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6 Worcester Business Journal | September 22, 2025 | wbjournal.com WOMEN I N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ Worcester Business Journal WOMEN B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ n W O M E N O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ WOMEN I N B U S I N E S S O U T S T A N D I N G WBJ Worcester Business Journal PLEASE JOIN US! For a special awards celebration as we recognize the achievements of Worcester Business Journal's 2025 OWIB honorees. OCTOBER 30, 2025 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester 11:30AM - 2:30PM Cost: $65. Pre-registration required. Stay tuned - 2025 Honorees will be announced in the October 6th edition! Corporate Sponsor Supporting Sponsors MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY THE HANOVER THEATRE & CONSERVATORY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Presenting Sponsors www.wbjournal.com/womeninbusiness records. Feedback Earth did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the sale, but the company is moving its operations out of Massachusetts, according to Nolan Ryan of Fieldstone Commercial Properties, who represent- ed Feedback Earth in the transaction. Ryan said he wasn't cleared to provide specifics on the company's next location. "Overall it's a really successful trans- action that I'm hoping the community will embrace," Ryan said. "ere was some level of tension with the former ownership, but it's great having a local guy like Tony [Barry] step in and be able to keep kind of a very similar use. Obvi- ously, they're not going to be processing shellfish there, but it'll be a contractor transfer station for construction debris." RFK Community Alliance names Ernst as new chief operating officer Robyn Ernst, a former vice president at Springfield-based Center for Human Development, has been named the next chief operating officer of Lancast- er-based RFK Community Alliance. Ernst has 25 years of experience in human services and more than 15 years of nonprofit and public sector leadership experience, according to a press release issued by RFK on Sept. 8. Ernst replaces interim chief operating officer Kathy Mills, who filled the role in January following the retirement of longtime RFK executive Cindy Wing. Mills was later elevated to the role of CEO and president on a permanent basis in June. "Robyn brings not only a wealth of professional expertise, but also a deep personal commitment to the values at the heart of RFK Community Alliance," Mills said in the press release. "Her leadership is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and a true understanding of the challenges our program partici- pants face. We are excited for the many ways she will help us grow and develop as an organization, and the positive im- pact she will have on our staff, programs, and—most importantly—the people we serve." Ernst holds a master's degree in coun- seling psychology from Fitchburg State Continued from previous page University and a bachelor's degree from Lesley University in Cambridge. Prior to serving as vice president of adult mental health & substance uses services at the Center for Human Development, she directed Project W.O.R.T.H, an innovative integrated care initiative for survivors of human trafficking run by Worcester-based Community Healthlink. Ernst is certi- fied in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and as an end-of-life doula through the University of Vermont. Established in 1896, RFK is a multi-service agency providing services to families facing complicated chal- lenges, including caring for those with intellectual and developmental disabil- ities, behavioral health concerns, and substance use disorders. Robyn Ernst, chief operating officer at RFK Community Alliance Devens hydrogen unicorn acquires NY firm, secures $400M for projects Devens-based Electric Hydrogen has acquired a New York firm also working to grow the concept of green hydrogen, in a deal meant to open up new lines of capital to boost projects. EH acquired Ambient Fuels, a green hydrogen project developer, in a deal finalized in May, according to a Sept. 8 press release from EH. Ambient Fuels' experience and portfolio will allow EH to further expand its efforts to drive down the cost of green hydrogen used to decarbonize industrial processes. As part of the deal, EH has entered a strategic relationship with Generate Capital, a San Francisco-based invest- ment firm which has provided financial support to Ambient Fuels. is deal will see up to $400 million in hydro- gen project financing made available for customers interested in utilizing Electric Hydrogen's large-scale electro- lyzer plants. is capital will begin to be available in 2026. "We believe this new integration will both enable the industry to scale faster and give Electric Hydrogen even more ways to serve our diverse array of cus- tomers – from those who want to do it all themselves, from power procurement all the way to the finished clean-fuel – to

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