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110 Worcester Business Journal • Book Of Lists 2016 www.wbjournal.com Top women-owned businesses Ranked by number of local employees Company No. local employees No. local offices Annual revenue Type of business Owner/ Title/ Percent owned Year founded 1 E.T.& L. Corp. 873 Great Road, Stow 01775 978-897-4353 • www.etlcorp.com 160 1 $44,200,000 Site excavation, highway, dam, road, landfill, airport and bridge construction Jennie Lee Colosi president 51% 1945 2 Coghlin Electrical Contractors Inc. & Coghlin Network Services 100 Prescott St., Worcester 01605 508-793-0300 • www.coghlin.com 150 1 $70,000,000 Electrical, telecommunications, design-build, security, AV, IT networking and critical power installations Susan Mailman president 100% 1885 3 P3I Inc. 77 Main St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-7882 • www.p3i-inc.com 121 2 $28,226,268 Systems engineering services and IT support Janice P. Guy president & CEO 77% 2000 4 Atlas Travel & Technology Group 1 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-478-8626 • atlastravel.com 117 1 $235,000,000 Travel management providing business and leisure travel services, meeting planning and incentive programs; travel benchmarking and analytics Elaine J. Osgood CEO 100% 1986 5 Resourcesoft Inc. 33 Boston Post Road West, Suite 230, Marlborough 01752 508-787-0882 • www.resourcesoft.com 98 1 DND IT consulting and professional services Anita Rana executive director 100% 1999 6 The Training Associates 287 Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581 800-241-8868 • www.thetrainingassociates.com 70 1 $34,648,935 Training talent and solutions Maria Melfa president & CEO Judy Melfa treasurer 57% 1994 7 Unic Pro Inc. 415 Boston Turnpike, Suite 211 B, Shrewsbury 01545 877-881-8642) • www.unicpro.com 65 DND DND Commercial cleaning, floor care: strip and wax, carpet shampoo and window cleaning Lilian Radke president 100% 2008 8 Need-A-Lift Medi Van Inc. 123 Crawford St., Leominster 01453 978-534-0041 • needaliftmedivan.com 56 1 DND Chair car service Patti Belliveau co-owner 66% 1990 9 Rainbow Movers 20 Liberty Way, Franklin 02038 774-235-2264 • www.rainbowmovers.com 52 1 $4,000,000 Moving and storage business Erin M. McEnaney president 100% 1918 10 SOS Corp. 331 West St., Milford 01757 508-473-0466 • www.soscorp.net 50 1 $18,000,000 Construction cleaning, window washing and selective interior demolition Cindy Oldfield president 68% 1990 11 Precision Engineering Inc. 29 Industrial Drive, Uxbridge 01569 508-278-5700 • www.precisionengineering.com 46 2 DND Contract manufacturing - custom sheet metal fabrication (enclosures, electro-mechanical assemblies, components, bracketry and panels) Liora Stone president 51% 1988 12 Performance Trans Inc. 70 Benson St., Fitchburg 01420 978-345-5300 • www.performancetransinc.com 45 1 DND Transportation of petroleum products, building materials, steel studding, sand and gravel, water and paving materials Julieann Taylor president 100% 1985 13 Victory Productions Inc. 55 Linden St., Worcester 01609 508-755-0051 • www.victoryprd.com 43 1 DND Full-service K-12 developer of curriculum and digital learning programs Victoria Porras president & CEO 100% 1995 14 Acclaim Home Health Care Inc. 120 Stafford St., Suite 206, Worcester 01603 508-459-6937 • www.acclaimworcester.com 40 1 DND Home health care Chizoma Nosike president 100% 2005 15 BestPro Cleaning LLC 509 Plantation St., Apt. 103, Worcester 01605 508-3105406 • www.bestprollc.com 35 1 DND Commercial cleaning , janitorial service, office cleaning, floor cleaning and carpet cleaning Diana Gallego general manager 51% 1998 16 Accu-Clean Inc. 1102 Pleasant St., Worcester 01602 508-755-8166 • www.accu-cleaninc.com 32 1 $450,000 Commercial cleaning: daily and weekly maintenance accounts; light