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42 Worcester Business Journal | June 8, 2026 | wbjournal.com Congratulations to President Barry Maloney! 2026 WORCESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL POWER 100 worcester.edu/industry 95 undergraduate majors 30 master's programs 89% of graduates stay in Massachusetts after graduation 98% employed or in graduate school within three months of graduation 20+ years ranked "Best University, North" by US News & World Report Worcester State University is celebrating 150 years of impact, leadership and belonging in the city we call home! 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 $430 million William Aubuchon IV 1908 63 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-5302 • vet.tufts.edu 627 627 627 Higher education $158.4 million Alastair E. Cribb 1978 64 Global Partners LP 800 South St., Suite 500, Waltham 02453 781-894-8800 • globalp.com 611 611 4,518 Liquid energy supplier & retail operator Eric Slifka 1933 Local employee count was not reported separately from statewide count. 65 Kens Foods Inc. 1 D'Angelo Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-229-1100 • kensfoods.com 600 N/A N/A Food manufacturing and hospitality Brian L. Crowley Mark Holbrook 1958 Local employee count from kensfoods.com 66 MCPHS University 19 Foster St., Worcester 01608 508-373-5649 • mcphs.edu 560 1,613 1,860 Higher education Richard J. Lessard 1823 Employee counts based on faculty & staff directory at mcphs.edu 67 Eversource Energy 157 Cordaville Road, Southborough 01772 800-592-2000 • eversource.com 540 4,889 10,393 Energy utility Joseph Nolan 1966 68 IPG Photonics Corp. 377 Simarano Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-373-1100 • ipgphotonics.com 534 1,647 5,100 Manufacturing $1 billion Mark Gitin 1990 69 Making Opportunity Count (MOC) 601 River St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-7040 • mocinc.org 523 523 523 Health and human services Kevin Reed 1966 Employee counts from 990 tax filing for fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2024 70 TD Bank 407 Boston Post Road, Sudbury 01776 978-443-3399 • tdbank.com 512 3,098 28,266 Financial services Steve C. Webb 1852 Local and statewide employee counts are an estimate based on the total number of employees averaged over the number of branches. 71 VNA Care 67 Millbrook St., 500 North, Worcester 01606 800-521-5539 • vnacare.org 508 760 760 Health care $80.3 million Salvatore Perla 1886 72 Assumption University 500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-767-7000 • assumption.edu 504 504 504 Higher education Greg Weiner 1904 73 RFK Community Alliance 971 Main St., Lancaster 01523 978-365-7376 • rfkcommunity.org 503 556 573 Human services $50.3 million Kathy Savage Mills 1896 74 Qnity Electronics Inc., New England Manufacturing & Technology Center 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • qnityelectronics.com 501 501 10,000 Manufacturing Jon Kemp Ellen Jansen Mager 2025 Formerly DuPont Electronics and Imaging; announced separation from DuPont de Nemours Inc. on Nov. 1, 2025 75 Babcock Power Services, Babcock Power Environmental 26 Forest St., Suite 300, Marlborough 01752 508-852-7100 • babcockpower.com 500 N/A N/A Energy & consulting Wade Shephard Michael Leclair 1913 Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 75 Flexcon Co. Inc. 1 Flexcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • flexcon.com 500 500 1,200 Manufacturing $500 million Neil McDonough Nick Tucci 1956 44 Maple Group is the family-owned holding company of Flexcon, Arlon Graphics and Blueshift; McDonough is executive chair. Tucci replaced former Flexcon CEO Aimee Peacock in November 2025. 75 Milton CAT 100 Quarry Drive, Milford 01757 508-634-3400 • miltoncat.com 500 N/A N/A Caterpillar machines and generators Chris Milton 1960 Includes MC2 Renewable Energy Services, a full- service renewable energy division of Milton CAT; local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 75 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. 75 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 500 700 1,300 Medical devices Walter Kobler 2007 Employee counts from WBJ's 2025 survey 75 Workhuman 100 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 866-785-6279 • workhuman.com 500 N/A 1,000 Software Eric Mosley Tom Libretto 1999 Employee counts from WBJ's 2025 survey 81 R.H. White Construction Co. 41 Central St., P.O. Box 404, Auburn 01501 508-832-3295 • rhwhite.com 490 362 502 Construction & commercial contracting $193.5 million David H. White Thomas H. White 1923 82 Community Health Connections Inc. 326 Nichols Road, Fitchburg 01420 978-878-8100 • chcfhc.org 487 487 487 Health care $61.5 million John A. DeMalia 1997 83 Wegmans Food Markets Inc. 9102 Shops Way, Northborough 01532 508-936-1900 • wegmans.com 486 2,564 55,220 Retail grocery Colleen Wegman Nicole Wegman 1916 84 Ascentria Care Alliance 18 Chestnut St., Suite 410, Worcester 01608 774-243-3100 • ascentria.org 466 1,765 2,090 Human services $188.5 million Angela Bovill 1872 85 Family Health Center of Worcester 26 Queen St., Worcester 01610 508-860-7700 • fhcw.org 462 462 462 Health services for at-risk populations $67.2 million Louis Brady 1972 86 Jewish Healthcare Center 629 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-798-8653 • jhccenter.org 458 458 458 Skilled nursing Vinny Librandi 1916 87 Olympus Corp. of the Americas 800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 453 560 29,297 Medical devices $6.7 billion Richard Reynolds Mike Noyes 1968 88 Amazon Robotics 50 & 64 Otis St., Westborough 01581 781-221-4640 • amazon.com 450 N/A 1,576,000 Robotics manufacturing and distribution $716.9 billion Erica McClosky 1994 Local employee count is an estimate based on comments by Erica McClosky to Business Insider in May 2025; does not include fulfillment and distribution. Revenue and companywide employee count is for Amazon.com Inc. 88 Gentex Optics Inc., part of EssilorLuxottica 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 • essilorusa.com 450 N/A N/A Manufacturing Kevin Valliere 1989 Data 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