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100 Worcester Business Journal • Book Of Lists 2015 www.wbjournal.com Central Mass. 100 Top employers ranked by number of Central Massachusetts employees Employer Local employees/ statewide/ worldwide Revenue Industry Top executive Year founded Company footnotes 1 UMass Memorial Health Care Inc. 306 Belmont St., Worcester 01604 508-334-0496 • www.umassmemorialhealthcare.org 13,473 13,473 13,473 NA Health care Eric Dickson 1998 Employee data cover the four Central Mass. hospitals that are part of the system: UMass Memorial Medical Center, Marlborough Hospital, Clinton Hospital and HealthAlliance Hospital. 2 EMC Corp. 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • www.emc.com 9,000 9,000 70,000 $24 billion Network storage hardware, software and services Joseph M. Tucci 1979 The acquisition by Texas- based Dell Inc. received Federal Trade Commission approval on Feb. 22, 2016; shareholder vote pending; combined company would be private and led by current chairman and CEO of Dell Inc., Michael Dell. 3 Staples Inc. 500 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 508-253-5000 • www.staples.com ~5,000 NA 42,554 $21 billion Office supplies Shira Goodman 1986 Ronald Sargent stepped down as CEO on June 14, 2016; local employee figure falls within a range of 5,000-9,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 4 University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu 4,741 6,056 6,083 $774 million Medical school Michael F. Collins 1962 Number of employees in Central Mass. was updated since this list's latest printing on May 23, 2016. 5 The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • www.tjx.com 3,536 14,277 216,000 $30.9 billion Retail Ernie Herrman 1976 6 Walmart 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716 479-273-4000 • www.walmart.com 3,000 11,940 2,200,000 $482.1 billion Retail Doug McMillon 1962 7 Reliant Medical Group 630 Plantation St., Worcester 01605 508-852-0600 • www.reliantmedicalgroup.org 2,600 2,600 2,600 $670 million Health care Tarek Elsawy 1929 8 Stop & Shop New England Division 1385 Hancock St., Quincy 02169 800-767-7772 • www.stopandshop.com 2,313 21,000 227,000 NA Grocery retailer Mark McGowan 1914 $10.4 billion acquisition of Hannaford Supermarkets (Delhaize) by Stop & Shop's parent company, Royal Ahold NV, pending. 9 MetroWest Medical Center 115 Lincoln St., Framingham 01702 508-383-1000 • www.mwmc.com 2,300 NA NA NA Hospital Barbara Doyle 1992 Address for Framingham Union Hospital. MetroWest Medical Center includes one other campus at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. 10 Saint Vincent Hospital 123 Summer St., Worcester 01608 508-363-5000 • www.stvincenthospital.com 2,269 NA NA NA Hospital Steven MacLauchlan 1893 11 Shaw's Supermarkets 750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379 508-313-4000 • www.shaws.com 2,101 10,714 19,079 NA Retail grocery Paul Gossett 1860 12 MathWorks 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick 01760 508-647-7000 • www.mathworks.com 2,100 2,100 3,500 $800 million Software Jack Little 1984 13 MAPFRE USA 211 Main St., Webster 01570 508-943-9000 • www.mapfreinsurance.com 2,050 2,050 38,405 NA Insurance Jaime Tamayo 1972 14 Genzyme Corp. 200 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 508-271-2080 • www.genzyme.com 2,000 5,000 12,000 $4.14 billion Biotechnology company David Meeker 1981 15 Milford Regional Medical Center 14 Prospect St., Milford 01757 508-473-1190 • www.milfordregional.org 1,853 NA NA $250 million Hospital Edward J. Kelly 1903 16 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653 508-855-1000 • www.hanover.com 1,850 1,900 4,800 $5 billion Property & casualty insurer Frederick H. Eppinger 1852 Joseph M. Zubretsky will take over as president and CEO in June 2016. 17 CVS Health 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895 401-765-1500 • www.cvshealth.com 1,800 11,000 243,000 $153.3 billion Retail & health care Larry Merlo 1963 18 Price Chopper Market 32 461 Nott St., Schenectady, NY 12308 1,706 2,531 $3.48 billion Retail grocery Scott Grimmett 1932 estimate given 40 local offices and 237 Mass. offices. 46 AbbVie Inc. 100 Research Drive, Worcester 01605 508-849-2500 • www.abbvie.com 800 NA 28,000 $22.9 billion Pharmaceuticals Richard A. Gonzalez 2013 47 VNA Care Network & Hospice 120 Thomas St., Worcester 01608 508-521-5539 • www.vnacare.org 735 1,860 1,860 NA Home, palliative, hospice & assistive care services Mary Ann O'Connor 1886 The nation's first, and New England's largest home health, palliative, hospice and assistive care provider 48 SimplexGrinnell LP 16 Brooks St., Worcester 01606 800-444-2168 • www.simplexgrinnell.com 700 NA 57,000 $9 billion Fire alarm, sprinkler & suppression; integrated security; emergency communications; sound & nurse call systems and services Robert Chauvin 1894 49 Clark University 950 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-793-7711 • www.clarku.edu 685 685 685 $112 million University David P. Angel 1887 50 Alternatives Unlimited Inc. 