Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | October 2, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 7 make all the difference REL ATIONSHIPS At Country Bank, we're made a little different. We have the expertise, resources, and tools you need to turn opportunities into growth. It's not just banking to us. We're here to make a difference for your business and we believe that it starts with a great relationship. T H E T I C K E R $150 million Up from $50 million at the request of a still-unveiled mystery life sciences company, amount invested into Webster developer Galaxy Life Sciences' biomanufacturing project in Worcester Source: Galaxy Life Sciences 162 Harding St. New Worcester location of Maker to Main opened on Sept. 23, after it left as downtown's only grocery store from its location on Main Street, citing poor foot traffic Source: Maker to Main $47 million Size of the National Park Service's new Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center in Florida, being constructed by Framingham-based Perini Management Services Source: Perini Management Services 27th U.S. News & World Report ranking of The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester among 211 National Liberal Arts Colleges, up from 33rd in in 2022 Source: U.S. News & World Report team as we continue to build, always keeping in mind what our clients need to successfully bring life-saving treat- ments to patients." City of Worcester opens chief equity officer search e City of Worcester has opened its search for a chief equity officer, looking to fill a role vacant since spring 2022 and aer a substantial restructuring. e person hired into this role will oversee the new Executive Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which received a 67% increase in city fund- ing, delivering on promises to give it more resources. e hiring of a new officer in the position comes more than 18 months aer Stephanie Williams resigned from the chief diversity officer position, the third executive to depart the position in six years. She le the role to have more impact elsewhere, she said at the time, saying the City treated DEI as an extracurricular activity. A subsequent report in September 2022 commissioned by the City found the role was insufficiently supported. e City of Worcester moved to employ an external search firm for the hiring, selecting GovHR, an Indi- ana-based, a woman-owned manage- ment consulting firm with experience recruiting within the DEI field, accord- ing to a press release from the Office of City Manager Eric Batista. e new EODEI will have nine full- time positions, some of which the new executive will be responsible for filling. BoSci to acquire back-pain treatment tech firm Marlborough medical technology giant Boston Scientific has agreed to acquire Relievant Medsystems, which has developed a proprietary technolo- gy to treat lower-back pain. e deal will include an $850-mil- lion cash payment and undisclosed additional contingent payments based on sales performance over the next three years, according to a Sept. 19 press release from Boston Scientific. Relievant is expected to generate sales in excess of $70 million in 2023 and to deliver year-over-year growth in excess of 50% in 2024. B R I E F S W

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