Worcester Business Journal

30 Worcester Business Journal | July 9, 2018 | wbjournal.com Central Mass. 150 Central Mass. 150 Largest employers in Central Massachusetts, ranked by number of local employees Employer Local employees/ statewide/ worldwide 2017 revenue Industry Top executive Year founded Footnotes 1 UMass Memorial Health Care Inc. 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-334-0496 • www.umassmemorialhealthcare.org 13,745 13,745 13,745 $1.58 billion Health care Eric Dickson 1998 2 Dell Technologies (EMC Corp.) 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • www.emc.com 8,000 8,000 138,000 $78.7 billion IT hardware, software, solutions and services Michael Dell 1979 (EMC); 1984 (Dell) 3 The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • www.tjx.com 4,175 16,300 249,000 $35.9 billion Retail Ernie Herrman 1976 Employee figures reported at end of fiscal year, prior to a May layoff of 300 employees 4 University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu 4,172 5,538 5,775 $254 million Higher education Michael F. Collins 1962 Revenue figure is the total of federal and private research grants. 5 MathWorks 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick 01760 508-647-7000 • www.mathworks.com 2,800 2,800 4,000 $900 million Software Jack Little 1984 6 Market Basket 875 East St., Tewksbury 01876 978-851-8000 • www.shopmarketbasket.com 2,700 14,500 26,000 NA Retail grocery Arthur T. DeMoulas 1916 7 Reliant Medical Group 100 Front St., Worcester 01608 508-852-0600 • www.reliantmedicalgroup.org 2,680 2,680 2,680 $663 million Health care Tarek Elsawy 1929 Employee counts include part-time and per diem employees; acquired by OptumHealth, a Minnesota-based division of national insurer UnitedHealth, in April 2018. 8 The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC 1385 Hancock St., Quincy 02169 800-767-7772 • www.stopandshop.com 2,455 21,500 NA NA Retail grocery Mark McGowan 1914 9 Saint Vincent Hospital 123 Summer St., Worcester 01608 508-363-5000 • www.stvincenthospital.com 2,450 2,450 2,450 $19.2 billion Health care Jeffrey Welch 1893 Subsidiary of Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare; revenue is net operating revenue for Tenet Healthcare. 10 Walmart 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716 479-273-4000 • www.walmart.com 2,250 11,921 2,300,000 $486 billion Retail Doug McMillon 1962 11 Shaw's Supermarkets 750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379 508-313-4000 • www.shaws.com 2,096 10,441 280,000 NA Retail grocery Paul Gossett 1860 Worldwide employee count for Shaw's and Star Market Division, Albertsons Cos. 12 CVS Health 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895 401-765-1500 • www.cvshealth.com 1,900 11,700 246,000 $177 billion Retail & health care Larry Merlo 1963 13 MetroWest Medical Center 115 Lincoln St., Framingham 01702 508-383-1000 • www.mwmc.com 1,895 1,895 NA $19.2 billion Health care Jeffrey Liebman 1992 Subsidiary of Dallas, Texas-based Tenet Healthcare; revenue is net operating revenue for Tenet Healthcare. 14 Milford Regional Medical Center 14 Prospect St., Milford 01757 508-422-2262 • www.milfordregional.org 1,854 1,854 1,854 $276 million Health care Edward J. Kelly 1903 15 Sanofi Genzyme 15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701 508-872-8400 • www.sanofigenzyme.com 1,800 5,000 12,000 5 billion EUR $4.6 billion Biotechnology Bill Sibold 1981 Sanofi Genzyme is the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2017 yearly average exchange rate of .923 used by the IRS. 15 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653 508-855-1000 • www.hanover.com 1,800 1,800 4,600 $5.2 billion Insurance John C. Roche 1852 508-541-4749 •www.smtnet.com NA published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; part of the Specialty Systems Group within Glenview, Ill.-based Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW). 132 Wright Line LLC 160 Gold Star Blvd., Worcester 01606 508-852-4300 •powerquality.eaton.com ~250 NA NA $20.4 billion Office furniture Joseph J. White 1934 Local employee figure falls within a range of 250-499 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; revenue for parent company Eaton Corp. 136 Nitto Denko Avecia Biotechnology Inc. 125 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 508-532-2500 •www.avecia.com 240 240 510 NA Biotechnology Detlef Rethage 1999 An additional location in Marlborough; founding year for Aveica Biotechnology 137 Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 877-879-3326 •www.dean.edu 236 NA NA NA Higher education Paula M. Rooney 1865 138 Avidia Bank 42 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-2222 •www.avidiabank.com 226 226 226 $9 million Bank Mark R. O'Connell 1869 Revenue reflects net income. 