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wbjournal.com | May 10, 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 33 Graduates of our business programs are prepared to lead at the intersection of technology and business, applying entrepreneurial thinking and harnessing the power of technology and teamwork to solve complex human problems. wpi.edu/WBJ-Business Learn more about our MS programs, offered on campus and online. We Know the World of Business Central Mass. 150 Largest employers in Central Massachusetts, ranked by number of local employees Employer Local employees/ statewide/ worldwide 2020 revenue Industry Top executive Year founded Footnotes 1 UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-334-0496 • www.ummhealth.org 14,600 14,600 14,600 $2.82 billion Health care Eric Dickson 1998 Revenue figure is from 2019. 2 Dell Technologies 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • www.delltechnologies.com 8,800 NA 157,000 $92.14 billion IT hardware, software, solutions and services Michael S. Dell 1984 Corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas; second headquarters in Hopkinton 3 Staples Inc. 500 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 508-253-5000 • www.staples.com ~5,000 NA 75,000 DND Office supplies Alexander "Sandy" Douglas 1986 Did not respond to 2021 survey. Local employee figure falls between 5,000-9,999, according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Worldwide employee data published by Forbes. 4 University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu 4,701 6,148 6,182 $920 million Higher education Michael F. Collins 1962 5 The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • www.tjx.com 4,175 9,150 320,000 $32 billion Retail Ernie Herrman 1976 Did not respond to 2021 survey. Local data from 2018 survey. Other data from state and federal filings. 6 Market Basket 875 East St., Tewksbury 01876 978-851-8000 • www.shopmarketbasket.com 3,650 19,000 27,000 $5.8 billion Retail grocery Arthur T. DeMoulas 1917 New location in Shrewsbury is under development. 7 MathWorks 1 Apple Hill Drive, Natick 01760 508-647-7000 • www.mathworks.com 3,000 3,000 5,000 $1 billion Software Jack Little 1984 8 Walmart 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716 479-273-4000 • www.walmart.com 2,856 11,424 2,200,000 $524 bilion Retail Doug McMillon 1962 Employment figures as of October 2020. Local employment approximate. 9 Reliant Medical Group 100 Front St., Worcester 01608 508-852-0600 • www.reliantmedicalgroup.org 2,807 2,807 2,807 $633.3 million Health care Tarek Elsawy 1929 10 Saint Vincent Hospital 123 Summer St., Worcester 01608 508-363-5000 • www.stvincenthospital.com 2,450 2,450 2,450 NA Health care Carolyn Jackson 1893 11 Shaw's Supermarkets 750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379 508-313-4000 • www.shaws.com 2,206 10,951 300,000 NA Retail grocery Rob Backus 1860 Worldwide employee count for Shaw's and Star Market Division, Albertsons Cos. 12 Cumberland Farms 165 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581 508-270-1400 • www.cumberlandfarms.com 2,038 5,268 8,241 DND Retail George Fournier 1939 13 BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. 25 Research Drive, Westborough 01581 774-512-7400 • www.bjs.com 2,000 4,800 29,900 $15.4 billion Bulk retailer Bob Eddy 1984 Effective in April, Bob Eddy, EVP, chief administrative and financial officer was named first interim CEO and subsequently permanent president and CEO upon the passing of late president and CEO Lee Delaney. 14 CVS Health 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895 401-765-1500 • www.cvshealth.com 1,900 11,700 300,000 $268.7 billion Retail & health care Karen S. Lynch 1963 15 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653 508-855-1000 • www.hanover.com 1,750 NA 4,300 $4.8 billion Property and casualty insurance John C. Roche 1852 Employee figures from 2020 survey 16 Milford Regional Medical Center 14 Prospect St., Milford 01757 508-473-1190 • www.milfordregional.org 1,744 NA NA $299.2 million Health care Edward J. Kelly 1903 17 IPG Photonics Corp. 50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540 508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com 1,700 1,700 6,200 $1.2 billion Fiber laser technology Valentin Gapontsev 1990 18 Price Chopper/Market 32 461 Nott