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville 01588 508-234-6232 • alternativesnet.org 680 742 742 $44.1 million Human services Dennis H. Rice 1977 51 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com 675 675 675 $465 million Soft drink maker Ralph D. Crowley 1882 52 Youth Opportunities Upheld Inc. (YOU Inc.) 81 Plantation St., Worcester 01604 508-849-5600 • youinc.org 660 691 694 $33.6 million Human services David P. Forsberg 1971 53 Securitas Security Services USA 134 Flanders Road, Suite 300, Westborough 01581 508-898-9333 • www.securitasinc.com 650 3,500 90,000 NA Security Don Walker 1850 53 Unum 1 Mercantile St., Worcester 01608 508-799-4441 • www.unum.com 650 NA 9,400 $10.8 billion Employee benefits Richard McKenney 1848 55 FLEXcon 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 629 633 1,000 $300 million Films & adhesives Neil McDonough 1956 56 Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester 01602 508-929-8000 • www.worcester.edu 625 739 739 $89.4 million University Barry M. Maloney 1874 57 Assumption College 500 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-767-7000 • www.assumption.edu 617 617 619 $69 million College Francesco C. Cesareo 1904 58 Big Y Foods Inc. 2145 Roosevelt Ave., Springfield 01102 413-504-4000 • www.bigy.com 600 3,480 10,000 $1.6 billion Retail grocery Donald H. D'Amour 1936 58 Consigli Construction Co. Inc. 72 Sumner St., Milford 01757 508-473-2580 • www.consigli.com 600 600 850 $915 million Construction Anthony Consigli 1905 58 The Dow Chemical Co. 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • www.dow.com 600 600 49,500 $48.8 billion Chemicals Andrew Liveris 1897 Merger with DuPont is pending; number of employees reported at http://www.dow.com/ marlborough/ has not changed. 58 Venture Community Services 1 Picker Road, Sturbridge 01566 508-347-8181 • www.venturecs.org 600 725 725 $30.9 million Human services Mike Hyland 1975 62 Wegmans Food Markets Inc. 9102 Shops Way, Northborough 01532 508-936-1900 • www.wegmans.com 581 2,147 46,462 NA Retail grocery Danny Wegman Colleen Wegman 1916 63 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. 84 Waterford Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-481-6700 • www.sunovion.com 579 579 1,500 NA Drug developer Nobuhiko Tamura 2010 64 Framingham State University 100 State St., Framingham 01701 508-620-1220 • www.framingham.edu 576 576 576 $126.7 million University F. Javier Cevallos 1839 65 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 570 570 1,725 $241.6 million Tools Douglas A. Starrett 1880 66 YMCA of Central Massachusetts 766 Main St., Worcester 01610 508-755-6101 • ymcaofcm.org 567 NA NA $16 million Human services Kathryn Zingg Hunter 1864 Headcount increases by approximately 125 during the summer months. 67 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • www.bms.com 565 NA 25,000 $16.6 billion Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals Giovanni Caforio 1858 68 Middlesex Savings Bank 6 Main St., Natick 01760 508-653-0300 • www.middlesexbank.com 560 560 560 $25 - $30 million Bank Michael G. McAuliffe 1835 69 Wyman-Gordon Co. 244 Worcester Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-4441 • www.wymangordon- grafton.com 555 555 30,500 $10 billion Forgings Mark Donegan 1883 Precision Castparts Corp., the parent of Wyman-Gordon Co., was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Jan. 29, 2016 for $37.2 billion; worldwide employee and If you had to name three areas of strength for the Central Massachusetts economy, you might well choose manufacturing, health care and technology. The region has historically been a production center for the state, and, over the past several decades, it's also gained state-of-the art medical facilities and a range of tech heavy hitters. This helps explain why it's a great area for biotech companies, which bring all these fields together. AbbVie Inc., the Illinois-based maker of rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira and a range of other medications, is one example. The company has grown its operation at Worcester Biotech Park from 700 to 800 employees over the past year. "Massachusetts is home to a strong and talented scientific community, which is important for AbbVie to take part in as we continue our investment in research and development," said Bret Coons, spokesman for the company. Coons said AbbVie is continuing to grow its local operation, which includes its global center for immunology research. "AbbVie will also be adding new research-and-development -ocused jobs in Worcester this year, with positions for high-level scientists to support our growing research efforts," he said. Cambridge has long been known as one of the world's top locations for biotech companies, but the industry extends across the state. A report by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation, the education arm of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio), found in the first quarter, there were 1,104 job openings in the industry in the Worcester/I-495 area. That was the second-highest number in the state, after Boston- Cambridge area. It was also more than double the number of opening in the same period last year. "The industry as a whole across Biotech is putting people to work in Central Mass. 100 Abbvie's Worcester location Continued on next page

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