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102 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2021 | wbjournal.com F O C U S G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T Top woman-owned businesses Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ local offices/ revenue Services Owner(s)/ percent owned WBE certified?/ year founded 1 Savvy Staffing Solutions LLC 45 Linden St., Worcester 01609 508-799-7171 • www.savvystaffing.com 350 3 DND Staffing of temporary and permanent employees Karen DeMichele president 65% Y 2001 2 Unic Pro Inc. 415 Boston Turnpike, Suite 211B, Shrewsbury 01545 877-881-8642 • www.unicpro.com 164 1 DND Commercial cleaning and post-construction clean-up Lilian Radke president 100% Y 2008 3 Century Homecare LLC 65 Water St., 2nd Floor, Worcester 01604 888-292-1809 • www.centuryhomecare.com 150 1 DND Home health care Milka Njoroge CEO & administrator 55% Y 2012 3 Coghlin Electrical Contractors Inc. & Coghlin Network Services 100 Prescott St., Worcester 01605 508-793-0300 • www.coghlin.com 150 (a) 1 DND Electrical, telecommunications, design-build, security, IT networking and critical power installations Susan Mailman chairwoman & treasurer 100% Y 1885 3 Front Line Inc. 58 Mellen St., Hopedale 01747 508-634-6600 • www.frontlineinc.info 150 1 DND Construction services Nancy H. Salter president 100% Y 1998 6 E.T.& L. Corp. 873 Great Road, Stow 01775 978-897-4353 • www.etlcorp.com 125 1 DND Heavy civil construction and infrastructure Jennie Lee Colosi president 97% Y 1945 7 Atlas Travel & Technology Group 200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 01752 508-488-1100 • www.atlastravel.com 110 1 DND Travel management for businesses, leisure travel services, meeting planning and incentive programs, travel benchmarking and analytics Elaine J. Osgood CEO 60% Y 1986 7 CommCan 730 Main St., Millis 02054 508-533-9333 • www.commcan.com 110 1 DND Adult-use recreational and medical marijuana cultivator, manufacturer and seller Ellen Rosenfeld co-owner 51% Y 2015 9 Always There Homecare LLC 75 Great Road, Acton 01720 978-386-7556 • alwaystherehomecarema.com 100 1 DND Non-medical home health care Deirdra Vendetta owner 100% DND 2008 10 Solidus Technical Solutions 17 Forsythia Road, Lunenburg 01453 866-SOLIDUS • www.solidus-ts.com 98 1 DND Systems engineering and software development subcontractor Darlene Tucker founder & CEO 100% Y 2001 11 Right at Home - Eastern Worcester County 8 Church St., Westborough 01581 508-599-1122 • www.rahewc.com 85 (b) 1 DND Private senior and disabled adult home care agency Gail J. Hanson president & CEO Shelby Marshall senior vice president 100% N 2007 12 Counseling & Assessment Clinic of Worcester 255 Park Ave., Suite 804, Worcester 01609 508-756-5400 • www.cacworcester.org 67 3 DND Mental health clinic serving children and adults Jennifer J. Hylton executive director 100% N 2007 13 BestPro Cleaning LLC 100 A June St., Worcester 01602 508-310-5406 • www.bestprollc.com 62 1 DND Cleaning and disinfection services; commercial cleaning, janitorial service, floors, carpets, green cleaning and facility maintenance (landscaping, snow removal and light construction) Diana Gallego general manager 51% Y 1998 14 Seasonal Food Brands Inc. 580 Main St., Suite 101, Bolton 01740 978-897-0660 • www.seasonalfoodbrands.com 60 1 DND Contract food service management, café services, school feeding programs, catering services, event planning and micro market services Laurie J. Watson president 100% Y 2008 15 Performance Trans Inc. 70 Benson St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-5300 • www.performancetransinc.com 48 1 DND Transportation of petroleum products, building materials, steel studding, sand and gravel, water and paving materials Julieann Taylor president 90% Y 1985 16 Acclaim Home Health Care Inc. 120 Stafford St., Suite 206, Worcester 01603 508-459-6937 • www.acclaimworcester.com 40 1 DND Home health care Chizoma Nosike president 100% N 2005 16 Primary Colors Inc. 9 Millennium Drive, North Grafton 01536 508-887-8789 • www.primarycolorsinc.com 40 1 DND Manufacturer of color concentrates used in the plastic industry Carrie Ann Brown principal 51% Y 1994 16 Tantara Associates Corp. 54 Mason St., Worcester 01610 508-752-5599 • www.tantaracorp.com 40 1 $32,000,000 Environmental and construction services Dawn Dearborn president 51% Y 2000 19 B&G Services Inc., dba 1800GOTJUNK P.O. Box 763, Framingham 01701 508-321-1036 • www.1800gotjunk.com/boston 39 1 DND Professional junk removal and recycling Judith Briggs owner 100% Y 2003 20 TTA (The Training Associates) 11 Apex Drive, Suite 202A, Marlborough 01752 508-890-8500 • www.thetrainingassociates.com 35 1 DND Providing learning and development talent and innovative customized training solutions Maria Melfa president & CEO Judy Melfa treasurer 62% Y 1994 978-537-4748 • uspack.net DND and household cleaning products 100% 2004 36 P3I Inc. 77 Main St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-7882 • www.p3i-inc.com 18 1 $4,181,597 Systems