Worcester Business Journal

54 Worcester Business Journal | June 8, 2026 | wbjournal.com From everyone at Open Sky: Congratulations to Ken Bates on being named to the 2026 Central Mass Power 100! We are grateful for your leadership, passion for helping people achieve their goals, and commitment to our community! openskycs.org 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 141 Hospital for Behavioral Medicine 100 Century Drive, Worcester 01606 844-319-0000 • hospitalforbehavioralmedicine.com 251 N/A N/A Health care Rachel Corus 2019 Employee count from WBJ's 2024 survey 142 Home Instead 386 W. Main St., Suite 14, Northborough 01532 508-393-8338 • homeinstead.com/151 250 2,500 75,000 Non-medical home care Ankur Rustgi 1997 Employee counts from WBJ's 2025 survey 142 Veranova 25 Patton Road, Devens 01434 978-784-5000 • veranova.com 250 N/A 800 Manufacturing and software Mike Riley 1970 Employee counts from WBJ's 2025 survey 142 Worcester Red Sox (Polar Park) 100 Madison St., Worcester 01608 508-500-1000 • woosox.com 250 300 350 Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox Charles Steinberg 2021 42 full-time employees; employee counts are seasonal peak. 145 Avidia Bancorp Inc. (Avidia Bank) 42 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-2222 • avidiabank.com 246 246 246 Financial services Robert Cozzone 1869 In August 2025, Avidia converted from a mutual community bank to a publicly traded company. Local and statewide employee counts are an estimate based on the total number of employees averaged over the number of branches. 145 Santander Bank 490 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-370-0601 • santanderbank.com 246 1,739 5,217 Financial services Christiana Riley 1907 Local and statewide employee counts are an estimate based on the total number of employees averaged over the number of branches. 147 Eagle Cleaning Corp. 997 Millbury St., Suite A, Worcester 01607 508-799-0700 • eaglecleaning.com 245 280 300 Commercial cleaning Jeff R. Johnson 2001 148 Worcester Restaurant Group 118 Highland St., Worcester 01609 508-798-3474 • worcesterrestaurantgroup.com 239 239 239 Restaurant group Caitlyn Carolan Keith Carolan 1979 149 AdCare Hospital and Outpatient Care 107 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-799-9000 • adcare.com, whittierhealth.com 220 N/A N/A Health care Laura Ames 1947 149 Care Central VNA & Hospice Inc. 34 Pearly Lane, Gardner 01440 978-632-1230 • carecentralvnahospice.org 220 220 220 Home health, hospice, palliative & private duty $22.8 million Holly Chaffee 1906 In August 2025, Overlook-Masonic Health System began transitioning its home health, hospice and palliative care offerings to Care Central VNA & Hospice. 149 Greenwood Industries Inc. 640 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 508-865-4040 • greenwoodindustries.com 220 468 899 Construction & commercial contracting $328 million David S. Klein 1992 Sources: Each employer via survey, annual reports, SEC filings, company websites, fdic.gov and ncua.gov. Notes: N/A=not available. Only employers whose Central Mass. employee counts could be determined are included on this list. Boxborough's SynQor moved its headquarters and approximately 250 employees to Salem, N.H. in Q1 2026. Paxton's Anna Maria College ceased academic operations at the end of the spring 2026 semester; the college had 274 employees as of Q1 2026. Waltham's Thermo Fisher Scientific Corp. announced the closure of its Franklin facility in Q1 2026; the company reported 380 workers at the site in 2024. Fla.-based Jabil confirmed closure of its Clinton facility in Q1 2026; the company employed 1,000 people at the site in 2023, but had not disclosed the local employee count since then. Franklin's Owens & Minor and Leominster's United Solutions do not disclose employee counts. Unable to confirm data by press time for CVS Health, Framingham's FedEx Shipping Center, Marlborough's BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. or Philips Lifeline. (1) Local employee counts were gathered during the first two quarters of 2026 unless otherwise noted. -Compiled by: Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com

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