139 Atlas Distributing 44 Southbridge St., Auburn 01501 508-791-6221 •www.atlasdistributing.com 225 NA NA $125 million Beer and beverage wholesaler R. Joseph Salois 1933 139 David Clark Co. Inc. 360 Franklin St., Worcester 01615 508-751-5800 •www.davidclark.com 225 NA NA NA Headset communication systems Richard Urella 1935 141 LUK Inc. 545 Westminster St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-0685 •www.luk.org 215 370 370 NA Human services Beth Barto 1970 142 Pall Corp., Biotech Center of Excellence 20 Walkup Drive, Westborough 01581 508-871-5400 •www.pall.com 214 214 10,000 NA Biotechnology Jennifer Honeycutt 1946 143 Georgia-Pacific Corp. 149 Hamilton St., Leominster 01453 978-537-4701 •www.gp.com 210 NA NA NA Plastic flatware Christian Fischer 1987 Data from 2016 survey; local employee figure falls within a range of 250-499 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. In operation since 1960s; acquired by Georgia- Pacific predecessor company in 1987. 144 Webster First Federal Credit Union 271 Greenwood St., Worcester 01607 800-962-4452 •www.websterfirst.com 205 239 239 $11.7 million Credit union Michael Lussier 1928 On March 1, 2018, merged with Merrimac's Louise Mills Federal Credit Union 145 Nichols College 129 Center Road, Dudley 01571 508-213-1560 •www.nichols.edu 202 NA NA $40.7 million Higher education Susan West Engelkemeyer 1815 146 Acacia Communications Inc. 3 Mill and Main Place, Suite 400, Maynard 01754 978-938-4896 •acacia-inc.com 200 NA 354 $385 million Optics Murugesan Shanmugaraj 2009 Data from 2017 survey 146 Century Homecare LLC 65 Water St., 2nd Floor, Worcester 01604 888-292-1809 •www.centuryhomecare.com 200 295 295 NA Home health care Milka Njoroge 2012 146 Globoforce 200 Crossing Blvd., Framingham 01702 508-229-1500 •www.globoforce.com 200 NA NA NA Employee recognition software Eric Mosley 1999 Data from 2017 survey; additional headquarters in Dublin, Ireland 146 National Facility Services Inc. 730 Main St., Boylston 01505 508-869-0777 •www.nfsincorp.com 200 NA NA $11 million Facility maintenance Joe Amico 1990 146 Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge 01566 800-733-1830 •www.osv.org 200 NA NA NA Tourism James E. Donahue 1946 146 Oxford Immunotec 700 Nickerson Road, Suite 200, Marlborough 01752 508-481-4648 •www.oxfordimmunotec.com 200 NA 550 $103 million Healthcare diagnostics Peter Wrighton-Smith 2002 146 Table Talk Pies 120 Washington St., Worcester 01610 508-798-8811 •www.tabletalkpie.com 200 NA NA NA Desserts, snacks and pies Harry Kokkinis 1924 Sources: Each employer via survey, federal filings, company websites and news reports. Notes: NA = Not available. Staples Inc., acquired by New York, N.Y.-based Sycamore Partners in Sept. 2017, declined to share any information publicly, and a credible employee count from another source could not be confirmed. Data for Westborough's BNY Mellon, Charter Communications of Worcester, Devens' Johnson Matthey Pharma Services, St. Patrick's Manor of Framingham, Salmon Health and Retirement of Westborough, United Parcel Service and Verizon could not be confirmed. - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher and Heide Martin, research@nebusinessmedia.com Largest employers in Central Massachusetts, ranked by number of local employees Sources: Each employer via survey, federal filings, company websites and news reports. Notes: NA = Not available. Staples Inc., acquired by New York, N.Y.-based Sycamore Partners in Sept. 2017, declined to share any information publicly, and a credible employee count from another source could not be confirmed. Data for Westborough's BNY Mellon, Charter Communications of Worcester, Devens' Johnson Matthey Pharma Services, St. Patrick's Manor of Framingham, Salmon Health and Retirement of Westborough, United Parcel Service and Verizon could not be confirmed. - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher and Heide Martin, research@nebusinessmedia.com T O P 1 5 0 E M P L O Y E R S

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