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Julian Davis Wade is President of Davis Publications, a K-12 Art Education publisher and a Fifth-Generation family business that has been in the Printers Building in Downtown Worcester since its completion in 1923. Julian has been working at Davis since 2011. He is also a trustee of the Printers Building. Julian oversaw the historic restoration of the Printers Building between 2014-2019. His efforts extended beyond the physical restoration with a focus on fostering a space for creative and community-based organizations with the vision of cultivating a collaborative community within the building. Julian’s efforts earned the Printers Building the 2018 Jane Award from Jane Jacobs in the Woo and the 2019 Gateway Cities Innovation Award from the MassINC Gateway Cities Innovation Institute. Julian received the 2020 Worcester Preservation Award for Commercial Rehabilitation for the adaptive reuse of the Printers Building.
