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120 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2017 | wbjournal.com F O C U S G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T Central Mass. 100 Top employers ranked by number of Central Massachusetts employees Employer Local employees/ statewide/ worldwide 2016 revenue Industry Top executive Year founded Footnotes 1 UMass Memorial Health Care Inc. 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-334-0496 • www.umassmemorialhealthcare.org 12,906 12,906 12,906 $2.37 billion Health care Eric Dickson 1998 2 Dell Technologies (EMC Corp.) 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • www.emc.com 9,000 NA 145,000 $72 billion Network storage hardware, software and services Michael Dell 1979 1979 is the year EMC was founded. 3 Staples Inc. 500 Staples Drive, Framingham 01702 508-253-5000 • www.staples.com ~5,000 NA 72,000 $18 billion Office supplies Shira Goodman 1986 On June 28, 2017, N.Y.-based Sycamore Partners announced plans to purchase Staples Inc. for $6.9 billion; deal expected to close by Dec. 2017. Local employee figure falls within a range of 5,000-9,900, according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; revenue is for the fiscal year ended Jan. 28, 2017. 4 University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-8989 • www.umassmed.edu 4,445 5,863 6,109 NA Higher education Michael F. Collins 1962 5 The TJX Cos. Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-1000 • www.tjx.com 4,060 15,428 235,079 $33 million Retail Ernie Herrman 1976 6 Walmart 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716 479-273-4000 • www.walmart.com 3,300 12,247 2,200,000 $428 billion Retail Doug McMillon 1962 7 MathWorks 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick 01760 508-647-7000 • www.mathworks.com 2,500 2,500 3,500 $850 million Software Jack Little 1984 7 Reliant Medical Group 100 Front St., Worcester 01608 508-852-0600 • www.reliantmedicalgroup.org 2,500 2,500 2,500 $677.5 million Health care Tarek Elsawy 1929 Doctors and trustees unanimously voted to be acquired by OptumHealth, a Minnesota-based division of national insurer UnitedHealth, in April and May. 9 Stop & Shop New England Division 1385 Hancock St., Quincy 02169 800-767-7772 • www.stopandshop.com 2,425 21,000 NA NA Retail grocery Mark McGowan 1914 10 Saint Vincent Hospital 123 Summer St., Worcester 01608 508-363-5000 • www.stvincenthospital.com 2,350 2,350 2,350 NA Health care Steven MacLauchlan 1893 11 MetroWest Medical Center 115 Lincoln St., Framingham 01702 508-383-1000 • www.mwmc.com 2,130 2,130 2,130 NA Health care Denise Schepici 1992 12 MAPFRE USA 211 Main St., Webster 01570 508-943-9000 • www.mapfreinsurance.com 2,103 2,115 38,405 NA Insurance Jaime Tamayo 1972 13 Sanofi Genzyme 15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701 508-872-8400 • www.sanofigenzyme.com 2,000 5,000 12,000 5 billion EUR $4.7 billion Biotechnology David Meeker 1981 Sanofi Genzyme is the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS; founding year for Genzyme Corp. 14 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653 508-855-1000 • www.hanover.com 1,900 1,950 4,900 $4.9 billion Insurance Joseph M. Zubretsky 1852 15 Shaw's Supermarkets 750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379 508-313-4000 • www.shaws.com 1,826 10,300 276,000 NA Retail grocery Paul Gossett 1860 Number of worldwide employees for Shaw's & Star Market Division, Albertsons Cos. 16 Milford Regional Medical Center 14 Prospect St., Milford 01757 508-473-1190 • www.milfordregional.org 1,799 NA NA $263 million Health care Edward J. Kelly 1903 17 Price Chopper / Market 32 1,644 NA Retail grocery Scott Grimmett 1932 12 MAPFRE USA 211 Main St., Webster 01570 508-943-9000 • www.mapfreinsurance.com 2,103 2,115 38,405 NA Insurance Jaime Tamayo 1972 13 Sanofi Genzyme 15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701 508-872-8400 • www.sanofigenzyme.com 2,000 5,000 12,000 5 billion EUR $4.7 billion Biotechnology David Meeker 1981 Sanofi Genzyme is the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS; founding year for Genzyme Corp. 14 The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. 