engineering services and IT support Janice P. Guy president & CEO 77% Y 2000 37 Crompton Collective/Haberdash 138 Green St., Worcester 01604 508-753-7303 • www.cromptoncollective.com 17 5 DND Four retail stores and a wedding venue Amy Lynn Chase owner 100% N 2012 38 Ayer Moving & Storage Inc. 109 Central Ave., Ayer 01432 978-772-2558 • www.ayermoving.com 16 1 $800,000 Local, long-distance, international moving for North American VanLines; storage of household goods Karen Strickland president 51% Y 1950 38 Caroline's Cannabis LLC 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • carolinescannabis.com 16 1 DND Retail marijuana establishment Caroline Frankel owner & CEO 100% N 2017 40 Heckman Masonry Corp. 17 Thayer St., Northborough 01532 508-393-3360 • www.heckmanmasonry.com 15 1 DND Masonry construction with brick, block, stone, restoration work and waterproofing Cynthia Heckman president 100% Y 1990 40 Ransford Environmental Solutions Inc. 786 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545 508-756-5197 • www.ransfordpc.com 15 1 DND Pest control including termites, rodents, carpenter ants, wasps and wildlife Maria Anderson Richmond president 100% Y 1896 42 GVC Construction Inc. 375 Harvard St., Leominster 01453 978-840-9700 • www.gvcconstruction.com 14 1 DND Site work, excavation, road construction, asphalt paving, underground utilities and concrete construction Geselle Valenti owner & president 100% Y 2000 42 Lancaster Packaging Inc. 560 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-0100 • www.lancasterpackaging.com 14 1 $9,600,000 Industrial packaging materials for shipping manufactured goods, purchasing management, supply-chain services and fulfillment Marianne Lancaster president & CEO 100% Y 1989 44 Gillette Restaurant Equipment 229 Main St., North Brookfield 01535 508-867-4028 • www.gilletteequipment.com 13 2 DND Restaurant equipment and supplies Ann Tyler president 100% Y 1989 45 Prestige Adult Foster Care LLC 400 Grove St., Worcester 01605 508-205-6888 • www.prestigeafc.com 12 (b) 1 DND Adult foster care Highness Meena owner 100% Y 2015 45 Realty Vision 2 High St., Clinton 01510 978-368-8741 • www.realtyvision1.com 12 1 DND Real estate office, rental and management services Terry Cotton Nancy Moran co-owners 100% N 1984 45 Towerwall Inc. 615 Concord St., Framingham 01702 774-204-0700 • www.towerwall.com 12 1 $5,500,000 Cyber security Michelle A. Drolet CEO 100% Y 1999 48 Apple Home Care and Rehab 41 Redemption Rock Trail, Sterling 01564 978-422-0000 • www.applehomecare.com 11 1 DND Medical equipment sales and rentals Joni Milluzzo CEO 100% N 1990 49 Men In Kilts P.O. Box 763, Framingham 01701 800-777-5458 • meninkilts.com 10 1 DND Window cleaning, gutter cleaning, siding cleaning and power washing Judith Briggs owner 100% Y 2013 49 Sunrise Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. 10 Harvard St., Worcester 01609 508-753-4738 • www.sunrisepando.com 10 2 DND Prosthetics and orthotics Karen Lynch owner & practitioner 100% N 2007 49 Top Shop Salon & Spa 1099 Pleasant St., Worcester 01602 508-799-7777 • topshopsalon.com 10 2 DND Full hair salon and day spa services Cheryl L. Macera owner 100% Y 1992 49 Vision Advertising 182 Turnpike Road, #250, Westborough 01581 508-754-3643 • www.vision-advertising.com 10 1 DND Full-service marketing agency Laura DiBenedetto president & CEO 100% Y 1999 49 VS Finishing Inc. 60 East St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-3900 • www.vsfinishinginc.com 10 1 DND Finishing company providing drywall, taping, light metal framing and stucco work Suzette Thibeault president & owner 100% Y 2014 54 Clean Properties Engineering Inc. 111 Boston Post Road, Unit 211, Sudbury 01776 800-977-1982 • www.cleanproperties.com 9 (b) 1 DND Oil and hazardous waste site cleanup, site assessment, water and wastewater engineering, stormwater systems management, hydrogeological studies Marcia J. Berger president 100% Y 1989 54 Smashit2 LLC 49 Canterbury St., Worcester 01610 774-415-1748 • www.smashit2.com 9 1 DND Entertainment Darcy Cook owner 100% N 2020 54 Spinelli CPA PC 146 W. Boylston Drive, Suite 302, Worcester 01606 508-365-6522 • www.spinellicpa.com 9 2 DND Accounting firm Karen J. Spinelli founder & CPA 100% Y 2018 57 Gibby's Garden 660 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 508-779-0755 • gibbysgarden.com 8 1 DND Cannabis microbusiness Kimberly Gibson owner 60% DND 2018 57 Workplace Resource Ltd. 162 Prescott St., Worcester 01605 508-770-1900 • www.wprltd.com 8 1 DND Contract office furniture and interior design Claudia A. Russo principal 100% Y 2000 59 Fluorolite Plastics 2 Central St., Framingham 01701 508-788-1200 • www.fluorolite.com 7 1 DND Manufacturer of plastic diffusers and lens covers for fluorescent and LED light fixtures Ayesha Nawaz owner 100% Y 1977 60 Jasonics Security Corp. P.O. Box 321, Harvard 01451 978-456-8551 • www.jasonicssecurity.com 6 1 DND Installation of fire alarm, burglar alarm, camera system and access control and intercom Della Jennings president 100% Y 1972