In 2021, the Hartford Business Journal is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its annual 40 Under Forty list. The list honors 40 of Connecticut’s top young business professionals, who come from a variety of industries and organizations. 

At the recent SMX Convert virtual conference, WORX Vice President Alyssa Altman was featured as a speaker on the topic, “Creating Copy That Converts” – which covered how marketers can utilize search engines and digital marketing best practices to write effective online ad copy.

Clocktown Brewing Company, a Thomaston brewery and WORX client partner, was named the winner of an Excellence Award in the category of Business & Corporate Websites at the 45th CADC Awards Show. The CADC Awards show is an annual award ceremony hosted by the Connecticut Art Directors Club which recognizes excellence in 8 main categories: advertising, environmental design, graphic design, illustration, online/interactive, photography, student, and video.

North Easton Savings Bank, a WORX client partner, has been ranked the number one bank in Massachusetts by Forbes, in their listing of America’s Best Banks and Credit Unions. Of all the eligible FDIC-insured banks in the nation, less than 3% were included in the list.

For the second consecutive year, President and Chief Creative Officer Grant Copeland and Vice President Alyssa Altman led a lively working session on how to position a biotech/healthtech startup brand for market success with the Yale University student-based incubator group, Helix.

Thomaston Savings Bank, a local bank and WORX client partner, developed a new community initiative aimed at providing meals to those in need.

The “Community Kitchen Project” paired local restaurants who are customers of the Bank, with food and crisis intervention organizations. Thomaston Savings Bank kicked off the initiative by purchasing meals from several local restaurants. The restaurants then prepared and delivered those meals to the selected groups.

To date, almost 6,000 meals have been purchased.

“I’m so proud of our team,” says Stephen Lewis, CEO and President of Thomaston Savings Bank. “We’ve been able to help two groups and bring them together and really benefit our community. It’s fulfilling to be able to make that happen for everybody and do it right within our local community.”

WORX client partner Drew Marine, a global leader in specialty chemicals and technical services to the maritime industry, has announced its plans for a new center of excellence in Waterbury, CT. The Drew Marine Global Innovation and Manufacturing Center will include a state-of-the-art research laboratory, as well as technical, quality assurance, pilot blending and full-scale manufacturing functions – bringing an estimated 50 new jobs to the area. Drew also plans to use this facility as a main distribution hub for its operations in North America.

WORX, a top branding, digital and marketing agency, has been accepted into Forbes Agency Council, an invitation-only community for owners of and executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative, and advertising agencies.

As an initiative of the Waterbury Regional Chamber, Young Professionals of the Waterbury Region (YPOWR) was created to encourage young professionals to live, work and thrive within the Waterbury community. For the past 8 years, YPOWR has put on a CEO Speaker Series – which showcases local community and business leaders.

For the first three weekends in December, Post University transformed the lobby of its Bank Street center into Santa’s playhouse – with several hundred local citizens taking in the holiday experience.