Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | May 19, 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 47 C E N T R A L M A S S . 1 5 0 Let us help you give better. We've helped North Central Massachusetts families and businesses support regional nonprofits through their giving. 75 Million 649 John Fitch Hwy., Fitchburg, MA 01420 cfncm.org | 978.345.8383 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 105 800-470-3379 • nichols.edu 370 106 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 117 Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital - an affiliate of Encompass Health 189 May St., Worcester 01602 508-791-6351 • encompasshealth.com/locations/ fairlawnrehab 334 N/A N/A Health care Peter Lancette 1987 118 The DAVIS Cos. 241 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752 508-305-6000 • daviscos.com 317 353 639 Staffing services $45.7 million Robert Davis 1986 119 Wyman-Gordon Co. 80 Hermon St., Worcester 01608 508-839-8253 • wyman.com 315 N/A N/A Manufacturing Mark Donegan 1883 Part of Precision Castparts Corp. with an additional facility in North Grafton; data from WBJ's 2023 survey 120 MCPHS University 19 Foster St., Worcester 01608 508-373-5649 • mcphs.edu 311 1,698 1,668 Higher education Richard J. Lessard 1823 Local employee count is an approximation based on WBJ's 2022 survey response and MCPHS facts & figures; the university no longer provides data for WBJ surveys. 121 Always Best Care Senior Services - MetroWest & Worcester County 276 Turnpike Road, Suite 230, Westborough 01581 508-626-8300 • alwaysbestcare.com 300 N/A 300 Home health care & senior living placement Kingsley Asare–Mensah 2020 All employees are per diem. 121 Eagle Cleaning Corp. 997 Millbury St., Suite A, Worcester 01607 508-799-0700 • eaglecleaning.com 300 300 325 Commercial cleaning Jeff R. Johnson 2001 121 Niche Hospitality Group 11 East Cenral St., Worcester 01605 508-797-1011 • nichehospitality.com 300 300 300 Restaurants & hospitality Michael Covino 2004 Adding two more locations in 2025 121 Primetals Technologies USA LLC 93 Gilmore Drive, Sutton 01590 508-755-6111 • primetals.com 300 N/A 7,000 Engineering & manufacturing Ralf Hanneken 2015 121 Valmet 44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545 508-852-0200 • valmet.com 300 17,000 17,000 Manufacturing $5.8 billion Kyle Rayhill 1950 Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey; revenue converted from Euros based on IRS yearly average exchange rate for 2024. 126 Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital 150 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581 508-870-2222 • whittierhealth.com 299 N/A N/A Specialty health care Rebecca Roman 1997 127 Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc. 67 Millbrook St., Worcester 01606 508-756-1545 • eswa.org 296 N/A N/A Long-term services $46.7 million Lisa Kippax 1974 128 Lenze Americas 630 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 508-278-9100 • lenze.com 290 N/A 3,716 Manufacturing Tom Mathias 1983 129 Southwick's Zoo 2 Southwick St., Mendon 01756 800-258-9182, ext. 211 • southwickszoo.com 287 N/A N/A Tourism & entertainment Cindy C. Brewer-Lavoie 1965 129 Wayside Youth & Family Support Network 1 Frederick Abbott Way, Framingham 01701 508-879-9800 • waysideyouth.org 287 N/A 572 Services for at-risk children and families Sara McCabe 1977 131 Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital 300 Friberg Parkway, Westborough 01581 508-329-6300 • westboroughbehavioral.com 264 N/A N/A Specialty health care Shawn Daugherty 2017 132 Workers Credit Union 881 Merriam Ave., Leominster 01453 800-221-4020 • wcu.com 261 N/A 333 Financial services James C. Champion 1914 Local employee count is approximation based on average number of employees per branch and number of local branches. 133 Worcester Restaurant Group Worcester Restaurant Group, Worcester 01609 508-798-3474 • worcesterrestaurantgroup.com 253 N/A N/A Restaurants Caitlyn Carolan Keith Carolan 1979 134 Hospital for Behavioral Medicine 100 Century Drive, Worcester 01606 844-319-0000 • hospitalforbehavioralmedicine.com 251 N/A N/A Health care (Currently vacant) 2019 Local employee count from WBJ's 2024 survey; year founded is year facility opened. 135 Table Talk Pies Inc. 58 Gardner St., Worcester 01610 508-798-8811 • tabletalkpie.com 250 N/A N/A Food manufacturing Brian Zellmer 1924 Local employee count from WBJ's 2024 survey, prior to the acquisition by Minn.-based Rise Baking Co. in June 2024; year founded is for Table Talk Pies. 135 Veranova 25 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-784-5000 • veranova.com 250 N/A 800 Manufacturing & software Mike Riley 1970 "Power is learning, trying new experiences, and working together to support one another on this life journey." - Noreen Johnson Smith, EcoTarium

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