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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 87 G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S Largest woman-owned businesses Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ local offices/ revenue Services Woman 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 (1) 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 190 1 DND Commercial cleaning and post-construction clean up Lilian Radke president 100% Y 2008 3 CommCan 730 Main St., Millis 02054 508-533-9333 • www.commcan.com 150 1 DND Adult-use recreational and medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and sales Ellen Rosenfeld co-owner 51% Y 2015 4 E.T.& L. Corp. 873 Great Road, Stow 01775 978-897-4353 • www.etlcorp.com 132 1 DND Highway, bridge, site, airport, landfill and bike path construction Kerry Maynard vice president Jennie Lee Colosi president 88% Y 1945 5 Century Homecare LLC 65 Water St., 2nd Floor, Worcester 01604 888-292-1809 • www.centuryhomecare.com 120 1 DND Home health care Milka Njoroge CEO & administrator 55% Y 2012 6 Solidus Technical Solutions 17 Forsythia Road, Lunenburg 01453 866-SOLIDUS • www.solidus-ts.com 92 1 DND Multi-disciplined engineering and software services Darlene Tucker founder & CEO 100% Y 2001 7 Always There Homecare LLC 75 Great Road, Acton 01720 978-386-7556 • www.alwaystherehomecarema.com 66 1 DND Non-medical home health care Deirdre Vendetta co-owner 100% N 2008 8 CAC Worcester LLC 51 Union St., Suite G02, Worcester 01609 508-756-5400 • www.cacworcester.org 63 3 DND Mental health clinic serving children and adults Jennifer J. Hylton executive director 100% N 2007 9 BestPro Cleaning LLC 100 A June St., Worcester 01602 508-310-5406 • www.bestprollc.com 62 1 DND Cleaning and disinfection services, commercial cleaning of floors, carpets, green cleaning and facility maintenance Diana Gallego general manager 51% Y 1998 10 Seasonal Food Brands Inc. 580 Main St., Suite 1, 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 Watson president 100% Y 2008 11 Bisousweet Confections 2 Shaker Road, Shirley 01464 978-425-5627 • www.bisousweet.com 55 1 $4,800,000 Wholesale bakery Karen Collins owner 85% N 2009 12 Performance Trans Inc. 70 Benson St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-5300 • www.performancetransinc.com 50 1 DND Transportation of petroleum products, building materials, steel studding, sand and gravel, water and paving materials Julieann Taylor president 90% Y 1985 13 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 13 Primary Colors Inc. 9 Millennium Drive, North Grafton 01536 508-887-8789 • www.primarycolorsinc.com 40 1 DND Manufacturer of color concentrates Carrie Ann Brown principal 51% Y 1994 15 Front Line Inc. 58 Mellen St., Hopedale 01747 508-634-6600 • www.frontlineinc.info 35 1 DND Construction labor services, demolition, post- construction cleaning, construction progress cleaning, mold and water remediation Nancy Salter president 100% Y 1998 15 GVC Construction Inc. 305 Leominster Shirley Road, Lunenburg 01462 978-840-9700 • www.gvcconstruction.com 35 1 DND Site work, excavation, road construction, asphalt paving, underground utilities and concrete construction Geselle Valenti owner & president 100% Y 2000 17 The Training Associates (TTA) 11 Apex Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-890-8500 • www.thetrainingassociates.com 32 1 DND Staff augmentation, learning strategy, instructional design and development, custom learning solutions, training deliver, managed learning and direct hire services Judy Melfa treasurer Maria Melfa president & CEO 62% Y 1994 18 Capaccio Environmental Engineering Inc. 290 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 01752 508-970-0033 • www.capaccio.com 30 1 $5,100,000 Comprehensive environmental and occupational health and safety, ESG, sustainability, engineering and consulting services and software tools Lisa Wilk CEO 100% Y 1992 18 Caroline's Cannabis LLC 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • www.carolinescannabis.com 30 2 DND Retail marijuana establishment Caroline Frankel owner & CEO 100% N 2017 18 Precision Engineering Inc. 29 Industrial Drive, P.O. Box 546, Uxbridge 01569 508-278-5700 • www.precisionengineering.com 30 2 $5,800,000 Custom sheet metal contract manufacturing Liora Stone president 51% Y 1988 21 Atlas Travel & Technology Group 200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 01752 508-488-1100 • www.atlastravel.com 28 1 DND Travel management for businesses, leisure travel services, meeting planning and incentive programs, travel benchmarking and analytics Elaine Osgood CEO 60% Y 1986 21 Rainbow Movers 19 National Drive, Franklin 02038 774-235-2264 • www.rainbowmovers.com 28 1 $4,100,000 Local, long distance, international and commercial moving, packing and storage Erin McEnaney president 100% Y 1918 21 Strategic Environmental Services 362 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton 01590 508-757-7782 • www.strategic-es.com 28 1 $24,000,000 Remedial construction, design and implementation, waste hauling and disposal Marsha Harris president 51% Y 2001 24 Need-A-Lift Medi Van Inc. 132 Crawford St., Leominster 01453 978-534-0041 • www.needaliftmedivan.com 26 1 DND Chair car service Patti Belliveau owner 100% N (2) 1990 The nonprofit Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, based in Worcester, has named founding member Celia Blue as its first president and CEO, the organization said in Febru- ary, while also announcing a $500,000 donation from the Esler Family Foundation. The Esler Family Foundation in Worcester was founded by local philanthropists and married duo John and Jeanne Esler, with a commitment to supporting racial equity initiatives. "Their decision to fund a grassroots organization such as MAWOCC is forward-thinking and non-traditional," Blue said in a statement. "It is the kind of meaningful support that is so needed to move our work forward." Blue resigned as interim director of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, where she previously served as chief of staff, deputy director, and chief administrative officer, to take on her new leadership role at MAWOCC, per the announcement. Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition names first president & CEO Celia Blue