104 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 veteran-owned businesses
Ranked by number of local employees
Company
No. local
employees
No. local
offices Annual revenue Type of business
Owner/
title/
percent owned/
branch of military served
Year
founded
1
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%
Army
2001
2
J. Lee Associates
420 Northboro Road Central, Marlborough 01752
508-597-1333 • jleeassociates.com
49 1 DND
Site development firm servicing telecommunication
providers as well as electrical vehicle charging installations
James Van Sicklin
president
100%
Marine Corps
2003
3
Brideau Energy
49 Cobbler Drive, Fitchburg 01420
978-342-9780 • www.brideauenergy.com
45 2 DND
Retail oil & propane. heating, plumbing & A/C service and
installation
Mark Brideau
president
100%
Army
1987
4
KWL Inc. (a)
15 Liberty Way, Franklin 02038
508-520-1046 • www.kwlinc.com
42 1 DND Trucking, warehousing
David Kuchrawy
owner
100%
Army
2000
5
BL Mechanical Inc. (a)
726 Quaker Highway, Uxbridge 01569
508-779-7401 • www.blmechanical.com
35 1 DND HVAC and plumbing contractor
Brian Ledoux
owner
100%
DND
2005
6
Image Diagnostics Inc.
310 Authority Drive, Fitchburg 01420
978-829-0009 • imagediagnostics.com
30 1 $10,000,000 Medical manufacturing
Remo Rossi
president
95%
Air Force
1986
6
Machado Consulting Inc.
32 Franklin St., Worcester 01608
508-453-4700 • www.machadoconsulting.com
30 1 DND
Managed IT services, cloud, cybersecurity, IT support, backup
and disaster recovery, VOIP phone systems
Helder Machado
CEO
100%
Army
2001
8
Dillon Boiler Services Co. Inc. (a)
380 Crawford St., Fitchburg 01420
978-345-4351 • www.dillonblr.com
25 1 DND
ASME and National Board Fabrication and repair of boilers,
pressure vessels reactors ,heat exchangers, and heavy steel
fabrications
John Francis McNamara
president
100%
Navy
1986
8
I.F. Engineering Corp.
3 Foshay Road, Dudley 01571
860-935-0280 • www.ifengineering.com
25 1 DND
Designer and manufacturer of radio frequency components,
systems and sub-systems
Lee Foshay
owner/founder
51%
Air Force
1994
10
Foley Industrial Engines
200 Summer St, Worcester 01604
508-753-2979 • www.FoleyEngines.com
20 1 DND Distributor of industrial engines and power takeoff clutches
Jay W. Foley
president & CEO
100%
Army
1916
11
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%
Marine Corps
2000
12
A and M Compressed Air Products Inc.
40 Industrial Road, Uxbridge 01569
508-278-6500 • www.amcompair.com
15 1 DND Industrial compressor distributor
John Oscar Normandin
CEO
100%
Army
1982
12
Intrepid Advisors LLC (a)
290 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 302, Marlborough 01752
508-219-4550 • intrepid-advisors.com
15 1 DND
Specialized business consulting firm offering services
regarding the federal and state research and development
tax credits to manufacturing and technology companies
Steve Powers
president
100%
Coast Guard
2009
Sources: VA.gov, individual companies by survey, and their websites
Notes: DND = did not disclose. Other firms surveyed, but did not respond. If you would like to be surveyed for this or other lists, please contact Lead Researcher Timothy Doyle.
(a) Did not respond. Data from 2020 survey.
- Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com