floor work and light carpet shampooing Michele Blanchette co-owner & president Robin M. Booth co-owner & treasurer 100% 1987 16 Ahearn Equipment Inc. 460 Main St., Spencer 01460 508-885-7085 • www.ahearnequipment.com 32 1 $16,000,000 Light construction equipment sales, parts, service and rentals Donna M. Ahearn corporate secretary 60% 1977 18 Capaccio Environmental Engineering Inc. 293 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752 508-970-0033 • www.capaccio.com 30 1 $4,500,000 Environmental, health and safety consulting and engineering services Lisa F. Wilk president & CEO 100% 1992 18 Primary Colors Inc. 9 Millennium Drive, North Grafton 01536 30 1 DND Manufacturer of color concentrates used in the plastic industry Judy Mickleson owner & president 1994 15 BestPro Cleaning LLC 509 Plantation St., Apt. 103, Worcester 01605 508-3105406 • www.bestprollc.com 35 1 DND Commercial cleaning , janitorial service, office cleaning, floor cleaning and carpet cleaning Diana Gallego general manager 51% 1998 16 Accu-Clean Inc. 1102 Pleasant St., Worcester 01602 508-755-8166 • www.accu-cleaninc.com 32 1 $450,000 Commercial cleaning: daily and weekly maintenance accounts; light floor work and light carpet shampooing Michele Blanchette co-owner & president Robin M. Booth co-owner & treasurer 100% 1987 16 Ahearn Equipment Inc. 460 Main St., Spencer 01460 508-885-7085 • www.ahearnequipment.com 32 1 $16,000,000 Light construction equipment sales, parts, service and rentals Donna M. Ahearn corporate secretary 60% 1977 18 Capaccio Environmental Engineering Inc. 293 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752 508-970-0033 • www.capaccio.com 30 1 $4,500,000 Environmental, health and safety consulting and engineering services Lisa F. Wilk president & CEO 100% 1992 18 Primary Colors Inc. 9 Millennium Drive, North Grafton 01536 508-887-8789 • www.primarycolorsinc.com 30 1 DND Manufacturer of color concentrates used in the plastic industry Judy Mickleson owner & president 100% 1994 20 OptiMA Inc. 240A Cherry St., Shrewsbury 01545 508-842-6200 • MyWhiteBoards.com 28 1 DND eCommerce, manufacturer and distributor of whiteboards, custom printed dry-erase boards and other visual communication products Christine Klimavich president 51% 1997 21 UEL Contractors Inc. 65 Parker St., Clinton 01510 978-345-2740 • www.uelcontractors.com 25 1 DND Site work, including utility site work, water, sewer and drainage Pamela D. Dobeck president 100% 1991 22 B&G Services Inc., dba 1800GOTJUNK P.O. Box 763, Framingham 01701 508-321-1036 • www.1800gotjunk.com/ boston 24 1 $2,550,000 Professional junk removal/recycling Judith Briggs owner 100% 2003 23 Strategic Environmental Services 362 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton 01590 508-757-7782 • www.strategic-es.com 22 3 $10,856,440 Remedial construction, design and implementation, waste hauling and disposal Marsha A. Harris president 51% 2001 24 Ayer Moving & Storage Inc. 109 Central Ave., Ayer 01432 978-772-2558 • www.ayermoving.com 20 1 $1,200,000 Local, long-distance, international moving for North American VanLines; storage of household goods Karen Strickland president 51% 1950 24 Oak Transcription 179 Main St., Box 5, Sturbridge 01566 508-765-0067 • www.oaktranscription.com 20 1 DND Medical transcription Pam Parker Lorna Chernisky Faye Bruyn co-owners 100% 2001 24 Top Shop Salon & Day Spa 1099 Pleasant St., Worcester 01602 508-799-7777 • topshopsalon.com 20 1 DND Full hair salon and day spa services Cheryl L. Macera owner 100% 1992 27 CTS Services Inc. 260 Maple St., Bellingham 02019 508-528-7720 • www.ctsservices.com 19 1 $2,500,000 Network sales, service and installation of computer systems and peripheral devices Michelle M. Carlow president 100% 1989 27 Lancaster Packaging Inc. 560 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-562-0100 • www.lancasterpackaging.com 19 1 $23,000,000 Industrial packaging materials for shipping manufactured goods, purchasing management, supply-chain services and fulfillment Marianne Lancaster president & CEO 100% 1989 29 Apple Home Care and Rehab 41 Redemption Rock Trail, Sterling 01564 978-422-0000 • www.applehomecare.com 17 1 DND Medical equipment sales and rentals Joni Milluzzo CEO 100% 1990 29 Printer Support Corp. 531 Main St., Acton 01720 508-665-6000 • www.printersupport.net 17 1 DND Repair lasers, copiers, plotters, label, matrix & line printers, scanners; managed print no charge for all contract customers; sell peripherals and remanufactured toner Ellen Allen president 100% 2004 31 Competitive Edge Services 44 Bearfoot Road, Suite 1A, Northborough 01532 508-919-8280 • www.ceservices.com 16 1 $2,000,000 IT services and ERP software Debbie C. Sasso Patricia A. Lacouture principals 100% 1989 32 Simonds Inc. 248 Elm St., Southbridge 01550 508-764-3235 • www.simonds-inc.com 15 1 $2,000,000 Manufacturer of air powered tools Jamie Muller vice president 53% 1935 32 Tantara Associates Corp. 54 Mason St., Worcester 01610 508-752-5599 • www.tantaracorp.com 15 1 $14,300,000 Environmental remediation and heavy site-civil construction services Dawn Dearborn president 51% 2000 34 Towerwall Inc. 615 Concord St., Framingham 01702 774-204-0700 • www.towerwall.com 14 1 DND Information security Michelle A. Drolet CEO 100% 1993 35 BJA Magnetics 17 Moore St., Leominster 01453 978-514-9919 • www.bjamagnetics.com 12 1 DND Manufacturer of engineered permanent magnet products and assemblies Janice Helle CEO 100% 2003 35 Realty Vision 2 High St., Clinton 01510 978-368-8741 • www.realtyvision1.com 12 1 DND Real estate office, rental and management services Terry Cotton Nancy Moran co-owners 100% 1984 37 Security Construction Services Inc. dba Security Fence Co. 469 River Road, Suite #9, Hudson 01749 978-562-0770 • www.securityfenceco.com 11 1 DND Fence Installation Sandra Rykbost president 51% 2016 10 Things I Know About …. Ransomware protection By Michelle Drolet 10) Backup files every night. If you can access yesterday's files, then there is no need to pay to unlock them today. 9) Patch automatically. Make sure operating systems software on all devices (phones, tablets, laptops) and browsers are patched automati- cally with security updates. 8) Update software. Make sure your endpoints and network devices are running the latest antivirus, IPS and anti-malware software. 7) Use the toolkit. Implement email and web security tools that analyze email attachments, websites and files for malware and can block potentially compromised advertise- ments and social media sites that could be infected. 6) Whitelist. Deploy application whitelisting, which prevents unau- thorized applications to be down- loaded or run. 5) Replace passwords. Use strong passwords and have users change them every 90 days. Do not re-use the old passwords. 4) Prevent infestation. Segment your network using VLans, so an infection in one area cannot easily spread to another. 3) Watch attachments. Don't open suspicious attachments in emails, even from people you know. This will help mitigate risk. 2) Inspect devices. Deploy Mobile Device Management (MDM) technology which can inspect and block devices which do not meet your standards for security (no client or antimalware installed, antivirus files are out of date, operating sys- tems need critical patches, etc.) 1) Train your users. People are the most vulnerable link in your secu- rity program, and you need to plan around them. You must implement user awareness training so employees are taught to not to click on email attachments or download files. Michelle Drolet is CEO of Towerwall, a data security services provider in Framingham. You may reach her at michellle@towerwall.com.