LIST: LARGEST
EMPLOYEE-OWNED
COMPANIES
Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Volume 36 • Number 23 $3.50 December 15, 2025
Worcester Business Journal
WBJ
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S H O P TA L K
Q&A: 'Over
my dead
body'
PHOTO | ALLAN DINES; WBJ PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
How I beat cancer
and saved my
business | 18
Crisis to
comeback
PHOTO | MATT WRIGHT
Down, but not out
Nonprofits strain to address rising
food insecurity. | 8
PHOTO | ERIC CASEY
Job Corps centers are trying to
recover from Trump's attempts to
shut them down. | 12
Feeding Worcester
TJX and BJ's Wholesale Club are heavily reliant on part-time workers, making
their median employee pay qualified for government food assistance.
Story by Mica Kanner-Mascolo on Page 14.
POVERTY WAGES
