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www.wbjournal.com Worcester Business Journal • 2014 Central Mass By The Numbers 9 W O R C E S T E R A R T M U S E U M THANK YOU BUSINESS PA RT N E R S $25,000+ $10,000+ $5,000+ S P O N S O R S Unum People's United Bank $20,000+ Fletcher Tilton P.C. FLEXcon Company, Inc. Imperial Distributors, Inc. Skinner, Inc. Tufts Health Plan Medicare Preferred UniBank United Bank Washington Mills Worcester Business Journal Bowditch and Dewey, LLP Cole Contracting, Inc. Interstate Specialty Products, Inc. National Grid Reliant Medical Group Saint-Gobain The TJX Foundation, Inc. D O N O R S $2,500+ J.J. Bafaro, Inc. Herbert E. Berg Florist, Inc. CCR Wealth Management, LLC Christie's Commerce Bank Foley Incorporated Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. Waters Corporation Webster Five Worcester Magazine M E M B E R S $1,000+ Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co., P.C. Applied Rubber & Plastics, Inc. Avidia Bank Bartholomew & Company, Inc. Bay State Savings Bank BenefitsLab - Health Insurance Solutions Central One Federal Credit Union Columbia Tech Commcreative Davis Publications, Inc. Fiduciary Investment Advisors Floral Elegance Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, P.C. Highland-March Office Business Centers Mercier Electric Company, Inc. Merrill Lynch / The O'Brien Group Miles Press, Inc. Russell Morin Fine Catering J.S. Mortimer, Inc. New England Disposal Technologies, Inc. Penta Communications, Inc. Pepper's Fine Catering Perfect Focus Eyecare Carol Seager Associates, Inc. Seder and Chandler, LLP Spencer Bank Thomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, Inc. Worcester County Memorial Park F R I E N D S $500+ The Berry Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Burr Insurance Butler-Dearden Central Massachusetts Podiatry Charlton Manor Rest Home Checkerboard Ltd. Coghlin Electrical Contractors Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. Data Source, Inc. George's Coney Island F.W. Madigan Company, Inc. Marr Oil Heat Co., Inc. Mirick O'Connell Northwood Insurance Agency, Inc. The Protector Group, a Marsh & McLennan Agency Company Joffrey Smith Financial Group Sotheby's Struck Catering Sullivan Benefits Sullivan, Garrity & Donnelly Insurance Agency, Inc. Sunshine Sign Company, Inc. Wings Over Worcester As of October 17, 2014 $15,000+ Fallon Health Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Together we make a difference for Worcester. Join us! Contact Karmen Bogdesic: 508.793.4326 / karmenbogdesic@worcesterart.org / worcesterart.org/business-partners WORCESTER ART MUSEUM / 55 Salisbury Street / Worcester, MA 01609 / 508.799.4406 DEMOGRAPHICS & EMPLOYMENT Highest and lowest unemployment rates in central Mass. Source: Mass. Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development (not seasonally adjusted). n LoWeSt n HiGHeSt Stow 5.1% 4.8% 3.5% Acton 4.5% 4.7% 3.9% Harvard 5.6% 4.9% 3.9% Sherborn 4.4% 5.4% 4% Southborough 5.5% 5.3% 4.1% For a comprehensive list of unemployment rates, please see Page 12. July 2012 July 2013 July 2014 Athol 9.7% 11.1% 9% Royalston 9.3% 10.1% 9% Fitchburg 10.4% 10.4% 8.9% Gardner 9.8% 10.3% 8.7% Leominster 9.4% 10.0% 8.3% July 2012 July 2013 July 2014