Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | May 19, 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 45 marlboroughedc.com On behalf of the City of Marlborough, the MEDC Team, and its esteemed Board of Directors, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to YOU for being named to the Central MA Power 100! Your leadership, dedication and impact on the region's business community are truly commendable, and we take great pride in seeing our visionary leader recognized among the most influential professionals. MEREDITH HARRIS Central MA Power 100 SECOND YEAR IN A ROW! Meredith Harris, Executive Director 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 (1) statewide worldwide Industry 2024 revenue Top executive(s) year founded Footnotes 1 UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org 15,462 19,174 20,812 Health care $4.3 billion Eric Dickson 1998 Local employee count for Worcester County 2 Dell Technologies 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • delltechnologies.com 5,000 N/A 108,000 IT solutions and services $95.6 billion Michael S. Dell 1984 Local employee count falls within a range of 5,000 to 9,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Last response to WBJ's survey was in 2022 with 6,500 local and 123,000 worldwide employees; unable to confirm local impact of 5% global workforce reduction in 2023 or 10% global workforce reduction in 2024, by press time. Revenue for fiscal year end Jan. 31, 2025 2 Staples Inc. 500 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 508-253-5000 • staples.com 5,000 N/A 12,000 Office supplies $8 billion John Lederer 1986 Local employee count falls within a range of 5,000 to 9,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; additional 19,000 associates in more than 1,000 retail locations. Revenue is from Forbes 2024 list of best private companies. 4 Global Partners LP 800 South St., Suite 500, Waltham 02453 781-894-8800 • globalp.com 4,846 4,846 4,846 Liquid energy supplier and retail operator Eric Slifka 1933 5 UMass Chan Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-5801 • umassmed.edu 4,748 N/A 6,715 Higher education $1.1 billion Michael F. Collins 1962 3% of the workforce was laid off or furloughed in April 2025. 6 Market Basket Demoulas Supermarkets 875 East St., Tewksbury 01876 978-851-8000 • shopmarketbasket.com 4,198 21,121 33,458 Retail grocery $7.8 billion Arthur T. DeMoulas 1917 7 MathWorks 1 Apple Hill Drive, Natick 01760 508-647-7000 • mathworks.com 3,500 3,500 6,500 Software $1.5 billion Jack Little 1984 8 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • bostonscientific.com 2,800 2,800 53,000 Medical devices $16.7 billion Michael F. Mahoney 1979 Local employee count includes customer fulfillment center in Quincy. 9 Walmart 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716 479-273-4000 • walmart.com 2,698 11,864 2,100,000,000 Retail $681 billion Doug McMillon 1962 Revenue for fiscal year end Jan. 31, 2025 10 Reliant Medical Group 100 Front St., Worcester 01608 508-852-0600 • reliantmedicalgroup.org 2,410 N/A 2,410 Health care Thad Schilling 1929 11 Shaw's Supermarkets 750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379 508-313-4000 • shaws.com 2,296 11,610 19,546 Retail grocery Ken Rinaldi 1860 12 National Grid 55 Bearfoot Road, Northborough 01532 508-389-2000 • nationalgridus.com 2,000 7,193 31,645 Energy utility Lisa Wieland 1961 13 Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates 81 Hope Ave., Worcester 01603 508-755-2340 • sevenhills.org 1,923 3,289 4,018 Health and human services $466.3 million Kathleen M. Jordan 1953 14 Advocates Inc. 1881 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-628-6300 • advocates.org 1,898 2,537 2,555 Health and human services Diane Gould 1975 15 Bristol Myers Squibb 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • bms.com 1,680 N/A 34,000 Biopharmaeuticals $48.3 billion Christopher Boerner 1887 16 Heywood Healthcare 242 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-632-3420 • heywood.org 1,670 N/A 1,756 Health care Rozanna Penney 1907 17 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653 508-855-1000 • hanover.com 1,600 1,600 4,900 Insurance $6.2 billion John C. Roche 1852 17 Saint Vincent Hospital 123 Summer St., Worcester 01608 508-363-5000 • stvincenthospital.com 1,600 N/A N/A Health care Denten Park 1893 Denten Park succeeded Carolyn Jackson upon her resignation in February 2025. 19 Price Chopper/Market 32 461 Nott St., Schenectady, N.Y. 12308 518-355-5000 • pricechopper.com 1,509 1,962 15,531 Retail grocery Blaine Bringhurst 1932 20 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • bose.com 1,500 N/A 6,000 Manufacturing Lila Snyder 1964 Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey 21 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • waters.com 1,450 1,600 7,600 Manufacturing & life sciences $3 billion Udit Batra 1958 22 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area 499 Mountain Road, Princeton 01541 978-464-2300 • wachusett.com 1,400 N/A N/A Tourism and recreation Jeff Crowley 1934 23 IPG Photonics Corp. 377 Simarano Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-373-1100 • ipgphotonics.com 1,365 N/A 4,400 Manufacturing $977.1 million Mark Gitin 1990 24 Hannaford Supermarkets 145 Pleasant Hill Road, Scarborough, ME 04074 800-442-6049 • hannaford.com 1,363 2,348 30,000 Retail grocery Michael Vail 1883 978-878-8100 • chcfhc.org 485 86 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff, Building 2, Suite 200, Worcester 01606 508-854-2122 • kennedychc.org 475 475 475 Health care $61.6 million Stephen J. Kerrigan 1972 87 Seaman Paper Co. 35 Wilkins Road, Gardner 01440 978-632-1513 • seamanpaper.com 471 N/A 900 Manufacturing Ken Winterhalter 1946 88 Ascentria Care Alliance 11 Shattuck St., Worcester 01605 774-243-3100 • ascentria.org 469 1,253 2,178 Human services $143 million Angela Bovill 1872 89 Gentex Optics Inc., part of EssilorLuxottica 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 • essilorusa.com 450 N/A 180,000 Manufacturing Kevin Valliere 1989 Employee counts from WBJ's 2022 survey; local employee count falls within a range of 250 to 499, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 89 Jewish Healthcare Center Inc. 629 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-798-8653 • jhccenter.org 450 450 450 Health care Vinny Librandi 1916 91 Flexcon Co. Inc. 1 Flexcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • flexcon.com 440 N/A 900 Manufacturing Aimee Peacock 1956 92 RFK Community Alliance 971 Main St., Lancaster 01523 978-365-7376 • rfkcommunity.org 437 557 575 Human services $46.5 million Kathy Mills 1896 Kathy Mills succeeded Michael W. Ames, upon his resignation in April. 93 TaraVista Behavioral Health Center 85 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-615-5200 • taravista.care 428 N/A N/A Health care Sheila Crowley 2016 94 Family Health Center of Worcester 26 Queen St., Worcester 01610 508-860-7700 • fhcw.org 425 425 425 Health services for at-risk populations $66.6 million Louis Brady 1972 Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey 95 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 • haartz.com 404 N/A 500 Plastics manufacturing Eric R. Haartz 1922 Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey 96 The Overlook 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton 01507 866-753-5429 • overlook-mass.org 400 520 520 Health care, retirement & wellness community $48.5 million Tameryn Campbell 1911 97 Criterion Child Enrichment 300 East Main St., Milford 01757 508-209-5225 • criterionchild.com 398 N/A N/A Child and family development Robert F. Littleton Jr. 1985 Employee count as reported in fiscal year 2023 990 tax filing 98 Making Opportunity Count (MOC) 601 River St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-7040 • mocinc.org 396 N/A N/A Health and human services Kevin Reed 1966 Employee count as reported in fiscal year 2023 990 tax filing 99 Imperial Distributors Inc. 150 Blackstone River Road, Worcester 01607 508-713-6500 • imperialdistributors.com 395 476 720 Distribution non-food Joe Kirby 1939 Michael Sleeper transitioned to the role of executive chairman and was succeeded in the CEO role by Joe Kirby. 100 Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Corp. 747 Water St., Framingham 01701 508-665-5300 • maryannmorse.org 380 N/A N/A Health services & assisted living Lisa Kubiak 1992 100 Thermo Fisher Scientific Corp. 27 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 866-282-0430 • thermofisher.com 380 N/A 125,000 Manufacturing $42.9 billion Marc N. Casper 1926 Local employee count from WBJ's 2024 survey 102 Evergreen Center 345 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 508-478-2631 • evergreenctr.org 377 N/A N/A Services for developmentally disabled Robert F. Littleton Jr. 1982 Employee count as reported in fiscal year 2023 990 tax filing 103 New England Center for Children 33 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-481-1015 • necc.org 374 763 919 Human services $126 million Jessica Sassi 1975 104 R.H. White Construction Co. 41 Central St., P.O. Box 404, Auburn 01501 508-832-3295 • rhwhite.com 373 405 525 General contractor $184.8 million David H. White James E. McCarthy Thomas H. White 1923 105 Nichols College 121 Center Road, Dudley 01571 800-470-3379 • nichols.edu 370 370 370 Higher education $42.4 million William C. Pieczynski 1815 106 Citizens Bank 34 Main St., Natick 01760 508-653-5100 • citizensbank.com 365 N/A 16,938 Financial services Bruce Van Saun 2005 Local employee count is approximation based on average number of employees per branch and number of local branches. 106 Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 508-541-1508 • dean.edu 365 365 365 Higher education Jay Leiendecker 1865 Employee data from WBJ's 2024 survey; President Kenneth Elmore stepped down in May, and a search for his successor is underway as of press time. 108 Middlesex Savings Bank 6 Main St., Natick 01760 877-463-6287 • middlesexbank.com 363 N/A 489 Financial services Dana Neshe 1835 Local employee count is approximation based on average number of employees per branch and number of local branches. 109 Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine 9 Technology Drive, Westborough 01581 508-756-1212 • astellas.com 360 450 14,000 Research & manufacturing Erin Kimbrel 2016 110 eClinicalWorks 2 Technology Drive, Westborough 01581 508-836-2700 • eclinicalworks.com 357 701 6,175 Healthcare IT Girish Navani 1999 111 Amazon Robotics & Amazon Delivery Center 50 & 64 Otis St., Westborough 01581 781-221-4640 • amazon.com 350 N/A N/A Robotics manufacturing and distribution $638 billion Scott Dresser 1994 Local employee count is a conservative estimate based on press releases, news reports and public vacancies; additional facilities in Charlton, Worcester and Uxbridge. 111 Notre Dame Health Care 555-559 Plantation St., Worcester 01605 508-852-3011 • notredamehealthcare.org 350 350 375 Nonprofit health care & senior living $35.6 million Philip Hickey 1990 111 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • smcltd.com 350 350 1,500 Manufacturing Brian Payson 1988 114 Guild of St. Agnes 19 Harvard St., Worcester 01609 508-755-2238 • guildofstagnes.org 342 342 342 Early childhood education and care $33.2 million Sharon F. MacDonald 1913 115 LUK Inc. 545 Westminster St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-0685 • luk.org 337 N/A 337 Human services $28.1 million Beth Barto 1970 116 Greenwood Industries Inc. 640 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-865-4040 • greenwoodindustries.com 335 449 656 Specialty contractor $252 million David S. Klein 1992 "Helping people to be successful and to find their voice is a gift and is what gives you power." - Dana Neshe, Middlesex Savings Bank

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