* BEST EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT Sullivan Benefits* BEST YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK HYPE9 of the Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce BEST FINANCIAL PLANNING/ INVESTMENT SERVICES FIRM Provo Wealth Management Group* BEST LUXURY AUTOMOBILE BEST VENUE FOR A CORPORATE EVENT The Beechwood Hotel BEST VENUE FOR AN EMPLOYEE OUTING Apex Entertainment* BEST VENUE FOR A BUSINESS MEETING Beechwood Hotel* BEST PUBLIC GOLF COURSE Green Hill Municipal Golf Course* BEST NONPROFIT FUNDRAISER EVENT UMass Memorial Winter Ball BEST GOLF CLUB FOR CORPORATE OUTING Cyprian Keyes Golf Club BEST PRIVATE GOLF COURSE Worcester Country Club* BEST EVENT ENVIRONMENT COMPANY BlueHive BEST NEW REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT Polar Park BEST CATERER FOR A CORPORATE EVENT Peppers Artful Events* BEST AFTER-WORK BAR One Eleven Chop House BEST RESTAURANT FOR BUSINESS LUNCH The Sole Proprietor* BEST LOCAL BREWERY Wormtown Brewery* BEST MARIJUANA COMPANY Cultivate *repeat winner ALL OF THE PHOTOS IN THE BEST OF BUSINESS SECTION WERE PROVIDED COURTESY OF THE HONOREES IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES.