Worcester Business Journal

52 Worcester Business Journal | May 19, 2025 | wbjournal.com 202 Brigham St., Northborough, MA • 508-393-2444 For Tee Times: www.juniperhillgc.com Juniper Hill Golf Course Celebrating 90 Years of Golf • Friendly Atmosphere • Two well groomed, established courses • No membership fee • Excellent meeting facilities • 36 Challenging Holes • Top 10 Public Golf Course in Massachusetts • Golf Teaching Center Call us at 508-351-9500 Give the gift of golf Gift certificates for golf, lunch, lessons and equipment are available in the Pro Shop 508-393-2444 Outings & Functions 3 to 300 guests in a variety of settings 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 132 881 Merriam Ave., Leominster 01453 800-221-4020 • wcu.com N/A 333 Financial services James C. Champion 1914 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 135 Worcester Red Sox (Polar Park) 100 Madison St., Worcester 01608 508-500-1000 • woosox.com 250 300 300 Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox Charles Steinberg 2021 138 AAFCPAs 50 Washington St., Westborough 01581 508-366-9100 • aafcpa.com 248 248 325 Accounting & consulting Carla M. McCall 1973 Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey 138 Avidia Bank 42 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-2222 • avidiabank.com 248 N/A 248 Financial services Robert Cozzone 1869 Local employee count is approximation based on average number of employees per branch and number of local branches. 140 GAAMHA Inc. 280 Coleman St., Gardner 01440 978-632-0934 • gaamha.org 245 245 245 Nonprofit human services organization $13.7 million Shawn Hayden 1967 140 Rentschler Biopharma 27 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-282-5800 • rentschler-biopharma.com 245 N/A 1,400 Manufacturing & life sciences Tom Roberts 1927 140 St. Patrick's Manor 863 Central St., Framingham 01701 508-879-8000 • stpatricksmanor.org 245 N/A 245 Health care Kahoney Anderson 1953 143 UniBank for Savings 49 Church St., Whitinsville 01588 508-234-8112 • unibank.com 235 N/A 265 Financial services Michael W. Welch 1870 Local employee count is approximation based on average number of employees per branch and number of local branches. 144 Dexter-Russell Inc. 44 River St., Southbridge 01550 508-765-0201 • dexter1818.com 230 N/A 240 Cutlery manufacturing Alan Peppel 1818 Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey 145 AdCare Hospital and Outpatient Care 107 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-799-9000 • adcare.com, whittierhealth.com 220 N/A N/A Health care Laura Ames 1947 146 David Clark Co. Inc. 360 Franklin St., Worcester 01615 508-751-5800 • davidclarkcompany.com 204 N/A 210 Manufacturing Richard Urella 1935 147 Anna Maria College 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton 01612 508-849-3300 • annamaria.edu 202 N/A 242 Higher education $28.1 million Mary Lou Retelle 1946 Sean Ryan is expected to succeed Mary Lou Retelle at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. 148 Acacia, part of Cisco 3 Mill and Main Place, Suite 400, Maynard 01754 833-222-0157 • acacia-inc.com 200 N/A 400 Manufacturing Benny Mikkelsen 2009 148 Advanced Home Care Services LLC 260 Cochituate Road, Suite 201, Framingham 01701 508-872-0038 • advancedcarellc.com 200 400 400 Home health care Art Kalenjian 2009 148 Atlas Distributing 44 Southbridge St., Auburn 01501 508-791-6221 • atlasdistributing.com 200 N/A 200 Beer and beverage distribution Joe Salois 1933 148 Home Instead 386 W. Main St., Suite 14, Northborough 01532 508-393-8338 • homeinstead.com/151 200 2,500 75,000 Non-medical home care Ankur Rustgi 1997 148 ReciBioPharm 1414 Massachusetts Ave., Boxbourgh 01719 617-744-5431 • recipharm.com/recibiopharm 200 N/A 400 Manufacturing & life sciences Vikas Gupta 2002 Arranta Bio and Vibalogics U.S. Inc. were both acquired by France-based ReciBioPharm. 148 Sanctuary Medicinals 16 Pearson Blvd., Gardner 01440 978-730-8134 • sanctuarymed.com 200 N/A N/A Marijuana cultivator and retailer Jason Sidman 2018 Employee counts from WBJ's 2023 survey 148 YWCA Central Massachusetts 1 Salem Square, Worcester 01608 508-767-2505 • ywcacm.org 200 200 200 Community and fitness programs Deborah Hall 1885 Sources: Each employer via survey, annual reports, SEC filings, company websites, fdic.gov and ncua.gov. Notes: N/A=not available. Only employers whose Central Massachusetts employee counts could be determined are included on this list. Franklin's Owens & Minor and Leominster's United Solutions do not disclose employee counts. Unable to confirm data by press time for CVS Health, Framingham's FedEx Shipping Center or Marlborough's BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. (1) Local employee counts were gathered during the first two quarters of 2025 unless otherwise noted. -Compiled by: Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com "Power should only be used to effect positive change for others, to improve the lives of people and their communities." - Nick Capasso, Fitchburg Art Museum

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