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40 Worcester Business Journal | June 8, 2026 | wbjournal.com CENTRAL MASS. 150 Central Mass. 150 Largest employers in Central Massachusetts, ranked by number of local employees Employer Local employees/ (1) statewide/ worldwide Industry/ 2025 revenue Top executive(s)/ year founded Footnotes 1 UMass Memorial Health 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01605 508-334-1000 • ummhealth.org 20,416 20,653 20,653 Health care $4.7 billion Eric Dickson 1998 Local employee count for Worcester County 2 Staples Inc. 500 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 508-253-5000 • staples.com 5,000 N/A 31,000 Office supplies Rachel Huckle 1986 Local employee count falls within a range of 5,000 to 9,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Worldwide employee count includes 12,000 employees with Staples.com & Staples Business, with 19,000 associates in more than 900 retail locations across Staples U.S. Retail. 3 Dell Technologies 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • delltechnologies.com 4,745 4,745 97,000 Data storage & computer networking solutions $113.5 billion Michael S. Dell 1984 Local employee count is an estimate based on Dell's four consecutive global workforce reductions from fiscal year 2023 to 2026. Last response to WBJ's survey was in 2022 with 6,500 local and 123,000 worldwide employees; WBJ's repeated attempts to confirm the local impact of changes at Dell have gone unanswered as of press time. 4 Market Basket Demoulas Supermarkets 875 East St., Tewksbury 01876 978-851-8000 • shopmarketbasket.com 4,163 21,013 33,430 Retail grocery Chuck Casassa 1917 In April 2026, Casassa was appointed CEO to replace interim CEO Donald Mulligan, who served from September 2025 after Arthur T. Demoulas held the position for decades. 5 UMass Chan Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-5801 • umassmed.edu 3,986 N/A 6,406 Higher education $1.2 billion David McManus 1962 Michael Collins stepped down as chancellor at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. 6 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 7 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • bostonscientific.com 2,800 2,800 55,000 Medical devices $20.1 billion Michael F. Mahoney 1979 Local employee count includes customer fulfillment center in Quincy. 8 Walmart 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716 479-273-4000 • walmart.com 2,567 13,492 2,100,000 Retail $713 billion John Furner 1962 In March 2026, Walmart closed its fulfillment center near Route 146 in Worcester. The 90 impacted employees were offered transfers to other company locations; approximately 1.6 million U.S.-based employees; revenue for fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2026. 9 Reliant Medical Group 5 Neponset St., Worcester 01606 508-852-0600 • reliantmedicalgroup.org 2,395 2,395 2,395 Health care Thad Schilling 1929 10 Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates 81 Hope Ave., Worcester 01603 508-755-2340 • sevenhills.org 2,365 3,292 3,975 Health and human services $544.2 million Kathleen M. Jordan 1953 11 Shaw's Supermarkets 750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379 508-313-4000 • shaws.com 2,221 11,677 19,945 Retail grocery Ken Rinaldi 1860 Worldwide employee count for Shaw's Star Division 12 National Grid 55 Bearfoot Road, Northborough 01532 508-389-2000 • nationalgridus.com 2,047 7,374 33,017 Energy utility $24.2 billion Lisa Wieland Zoe Yujnovich 1961 Revenue for fiscal year ended March 31, 2025; conversion from GBP to USD based on 2025 IRS yearly average currency exchange rate. 13 The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC 1385 Hancock St., Quincy 02169 800-767-7772 • stopandshop.com 1,980 22,245 49,066 Retail grocery Roger Wheeler 1914 14 EG America, Cumberland Farms 165 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581 800-225-9702 • eg-america.com 1,928 3,216 16,651 National convenience & fuel retailer $7.4 billion Russ Colaco 2019 15 Heywood Healthcare 242 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-632-3420 • heywood.org 1,858 1,858 1,858 Health care $260 million Rozanna Penney 1907 16 Advocates Inc. 1881 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-628-6300 • advocates.org 1,810 2,553 2,572 Health and human services $237.3 million Diane Gould 1975 Gould plans to retire on July 1, 2026, to be succeeded by Regina Marshall, who is currently chief operating officer. 17 Bristol Myers Squibb 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-588-6001 • bms.com 1,680 N/A 32,500 Biopharmaceuticals $48.2 billion Christopher S. Boerner Odile Smith 1887 Local employee count from WBJ's 2025 survey 18 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653 508-855-1000 • hanover.com 1,600 N/A 4,900 Insurance $6.6 billion John C. Roche 1852 18 Saint Vincent Hospital 123 Summer St., Worcester 01608 508-363-5000 • stvincenthospital.com 1,600 N/A N/A Health care Adam Bracks 1893 Bracks succeeded Denten Park in January 2026. 