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wbjournal.com | July 28, 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 7 Senior Scientist, Chemistry and Automation (Milford, MA): Lead research and development of next generation consumables for chromatographic separation and pre- analytical sample preparation of small molecules and biologicals to support the consumables portfolio growth. M $126,667 to $175,203/year. Benefits Summary: https://tinyurl.com/watersbenefits. Resumes to Waters Corporation at hrsharedservices@waters.com, Ref #: 15753. 774-745-8699 cornerstonebank.com Member FDIC | Member DIF Scan the QR code to connect with us. More Than Half of Businesses in the U.S. Reported Fraud in the Past Two Years We Can Help with Positive Pay Positive Pay is the leading fraud-prevention solution designed to help protect your business against altered, forged, or counterfeit checks and ACH debits clearing your account—with the convenience of reviewing and acting on decision items right from online banking or the mobile app. So far this year, we've protected our business customers from over $155,000 in fraudulent transactions, and we're just getting started. Worcester native take on the role of president & CEO aer having joined Webster Five in 2010 as CFO. "I'm honored to lead Webster Five into its next chapter," Westerlind said in a July 9 press release. "is Bank has a legacy of exceptional personal service, financial strength and community support, and I'm excited to contin- ue that tradition while looking ahead to new opportunities for growth and impact." Westerlind serves on the boards of the nonprofit Worcester Community Action Council and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of Providence College with a bachelor's degree in account- ing, according to his LinkedIn profile. Westerlind was a member of the WBJ 40 Under Forty Class of 2015. Marriott hotel in Milford sold for $6.8M ree years aer being auctioned off for $5.9 million, a Marriott-brand hotel in Milford has been sold for $6.77 million. e Fairfield Inn & Suites Boston Milford - Marriott, a 73-room hotel at 1 Fortune Blvd., was sold in a deal finalized on July 9 to KRI Fortune LLC, according to Worcester District Registry of Deeds records. KRI Fortune is managed by Hardik Patel of Foxbor- ough. e hotel was sold by 1 Fortune Boulevard Holdings LLC, an entity managed by Rialto Capital Advisors of Florida. Following the property being put up for auction in May 2022, Rialto purchased the hotel for $5.9 million in June of that year. e hotel contains an indoor pool, fitness center, and on-site laundry, ac- cording to the hotel's page on Marriott's website. Fairfield is Marriott's value-fo- cused brand, with fewer amenities and more affordable rooms than more premium Marriott brands, including Westin and Renaissance Hotels. $513,000 Median single-family home price in Worcester County in June Source: The Warren Group 333 Pleasant St. Worcester location of a new Seabra Foods, an international grocer specializing in products from Brazil and Portugal, based out of New Jersey Source: Seabra Food 4.8% Unemployment rate in Massachusetts in June, which is unchanged from May Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Purchase price Milford-based life sciences firm Waters Corp. agreed to pay to acquire the biosciences and diagnostic solutions division of New Jersey-based Becton, Dickinson, and Co. Source: Waters Corp. $17.5 billion Continued from previous page Brian Westerlind, CEO and president of Webster Five W