26 Worcester Business Journal | September 16, 2024 | wbjournal.com
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
Brideau Energy
49 Cobbler Drive, Fitchburg 01420
978-342-9780 • brideauenergy.com
60
3
Retail oil and propane, HVAC service and installation
Mark Brideau
president
100%
Army
1987
2
Solidus Technical Solutions
17 Forsythia Road, Lunenburg 01453
866-765-4387 • solidus-ts.com
55
1
Systems engineering and software development
Darlene Tucker
president
100%
Army
2001
3
Cinch I.T.
27 West Mountain St., Worcester 01606
508-425-4714 • cinchit.com
54
2
IT services provider
Richard Porter
president
100%
Army
2004
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
30
1
Managed IT consulting and general IT support
Helder Machado
CEO
100%
Army
2001
7
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 steel fabrications
John McNamara
president
100%
Navy
1986
8
Corporate Benefit Plans
195 Park Ave., Worcester 01609
800-417-6353 • corporatebenefitplans.com
20
4
Corporate benefit plans including medical, dental,
vision and 401(k) retirement plans
Greg Lavelle
president & CEO
100%
Navy
1995
9
A and M Compressed Air Products Inc.
40 Industrial Drive, Uxbridge 01569
508-278-6500 • amcompair.com
17
1
Distributor of air compressors, vacuum pumps,
process chillers and heat exchangers
John Normandin
CEO
52%
Army
1982
9
I.F. Engineering Corp.
3 Foshay Road, Dudley 01571
860-935-0280 • ifengineering.com
17
1
Original equipment manufacturer in satellite and
telecommunications, radio frequencies
Lee Foshay
owner
51%
Air Force
1994
11
P3I Inc.
77 Main St., Hopkinton 01748
508-435-7882 • p3i-inc.com
14
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)
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 McStay
CEO
100%
Marine Corps
1989
14
The Cleaning Advantage
121 Mill St., Suite 3, Lancaster 01523
978-779-6646 • thecleaningadvantage.com
11
1
Cleaning firm
Maurice Goin
co-owner
51%
Coast Guard
2004
15
Ready 2 Run Graphics & Signs
240 Barber Ave., Worcester 01606
508-459-9977 • ready2rungraphics.com
10
1
Interior and exterior signage, experiential graphics
design, production and installation
David Winchester
president
51%
Navy
2013
16
PuroClean Certified Restoration Specialists
482 Southbridge St., Suite 331, Auburn 01501
774-321-3232 • puroclean.com/pcrs-ma
9
2
Property damage clean-up
Nigel Belgrave
owner & president
100%
Air Force
2014
17
The McCurdy Group
212 Main St., Sturbridge 01566
508-347-9343 • mccurdyinsurance.com
6
1
Personal and business insurance, investments and
financial planning
Dennis McCurdy
president
100%
Air Force
1975
18
Cadel Chemical & Supply Co.
245 Elm St., Leominster 01453
978-840-6930 • cadelchemco.com
4
1
Industrial water treatment
Jeff Richard
president
50%
Army National Guard
1980
18
Metrowest Minisplits
14 Newton St., Southborough 01772
508-481-1357 • Metrowestminisplits.com
4
1
Full service HVAC, heat pump and mini split sales,
service and installation
Alan Diodato
Jamie Falconi
co-owners
51%
Army
(2)
2022
18
Venture X Marlborough, Apex Center
11 Apex Drive, Suite 300A, Marlborough 01752
508-375-3636 • venturex.com/locations/marlborough
4
1
Private offices, workspaces, meeting rooms and virtual
offices for co-working across industries
Ryan Gagne
CEO
100%
Marine Corps
2018
Source: Each company via survey as of Q1-Q2 2024. Note: N/A=not available.
(1) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey (2) Branch served by Jamie Falconi
-Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
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