“Helping organizations find a clear path forward” is the first headline readers see on Antonioni Consulting’s website.  Maria Antonioni founded her consulting business in Leominster in June 2023 after more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership.

Her approach is highly individualized and holistic. “My goal is to understand how your unique non-profit or small business functions as a whole and how it can be strengthened at every level to build a healthier, more integrated organization,” she said.  “As an executive development consultant, we help clients build healthy, fulfilling careers that capitalize on their personal strengths.”

Antonioni Consulting, Inc helps nonprofits, businesses, and individuals map out a clear path to success through improved organizational health and professional development. Areas of focus include:

• Improving workplace culture and team unity
• Communicating clearly and effectively
• Boosting morale and productivity
• Strengthening executive leadership
• Unifying your organization’s mission and purpose

Her goal is to understand how unique non-profit organizations or small businesses function as a whole and how they can be strengthened at every level to build a healthier, more integrated organization.  With her background in nonprofit leadership, education and healthcare, Maria uses a “highly individualized and holistic approach.” “We help clients build healthy, fulfilling careers that capitalize on their personal strengths,” she added.

In defining what separates her business from her competition, Maria notes “leading with empathy and understanding builds trust among employees so that collective growth becomes a team effort.”  She adds “our approach prioritizes listening to and empowering members at every level of an organization, making work individually rewarding and transforming your mission into a shared sense of purpose.”

According to her website, Antonioni Consulting “enables organizations, teams and individuals to transform and thrive through critical insights.”  “We understand that no person or organization is an island that they can only be fully understood within the largest context of the relationships, experience, strengths, goals and myriad other factors that shape their professional lives,” the website continues.  “This real world approach promotes the growth and well being of your organizations, group or career as an integrated whole.”“We are committed to providing the honest assessment, practical advice and actionable tools you need to define and achieve success,” the website concludes.

Maria’s contact information and her phone number is 781.664.7362.

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Domination Plumbing and Heating of Leominster started in business just 5 years ago servicing resident and commercial customers. They now service much of Central Massachusetts and even stretch into Boston. They have grown their business specializing in both service work for home and business owners, as well as new construction and remodels for residential homes and commercial buildings, according to owner Dominic Arsenault.

As a testimony to Domination’s achievements, Dominic notes “This company, from where we started of just myself as an employee to now over 15 employees, is my biggest professional achievement. Growing up I struggled with school and having my own company was really never in the vision. After working for multiple plumbing companies out of school and gaining meaningful experience, it gave me the passion to want to have my own business. It was not easy to get to where we are today but to see the growth over the years makes it all worth it. And knowing we have so much more growth left in this continuously evolving trade gives us something to always work towards.

In describing Domination’s work environment, Dominic says “I would describe our company’s culture as youthful and driven. We are a group of younger people that have the passion to serve our customers till they are completely satisfied.”

Supporting the local community is very important to the company, noted Arsenault. “We have increased our involvement in the local communities a lot over these past few years,” he added. “Last year we were excited to be part of the Johnny Appleseed Fest and will continue to have a booth there again this coming year. We joined the North Central Chamber to help assist us in being more involved during 2024 and the years to come. We are excited for all the new faces, business, and ventures that the Chamber will bring us.” He also noted that supporting the community was instilled on him at an early age. “Our mother was a Chamber member years ago when she was an independent sales director for Thirty One Gifts,” he added. “We would watch her to go all these events and form so many meaningful relationships, that we knew we needed to join as well to meet so many local people and businesses and start creating our own meaningful relationships.”

When asked who has been your or your company’s strongest influences, Dominic proudly stated “This company was originally influenced by our Dad and Uncle, who we watched growing up working tough blue collar jobs. Our Uncle owns his own HVAC business and seeing how well he supported his employees, himself and family made me realize I wanted to do that for others as well one day.”

