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44 Worcester Business Journal | May 19, 2025 | wbjournal.com BREAKOUT SESSIONS Choose your top two! 6 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Casey Brown, Boost Pricing VALUABLE RESOURCES Visit all our sponsors during the networking breakfast. massmep.org/manufacturing-your-future/ 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. 1,365 72 Jabil 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • jabil.com 500 N/A 140,000 Medical devices $28.9 billion Michael Dastoor 1966 count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Revenue from fiscal year end Aug. 31, 2024 72 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • starrett.com 500 N/A 1,200 Manufacturing Roger N. Amrol Jr. 1880 In 2024, L.S. Starrett became a private company after its merger with private equity firm MiddleGround Capital. 72 Milton CAT 100 Quarry Drive, Milford 01757 508-634-3400 • miltoncat.com 500 N/A 1,000 Caterpillar machines and generators Chris Milton 1960 Includes MC2 Renewable Energy Services, a full- service renewable energy division within Milton CAT; local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 72 Philips Lifeline 200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 200, Marlborough 01752 800-451-0525 • lifeline.philips.com 500 N/A N/A Manufacturing Janet Dillione Kathy Silvestri 1974 Acquired by Penn.-based ConnectAmerica in May 2021; local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 72 Sanofi Genzyme 15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701 508-872-8400 • sanofigenzyme.com 500 N/A 82,878 Manufacturing & life sciences $47.9 billion Paul Hudson Brian Foard 1981 Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Revenue converted from Euros based on IRS yearly average exchange rate for 2024. Sanofi Genzyme is the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi; additional manufacturing facility at 8 New York Ave., Framingham. 72 Sterilite Corp. 30 Scales Lane, Townsend 01469 978-597-1800 • sterilite.com 500 N/A N/A Manufacturing David M. Stone 1939 Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 72 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 500 700 1,300 Medical devices Walter Kobler 2007 72 Workhuman 100 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 508-229-1500 • workhuman.com 500 N/A 1,000 Software Eric Mosley Tom Libretto 1999 84 Wegmans Food Markets Inc. 9102 Shops Way, Northborough 01532 508-936-1900 • wegmans.com 492 2,564 54,710 Retail grocery Colleen Wegman Nicole Wegman 1916 85 Community Health Connections Inc. 326 Nichols Road, Fitchburg 01420 978-878-8100 • chcfhc.org 485 485 485 Health care $55.4 million John A. DeMalia 2002 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 370 370 Higher education $42.4 million William C. Pieczynski 1815 "Power flows from the ability to share, learn, and impact people through storytelling and authentic experiences." - Alan Seiffert, The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts