Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | October 2, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 3 finding a niche in servicing veteran entre- preneurs, and on page 20, WBJ Correspon- dent Katherine Hamilton in her "Staying mutual" story expands on Fidelity Bank's planned merger. – Brad Kane, editor W hen WBJ Publisher Peter Stanton first heard of our plan for this edition to feature David Jordan's next adventure as interim business dean at Clark University, Stanton simply smirked, "I knew he couldn't stay away." During Stanton's time serving on various nonprofit boards, he had gotten to know Jordan fairly well, understand- ing the man's talent for leadership and passion for affecting change. Jordan, of course, had been the all-star leader of Worcester nonprofit Seven Hills Founda- tion & Affiliates for 28 years, growing it from a $7-million organization in 1995 to the largest human services organization in Central Massachusetts, with 4,700 employees and 235 locations. When Jordan announced his plans to retire this year and take on a much smaller role overseeing the Crotched Mountain School in New Hampshire, it sounded like a peaceful transition for a man who shaped much of the region's nonprofit and business landscape over three decades. roughout his time in Worcester, though, Jordan had another passion over- shadowed by his larger pursuits: teaching social entrepreneurship at Clark Univer- sity. ere, he sought to help students understand they could make a difference in the world and still operate well-run organizations. is is what the Worcester liberal arts school wants him to do as interim dean, only on a much larger scale. As WBJ Staff Writer Isabel Tehan writes in her "at didn't last long" story on page 8, Jordan is seeking to revamp the Clark's School of Management curriculum, so students learn business in a way that ben- efits them and society at large. is comes as Clark is looking to build a state-of-the- art School of Management facility. Elsewhere in this edition, you'll find Staff Writer Timothy Doyle's "Enforcing the win-win" story on page 16 about Worcester's more assertive stance in partnering with developers. On page 10, Tehan looks at how a new regulation has enabled addiction-services providers to reach patients in the field. In the Focus on Banking & Finance, WBJ Correspondent Emily Micucci in her "A military mind- set" story on page 13 looks at lenders Staying a change agent I N T H I S I S S U E Worcester Business Journal (ISSN#1063-6595) is published bi- weekly, 24x per year, including 4 special issues in May, September, October, and December by New England Business Media. 172 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA 01604. Periodicals postage paid at Worcester, MA. Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Worcester Business Journal, PO Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894. Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions are available for $84.00. 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Worcester Business Journal 172 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA 01604 508-755-8004 tel. • 508-755-8860 fax www.wbjournal.com Worcester Business Journal WBJ A division of: Editor, Brad Kane, bkane@wbjournal.com Staff Writers Timothy Doyle tdoyle@wbjournal.com (Real estate, higher education) Isabel Tehan, itehan@wbjournal.com (Health care, diversity & inclusion) Contributors Giselle Rivera-Flores, Laura Finaldi, Monica Benevides, Alan Earls, Susan Shalhoub, Livia Gershon Photgraphers Matt Wright, Edd Cote Research Director, Stephanie Meagher, smeagher@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 Marketing & Events Manager Kris Prosser, kprosser@wbjournal.com Human Resources Manager, Tracy Rodwill, trodwill@nebusinessmedia.com Director of Finance, Sara Ward, sward@nebusinessmedia.com Accounting Assistant, Rae Rogers, rrogers@nebusinessmedia.com Account Receivable Specialist, Patty Harris, pharris@nebusinessmedia.com Director of Audience Development and Operations, Leah Allen, allen@nebusinessmedia.com Business Office Assistant, Nicole Dunn, ndunn@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 20 Staying mutual Before agreeing to a merger, Fidelity Bank & Cape Cod 5 discovered similarities in their cultures and missions. 25 We are Leominster Strong Viewpoint opinion columnist Lauren Howe saw the North Central business community come together in the wake of the devastating flash floods. 4 Central Mass. In Brief 13 Focus on Banking & Finance 21 The List: Notable 2023 mergers & acquisitions 22 Guest column: Imposter syndrome 23 Know How 24 Movers & Shakers 25 Opinion 26 Shop Talk: JXM CORRECTIONS: A Shop Talk Q&A story entitled "A lifetime of design" from the Sept. 18 edition of WBJ incorrectly stated Mark Pelletier be- came a principal of Maugel DeStefano in the 2019 merger that created the current version of the architectural firm. Pelletier's promotion was a year prior to the merger. A Sept. 18 feature story entitled "Making connections" incor- rectly said Mary Jo Bohart met Tristan Taylor when he was in Fitchburg State University's game design program. Taylor was a geographic science and technology major and met Bohart at an entrepreneurship incubator FSU hosted in spring 2019. Also, a graphic in the article indicated Snelling Staffing was located at 331 Mill St. The correct address is 331 Main St. W

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