440 Lincoln St., Worcester 01653 508-855-1000 • www.hanover.com 1,900 1,950 4,900 $4.9 billion Insurance Joseph M. Zubretsky 1852 15 Shaw's Supermarkets 750 W. Center St., West Bridgewater 02379 508-313-4000 • www.shaws.com 1,826 10,300 276,000 NA Retail grocery Paul Gossett 1860 Number of worldwide employees for Shaw's & Star Market Division, Albertsons Cos. 16 Milford Regional Medical Center 14 Prospect St., Milford 01757 508-473-1190 • www.milfordregional.org 1,799 NA NA $263 million Health care Edward J. Kelly 1903 17 Price Chopper / Market 32 461 Nott St., Schenectady, NY 12308 518-355-5000 • www.pricechopper.com 1,644 2,218 20,498 NA Retail grocery Scott Grimmett 1932 18 Saint-Gobain 1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • www.saint-gobain.com 1,572 NA NA NA Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics manufacturing Pierre-Andre de Chalendar 1885 19 Harrington Healthcare System 100 South St., Southbridge 01550 508-765-9771 • www.harringtonhospital.org 1,557 1,557 1,557 NA Health care Edward H. Moore 1931 20 Hannaford Supermarkets 145 Pleasant Hill Road, Scarborough, ME 04074 800-442-6049 • www.hannaford.com 1,500 2,300 26,000 49.7 billion EUR $46.7 billion Retail grocery Michael Vail 1883 Subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize as of July 2016, when its former parent company (Delhaize Group) merged with Ahold; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS. 20 IPG Photonics Corp. 50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540 508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com 1,500 1,500 4,230 $1 billion Fiber lasers Valentin Gapontsev 1990 20 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • www.waters.com 1,500 1,775 6,900 $2.2 billion Analytical science technologies Christopher J. O'Connell 1958 23 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com 1,471 2,800 27,000 $8.4 billion Medical devices Michael F. Mahoney 1979 24 National Grid 55 Bearfoot Road, Northborough 01532 508-389-2000 • www.nationalgridus.com 1,293 5,593 25,068 $22.2 billion Electric & natural gas Dean Seavers Marcy Reed 1961 Seavers is U.S. president & executive director; Reed is president for National Grid, Massachusetts. 25 BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. 25 Research Drive, Westborough 01581 774-512-7400 • www.bjs.com 1,265 3,750 26,071 NA Bulk retailer Christopher J. Baldwin 1984 26 United Parcel Service 315 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545 800-742-5877 • www.ups.com 1,246 6,654 434,000 $61 billion Shipping & logistics David Abney 1907 Local and statewide employee figures from 2016 survey; UPS no longer discloses regional data. 27 Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates 81 Hope Ave., Worcester 01603 508-755-2340 • www.sevenhills.org 1,236 3,062 3,920 $195 million Health & human services David A. Jordan 1953 203 locations in MA and RI 28 Metso Automation USA Inc. 44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545 508-852-0200 • www.metso.com 1,200 NA 12,375 2.6 billion EUR $2.43 billion Manufacturing for mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries John Quinlivan 1950 Conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS 28 Quest Diagnostics Inc. 200 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 866-697-8378 • www.questdiagnostics.com 1,200 1,550 43,000 $7.5 billion Diagnostic information services Steve Rusckowski 1997 30 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road, Worcester 01609-2280 508-831-5000 • www.wpi.edu 1,150 1,180 1,219 $251 million Higher education Laurie Leshin 1865 31 Quinsigamond Community College 670 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 508-853-2300 • www.qcc.edu 1,088 1,088 NA NA Higher education Luis Pedraja 1963 Gail Carberry retired as president at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year. 32 Mount Wachusett Community College 444 Green St., Gardner 01440 978-632-6600 • http://mwcc.edu 1,079 1,079 1,079 NA Higher education James Vander Hooven 1963 Vander Hooven succeeded Daniel M. Asquino upon his retirement, March 20. 33 The New England Center for Children 33 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-481-1015 • www.necc.org 1,040 1,069 1,200 $82.6 million Autism education and research Vincent Strully Jr. 1975 Employee figures include student employees and vacancies. 34 College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester 01610 1,031 1,031 $175 milion Higher education Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J. 1843