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Central Mass. 150
Largest employers in Central Massachusetts, ranked by number of local employees
Central Mass. 150
Largest employers in Central Massachusetts, ranked by number of local employees
Employer
Local employees
statewide
worldwide
Industry
2021 revenue
Top executive(s)
year founded Footnotes
1
UMass Memorial Health
55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655
508-334-0496 • www.ummhealth.org
14,600
14,644
14,644
Health care
Eric Dickson
1998
Employee figures are from 2021. Data for 2022 was
still pending as of press deadline.
2
Dell Technologies
176 South St., Hopkinton 01748
508-435-1000 • www.delltechnologies.com
6,500
6,500
130,000
IT hardware, software, solutions
and services
$94.2 billion
Michael S. Dell
1984
3
Staples Inc.
500 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702
508-253-5000 • www.staples.com
5,000
DND
DND
Office supplies
John Lederer
1986
Did not respond to 2022 survey. Local employment
figure fall between 5,000-9,999 according to data
published by the Executive Office of Labor and
Workforce Development.
4
UMass Chan Medical School
55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655
508-856-5801 • www.umassmed.edu
4,811
DND
6,352
Higher education
$991.3 million
Michael F. Collins
1962
5
The TJX Cos. Inc.
770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701
508-390-1000 • www.tjx.com
4,175
18,900
340,000
Retail
$48.5 billion
Ernie Herrman
1976
Company does not supply regional data. Local
employment data from 2018.
6
Walmart
702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716
479-273-4000 • www.walmart.com
3,800
13,833
2,200,000
Retail
$559.2 billion
Doug McMillon
1962
Employment figures as of October 2021. Local
employment approximate.
7
CVS Health
1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895
401-765-1500 • www.cvshealth.com
3,350
15,400
325,000
Retail and health care
$292.1 billion
Karen S. Lynch
1963
8
MathWorks
1 Apple Hill Drive, Natick 01760
508-647-7000 • www.mathworks.com
3,000
3,000
5,000
Developer of mathematical
computing software
$1.3 billion
Jack Little
1984
9
Reliant Medical Group
100 Front St., Worcester 01608
508-852-0600 • www.reliantmedicalgroup.org
2,635
DND
2,635
Health care
$702 million
Tarek Elsawy
1929
10
Milford Regional Medical Center
14 Prospect St., Milford 01757
508-473-1190 • www.milfordregional.org
2,377
DND
2,377
Health care
$330.5 million
Edward J. Kelly
1903
11
Cumberland Farms
165 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581
508-270-1400 • www.cumberlandfarms.com
2,038
5,268
8,241
Retail and energy
George Fournier
1939
12
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.
25 Research Drive, Westborough 01581
774-512-7400 • www.bjs.com
2,000
4,800
29,900
Bulk retailer
$16.7 billion
Bob Eddy
1984
Employee figures are from 2021 survey.
13
Shaw's Supermarkets
750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379
508-313-4000 • www.shaws.com
1,961
10,951
300,000
Retail grocery
Rob Backus
1860
Worldwide employee count is for the Shaw's and
Star Market division of Albertsons.
14
Saint Vincent Hospital
123 Summer St., Worcester 01608
508-363-5000 • www.stvincenthospital.com
1,864
1,864
1,864
Health care
Carolyn Jackson
1893
15
Price Chopper/Market 32
461 Nott St., Schenectady, NY 12308
518-355-5000 • www.pricechopper.com
1,800
2,300
17,300
Retail grocery
Blaine Bringhurst
1932
In November 2021, Price Chopper/Market 32 and
Tops Markets merged, forming parent company
Northeast Grocery Inc. (NGI). Former president and
CEO of Price Chopper/Market 32 Scott Grimmett
retired. Blaine Bringhurst serves as president of
Price Chopper/Market 32 and former Tops Market
CEO Frank Curci serves as CEO of NGI.
16
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.
440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653
508-855-1000 • www.hanover.com
1,675
DND
4,400
Property and casualty insurance
$5.2 billion
John C. Roche
1852
17
IPG Photonics Corp.
50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540
508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com
1,600
DND
6,500
Fiber laser manufacturing
$1.5 billion
Eugene Shcherbakov
1990
17
Market Basket
875 East St., Tewksbury 01876
978-851-8000 • www.shopmarketbasket.com
1,600
17,000
27,500
Retail grocery
$5.9 billion
Arthur T. DeMoulas
1917
17
Waters Corp.
34 Maple St., Milford 01757
508-482-2000 • www.waters.com
1,600
DND
7,500
Life sciences
$2.7 billion
Udit Batra
1958
20
Bose Corp.
The Mountain, Framingham 01701
508-879-7330 • www.bose.com
1,500
1,500
6,000
Manufacturer/seller
audiotechnology
Lila Snyder
1964
20
Heywood Healthcare
242 Green St., Gardner 01440
978-632-3420 • www.heywood.org
1,500
DND
1,500
Health care
Winfield S. Brown
1907
22
Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates
81 Hope Ave., Worcester 01603
508-755-2340 • www.sevenhills.org
1,463
2,822
3,293
Human services
$262.9 million
David A. Jordan
1953
Employee figures are as of year-end 2021.
23
Hannaford Supermarkets
145 Pleasant Hill Road, Scarborough, ME 04074
800-442-6049 • www.hannaford.com
1,363
2,348
30,000
Retail grocery
Michael Vail
1883
24
National Grid
55 Bearfoot Road, Northborough 01532
508-389-2000 • www.nationalgridus.com
1,309
DND
23,683
Electric and gas utility
$19.8 billion
Steve Woerner
1961
25
Saint-Gobain
1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606
508-795-5000 • www.saint-gobain.com
1,300
DND
170,000
Abrasives, ceramics and plastics
manufacturer
$48 billion
Benoit Bazin
1885
26
MetroWest Medical Center
115 Lincoln St., Framingham 01702
508-383-1000 • www.mwmc.com
1,297
1,297
1,297
Health care
Ava Collins
1992
27
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609-2280
508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu
1,283
DND
1,283
Higher education
$305 million
Laurie Leshin
1865
Leshin will be stepping down from her position at
WPI to become the director of Caltech's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the end of the
2021-22 academic year.
28
Advocates
1881 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701
1,271
1,613
Human services
Diane Gould
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