Worcester Business Journal

24 Worcester Business Journal • June 22, 2015 www.wbjournal.com ACCOLADES & HONORS Centage Corp. of Natick achieved Microsoft's Application Development Gold Competency. Centage provides budgeting and forecasting software for small and mid-sized businesses. Veterans Inc. of Worcester, a nonprofit organization that serves veterans and their families across New England, was awarded the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans 2015 "Outstanding Member Award." The honor was given at the coalition's annual conference. Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center was given the bronze Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living. The program honors care centers that have demonstrated a commitment to improving care for seniors and people with disabilities. Law firm Partridge Snow and Hahn, with offices in Westborough, has been included in the Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2015 client guide, as have seven of the firm's attorneys. Chambers ranks individual attorneys on qualities such as technical legal ability, professional conduct, commercial awareness and diligence. Tom McGregor, senior vice president and regional commercial banking executive for United Bank, with operations in Central Massachusetts, received the Community Bank Heroes Award by The Warren Group/Banker & Tradesman. The award honors achievement, commitment and dedication of financial professionals to charitable giving. The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network honored nine nonprofit organizations with Nonprofit Excellence awards, including Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts (SACCM) and One City, One Library (OCOL), both of Worcester. OCOL focuses on improving literacy skills. SACCM aims to assist new Southeast Asian immigrants, refugees and long-term residents become strong community contributors while maintaining their cultural identities. The Museum of World War II in Natick received a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation to develop a World War II education program for high school students. Attorney Carol F. Barton of Shrewsbury has been selected by the Estate Preservation Law Offices to represent New England as a volunteer advisor on the American Cancer Society Nationwide Gift Planning Advisor Council. Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts received a $7,500 grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation to support the It's a Girl's World Program., which will help girls build skills in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, as well as teach self-esteem and financial literacy. n The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine HEALTH C E N T R A L M A S S A C H U S E T T S For information on how to get your company's message in front of this highly targeted audience, contact Mark Murray, Associate Publisher at 508.755.8004 x227 or mmurray@wbjournal.com NEXT ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 21 Health Care Careers Cancer Care We'll clean your Site…. and not your pockets. • 21-E Site Assessment Environmental Due Diligence • Soil, Air and Groundwater Risk Impact and Clean-up • LSP/PE Services • OSHA/Hygiene Compliance and Training • Emergency Spill Response • Waste Disposal/Transportation and Environmental Construction Now offering Property Condition Assessment Services Offering competitive and closure oriented services in: Solutions Since 1985 www.cea-inc.com 127 Hartwell Street, Suite 2 West Boylston, MA 01583 For a no-cost consultation call 1.800.358.7960 FRESH BEGINNINGS n It's About Time, a mobile dry cleaning company from Dudley, is opening a storefront at 40 Hamilton St., Southbridge, on July 1. Owner Chris Treadwell will continue to operate the mobile service as well. His father, Gary, started the business in 1989. n The Barn at Wight Farm will be opening at 420 Main St. in Sturbridge on June 25. It will be located in Building 3 at The Collection at Wight Farm. n Worcester-based Spectrum Health Systems recently opened its New England Recovery Center, a 36-bed private residential substance abuse treatment facility on its Westborough campus. The center will provide onsite detoxification and inpatient treatment with a focus on opiate addiction recovery. The Potpourri Group Inc., a multi-channel catalog company based in Billerica, has launched a 450,000-square foot expansion project in Littleton, where it will relocate its call center and consolidate shipping operations. The facility, shown here in an artist's rendering, is expected to open early next year. Potpourri will move 227 employees who now work in current space in Northbridge. The company plans to add 130 jobs after the new site opens, a spokeswoman said. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y

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