20 Market 32 and Price Chopper 461 Nott St., Schenectady, NY 12308 518-355-5000 • pricechopper.com 1,527 1,991 15,616 Retail grocery Blaine Bringhurst 1932 21 Aubuchon Co. 95 Aubuchon Drive, Westminster 01473 1,500 N/A Hardware store chain William Aubuchon IV 32 508-620-1220 • framingham.edu 1,100 $149.7 million 1839 32 Quest Diagnostics 200 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 866-697-8378 • questdiagnostics.com 1,100 1,500 57,000 Diagnostic information services $11 billion Jim Davis 1967 34 Fitchburg State University 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg 01420 978-665-3000 • fitchburgstate.edu 1,096 1,096 1,096 Higher education $136.3 million Donna Souder Hodge 1894 35 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609 508-831-5000 • wpi.edu 1,066 N/A 1,377 Higher education $391.3 million Grace Wang 1865 36 Mapfre Insurance 211 Main St., Webster 01570 800-221-1605 • mapfreinsurance.com 1,058 1,058 1,861 Insurance Jaime Tamayo 1972 37 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • qcc.edu 1,049 N/A 1,183 Higher education $75.2 million Luis G. Pedraja 1963 Pedraja announced plans to retire on July 31, 2027. 38 Venture Community Services 1 Picker Road, Sturbridge 01566 508-347-8181 • venturecs.org 1,010 1,060 1,060 Human services $75.3 million Mike Hyland 1975 39 Integrated Genetics (Labcorp) 3400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581 508-898-9001 • integratedgenetics.com 1,000 N/A 61,770 Healthcare diagnostics $14 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 responded to WBJ's survey in 2021 with 436 local employees. Revenue and companywide employee count is for Labcorp. 39 RTX Corp. 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 781-522-3000 • rtx.com 1,000 N/A 180,000 Aerospace & defense $88.6 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. 39 The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • tjx.com 1,000 N/A 364,000 Retail 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 ended Jan. 31, 2026. Last responded to WBJ's survey in 2018 with 4,175 local employees, but TJX no longer discloses regional data. 42 Whole Foods 250 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 617-492-5500 • wholefoodsmarket.com 987 6,850 N/A Retail grocery Allen Culp 1980 43 Digital Federal Credit Union 853 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 01752 508-804-9705 • dcu.org 962 1,480 1,776 Financial services Shruti Miyashiro 1979 On Jan. 1, 2026, officially merged with First Tech to form a single credit union named First Tech Federal Credit Union, with headquarters in San Jose, Calif. 44 College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester 01610 508-793-2011 • holycross.edu 934 N/A 1,311 Higher education $267.3 million Vincent D. Rougeau 1843 45 DCU Center 50 Foster St., Worcester 01608 508-755-6800 • dcucenter.com 912 N/A 100,000 Tourism & entertainment Amy Peterson Peter Doyle 1982 Venue name is expected to change after merger of Digital Federal Credit Union with San Jose, Calif.- based First Tech. Worldwide employee count is for parent company Legends Global. Peterson succeeded Sandy Dunn, upon her retirement in February 2026. 46 AIS 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-567-5122 • ais-inc.com 890 900 975 Manufacturing $350 million Nick Haritos 1989 47 Big Y Foods Inc. 2145 Roosevelt Ave., Springfield 01102 413-504-4000 • bigy.com 877 5,259 10,135 Retail grocery Michael P. D'Amour 1936 48 Consigli Building Group Inc. 72 Sumner St., Milford 01757 508-473-2580 • consigli.com 825 N/A 2,600 Construction & commercial contracting $4.4 billion Anthony Consigli Matthew Consigli 1905 49 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 Local employee count from WBJ's 2025 survey 50 MetroWest Medical Center 115 Lincoln St., Framingham 01702 508-383-1000 • mwmc.com 800 N/A N/A Health care Greg McFarland 1991 51 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • waters.com 789 1,289 16,000 Manufacturing & life sciences $3.2 billion Udit Batra 1958 In February 2026, completed acquisition of the biosciences and diagnostic solutions businesses of New Jersey-based Becton, Dickinson and Co., in a transaction valued at $18.8 billion. 52 KARL STORZ Endovision Inc. & Endoscopy America Inc. 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 785 785 N/A Medical devices Richard Santora John O'Keefe 1989 Data from WBJ's 2025 survey 53 Securitas Security Services USA 1400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581 508-898-9333 • securitasinc.com 780 3,600 90,000 Security Jorge Couto 1850 54 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • polarbev.com 750 N/A 2,500 Food manufacturing $1.5 billion Ralph D. Crowley Jr. 1882 55 Bank of America 306 Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581 508-366-1780 • bankofamerica.com 747 5,529 135,643 Financial services Michael Garand 1904 Local and statewide employee counts are an estimate based on the total number of employees averaged over the number of branches. 56 Cytiva, a Danaher co. 100 Results Way, Marlborough 01752 508-475-2000 • cytiva.com 715 N/A N/A Biotechnology Chris Riley Emmanuel Abate 1733 Part of Global Life Sciences Solutions U.S. LLC; local employee count is an estimate based on 800 employees reported on WBJ's 2025 survey and a March 2025 announcement to lay off 85 in Westborough. 57 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • columbiatech.com 700 900 900 Manufacturing Chris Coghlin 1992 An additional 200 employees at West Boylston's Cogmedix, a Coghlin Co. 58 Marsh McLennan Agency 100 Front St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-852-8500 • marshmma.com 670 923 15,000 Insurance & employee benefits Jerry Alderman Mike Flaherty 1928 59 Mount Wachusett Community College 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 661 661 Higher education James Vander Hooven