When looking toward the future for his business, he feels it is “limitless.” “We are excited to grow our HVAC team over the next year, as well as grow our service area to cover more of Massachusetts,” he said. “Our vision one day is to be a, ‘one stop shop’ company that provides all home services.”

Domination relies on social media as one of its primary ways to promote the business. “We have had much success in promoting our business online through social media,” noted Arsenault. “We love to post funny videos on our Tik-tok and Instagram, as well as information videos to help with common issues on Facebook.”

The company website probably sums up their business style the best, noting “We saw that people were searching for dependable plumbing and heating service that wouldn’t let them down… From day one, our mission has been clear – do the job right the first time. So next time your pipes act up or your heater’s on the fritz, remember – we’ve got your back!” Contact info: ; 978.602.7547

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When the SBA launched the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), bankHometown sprang into action to assist local business owners access these funds and keep the community employed.

Their branches moved swiftly and quickly to transform the retail business so that their customers could count on them, and, in total, bankHometown approved almost 800 PPP loans totaling nearly $70 million, allowing local business to keep thousands of employees on payroll.

“Our focus was on small businesses who needed it most, with 90% of our PPP loans under $250,000. Through it all, we remain proactive, accessible, and responsive to help business owners weather the storm,” said Robert Morton, President and CEO.

“In fact, we recently contributed $5,000 to the North Central Massachusetts Economic Recovery Fund to help provide emergency support to small businesses negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,” he continued. “The chamber’s outreach to local business owners has become even more critical in these times of hardship and economic downturn, and we continue to support the chamber so that their services can continue to support our local business community in these difficult times.”

For over 130 years, bankHometown has been assisting their customers make the most of their financial futures and has experienced significant growth, particularly through a series of mergers and acquisitions, including locally with Athol-Clinton Cooperative Bank in 2011. Today, bankHometown grew into a $1.2 billion community bank with sixteen branch locations across central Massachusetts – including offices in Athol, Leominster, and Lancaster – and northeastern Connecticut.

“We’re proud to deliver local, community banking services to our communities, reinvesting deposits in loans that support local economic growth and job creation and giving back generously to the many ‘hometowns’ we serve through charitable donations and other community support,” said Morton. “Customers looking for enhanced services, greater convenience, a continued commitment to hometown banking and to our neighborhoods, with local leadership and service from trusted employees should look to bankHometown!”

This year, they opened up a second Worcester, MA location in September.

“We’re excited about the future and how we can continue to partner with our customers. We continue to develop new ways to provide customized financial solutions that create a successful tomorrow for our customers, and to add to our suite of smart banking technology that makes banking convenient and accessible—wherever our customers are and how they live,” Morton said.

bankHometown continues to play a critical role in the local community’s well-being during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and continue to work with their customers facing financial stress and hardship during this crisis.

Morton states, “We helped our customers embrace the convenience and capabilities of bank-at-home services, many for the first time, so that they experience the peace of mind that comes with remaining connected. When we ultimately reopened our branch lobbies to customers, we implemented a wide range of personal protection measures that are in place today to ensure our locations are safe to do business.”

Morton also said that bankHometown is on a mission to deliver individualized financial support that ensures their customers can build a successful future – one that harnesses their financial power, fulfills their hope, dreams, and aspirations, and lets them live life to its fullest.

“We feel so strongly and passionately about that mission, that this fall we took the opportunity to evolve our bank’s brand to better communicate it,” he said.

‘Unlock Your Potential’ is more than just our new tagline. It’s our commitment to making a meaningful difference in our customers’ lives—to helping them through the most important financial decisions they face with confidence and assurance, and to unlocking the power of their own financial potential for themselves, their families, and their businesses.”

That promise is highlighted with a new logo that puts the customer at the epicenter, along with looking forward to new communications, branch signage, advertising, and introducing new television commercials that showcase how bankHometown can be a part of the financial milestones in customers’ lives.

bankHometown has sixteen locations and can be reached at 1-888-307-5887, or visit their website at www.bankhometown.com to find out more information.