Worcester Business Journal

www.wbjournal.com May 9, 2016 • Worcester Business Journal 25 905 Hartford Turnpike Shrewsbury, MA 01545 508-842-1213 www.elevationee.com Looking for a host offering Four Diamond hospitality in a central, convenient location? Well... Offering space for 5 to 300 guests, world-class cuisine and Central Massachusett's only AAA Four Diamond approval rating, we host exceptional meetings and dinners of all sizes. Let's meet. 363 PLANTATION ST • WORCESTER • 508.754.5789 • BEECHWOODHOTEL.COM FRESH BEGINNINGS Live Action Escapes is open at 1 Exchange St. in Worcester. The business specializes in games that maximize communication, creativity and tactical planning between team members. Teams use problem-solving skills, observation and the ability to quickly adjust to changing scenarios. Natick Family Pharmacy has opened at the Leonard Morse Hospital Medical Office Building, 67 Union St., Ste. 101 in Natick. Running Start Coworking will open a second remote-work location at 351 Main St. in Oxford, a collaboration between Running Start Coworking and property owner Mark Marzeotti. The company's other location is on Prescott Street in Worcester, which Oxford members can also use. UniBank opened a new full-service branch at 29 Galaxy Pass in the Pleasant Valley Crossing plaza in Sutton. The existing Sutton branch, across the street at 156 Providence Turnpike, remains open. ACCOLADES & HONORS n Framingham's Robert Fine & Associates was named a Financial Services Affinity Partner for the Massachusetts Dental Society in Southborough. The society selects partners to assist dentists in managing their business. n Tara Cassery of ERA Key Realty Services in Westborough was awarded the ERA Leaders' Circle Award. She was recognized as the No. 2 Top Agent by Sales Volume throughout the company and was included on Boston's Top 20 Realtor List. n CHAMP/MacNeill Engineering Worldwide of Marlborough marks 85 years in business with a new logo, packaging and social-media handles. The company creates golf spikes and other golf accessories. n Hudson-based Hi-Gear Products Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of chemical specialty products, received certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Center for Women & Enterprise, a regional certifying partner of Women's Business Enterprise National Council. n Margaretta Homsey Kroeger of MetroWest Legal Services of Framingham won the Rising Star Award; Worcester's Valerie Fisk of Community Legal Services and Counseling Center won the Legal Services Award; and Benjamin H. Keehn of Holliston, of the Committee for Public Counsel Services won the Defender Award, all from the Massachusetts' state bar association. n Dance It Up! of Grafton is marking its 20th year anniversary. The business, owned by Stephanie Mack, is embarking on an expansion of the dance studio and offering items at its store – Sugarplums Boutique – online. n Maria Thomasian of Marlborough, business development officer at RTN Federal Credit Union, with a branch in Marlborough, was named a 2016 Credit Union Rising Star by the Cooperative Credit Union Association. n Terrell Joseph Iandiorio of Acton was awarded the 2016 Denis Maguire Award by the Volunteer Lawyers Project for his pro- bono work. He is an attorney at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston. n StratComm Inc. of Natick, a communications and training firm, was named the 2016 Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year for Massachusetts by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA named StratComm Founder and President Robert George as the state Small Business Person of the Year. n The Chamberlain Group of Westborough was named the 2016 Exporter of the Year for Massachusetts and New England by the Small Business Association. The company designs and builds mimetic organs for surgical and interventional training. Work on the Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge in Shrewsbury and Worcester has earned an American Council of Engineering Cos. of Massachusetts Gold Engineering Excellence Award for Stantec. The Boston firm replaced the structure, which improves bike accessibility and local roads.

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