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Worcester Business Journal
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Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 36 • Number 4 $3.50 February 24, 2025
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e 2025 Business Leaders of the Year
and WBJ Hall of Fame inductees cast
long shadows on the region. Page 11.
legacies
WBJ Hall of Fame:
Girish Navani
WBJ Hall of Fame:
Deborah Penta
WBJ Hall of Fame:
Norman Peters
Large Business Leader of the Year:
Barry Maloney
Innovative Business Leader of the Year:
Jean Qiu
Nonprofit Business Leader of the Year:
Maricelis "Mari" Gonzalez
Small Business Leader of the Year:
Tim Quinn
Family Business Leaders of the Year:
Tony Brookhouse, Denise Brookhouse, Dirk Koopman
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