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wbjournal.com | January 9, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 11 BEST OFFICE SERVICES Best Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, Inc.* Best Waste Removal EL Harvey* Best Plumber/HVAC Contractor J.J. Bafaro, Inc.* Best Office Cleaner Mass Commercial Cleaning Best Commercial Landscaper Perrone Landscaping, Inc. Best Sign Company Sunshine Sign Co.* Best IT Services Provider Cinch I.T.* BEST OWNERSHIP Best Employee-Owned Business Mass Commercial Cleaning Best Minority-owned Business Studio Jade* Best Business Incubator Venture X Marlborough – Apex Center* Best Family-owned Business Koopman Lumber & Hardware Best Woman-owned Business PENTA Communications, Inc. BEST PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Best Logistics Company Euro-American Worldwide Logistics* Best Law Firm Fletcher Tilton Best Health Insurance Provider Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts* Best Accounting Firm Bollus Lynch, LLP Certified Public Accountants & Consultants Best Credit Union DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union* Best Forensic Accountant McLaren & Associates CPAs, PC* Best Advertising Agency PENTA Communications, Inc.* Best Financial Planning/ Investment Services Firm Provo Wealth Management Group* Best Business Insurance Agency Sullivan Insurance Group* Best Bank UniBank* Best Chamber of Commerce Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce* BEST FOOD, DRINK & MARIJUANA Best New Business Bri's Sweet Treats Best Restaurant for Business Dinner One Eleven Chop House* Best Caterer for a Corporate Event Peppers Artful Events Best Locally Owned Place to Meet for Coffee Bean Counter Bakery Cafe Best Restaurant for Business Lunch The Sole Proprietor* Best Local Brewery Wormtown Brewery* Best Marijuana Company Bud's Goods & Provisions* BEST EMPLOYEE SERVICES Best Golf Club for Corporate Outing Cyprian Keyes Golf Club* Best Professional Training Company MindsetGo* Best College for Business Education Nichols College* Best Employee Benefits Consultant Sullivan Benefits* Best Staffing Agency The DAVIS Cos.* Best Young Professionals Network Young Professional Women's Association* Best Venue for an Employee Outing Apex Entertainment* BEST WAYS TO RELAX Best After-Work Bar The Mercantile Restaurant Best Hotel for Business Clients Beechwood Hotel* Best Public Golf Course Green Hill Municipal G.C.* Best Limousine Service Knights Airport Limousine Service* Best Luxury Automobile Dealership Wagner Mercedes-Benz of Shrewsbury* Best Private Golf Course Worcester Country Club* Best Exercise Facility/Fitness Center Worcester Fitness* BEST EVENTS & MULTIMEDIA Best Nonprofit Fundraiser Event 100 Mile Ruck for Why Me & Sherry's House Best Awards & Promotional Products Crown Trophy Best Venue for a Corporate Event Beechwood Hotel* Best Commercial Printer Curry Printing* Best Video Production Company Pagano Media* Best Web Design Firm PENTA Communications, Inc.* Best Venue for a Business Meeting Beechwood Hotel* B E S T O F B U S I N E S S FOCUS W BJ's Best of Business awards are centered around one idea: referrals. With the other awards Worcester Business Journal gives out annually, such as 40 Under Forty, Business Leaders of the Year, or Outstanding Women in Business, the winners go through a nomination process and are selected by a vetted panel of judges. With Best of Business, though, it's a straight-up vote by the WBJ readers. e reasoning for the Best of Business' selection process goes back to the idea of referrals. Rather than relying on the expertise of a small group of judges, these awards use the collective wisdom of WBJ's readership of Central Massachusetts business decision makers to recommend the organizations best able to help your business succeed: the best law firm, best venue for meetings, best plumber, best aer-work bar, etc. Who better than to refer you to the best companies in Central Massachusetts than the shared expertise of the region's busi- ness community? For this year, the 10th year WBJ has been handing out the Best of Business awards, more than 2,000 WBJ votes were cast in the following 51 catego- ries. As you'll note in looking through the list below and in the profiles on the follow- ing pages, many of this year's winners are repeating from last year, and those profiles are marked with an asterisk (*). WBJ will honor these winners at a special event at 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester. If you're free and comfortable attending large- scale events, I encourage you to come out and meet some of the best of the best in Central Massachusetts. – Brad Kane, editor Ten years of reader recommendations W Unless otherwise noted, all photos in the Best of Business section were given to WBJ courtesy of the category winners. *Repeat winner