Worcester Business Journal

40 Under Forty 2026: Kwasi Acheampong spent nearly a decade running youth programs out of borrowed and rented spaces. Now, the nonprofit he founded has a 10,600-square-foot Southbridge facility of its own.

40 Under Forty 2026: Kwasi Acheampong Kwasi Acheampong spent nearly a decade running youth programs out of borrowed and rented spaces. Now, the nonprofit he founded has a 10,600-square-foot Southbridge facility of its own.

40 Under Forty 2026: Akosua Agyepong’s commitment to ensuring access to justice extends well beyond her family law practice at Turco Legal.

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40 Under Forty 2026: Akosua Agyepong Akosua Agyepong’s commitment to ensuring access to justice extends well beyond her family law practice at Turco Legal.

40 Under Forty 2026: Michael Bollus Jr. is helping a Worcester accounting firm embrace new ways of working while building his reputation as a trusted advisor.

40 Under Forty 2026: Michael Bollus Jr. Michael Bollus Jr. is helping a Worcester accounting firm embrace new ways of working while building his reputation as a trusted advisor.

We had a great day on Tuesday celebrating the people and projects shaping the future of Central Mass real estate!
Congratulations again to our inaugural Real Estate Award honorees, and a sincere thank you to our speakers for sharing their expertise and perspectives. We’re also incredibly grateful to our sponsors for their support and commitment to our region, and to everyone who joined us and helped make the event such a success.
Thank you for being part of the conversation. We look forward to continuing it next year!
Sponsors: Bowditch & Dewey LLP, Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates, Inc., Prince Lobel Tye LLP and VHB.
Check out photos from the event here: https://buff.ly/CU3MIMb

Photo credit: Sidor Photography

WBJ 2026 Real Estate Forum & Awards Photo credit: Erika Sidor Event sponsors: Bowditch, Kelleher & Sadowsky, Prince Lobel, VHB

40 Under Forty 2026: John Andreoli began building his insurance career while still pursuing another one: professional baseball.

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40 Under Forty 2026: John Andreoli John Andreoli began building his insurance career while still pursuing another one: professional baseball.

40 Under Forty 2026: Sixteen years after joining DAVIS as a recruiter, Ashley Barry has become a key player in managing some of the staffing firm’s most complex accounts.

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40 Under Forty 2026: Ashley Barry Sixteen years after joining DAVIS as a recruiter, Ashley Barry has become a key player in managing some of the staffing firm’s most complex accounts.

The organization formerly known as the Center for Living & Working rebranded earlier this year, adopting an identity its leaders hope better captures work that includes preparing young people with disabilities to enter the workforce.

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Framingham’s Bose Corp. has acquired an Australian firm focused on software that lets video game developers create sound and music that change in real time as a player moves through a virtual environment.

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A former HarborOne Bank executive is to take helm of Marlborough’s St. Mary Credit Union, making her the third CEO the firm has had this year.

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St. Mary’s names former HarborOne executive as third CEO this year Brenda Diepold will take over as president and CEO of the credit union on Oct. 5.

UMass Memorial Health has named Jeff Biesczat as its next CFO, bringing in a former Chicago-area health executive to succeed Sergio Melgar, who plans to retire in January.

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UMass Memorial hires Chicago-area health executive as CFO Biesczat spent 14 years with the organization now known as Endeavor Health, a nonprofit health system operating nine hospitals in and around Chicago.