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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 89 G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S Largest veteran-owned businesses Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ local offices Type of business Veteran owner(s) % veteran-owned/ branch of military/ year founded 1 Solidus Technical Solutions 17 Forsythia Road, Lunenburg 01453 866-765-4387 • solidus-ts.com 63 1 Systems engineering and software development Darlene Tucker president 100% Army 2001 2 Cinch I.T. 27 West Mountain St., Worcester 01606 508-425-4714 • cinchit.com 52 1 IT services provider Richard Porter president 100% Army 2004 3 Brideau Energy 49 Cobbler Drive, Fitchburg 01420 978-342-9780 • brideauenergy.com 50 3 Retail oil and propane, HVAC service and installation Mark Brideau president 100% Army 1987 4 Dario Diesel Truck Center 182 SW Cutoff, Worcester 01604 508-753-8177 • dariodiesel.com 40 1 Truck dealership and service center Dario Sabatini owner 100% Army 1959 5 Image Diagnostics Inc. 310 Authority Drive, Fitchburg 01420 978-829-0009 • imagediagnostics.com 35 1 Medical product design, development and manufacturing Remo Rossi president 95% Air Force 1986 6 Machado Consulting Inc. 32 Franklin St., Worcester 01608 508-453-4700 • gomachado.com 31 1 Managed IT consulting for cybersecurity, compliance, cloud services, vulnerability and risk assessments, backup and disaster recovery and general IT support Helder Machado CEO 100% Army 2001 7 Corporate Benefit Plans 195 Park Ave., Worcester 01609 800-417-6353 • corporatebenefitplans.com 30 4 Corporate benefit plans including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) retirement plans Greg Lavelle president & CEO 100% Navy 1995 8 Dillon Boiler Services Co. Inc. 380 Crawford St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-4351 • N/A 25 1 Fabrication and repair of boilers, pressure vessels reactors, heat exchangers and heavy steel fabrications John McNamara president 100% Navy 1986 9 A and M Compressed Air Products Inc. 40 Industrial Road, Uxbridge 01569 508-278-6500 • amcompair.com 17 1 Industrial distributor of air compressors, vacuum pumps, process chillers and heat exchangers John Normandin CEO 52% Army 1982 10 I.F. Engineering Corp. 3 Foshay Road, Dudley 01571 860-935-0280 • ifengineering.com 15 1 Manufacturer of radio frequency and microwave components Lee Foshay owner 51% Air Force 1994 10 P3I Inc. (1) 77 Main St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-7882 • p3i-inc.com 15 1 Systems engineering services and IT support Janice Guy president & CEO 77% Marine Corps 2000 12 67 Degrees Brewing Co. 158 Grove St., Franklin 02038 508-507-7376 • 67degreesbrewing.com 12 1 Brewery Olivier Edouard founder & CEO 52% Air Force 2020 12 BSA Security Integrators 40 Mechanic St., Marlborough 01752 508-485-1176 • bsasi.com 12 2 Security systems integrators James P. McStay CEO 100% Marine Corps 1989 12 PuroClean Certified Restoration Specialists 482 Southbridge St., Suite 331, Auburn 01501 774-321-3232 • puroclean.com 12 2 Property damage clean-up Nigel Belgrave owner & president 100% Air Force 2014 15 The Cleaning Advantage 121 Mill St., Suite 3, Lancaster 01523 978-571-5707 • thecleaningadvantage.com 11 1 Cleaning firm Maurice Goin co-owner N/A Navy 2004 16 Foley Industrial Engines 200 Summer St., Worcester 01604 508-753-2979 • FoleyEngines.com 10 1 Distributor of industrial engines and power takeoffs Jay Foley president & CEO 100% Army 1916 17 The McCurdy Group 212 Main St., Sturbridge 01566 508-347-9343 • mccurdyinsurance.com 6 1 Personal and business insurance; investments, 401(k), IRA, stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and general financial planning Dennis McCurdy president 100% Air Force 1975 18 Lost Towns Brewing 483 Main St., Gilbertville 01031 413-277-0818 • ltbrew.com 5 1 Brewery Bruce McDowell co-owner & head brewer 33% Army 2018 19 Northboro Computers LLC 364 Leadmine Road, Fiskdale 01518 508-393-1774 • northborocomputers.com 2 1 Government computer sales Brian Russell owner 100% Army 2008 Source: Each company via survey. Note: N/A=not available. (1) Active clients include the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy. -Compiled by: Heide Martin, research@nebusinessmedia.com Littleton-based Workers Credit Union promoted Robert DaSilva to the newly created position of senior vice president, chief lending officer. DaSilva brings to the position 25 years in credit union lending and executive leadership expe- rience in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Prior to joining Workers Credit Union, DaSilva worked at Greenwood Credit Union in Warwick, Rhode Island, as the vice president of retail lending, according to a March 31 press release from WCU. "I look forward to the inno- vation that Bob will bring to his new role," WCU Chief Member Experience Officer Elizabeth Hayes said in the press release. "He will lead with vision and commitment. Bob has a combi- nation of expertise, leadership and vision for the future that is in alignment with the Workers Credit Union culture and the Workers Way. I am excited for this well-deserved promotion." DaSilva is a U.S. Army veteran and volunteers as a member of the Mount Wachusett Community College Veteran/Stu- dent Professional Development Committee. Workers Credit Union is the second largest credit union in Central Massachusetts, as ranked second by assets as of March 31, according to the WBJ Research Department, behind only Digital Federal Credit Union of Marlborough. As of Dec. 31, Workers Credit Union had more than $2.6 billion in assets and employed 365 full-time employees, according to data from the National Credit Union Administration. Workers Credit Union promotes Army veteran to chief lending officer Robert DaSilva