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Largest veteran-owned businesses
Ranked by number of local employees
Company
Local employees/
local offices Type of business Veteran owner(s)
% veteran-owned/
branch of military/
year founded
1
Cinch I.T.
27 West Mountain St., Worcester 01606
508-425-4714 • cinchit.com
75
(1)
4
IT services provider
Richard Porter
president
100%
Army
2004
2
Brideau Energy
49 Cobbler Drive, Fitchburg 01420
978-342-9780 • brideauenergy.com
60
3
Retail oil and propane, HVAC service, installation
Mark Brideau
president
100%
Army
1987
3
Metamagnetics Inc. (2)
261 Cedar Hill St., Suite 130, Marlborough 01752
781-562-0756 • metamag.us
40
1
Manufacturing
Vincent Harris
founder & CEO
81%
Coast Guard
2008
4
Solidus Technical Solutions
17 Forsythia Road, Lunenburg 01453
866-765-4387 • solidus-ts.com
36
1
Systems engineering and software development
Darlene Tucker
president
100%
Army
2001
5
Dario Diesel Truck Center
182 SW Cutoff, Worcester 01604
508-753-8177 • dariodiesel.com
35
1
Truck dealership and service center
Dario Sabatini
owner
100%
Army
1959
5
Machado Consulting Inc.
32 Franklin St., Worcester 01608
508-453-4700 • gomachado.com
35
1
Managed IT services, IT Consulting &
cybersecurity
Helder Machado
CEO
100%
Army
2001
7
Nanmac Corp. (3)
397 Williams St., Marlborough 01752
508-872-4811 • nanmac.com
23
1
Precision thermal sensing
Robert Harrington
owner
100%
Army
1956
8
A&M Compressed Air Products
40 Industrial Drive, Uxbridge 01569
508-278-6500 • amcompair.com
21
2
Sales and service of air compressor products
John Normandin
CEO
52%
Army
1982
9
P3I Inc.
77 Main St., Hopkinton 01748
508-435-7882 • p3i-inc.com
19
(1)
1
Systems engineering services and IT support
Janice Guy
president & CEO
77%
Marine Corps
2000
10
Abbess Instruments Inc.
75 October Hill Road, Holliston 01746
508-881-8811 • abbess.com
17
1
Manufacturing
Geoffrey Zeamer
president
100%
Navy
1982
10
Dillon Boiler Services Co. Inc.
380 Crawford St., Fitchburg 01420
978-345-4351 • N/A
17
1
Fabrication and repair of boilers, pressure
vessels reactors, heat exchangers and steel
fabrications
John McNamara
president
100%
Navy
1986
12
Law Office of David Rocheford
156 Hamilton St., Leominster 01453
978-728-5104 • thebestclosings.com
12
1
Real estate & law
David Rocheford
attorney
100%
Army
2000
13
Neat and Sweet Cleaning Co. (4)
121 Mill St., Suite 3, Lancaster 01523
978-834-0334 • neatnsweetcleaning.com
11
1
House cleaning and maid services
Maurice Goin
co-owner
51%
Coast Guard
2004
13
PuroClean Certified Restoration Specialists
482 Southbridge St., Suite 331, Auburn 01501
774-321-3232 • puroclean.com/pcrs-ma
11
2
Residential & commercial property damage
clean-up
Nigel Belgrave
owner & president
100%
Air Force
2014
15
BSA Security Integrators
40 Mechanic St., Marlborough 01752
508-485-1176 • bsasi.com
10
(1)
2
Security systems integrators
James McStay
CEO
100%
Marine Corps
1989
15
KWL Inc.
33 Depot St., Uxbridge 01569
508-526-3041 • www.kwlinc.com
10
1
Trucking and warehousing
David Kuchrawy
owner
100%
Army
2000
17
Ready 2 Run Graphics & Signs
240 Barber Ave., Worcester 01606
508-459-9977 • ready2rungraphics.com
9
1
Custom signage & graphics
David Winchester
president
100%
Navy
2013
18
Cleartech Group
1079 Central St., Leominster 01453
978-466-1938 • cleartechgroup.com
8
1
Managed IT services and technology consulting
Tony Fields
president
100%
Air Force
2004
18
Metrowest Mini Splits
3 Main St., Southborough 01772
508-481-1357 • metrowestminisplits.com
8
2
Full service HVAC, heat pump and mini split
sales, service and installation
Jamie Falconi
Alan Diodato
co-owners
51%
Army
(5)
2022
20
Central Mass. Tile & Marble Inc
352 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545
508-842-4599 • centralmasstile.com
5
1
Commercial floor covering contracting
Robert McGinley
owner
100%
Navy
1990
Source: Each business via survey as of Q2 2026. Note: N/A=not available
(1) From WBJ's 2025 survey
(2) In May 2026, announced plans to absorb sister company Lanthanide Solutions as a wholly-
owned subsidiary
(3) Part of Patriot Worldwide Inc.
(4) Formerly The Cleaning Advantage
(5) Branch served by Jamie Falconi
-Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
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