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wbjournal.com | May 2, 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 31 C E N T R A L M A S S . 1 5 0 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 508-628-6300 • www.advocates.org 1,271 1,613 1,613 Human services Diane Gould 1975 29 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area 499 Mountain Road, Princeton 01541 978-464-2300 • www.wachusett.com 1,259 1,259 1,259 Ski resort Jeff Crowley 1934 30 Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • www.insulet.com 1,145 1,145 2,248 Medical device technology $904.4 million Shacey Petrovic 2000 91 508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com 993 2007 92 Olympus Corp. of the Americas 800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 429 DND 31,653 Medical technology $5.9 billion Jorge Lopes Julien Sauvagnargues 1968 93 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 427 427 1,416 Manufacturer of precision tools Douglas A. Starrett 1880 Employee figures are from 2021 survey. 94 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff, Building 2, Suite 20, Worcester 01606 508-854-2122 • kennedychc.org 425 425 425 Health care $44.3 million Stephen J. Kerrigan 1972 95 Santander Bank N.A. 75 State St., Boston 02109 617-757-5570 • www.santanderbank.com 408 DND 8,454 Financial services Timothy H. Wennes 1857 Number of local employees estimated. 96 Imperial Distributors Inc. 150 Blackstone River Road, Worcester 01607 508-713-6500 • www.imperialdistributors.com 400 475 665 Distribution non-food Michael D. Sleeper 1939 96 MSG Staffing Inc. 562 Lincoln Street, Worcester 01605 888-674-7676 • www.msgstaffing.com 400 DND DND Healthcare staffing Jamal Mahijibhai 2005 96 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • www.smcltd.com 400 400 2,000 Contract manufacturer for medical devices Brian Payson 1988 96 United Solutions 33 Patriots Circle, Leominster 01453 978-537-2096 • www.unitedsolutions.net 400 DND 675 Storage container manufacturer Dave Reilly 1919 Employee figures are from 2021 survey. 100 The DAVIS Cos. 241 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752 508-305-6000 • www.daviscos.com 389 512 905 Staffing $66.7 million Robert Davis 1986 101 Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 508-541-1508 • www.dean.edu 385 385 385 Higher education Paula M. Rooney 1865 Did not respond to 2022 survey. Data from 2021.Rooney plans to retire at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. 102 Ascentria Care Alliance 11 Shattuck St., Worcester 01605 774-243-3100 • www.ascentria.org 374 1,025 1,995 Human services provider $103.3 million Angela Bovill 1872 103 Middlesex Savings Bank 6 Main St., Natick 01760 877-463-6287 • www.middlesexbank.com 373 DND 488 Financial services Michael G. McAuliffe 1835 Number of local employees estimated. 104 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 • www.haartz.com 371 DND 379 Plastics manufacturing Eric R. Haartz 1922 105 Notre Dame Health Care 555-559 Plantation St., Worcester 01605 508-852-3011 • www.notredamehealthcare.org 365 DND 365 Health care $26 million Karen M. Laganelli 1991 106 Valmet 44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545 508-852-0200 • www.valmet.com 360 DND 17,000 Manufacturing Patrick Dunn 1950 107 AdCare Hospital and Outpatient Care 107 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-799-9000 (hospital), 508-453-3053 (outpatient) • www.adcare.com 358 401 410 Health care Romas D. Buivydas 1947 108 Workhuman 200 Crossing Blvd., Framingham 01702 508-229-1500 • www.workhuman.com 355 DND 800 Human resources technology Eric Mosley 1999 109 TaraVista Behavioral Health Center 85 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-615-5200 • www.taravista.care 350 600 600 Health care Michael Krupa 2015 110 LUK Inc. 545 Westminster St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-0685 • www.luk.org 345 DND 345 Human services Beth Barto 1970 111 Anna Maria College 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 (508) 849-3360 • www.annamaria.edu 335 DND 414 Higher education $29 million Mary Lou Retelle 1946 112 Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital 189 May St., Worcester 01602 508-791-6351 • encompasshealth.com/locations/ fairlawnrehab 329 DND DND Health care Peter Lancette 1987 An affiliate of Encompass Health 112 Seaman Paper Co. 35 Wilkins Road, Gardner 01440 978-632-1513 • www.seamanpaper.com 329 454 529 Manufacturing Ken Winterhalter 1954 In Jan. 2021, acquired Gardner's Garlock Printing & Converting Corp. tissue paper division, now named First Mate Printing & Converting Inc. The packaging division of Garlock Printing & Converting Corp. was acquired by Astara Capital Partners LLC and has retained its brand. 114 MedStar Ambulance 60C Solferino St., Worcester 01604 508-799-0004 • www.medstarma.com 325 400 400 Emergent and non-emergent transportation Nick Melehov Greg Melehov 2000 Employee figures are from 2021 survey. 115 MCPHS University 19 Foster St., Worcester 01608 508-373-5649 • www.mcphs.edu 317 DND DND Higher education Richard J. Lessard 1823 115 Nichols College 123 Center Road, Dudley 01571 508-213-1560 • www.nichols.edu 317 DND 317 Higher education $69 million Glenn M. Sulmasy 1815 117 Wyman-Gordon Co. 80 Hermon St., Worcester 01608 508-839-8253 • wyman.com 315 DND DND Manufacturing Mark Donegan 1883 Local employee figure represents 100 employees at Worcester location; 215 employees at North Grafton location 118 NETA, a Parallel Company 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 (508) 528-0093 • netacare.org 313 DND 500 Marijuana cutltivator and dispensary Bradley Doyle 2015 Companywide employee count fluctuates above 500. 119 PerkinElmer Inc. 68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748 781-663-6900 • www.perkinelmer.com 303 1,096 16,000 Life sciences $5.1 billion Prahlad Singh 1937 Employee data include that for Oxford, U.K.-based Oxford Immunotec, a PerkinElmer company, which has a location in Marlborough. 120 Table Talk Pies, Inc. 120 Washington St., Worcester 01610 508-798-8811 • tabletalkpie.com 302 334 350 Food manufacturing Harry Kokkinis 1924 121 Acacia, part of Cisco 3 Mill and Main Place, Suite 400, Maynard 01754 978-938-4896 • acacia-inc.com 300 DND 75,000 Manufacturing Murugesan "Raj" Shanmugaraj 2009 As of March 1, 2021 Acacia Communications became part of Calif.-based Cisco. 121 Community Health Connections 326 Nichols Road, Fitchburg 01420 978-878-8100 • www.chcfhc.org 300 300 300 Health care $33 million John A. DeMalia 1997 121 Greenwood Industries Inc. 640 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-865-4040 • www.greenwoodindustries.com 300 DND 480 Specialty contractor David S. Klein 1992 Did not respond to 2022 survey. Data from 2021. 121 Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. 125 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 508-532-2500 • www.avecia.com 300 DND 500 Drug development and manufacturing services Seiji Fujioka 1999 Local employee count falls within a range of 300-350. 121 Vibram Corp. 18 School St., North Brookfield 01535 508-867-7731 • www.vibram.com 300 300 1,100 Manufacturing Fabrizio Gamberini 1937 WE PROUDLY WORK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES. Where else would we eat? Whatever business your business is in, your neighbors from SMCU are here to help. We o er all the capabilities you need to succeed, with a side of hometown hospitality. 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