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ince its founding on June 14,
1722, the community of Worces-
ter has been the study in the
transformation of an economy.
What started as a collection
of farms turned into a merchant center,
which then became a manufacturing
hub, to one now based on health care and
higher education, with a healthy dose of
advanced manufacturing and life sciences
thrown in.
Along the way, several innovators
paved the way for the business commu-
nity we now have: people like Stephen
Salisbury, a prominent and then wealthy
merchant; Quock Walker, who helped
create the legal method to end slavery;
Esther Howland, who grew a Valentine's
business from scratch; John Jeppson, who
turned e Norton Co. into a world lead-
er; Robert Goddard, who helped propel
spaceflight; and Min Chueh Chang, who
co-developed an oral contraceptive.
For the past five months, Worcester
Business Journal has been researching
and writing these stories of innovation
throughout the 300 years of Worcester's
history, along with many, many more. You
won't find these tales in this edition of
WBJ, but you can find them in a special
publication set to be released on May
31, aptly entitled "Worcester 300: City of
Innovators".
is 108-page spectacle seeks to have
history come alive, using modern story-
telling coupled with historic photos and
records to show how 300 years of people
and inventions created the economy and
business community we all know today.
If you're a print subscriber to WBJ, you
should receive your copy of "City of Inno-
vators" in the mail, if you haven't already.
In this edition of WBJ, we do touch a
little bit on Worcester's economic history.
Staff Writer Alexander MacDougall exam-
ines the enduring and oen fraught rela-
tionship between the city's businesses and
labor unions in his "Long-fought battle"
story on page 14. On page 17, you'll find
the list of the oldest businesses still oper-
ating in Worcester, serving as both a stroll
down memory lane and a reminder of
how even the oldest things have changed
over the generations.
But WBJ remains a forward-looking
publication, where our content is designed
to better inform you about the market your
business operates in. Even as we take the
occasion of Worcester's 300th anniversary
to look back at how far we've come, WBJ
keeps an eye on the future.
- Brad Kane, editor
Worcester 300: City of Innovators
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Editor, Brad Kane,
bkane@wbjournal.com
Senior Staff Writer,
Monica Benevides,
mbenevides@wbjournal.com
(Health care, diversity & inclusion)
Staff Writers
Katherine Hamilton
khamilton@wbjournal.com
(Real estate, higher education)
Alexander MacDougall
amacdougall@wbjournal.com
(Health care, diversity & inclusion)
Editorial Intern
Anthony Buscarino
abuscarino@wbjournal.com
Contributors
Susan Shalhoub, Sarah Connell
Sanders, Giselle Rivera-Flores
Photographers
Matt Wright, Edd Cote
Lead Researcher, Timothy Doyle,
tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com
Research Assistant, Heide Martin,
hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
Production Director, Kira Beaudoin,
kbeaudoin@wbjournal.com
Art Director, Mitchell Hayes,
mhayes@wbjournal.com
Senior Accounts Manager
Christine Juetten,
cjuetten@wbjournal.com
Senior Special Accounts Manager
Mary Lynn Bosiak,
mlbosiak@wbjournal.com
Marketing & Events Manager
Kris Prosser, kprosser@wbjournal.com
COO, Mary Rogers,
mrogers@nebusinessmedia.com
Accounting Assistant, Rae Rogers,
rrogers@nebusinessmedia.com
Account Receivable Specialist,
Patty Harris,
pharris@nebusinessmedia.com
Human Resources, Jill Coran,
jcoran@nebusinessmedia.com
Director of Audience Development,
Valerie Clark,
vclark@nebusinessmedia.com
Operations Assistant,
Leah Allen,
lallen@nebusinessmedia.com
Publisher, CEO, Peter Stanton
pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com
Associate Publisher, Mark Murray
mmurray@wbjournal.com
President, Tom Curtin
tcurtin@hartfordbusinessjournal.com
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
10 The next four years
Ahead of their competition for delegates
at the convention in Worcester, the leading
Democratic candidates for governor detail
their plans for Central Mass. business.
19 Spotting fake checks &
protecting your business
Advice columnist Jacqueline Croft offers
ways businesses can avoid being victims of
check scams.
4 Central Mass. In Brief
5 Worcester 300 trivia
14 Focus on Worcester's 300 years
17 The List: Oldest businesses in
Worcester
18 Column: The Hustle is Real
19 Know How
20 Movers & Shakers
21 Opinion
22 Shop Talk: Waters Corp.
