Worcester Business Journal

4 Worcester Business Journal • Book of Lists 2016 www.wbjournal.com N othing strikes more at the heart of what busi- ness journals do than our lists. The ultimate goal for us to our audience is to provide the necessary market intelligence for businesses to navigate the economy, their competition and the regulato- ry landscape. In our regular bi-weekly issues, we do this by writing stories with context and background so busi- nesswomen and businessmen can follow trends, look to others as examples, steer clear of potential landmines and know anything and everything about the Central Massachusetts landscape where they operate. Our bi-week- ly issues also include a regular list, a compilation of raw data about organizations and the market, where readers can get just the facts and derive their own conclusions. Put all these lists together in one packet – along with a handful of others we feel are pertinent to the Central Massachusetts business community – and you get 43 lists of pure, raw data in one awesome Book of Lists. This publica- tion is meant to sit around for years to come, as researchers, CEOs and employees can scour these pages six months, six years and six decades from now to learn about the Central Massachusetts landscape and how it has evolved over the years. Want to know which year the 10th largest manufacturer in the region was founded? Who is the larg- est caterer that serves exclusively barbecue? Which public relations agencies offer social media services? The contact person of every chamber of commerce in the region? That is all in here. Because of the significant staying power of the Book of Lists, we have traditionally stayed away from many of the elements we use in bi-weekly issues, wanting to stay strictly with the facts for this publication. However, as readers habits have evolved, we too are changing the way we present information in this Book of Lists. We are expanding on a concept we took with the 2015 Book of Lists, where we put nuggets of additional important and entertaining information next to certain entries in the various lists. This year, we are putting additional information with all the lists, including more nuggets, charts about the various industries in the list, previous Worcester Business Journal stories showing a turning point in a company or industry in the last 12 months, and originally reported stories revealing where companies and industries are headed. Despite the changes, this new-look Book of Lists still contains the heart of what has made this publica- tion so relevant to the business community over the years. That is raw market intelligence, packed tightly together and designed to be a tool for business leaders for years to come. -Brad Kane, editor C O N T E N T S Raw market intelligence, supercharged BANKING & FINANCE ..............................15 Banks ................................................................................... 16 Credit unions ................................................................. 20 Mergers and acquisitions ...................................... 22 SBA lenders ...................................................................... 25 SBA loans ......................................................................... 26 Venture capital deals ................................................ 27 HEALTH CARE ...........................................29 Urgent care centers.................................................... 30 Health insurers ............................................................... 32 Physician groups ......................................................... 34 Hospitals ........................................................................... 36 EDUCATION ..............................................39 Colleges and universities ...................................... 40 Private schools ............................................................... 42 REAL ESTATE.............................................47 Commercial leases ..................................................... 48 Commercial sales ......................................................... 49 Top taxpayers ................................................................. 50 Green Buildings ........................................................... 52 Commercial contractors ........................................ 54 Architecture ................................................................... 56 MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY ......59 Biomedical companies ........................................... 60 Clean energy companies ....................................... 62 Manufacturers ................................................................ 63 Plastics companies...................................................... 65 Software and hardware companies .............. 66 TOURISM & HOSPITALITY .......................69 Golf courses ..................................................................... 70 Hotels ................................................................................... 72 Meeting facilities .......................................................... 75 Tourist attractions ........................................................ 79 Independent caterers ............................................... 81 Breweries ........................................................................... 82 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ......................85 Insurance agencies ..................................................... 86 Law firms ........................................................................... 88 IT services providers ................................................... 89 Accounting firms ......................................................... 90 COMMUNICATIONS .................................92 Web design firms ......................................................... 92 Advertising and public relations firms ......... 94 GENERAL INTEREST .................................96 Central Mass. 100 ......................................................... 97 Chambers of commerce ...................................... 104 Highest-paid CEOs ................................................... 105 Highest-paid nonprofit chief executives .. 106 Human service nonprofits .................................. 107 Private foundations ................................................. 108 Woman-owned businesses .............................. 109 Incubators .................................................................... 113 INDEXES Ad Index......................................................................... 114 Company Index ........................................................ 114 (INDEX BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY) 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. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Worcester Business Journal, PO Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894. Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions are available for $49.95. For more information, please email wbjournal@cambeywest.com or contact our circulation department at 845-267-3008. Fax: 845.267.3478 Advertising: For advertising information, please call Mark Murray at 508-755-8004 ext. 227. Fax: 508-755-8860. Worcester Business Journal accepts no respon- sibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materi- A division of: als and in general does not return them to the sender. 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 Worcester Business Journal 172 Shrewsbury Street • Worcester, MA 01604 508-755-8004 tel. • 508-755-8860 fax www.wbjournal.com * COVER PHOTO: COURTESY OF STANTEC, BOSTON

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