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4 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2025 | wbjournal.com HIGHEST-PAID CEO Ernie Herrman, The TJX Cos. Inc., Framingham Who's Number 1? What people & organizations lead their fields in Central Mass.? Here are some highlights of those at the top of WBJ's lists. MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, Princeton 1M 2024 visitors $23.5M 2024 total compensation LARGEST VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Worcester Technical High School 1,442 total enrollment, 2024-2025 MOST POPULAR CO-WORKING SPACE Regus, Framingham Centre 650 members LARGEST COLLEGE Worcester Polytechnic Institute 6,375 full-time students, fall 2024 LARGEST PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL St. John's High School, Shrewsbury 905 total enrollment, fall 2024 LARGEST INSURANCE AGENCY Murphy Insurance Agency, Hudson 38 local producers LARGEST LAW FIRM Mirick, Worcester 69 local attorneys LARGEST FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS W.E. Aubuchon Co. Inc., Westminster HIGHEST-PAID WOMAN EXECUTIVE Carol M. Meyrowitz, The TJX Cos. Inc., Framingham TOP RECIPIENT OF USDA FARM COMMODITY SUBSIDIES Jordan Dairy Farm Inc., Rutland $564,505 total subsidies 2020-2024 LARGEST IT SERVICES PROVIDER Boston Technology Corp., Framingham 100 local employees $11.2M 2024 total compensation 1,500 local employees LARGEST MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS eClinicalWorks, Westborough 357 local employees LARGEST WOMAN- OWNED BUSINESS Worcester Restaurant Group 253 local employees LARGEST VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS Cinch I.T., Worcester 75 local employees LARGEST GRANT-MAKING FOUNDATION Mathworks Foundation, Natick $424M 2024 assets LARGEST MARIJUANA BUSINESS Santuary Medicinals, Gardner 200 local employees TOUGHEST GOLF COURSE Shaker Hills Country Club, Harvard 74.2 USGA rating LARGEST VC FUNDING RECIPIENT Solid Biosciences, Marlborough $200M post-IPO equity, Feb. 18, 2025 NEWEST CERTIFIED B CORPORATIONS Load Controls Inc., Sturbridge & The Experience Alchemists, Natick 2024 year became B Corp