26 Worcester Business Journal | September 30, 2024 | wbjournal.com
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F O C U S OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS
Largest woman-owned businesses
Ranked by number of local employees
Company
Local employees/
local offices/ Type of business
Woman owner(s)/
percent owned
WBE certified?/
year founded
1
Front Line Inc.
58 Mellen St., Hopedale 01747
508-634-6600 • frontlineinc.info
125
1
Construction services
Nancy Salter
president
100%
Yes
1998
2
Century Homecare LLC
65 Water St., 2nd Floor, Worcester 01604
888-292-1809 • centuryhomecare.com
120
(1)
1
Home health care
Milka Njoroge
CEO & administrator
55%
Yes
2012
3
Unic Pro Inc.
415 Boston Turnpike, Suite 211B, Shrewsbury 01545
877-881-8642 • unicpro.com
90
1
Commercial cleaning
Beatriz Ramos
CEO
Leia Caminhas
president
100%
Yes
2008
4
Atlas Travel & Technology Group
200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 01752
508-488-1100 • atlastravel.com
78
1
Business, vacation and
meeting planning services
Elaine Osgood
CEO
60%
Yes
1986
5
BestPro Cleaning LLC
100 A June St., Worcester 01602
508-310-5406 • bestprollc.com
62
1
Commercial and restoration
cleaning
Diana Gallego
general manager
51%
Yes
1998
6
Solidus Technical Solutions
17 Forsythia Road, Lunenburg 01453
866-765-4387 • solidus-ts.com
55
1
Systems engineering and
software development
Carla James
CEO
Darlene Tucker
president
100%
Yes
2001
7
CAC Worcester LLC
255 Park Ave., Suite 412, Worcester 01609
508-756-5400 • cacworcester.org
49
3
Behavioral health clinic
Jennifer J. Hylton
executive director
100%
No
2007
8
Bisousweet Confections
554 Willard St., Leominster 01453
978-425-5627 • bisousweet.com
44
1
Wholesale bakery
Karen Collins
founder & CEO
85%
Yes
2009
8
Performance Trans Inc.
70 Benson St., Fitchburg 01420
978-345-5300 • performancetransinc.com
44
1
Transportation of goods
Julieann Taylor
president
90%
Yes
1985
10
Bean Counter Bakery Cafe
270 Grove St., Worcester 01605
508-749-5700 • beancounterbakery.com
40
2
Bakery and cafe
Alice Lombardi
founder & owner
51%
No
2001
10
Prestige Adult Foster Care LLC
286 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605
508-205-6888 • prestige.com
40
1
Adult foster care
Highness Meena
owner
100%
Yes
2015
10
Primary Colors Inc.
9 Millennium Drive, North Grafton 01536
508-887-8789 • primarycolorsinc.com
40
1
Manufacturer of color
concentrates for plastic
Carrie Ann Brown
principal
51%
No
1994
13
E.T.& L. Corp.
873 Great Road, Stow 01775
978-897-4353 • etlcorp.com
38
1
Heavy civil construction and
infrastructure
Jennie Lee Colosi
president
Kerry Maynard
vice president
84%
Yes
1945
14
Need-A-Lift Medivan Inc.
132 Crawford St., Leominster 01453
978-534-0041 • needaliftmedivan.com
33
1
Chair car service
Lauren Conrad
Patti Belliveau
co-owners
100%
Yes
1990
Source: Each company via survey as of Q1-Q2 2024 and company websites. Note: N/A=not available.
(1) Figure updated Q3 2024.
-Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
