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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 103 G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S 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 774-415-1748 • www.smashit2.com DND 100% 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 60 Safety Trainers 49 Canterbury St., Worcester 01610 508-799-2857 • safetytrainers.com 6 1 DND Onsite safety training, consulting and program development Darcy A. Cook president 100% N 1998 62 Mom Bomb 4 Prospect St., Shrewsbury 01545 617-957-3868 • www.BuyBombsHelpMoms.com 5 1 DND Organic luxury bath and body consumer products company that donates 100% of its profits to sister charity www.MomBomb.org Heather Logrippo president 100% Y 2017 63 Echobrook Nursery 1120 Grafton St., Worcester 01604 508-791-5939 • www.echobrooknursery.com 4 1 DND Garden center nursery, landscaping and construction Francine Shear president 51% Y 1998 64 Allen Creative Group Inc. 12 Old Tavern Lane, Sutton 01590 508-865-1265 • www.allencreativegroup.com 3 1 DND Advertising Jennie T. Allen principal & creative director 100% N 2003 64 Brigham Industries Inc. 15 Brigham Road, Paxton 01612 508-795-7905 • www.brighamindustries.com 3 1 DND Sales to fire, police and EMS Jody Bagdis owner 51% Y 1990 64 DirtyGirl Disposal Inc. 192 Millbury Ave., Millbury 01527 508-865-8090 • www.DirtyGirlDisposal.com 3 1 DND Waste and recycling services, dumpsters and bulk pick-up Katherine Fairbanks president & CEO 100% Y 2009 64 P. L. Jones & Associates PC CPAs 34 Cedar St., Worcester 01609 508-798-1800 3 1 DND Full service CPA firm Patricia L. Jones principal 100% Y 1995 64 The Ergo Girls Inc. P.O. Box 217, Wayland 01778 508-651-3746 • www.theergogirls.com 3 1 DND Ergonomic assessments for individuals for their work environment at home or in the office Sheila Corbett president 100% Y 2004 64 Yaris Accounting, Consulting & Multiservice 11 Foster St. Suite 303, Worcester 01608 978-265-0967 3 1 $230,000 Accounting, bookkeeping, business consulting, payroll, inventory and startup corp Yarisbeth Guzman owner 100% Y 2015 70 Alicia's Spice Co. 12 Aitchison St., Worcester 01604 508-762-9108 • www.aliciasspiceco.com 2 1 DND Specialty food manufacturer Alicia Haddad owner 100% Y 2015 70 Risk Management Inc., Health & Environmental Services 16 Morse Circle, Shirley 01464 978-425-5785 • www.riskmi.com 2 1 DND Also veteran-owned; medical nutrition therapy, weight management and wellness programs, eating disorders, hazardous waste site assessments and development of risk-based remedial solutions, indoor air forensic investigations, expert witness services Cynthia Milner Woodman president, CFO & co- founder 51% N 1998 72 New England Modeling 90 Madison St., 4th floor, Worcester 01608 508-331-4900 • www.newenglandmodeling.com 1 1 $70,000 Professional modeling, pageant coaching and image consulting Pamela Richard director 100% N 2004 73 Proposals Etc. DND, Medway 02053 508-533-3519 • www.proposalsetc.com 0 1 DND Development consulting services for nonprofits, including proposal writing and strategic planning Carla C. Caltaldo principal 100% Y 2002 73 The Sign Collaborative 55 Lackey Dam Road, Sutton 01590 508-266-0696 • www.thesigncollaborative.com 0 1 DND Sign company Karen Ann Faiola owner & director 100% Y 2008 73 UHURU Outfitters 190 Belmont St., Fitchburg 01420 978-833-4020 • www.uhuruoutfitters.com 0 1 DND Construction, cabinetry, windows, doors, millwork and materials procurement Tiffany Cross owner 100% Y 2014 Sources: Each company via survey and company websites. Notes: DND = did not disclose For the full list of woman-owned businesses, see WBJ's digital edition. (a) Figure from 2019 survey (b) Figure from 2020 survey - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com