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38 Worcester Business Journal | May 19, 2025 | wbjournal.com 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 1,365 N/A Manufacturing Mark Gitin "I've worked my entire career to ensure our region and especially the Blackstone Valley is just a bit better than at my start." - Lee Gaudette, Gaudette Insurance Agency