Finalists announced for 2025 '40 Under Forty' Alumni Achievement Award

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – BusinessWest has announced the finalists for its 11th annual '40 Under Forty' Alumni Achievement Award.
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This award recognizes five accomplished professionals who have continued to make significant contributions in their fields and communities since first being honored as rising stars.
This year's finalists are:
Jeffrey Fialky, managing shareholder at Bacon Wilson, P.C. (Class of 2008)
Amelia Holstrom, partner at Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. (Class of 2015)
James Krupienski, partner at Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. (Class of 2010)
Ryan McCollum, owner of RCM Strategies (Class of 2012)
Orlando Ramos, state representative for the 9th Hampden District (Class of 2014)
These finalists were selected from among past 40 Under Forty honorees, a distinction that BusinessWest has awarded annually since 2007 to young professionals in western Massachusetts who demonstrate outstanding business success and community involvement.
The winner of the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award will be announced during the '40 Under Forty' Awards Gala, scheduled for Thursday, June 19, at 5 p.m. at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. Tickets can be purchased online.
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