Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | June 8, 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 45 Estate Preservation Law Offices helps Massachusetts families and business owners create thoughtful, effective plans for the future. CORPORATE OFFICE: 71 Elm Street, Ste 100 | Worcester, MA 01609 | 508-751-5010 www.estatepreservationlaw.com INTEGRATED ESTATE & ASSET PROTECTION PLANNING p Wills & Trusts p Asset Protection p Special Needs Planning p Business Succession Planning p Elder Law & Medicaid Planning p Estate & Trust Administration Protecting what you've built and the people you love with experience, guidance, and compassion: 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 978-874-0521 • hardwarestore.com 1,500 N/A 2,100 Hardware store chain $430 million William Aubuchon IV 1908 21 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • bose.com 1,500 N/A 6,000 Manufacturing Lila Snyder 1964 Data from WBJ's 2024 survey; local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 23 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area 1,477 Tourism & recreation Jeff Crowley 90 TaraVista Behavioral Health Center 85 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-615-5200 • taravista.care 442 N/A 747 Behavioral health care Sheila Crowley 2016 91 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com 413 688 7,300 Medical devices $4.1 billion Joe Almeida 1985 Revenue for fiscal year ended Sept. 27, 2025; Stephen MacMillian retired in April 2026 when Hologic was acquired for $18.3 billion by multinational alternative asset managers Blackstone of New York City and TPG of San Francisco; headquarters remain in Marlborough, and the company is no longer publicly traded. 92 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • cognex.com 402 464 2,697 Manufacturing $994 million Matthew Moschner 1981 93 Davis Farmland and Davis Mega Maze 145 & 142 Redstone Hill Road, Sterling 01564 978-422-6666 • davisfarmland.com; davismegamaze.com 400 400 400 Agriculture and recreation Laurence Davis Nicolette Sacco 1846 Employee counts are seasonal 93 Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Corp. 747 Water St., Framingham 01701 508-665-5300 • maryannmorse.org 400 400 400 Health services and assisted living Lisa Kubiak 1992 93 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • smcltd.com 400 400 2,250 Manufacturing Brian Payson 1988 96 Evergreen Center 345 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 508-478-2631 • evergreenctr.org 395 395 395 Services for developmentally disabled $34.2 million Robert F. Littleton Jr. 1982 Employee counts and revenue from 990 tax filing for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 96 Notre Dame Health Care 555-559 Plantation St., Worcester 01605 508-852-3011 • notredamehealthcare.org 395 395 421 Health care and senior living $36.1 million Philip Hickey 1990 98 Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center Inc. 115 Northeast Cutoff, Building 2, Suite 200, Worcester 01606 508-854-2122 • kennedychc.org 392 471 471 Health care $64 million Stephen J. Kerrigan 1972 99 New England Center for Children 33 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-481-1015 • necc.org 390 798 945 Human services $135.3 million Jessica Sassi 1975 100 Clark University 950 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-793-7711 • clarku.edu 381 N/A 1,140 Higher education $157.9 million David Fithian 1887 101 The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester 01608 877-571-7469 • thehanovertheatre.org 370 370 370 Performing arts and education $13 million Alan Seiffert 2008 102 Dean College 99 Main St., Franklin 02038 508-541-1508 • dean.edu 365 365 365 Higher education J. Darrell Kulesza 1865 Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey; President Kenneth Elmore stepped down in May, and a search for his permanent successor is underway. 103 Imperial Distributors Inc. 150 Blackstone River Road, Worcester 01607 508-713-6500 • imperialdistributors.com 362 452 685 Wholesale distribution & merchandising Joe Kirby 1939 Michael Sleeper transitioned to the role of executive chairman and was succeeded in the CEO role by Joe Kirby. 104 Criterion Child Enrichment 300 East Main St., Milford 01757 508-209-5225 • criterionchild.com 361 361 361 Child & family development $29.2 million Robert F. Littleton Jr. 1985 Employee counts from 990 tax filing for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 105 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 • haartz.com 360 360 400 Plastics manufacturing Eric R. Haartz 1922 106 Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital 150 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581 508-870-2222 • whittierhealth.com 358 N/A N/A Rehabilitation hospital Rebecca Roman 1997 107 eClinicalWorks 2 Technology Drive, Westborough 01581 508-836-2700 • eclinicalworks.com 357 688 6,577 Healthcare IT $1 billion Girish Navani 1999 108 Guild of St. Agnes 19 Harvard St., Worcester 01609 508-755-2238 • guildofstagnes.org 356 356 356 Early childhood education & care $37.5 million Sharon F. MacDonald 1913 108 St. Patrick's Manor 863 Central St., Framingham 01701 508-879-8000 • stpatricksmanor.org 356 356 356 Skilled nursing & rehabilitation Kahoney Anderson 1953 110 Seaman Paper Co. 9 Leominster Connector, Leominster 01453 978-632-1513 • seamanpaper.com 355 500 1,000 Manufacturing Ken Winterhalter 1946 111 AbbVie Inc. 100 Research Drive, Worcester 01605 508-849-2500 • abbvie.com 350 2,030 57,000 Biopharmaceuticals $61.2 billion Robert A. Michael 2013 111 Primetals Technologies USA LLC 93 Gilmore Drive, Sutton 01590 508-755-6111 • primetals.com 350 350 7,000 Engineering and manufacturing Ralf Hanneken 2015 113 LUK Inc. 545 Westminster St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-0685 • luk.org 348 348 348 Human services $30.3 million Beth Barto 1970 114 Citizens Bank 270 Great Road, Acton 01720 978-263-8376 • citizensbank.com 347 3,154 17,158 Financial services Bruce Van Saun 2005 Local and statewide employee counts are an estimate based on the total number of employees averaged over the number of branches. 115 Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, affiliate of Encompass Health 189 May St., Worcester 01602 508-791-6351 • encompasshealth.com/locations/ fairlawnrehab 341 N/A N/A Health care Peter Lancette 1987 116 Niche Hospitality Group 11 East Central St., Worcester 01605 508-926-8308 • nichehospitality.com 340 N/A 360 Restaurants & hospitality $20 million Michael Covino 2005 Additional executives include David Green, partner & controller; Michael Desrosiers, partner; Stephen Champagne, partner & executive chef

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