Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 33 • Number 8 $3.50 April 18, 2022
LIST:
TOP NIH GRANT
WINNERS
PHOTO | EDD COTE
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Liz Wambui, from Fontaine Bros.
Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
4 THINGS
Staffing up
With nearly $700M in research grants
and donations, UMass Chan needs a
wide range of new workers.
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Change-up
After attendance fell 52% in their first
season competing against the WooSox,
the Bravehearts are launching a new
business model.
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PHOTO | COURTESY OF UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
PHOTO | CAROL MOROCCO
SHOP TALK
Q&A: B.T.'s
is having to
redefine BBQ.
No one has
expertise in
everything. Learn
to ask for help.
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See story by
Sloane M. Perron
on page 10
Derrick Kiser,
founder of nonprofit
Fresh Start and
cofounder of the
former gang Kilby
Street Posse
A former gang
member struggles
to find funding
for his nonprofit,
as he works to
provide jobs and
stabilization for
at-risk populations