St., Schenectady, NY 12308 518-355-5000 • www.pricechopper.com 1,589 2,383 18,563 NA Retail grocery Scott Grimmett 1932 Employee figures from 2020 survey 19 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • www.waters.com 1,506 1,670 7,300 $2.4 billion Biotechnology Udit Batra 1958 508-798-8653 • jewishhealthcarecenter.com NA 102 R.H. White Construction Co. 41 Central St., Auburn 01501 508-832-3295 • www.rhwhite.com 371 NA 426 $140 million Construction James E. McCarthy 1923 103 Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital 189 May St., Worcester 01602 508-791-6351 • www.fairlawnrehab.org 366 NA NA NA Specialty health care Anne J. Roper 1987 104 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff, Building 2, Suite 20, Worcester 01606 508-854-2122 • kennedychc.org 365 365 365 $37.7 million Community health center Stephen J. Kerrigan 1972 105 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 • www.haartz.com 360 360 450 NA Manufacturing Eric R. Haartz 1922 106 AdCare Hospital and Outpatient Care 107 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-799-9000 • www.adcare.com 350 403 NA NA Specialty health care Jeffrey W. Hillis 1947 106 Lenze Americas 630 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 508-278-9100 • www.lenze.com 350 350 NA NA Manufacturing Ralph Rosa 1983 106 Olympus Surgical Technologies America & Olympus America Inc. 136 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 350 750 35,200 NA Medical devices Nacho Abia Tomohisa Sakurai 2008 106 Savvy Staffing Solutions LLC 45 Linden St., Worcester 01609 508-799-7171 • www.savvystaffing.com 350 NA NA NA Staffing Karen DeMichele 2001 110 LUK Inc. 545 Westminster St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-0685 • www.luk.org 345 NA NA $21 million Human services Beth Barto 1970 110 Notre Dame Health Care 555-559 Plantation St., Worcester 01605 508-852-3011 • www.notredamehealthcare.org 345 345 345 $24.5 million Health care Karen M. Laganelli 1993 112 TaraVista Behavioral Health Center 85 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-615-5252 (intake) • www.taravista.care 330 330 330 NA Behavioral health care Michael Krupa 2015 113 Unum NA, NA NA NA • www.unum.com 329 413 10,460 $13.2 billion Employee benefits Richard McKenney 1848 All Central Mass. employees currently working from home 114 PerkinElmer Inc. 68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748 781-663-6900 • www.perkinelmer.com 327 900 14,000 $3.8 billion Biotechnology Prahlad Singh 1937 On March 9, PerkinElmer acquired Oxford, U.K.- and Marlborough-based Oxford Immunotec for $591 million. As of Sept. 30, 2020, Oxford Immunotec had approximately 275 global employees. 115 Workers Credit Union 815 Main St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-1021 • www.wcu.com 326 326 326 $68 million Credit union Douglas J. Petersen 1914 116 MedStar Ambulance 60C Solferino St., Worcester 01604 508-799-0004 • www.medstarma.com 325 400 NA NA Emergent and non-emergent transportation Nick Melehov Greg Melehov 2000 117 Anna Maria College 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 508-849-3360 • www.annamaria.edu 322 322 322 $26.4 million Higher education Mary Lou Retelle 1946 118 Wyman-Gordon Co. 80 Hermon St., Worcester 01608 508-839-8253 • wyman.com 320 NA NA NA Manufacturing Mark Donegan 1883 With a second location in North Grafton 119 New England Treatment Access (NETA) 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 (508) 528-0093 • netacare.org 315 558 NA NA Cannabis cultivation, medical and adult-use retail Joseph Daddario III 2015 120 Vibram Corp. 18 School St., North Brookfield 01535 508-867-7731 • www.vibram.com 310 310 1,100 NA Manufacturing Fabrizio Gamberini 1937 121 Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. 125 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 508-532-2500 • www.avecia.com 305 305 580 NA Biotechnology Seiji Fujioka 1999 278 employees in Milford and 27 employees in Marlborough 122 Community Health Connections 326 Nichols Road, Fitchburg 01420 978-878-8100 • www.chcfhc.org 300 300 300 $30 million Health care John A. DeMalia 1997 Began providing services in 2002 122 Greenwood Industries Inc. 640 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-865-4040 • www.greenwoodindustries.com 300 NA 480 NA Roofing & sheet metal David S. Klein 1992 C E N T R A L M A S S . 1 5 0