03Apr
02Apr
2024 Manufacturing Excellence Awards
The entire Central Massachusetts manufacturing industry has stayed surprisingly similar to its original role in the region. With $6.3 billion in annual economic output, manufacturing remains the largest industry in Central Massachusetts, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is why Worcester Business Journal chooses to honor the industry with our annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards, which are in their ninth year. WBJ likes to take a moment each year to highlight the best of the best. In addition...
02Apr
Manufacturing awards: Impermea is replacing plastics, by using safer coatings on recyclables
David Zamarin founded his first company, an early foray into nanotechnology - at age 15. He sold that company while still in high school, using the proceeds to research innovation on PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. That knowledge was used in the building of Impermea Materials. Ever since, the company has been innovating to meet demand – the demand of environmental hazards. Impermea makes advanced materials designed as alternatives to plastics and PFAS, which pose known risks to water...
28Mar
Meet man who sold his house to create business made of waste, now owns company with annual turnover Rs 600 crore
Success is unavoidable if you are committed to achieving your goals in life. Very few people in the world succeed remarkably despite all the challenges. Chhattisgarh's Rahul Singh has taken a similar action. Rahul used waste materials to start a crore-dollar business. Using leftover materials, Rahul built a multi-crore business. By selling his house, Rahul founded EcoSoul Home. This company uses tree leaves and bamboo to create environmentally friendly products. The company now makes millions of rupees in revenue.
22Mar
Candidly and intellicents Announce Partnership to Help Workers Tackle Student Loan Debt
Candidly, the leading AI-driven student debt and savings optimization platform, announced today a partnership with intellicents to bring Candidly’s student debt solutions to intellicents’ customers who include plan sponsors and their plan participants. This collaboration serves to support intellicents on its mission to help the typical American worker - “the underserved” - get their financial house in order by helping them plan and pay for college, repay student debt, and build savings via access to Candidly. Read...
21Mar
One on One: with Wasabi’s David Friend
Trying to compete with the big end of town may come across as a slightly ambitious, but it was something that CEO, David Friend set his sights on when establishing Wasabi as cloud storage challenger in the market. “Dumb storage without AI-generated metadata will start to look very outdated.” Friend takes us through his career journey and Wasabi’s plans for the year ahead. What drove you into starting up Wasabi? We knew a lot about cloud storage from our experience...
20Mar
The World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024
Candidly on the list. Read more >>
20Mar
This startup helps student debtors move from payments to planning
Most companies help their employees save for retirement. But for a generation burdened with student loan debt, paying off those balances is often a higher priority. Candidly, a New York-based startup which started working on this problem in 2016, helps employees optimize their debt through loan consolidation and income-based repayment plans, among other mechanisms. Candidly, which announced $20.5 million in Series B financing in March 2023, saw its revenue increase tenfold last year and notched a 3,600% increase in dollars...
20Mar
Boston Harbor Angels Celebrates 20 Years of Angel Investing
Boston, MA – March 15th, 2024 – Boston Harbor Angels (BHA) proudly commemorates two decades of catalyzing innovation and fostering entrepreneurial growth within the Boston ecosystem. Since its inception, BHA has supported countless startups and contributed significantly to the economic development of New England and beyond. Founded in 2004, Boston Harbor Angels strives to be at the forefront of angel investing, providing vital funding and mentorship to emerging companies across various industries such as life sciences, information technology, and many more. ...
16Mar