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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 99 G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S Top minority-owned businesses Ranked by number of local employees Company No. local employees/ no. local offices/ annual revenue Services Minority owner(s)/ percent owned Year founded 1 Resource Management Inc. 281 Main St., Fitchburg 01420 800-508-0048 • www.rmi-solutions.com 629 1 DND Payroll preparation, risk management, HR and employment law compliance services; professional employment organization Reinaldo Lopez CEO 100% 1995 2 Moura's Cleaning Service Inc. 349 Lunenburg St., Fitchburg 01420 978-562-1839 • mourascleaningservice.com 173 1 DND Cleaning service, janitorial service, construction clean-up, carpet cleaning, strip-and-wax floor care, green cleaning products and more David M. Moura president 100% 1994 3 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% 2008 4 Century Homecare LLC 65 Water St., 2nd Floor, Worcester 01604 888-292-1809 • www.centurycares.com 150 (a) 1 (b) DND Home health care; Medicare and Medicaid certified, CHAP accredited Milka Njoroge CEO & administrator Julius Kihumba COO 100% 2012 5 Advans IT Services Inc. (c) 65 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752 508-624-9900 • www.advansit.com 120 (d) 1 DND IT consulting, staffing and managed services Peo Nathan president & CEO 100% 2005 6 ACE Medical Services Inc. 90 Madison St., Suite 600, Worcester 01608 508-792-3800 • www.acemedservices.com 90 2 DND Home health care; Medicare and Medicaid Certified, CHAP accredited Michael Chege CEO Raphael Bibiu COO 100% 2006 7 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% 2007 8 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% 1998 9 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% 2005 10 Talentburst Inc. 679 Worcester St., Natick 01760 508-628-7500 • www.talentburst.com 35 1 DND IT staff augmentation and consulting regarding data warehousing, web development, infrastructure management, clinical trials and enterprise software integration Bharat Singh Talwar CEO 100% 2002 11 Pro Commercial Cleaning Inc. 420 Boston Turnpike, Suite 114, Shrewsbury 01545 866-527-7626 • www.procommercialinc.com 30 1 $976,232 Daily office cleaning, carpet shampooing, floor waxing and buffing, post-construction cleanups and virus disinfecting Cleverson Antonio president 100% 2007 12 Hirezon Corp. 4 Bellows Road, Westborough 01581 508-836-3800 • www.hirezon.com 20 1 DND Human resources talent management software, SaaS, applicant tracking, onboarding and online contracts, performance evaluation and HR forms tracking Naray Viswanathan founder & president 100% 2002 12 SUR Construction Services Corp. 107 Lancaster St., Leominster 01453 978-855-8188 • N/A 20 1 DND Sewer and drainage structure adjustment, inverts, installation of granite curb and sidewalks Claudia Da Rosa president Alvaro Martinez co-owner 100% 2015 14 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 100% 2000 15 New Dia (e) 118 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 508-581-3581 • www.newdia.co 17 1 DND Adult-use cannabis dispensary Ross Bradshaw owner 97% 2020 15 Starburst Printing & Graphics Inc. 300 Hopping Brook Road, Holliston 01746 800-244-8396 • www.starburstprinting.com 17 1 DND Commercial offset, digital printing services, direct mail, promotional items and fulfillment services Paul Nunez Jr. president & owner 100% 1988 17 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% 2000 17 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% 1989 17 Terva Corp. 184 Nathaniel Drive, Whitinsville 01588 401-481-5693 • tervacorp.com 14 1 $2,000,000 Construction project management services, architectural and engineering services Vamshidhar Thakkallapalli president 51% 2010 107 Lancaster St., Leominster 01453 978-855-8188 • N/A 1 DND Sewer and drainage structure adjustment, inverts, installation of granite curb and sidewalks Alvaro Martinez co-owner 100% 2015 14 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 100% 2000 15 New Dia (e) 118 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 508-581-3581 • www.newdia.co 17 1 DND Adult-use cannabis dispensary Ross Bradshaw owner 97% 2020 15 Starburst Printing & Graphics Inc. 300 Hopping Brook Road, Holliston 01746 800-244-8396 • www.starburstprinting.com 17 1 DND Commercial offset, digital printing services, direct mail, promotional items and fulfillment services Paul Nunez Jr. president & owner 100% 1988 17 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% 2000 17 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% 1989 17 Terva Corp. 184 Nathaniel Drive, Whitinsville 01588 401-481-5693 • tervacorp.com 14 1 $2,000,000 Construction project management services, architectural and engineering services Vamshidhar Thakkallapalli president 51% 2010 20 Prestige Adult Foster Care LLC 400 Grove St., Worcester 01605 508-205-6888 • www.prestigeafc.com 12 (f) 1 DND Adult foster care Highness Meena owner 100% 2015 21 El Huipil Restaurant Inc. 51R Main St., Maynard 01754 978-298-5302 • elhuipil.com 10 2 (g) DND Mexican restaurants Alma L. Moreno Sergio Moreno owners 100% 2010 22 PSN Construction INC. 106 Carter St., Leominster 01453 978-265-0967 6 2 $7,780,000 Bridge repair Yarisbeth Guzman Sergio Benitez owners 100% 2016 23 Icarus Construction Services LLC 340 Main St., Suite 840, Worcester 01608 508-755-7462 • www.icarusconstruction.com 5 1 DND General contractor Lionell D. Thompson owner 100% 2009 24 Logistico LLC 661 S. Main St., Webster 01570 508-461-6091 • www.logisticollc.com 4 1 DND SBA-certified HUBZone firm offering strategic sourcing and kitting projects for prime contractors and government customers; ITAR registered Gabriel Gomes manager 100% 2009 25 Moor Metals Inc. 2 Kuniholm Drive, Holliston 01746 508-429-9446 • moormetals.com 3 1 $2,000,000 Distributor of all ferrous and non-ferrous metals; aluminum, brass, copper, hot or cold rolled steel, stainless steels, nickel alloys, titanium, exotic alloys and more Paul J. Maloney owner 100% 1992 25 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% 2015 27 Equity & Expectations LLC 28 Sienna Lane, Natick 01760 781-591-9130 • equityandexpectations.com 1 1 DND Training, coaching, and strategic advice about racism, privilege, bias and other diversity dimensions Melissa Patrick founder & CEO 100% 2001 27 First Light Trading Co. Inc. 16 Berkeley Road, Framingham 1701 508-245-1500 • www.firsttrading.com 1 1 DND Supplies for hotel, restaurants and casinos Charles Gregory McKinney president 100% 2000 27 Jensay Inc. dba Joyce Chen Foods P.O. Box 1071, Acton 1720 978-929-9797 • www.joycechenfoods.com 1 1 $1,000,000 Distributor of Joyce Chen brand bottled sauces, oil and frozen Chinese food to the retail trade Stephen Chen owner 100% 2006 27 Wright Photo Studios 10 1/2 Washburn St., Worcester 01610 774-230-7725 • www.mattwrightphoto.com 1 1 DND Professional photography and videography specializing in corporate, higher education, healthcare and construction Matthew Wright owner 100% 2015 Source: Each company via survey. Notes: CHAP=Community Health Accreditation Partner, DND=did not disclose, IT=information technology, ITAR=International Traffic in Arms Regulations, SaaS=software-as-a-service. (a) 255 employees company-wide (b) Additional offices in Springfield and Taunton (c) Did not respond to survey. Data from 2019. (d) Figure from 2019 survey (e) Opened March 2021 (f) Figure from 2020 survey (g) With an additional location at 273 Great Road, Acton - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com