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DAY 1 THE INCOMPAS SHOW
Granite Raises $4.25 Million for Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute in Annual Shaving Event
Granite Telecommunications
LLC, a provider of communica-
tions services to businesses,
announced that it has raised $4.25 million
for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as part of
Granite’s third Saving by Shaving event at
the company’s Quincy, Mass., headquar-
ters and branch office locations throughout
the United States.
More than 700 Granite employees –
nearly half of Granite’s total employee
count – as well as Granite CEO Rob Hale,
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker,
local celebrities and government represen-
tatives shaved their heads or beards in support
of cancer research.
Joining Baker were Quincy Mayor Tom
Koch; Jim Braude, host of Greater Boston and
co-host of Boston Public Radio; Greg Hill, host
of the Morning Show on WAAF in Boston and
founder of the Greg Hill Foundation; Ken Casey,
bassist and lead singer of Boston band Dropkick
Murphys; and Matthew Beaton, Massachusetts
Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Granite’s Saving by Shaving event began
two years ago, when Hale jokingly dared an
employee to shave his ZZ Top-style beard
in exchange for a $1,000 donation to Dana-
Farber. Weeks later, 428 Granite employees
shaved their heads or beards and donated hair
to Locks of Love.
Hale and his mother, Granite owner and Dana-
Farber trustee Judy Hale, donated more than $2.2
million to the cancer research institution from that
2014 event. Last year, 550 Granite employees
participated, along with Baker and Koch, and
the company donated another $3.25 million.
This year, Hale challenged the
employees to aim even higher, and they
once again rose to the occasion.
“The success of this event is a testa-
ment to the commitment of our team
members to go above and beyond to help
others,” Hale said. “We’re incredibly proud
that our team members have committed to
participating in this campaign, and we’re
thankful that Governor Baker and our many
special guests could once again join us in
raising money for a terrific cause.”
Granite has been named repeatedly as one
of the most philanthropic companies in Massa-
chusetts by the Boston Business Journal. The
company and the Hale family have donated
more than $10 million to Dana-Farber over the
past decade.
The company also supports hundreds of
other community charities in Massachusetts and
throughout the world through additional company
charitable activities.
“We are grateful for the continued generosity
of the Hale family and the wonderful employees
of Granite Telecommunications,” said Susan S.
Paresky, senior vice president for Development
and the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute. “Their dedication and commitment to
raising funds to move cancer research forward at
Dana-Farber truly makes a difference in the lives
of patients and their families.”
The event also received support by Granite
customers and other local businesses, including
Dunkin Donuts, Itzaparty, Lessing’s, Ninety Nine
Restaurant and Pub, Procter & Gamble and
Panera Bread.
Professionals from more than 20 local barber
shops and hair salons donated their time and
expertise to the event.
Further donations to Dana-Farber can be
made through the Saving by Shaving link at
Granite provides voice, data and other related
communications products and services to multi-
location businesses and governmental agencies
throughout the United States and Canada. The
company furnishes services to more than two-thirds
of the Fortune 100 companies in the United States,
and 1.35 million phone lines under management. o
For more information, visit booth 314 in
the Expo Hall, or go to
T hermo Credit LLC announced today
it has provided Gibson Technology
Solutions a $250,000 factoring facility
to be used for business expansion.
“We are confident that this factoring facility
is going to give Andre and his team the working
capital they need to take Gibson Technology to
the next level,” said Seth Block, Thermo Cred-
it’s executive vice president.
Located in New Jersey, Gibson Technol-
ogy’s services include full outsourcing of an
IT department, project-based remediation of
services and supplemental resources for addi-
tional support.
Gibson Technology Solutions was founded
in 2009 after a group of top IT professionals
recognized the need for innovative computer
solutions at competitive rates. Today, the
company delivers cost-effective IT solutions
to organizations seeking quick and easy
access to information.
The company’s clients bridge many indus-
tries and a myriad of requirements, but they all
share a need to increase productivity and save
money by leveraging their expertise. It offers a
full range of technology consulting services up
to and including outsourcing entire IT opera-
tions on a contracted basis.
Gibson Technology CEO Andre Gibson
thanked Thermo Credit and said, “I’m very
excited. This new business relationship now
provides us the opportunity to purse larger
clients and compete with aggressive terms.”
The facility was funded by Thermo Credit’s
lending partner, Thermo Communications
Funding LLC.
Thermo Credit is a privately held funding
company that provides asset-based loans,
accounts receivable financing and factoring
services. Specializing in the communications
and technology industries, Thermo Credit
serves established, well-run companies that
need capital to expand their businesses,
improve operations or fund an acquisition. o
For more information, visit Thermo Credit at
booth 323 in the exhibit hall, go to
or call Seth Block at 504-620-3101.
Thermo Credit Provides Capital
to Gibson Technology Solutions