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www.wbjournal.com May 23, 2016 • Worcester Business Journal 3 Have you ever read the credits at the end of a movie, and wondered how much work the people did to get their names on the screen? Unless you know them personally or were waiting for a post-credits scene at the end of a superhero movie, you – like the rest of us – left the theater or shut off the TV before the last credit rolled. Some of those people probably worked craft service for only a few weeks, and others probably worked tirelessly for years to make sure every detail of the movie came out per- fectly. Either way, these people don't get the same treatment as the flashy names in the opening credits and are relegated to the tiny type at the end of the picture, regardless of their con- tributions to the product. In every issue of Worcester Business Journal, we run a list: top green buildings, largest hotels, biggest banks, etc. This current issue features a much longer, more complex list – the Central Mass. 100 – at six pages, up from its usual one. Regardless of the length, every list has a small entry in the footnotes saying who the list was compiled by. That name is either Stephanie Meagher or Heide Martin, who make up the entirety of the research department for WBJ and our sister publications MaineBiz and Hartford Business Journal. While these lists may seem straightforward, the enormous amount of research, detail, persistence, complexity and judg- ment calls (on, say, the reliability of certain data) cannot be understated. Yet, Stephanie and Heide execute each one with excellence and precision. While the lists are relegated to the inside pages of the publication and suffer from a layout devoid of images or other eye-catching devices, they are really at the heart of what WBJ does: providing unbiased, top-level market intelligence for the Central Massachusetts business community. So, in this issue, as we publish our longest list of the year and prepare for our research-centric Book Of Lists publication for July 6, we should all stand up and applaud Stephanie and Heide. Their credit may be small, but their contribution is enormous. -Brad Kane, editor This Week In The WBJ Worcester Business Journal (ISSN#1063-6595) is published bi-weeky, 24x per year, including 5 special issues in April, July, September, November and December, by New Engand Business Media. 172 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, MA 01604. Periodicals postage paid at Worcester, MA. Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. 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Three cheers for the research department NEWS & ANALYSIS DEPARTMENTS 4 Briefing 5 Real Deal 8 Ticker 13 List: Central Mass. 100 21 Movers & Shakers 22 Know How 25 Incorporations 27 Networking & Events ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Worcester Business Journal's annual list of the 100 largest employers in Central Massachusetts anchors this issue. On top of the list, stories in this publication's focus section look at how biotech companies and the need for behavioral healthcare services is driving employment growth in the region. See page 12. Tweet of the week "@magcurran look what happens when I stop buying milk on a regular basis" – D-Rock (@DOlsonUC05) May 6, in response to a story about milk sales falling by 40 percent Top Facebook post "is refusal seems to make no sense. ere are other office supply stores of this space, so competition won't be curbed. Now, instead of a merger, both chains will most probably close stores and lots of jobs will be lost." – Neil Licht, May 11, on Staples calling off its $6-billion merger with Office Depot Top poll comment "Restaurants are another big area of potential for Worcester." – Anonymous commenter, May 11, on WBJ's poll asking about non-locally-owned eateries Most read stories on WBJournal.com 1. Worcester's Shiraz closing after 22 years 2. Deadhorse hill restaurant opening in Worcester Friday 3. Worcester is eminently serious 4. Court rules gas co. can take Mass. land for pipeline 5. Livia's Dish to open second Worcester location Editor, Brad Kane, bkane@wjournal.com Digital Editor, Sam Bonacci, sbonacci@wbjournal.com (Real estate, construction, retail) Staff Writer Laura Finaldi, lfinaldi@wbjournal.com (Health care, manufacturing, energy, technology, higher education, finance, nonprofits) Contributors Susan Shalhoub, sshalhoub@wbjournal.com Livia Gershon Research Director, Stephanie Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Research Assistant, Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Production Director, Kira Beaudoin, kbeaudoin@wbjournal.com Associate Art Director, Mitchell Hayes, mhayes@wbjournal.com Senior Accounts Manager Matt Majikas, mmajikas@wbjournal.com Custom Publishing Project Manager Christine Juetten, cjuetten@wbjournal.com Account Manager Daniel Pelletier, dpelletier@wbjournal.com Marketing & Events Manager Kris Prosser, kprosser@wbjournal.com CFO, Mary Rogers, mrogers@nebusinessmedia.com Accounting Assistant, Valerie Clark, vclark@nebusinessmedia.com Collections Manager, Raki Zwiebel, rzwiebel@nebusinessmedia.com Human Resources, Kim Vautour, kvautour@nebusinessmedia.com Publisher, CEO, Peter Stanton pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com Associate Publisher, Mark Murray mmurray@wbjournal.com Group Publisher, Joseph Zwiebel jzwiebel@nebusinessmedia.com From WBJournal.com to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn, the Worcester Business Journal offers breaking news and thoughtful analysis throughout the Internet. WBJournal .com Worcester Business Journal Online 6 Manufacturers' exporting success stories Companies in the region have founded that exporting their products to foreign countries can create a significant revenue bump, but it takes proactive and persistent planning. 29 The women computer solution U.S. colleges will only produce enough computer science graduates to meet 29 percent of the demand in the coming years, so Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Girls Who Code have partnered to steer more women into the profession. Top social story Livia's Dish to open second Worcester location WBJ Facebook post: The breakfast and lunch restaurant Livia's Dish will open a new location this summer on Park Avenue in Worcester. • The story reached 6,007 people and had 477 reactions, comments and shares on Facebook. 28 Flash Poll 29 Editorial 29 Viewpoint 30 Photo Finish WBJ