Educators, business leaders, and representatives from the community gathered at Riverwalk on Wednesday, Dec. 11 to celebrate a new higher education partnership in the city of Lawrence.

In 1990, Sal Lupoli opened his first Sal's Pizza location in Salem, NH, in an 800-square-foot storefront along with his brother Nick. The brand became legendary for both quality and being the home of the Sal's 19", 3 lb. pizza.

The inaugural Teaming Up Against Hunger (TUAH) program, presented by Sal’s Pizza, kicked off with back-to-back pep rallies at the Center School in Chelmsford, Mass. and the Tarbox School in Lawrence, Mass. in late-January.

Entrepreneur Sal Lupoli inspired more than 100 area business leaders with vignettes from his years in food industry, real estate development and business as part of the Lowell General Hospital Business Leadership Forum this month.

Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that it has been named as the Gateway City Champion winner for the Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards, awarded annually by the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MassEcon).

NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, announced that it has entered into a new 11-year lease agreement with 350 Riverwalk LLC to move its corporate headquarters to the revitalized historic mill complex on the River Walk Campus at 350 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, MA.

Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School will shift its MBA program from North Andover to a new, easily accessible location at Riverwalk Properties in Lawrence, Mass., in time for the start of the summer semester on May 16.

After graduating from Chelmsford High School in 1984, Sal Lupoli went on to become a successful entrepreneur with 40 Sal’s Pizza shops and close to 500 people in his employ. But what Lupoli is most proud of is his ability to give back to Chelmsford.