Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | May 19, 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 39 C E N T R A L M A S S . 1 5 0 We Are Proud to Be an SBA Express Lender. Easy application process Longer loan terms 978-365-3450 | clintonsavings.com Competitive rates Fast turnaround 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 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 25 EG America, Cumberland Farms 165 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581 800-225-9702 • eg-america.com 1,350 3,100 17,500 National convenience and fuel retailer $8 billion John Carey 2019 26 YMCA of Central Massachusetts 766 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-755-6101 • ymcaofcm.org 1,285 N/A 1,285 Community services, fitness and youth programs $29.6 million David Connell 1864 27 Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602 508-929-8000 • worcester.edu 1,271 1,271 1,271 Higher education $125.3 million Barry M. Maloney 1874 28 AbbVie Inc. 100 Research Drive, Worcester 01605 508-849-2500 • abbvie.com 1,200 N/A 55,000 Biopharmaceuticals $56.3 billion Robert A. Michael 2013 Local employee count from WBJ's 2024 survey; Abbvie no longer discloses local data. 29 Quest Diagnostics 200 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 866-697-8378 • questdiagnostics.com 1,189 1,659 55,000 Diagnostic information services $9.9 billion Jim Davis 1967 30 Fitchburg State University 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420 978-665-3000 • fitchburgstate.edu 1,166 1,166 1,166 Higher education $136.6 million Donna Souder Hodge 1894 31 Open Sky Community Services 4 Mann St., Worcester 01602 508-755-0333 • openskycs.org 1,121 1,280 1,395 Human services $114.2 million Kenneth J. Bates 1973 32 Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • insulet.com 1,108 1,357 4,066 Medical devices $2.1 billion Ashley McEvoy 2000 33 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609 508-831-5000 • wpi.edu 1,095 N/A 1,383 Higher education $356 million Grace Wang 1865 34 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • qcc.edu 1,044 N/A 1,091 Higher education $66.1 million Luis G. Pedraja 1963 35 College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester 01610 508-793-2011 • holycross.edu 1,025 N/A 1,309 Higher education $249.9 million Vincent D. Rougeau 1843 36 Venture Community Services 1 Picker Road, Sturbridge 01566 508-347-8181 • venturecs.org 1,019 1,082 1,082 Human services $50.2 million Mike Hyland 1975 On July 1, 2024, Webster's Life-Skills Inc. merged into Venture Community Services. 37 Integrated Genetics (Labcorp) 3400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581 508-898-9001 • integratedgenetics.com 1,000 N/A 60,900 Healthcare diagnostics $13 billion Adam Schechter 1991 Local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; last response to WBJ survey was in 2021 with 436 local employees. Revenue and companywide employee count is for Labcorp. 37 RTX Corp. 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 781-522-3000 • rtx.com 1,000 N/A 186,000 Aerospace & defense $80.7 billion Chris T. Calio 2020 Formerly Raytheon Technologies; local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 37 Saint-Gobain 1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • saint-gobain-northamerica.com 1,000 N/A 170,000 Manufacturing $50.8 billion Benoit Bazin 1885 2,750 employees in North America 37 The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • tjx.com 1,000 N/A 364,000 Retail $56.4 billion Ernie Herrman 1976 Local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; revenue for fiscal year end Jan. 31, 2025. Last response to WBJ survey was in 2018 with 4,175 local employees, but TJX no longer discloses regional data. 41 Whole Foods 250 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 617-492-5500 • wholefoodsmarket.com 952 6,548 N/A Retail grocery Allen Culp 1980 42 Digital Federal Credit Union 220 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 01752 508-263-6705 • dcu.org 933 N/A 1,653 Financial services Shruti Miyashiro 1979 Local employee count is approximation based on average number of employees per branch and number of local branches. 43 MAPFRE Insurance 211 Main St., Webster 01570 800-221-1605 • mapfreinsurance.com 920 1,106 1,956 Insurance Jaime Tamayo 1972 44 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • polarbev.com 900 1,300 2,300 Food manufacturing $1 billion Ralph D. Crowley Jr. 1882 Revenue is an approximation. 45 Consigli Building Group Inc. 72 Sumner St., Milford 01757 508-473-2580 • consigli.com 828 N/A 2,500 Construction Anthony Consigli Matthew Consigli 1905 46 South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) 7 Bishop St., Framingham 01702 508-872-4853 • smoc.org 820 N/A N/A Human services Susan Gentili 1965 "The nature of power is about achieving maximum impact with minimal friction." - Dr. Cherise Hamblin, UMass Memorial Health

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