Worcester Business Journal

Doctor Dollar Squeeze 28 Medical practitioners are feeling the pressure of healthcare system changes. WBJ >> To Subscribe Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News October 26, 2015 Volume 26 Number 23 www.wbjournal.com $2.00 Medical powerhouse St. Vincent Hospital is the second most profitable Massachusetts hospital. 11 Q&A with Katherine Fairbanks, president & CEO of DirtyGirl Disposal of Millbury Shop Talk 8 I n one fell swoop, a 168-room hotel has done something that years of development efforts have been striv- ing for: align Worcester's downtown with the words luxury, premiere and high-end. It's the kind of announcement that city officials and those invested in the resur- gence of Worcester are holding up as a sign of the new downtown. Yes, there have been major develop- ments in the downtown, including the razing of the defunct Worcester Common Outlets, a reinvestment in the former Telegram & Gazette building, bringing thousands of Quinsigamond Community College students and employees downtown, and the creation of the Voke Lofts in the downtown- adjacent Lincoln Plaza. These developments have set the foundation for a rebuilding of down- town, but with the selection of the AC Hotel by Marriott to be placed nearly next to the city commons, one developer has taken a step towards elevating the area up to a high-end destination, according to city insiders and officials. The 120,000-square-foot hotel will be the city's only full-service downtown hotel, but it adds more than meeting BY SAM BONACCI Worcester Business Journal Staff Writer >> Continued on Page 10 Business Women In Outstanding e Worcester Business Journal presents its 7th annual Outstanding Women in Business Award winners. FOCUS: Page 12 s High-end comes to Worcester's downtown Tim Murray, president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, said the AC Hotel is a sign the city has a market for luxury items and services. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O ne has risen through the financial ranks for 35 years. One raises the effective - ness of Central Massachusetts health care. One founded and leads a premier catering company. One is turning Worcester into an economic leader. One has led the YWCA of Central Massachusetts for 23 years. One is revolutionizing the IT industry's methodology. Any one of the six 2015 Outstanding Women in Business is amazing in her own right, but the com - bined force of this class presents a vast array of les- sons and insights for men and women of all ages look- ing to succeed in their pro- fessional and personal lives. Read their profiles in the following pages. - Brad Kane, Editor P H O T O S / M A T T V O L P I N I

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