Ranked by Total 2022 revenue
Locally Researched by: Sean McFadden Feb 23, 2023, 6:00am EST
Information for this list was obtained from participating firm representatives. *Note: This is an expanded version of the list that goes beyond the top 25 that appear in the print edition. The list includes Massachusetts-based companies where a woman/women owns/own at least 51% of the business.
| FIRM/PRIOR RANKED (*UNRANKED IN 2022)/ URL | ADDRESS PHONE | TOTAL 2022 REVENUE | MASS. EMPLOYEES | TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES | TYPE OF BUSINESS | PRIMARY WOMAN OWNER(S) | WOMAN OWNER'S(S') % OF OWNERSHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.1 conres.com | 175 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA 01730 781-275-0850 | $363,000,000 | 100 | 286 | Provider of IT and test equipment products and solutions | Mary Nardella, CEO | 51.8% |
| 2 | GRANITE CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. INC.2 granitecityelectric.com | 19 Quincy Ave., Quincy, MA 02169 617-472-6500 | $340,000,000 | 300 | 400 | Distributor of electrical supplies and lighting | Phyllis Papani Godwin, CEO; Valia Marsden, Co-owner; Sara Meehan, Co-owner | 100% |
| 3 | AVEDIS ZILDJIAN CO.3 zildjian.com | 22 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA 02061 781-871-2200 | $80,000,000 | 240 | 250 | Manufacturer of market-leading cymbals and drumsticks | Craigie Zildjian, Chairwoman, BOD; Debbie Zildjian, Member, BOD; Cady Zildjian, Vice chair, BOD | 100% |
| 4 | ATLANTIC CHARTER INSURANCE CO.5 atlanticcharter.com | 25 New Chardon St., Boston, MA 02114 617-488-6500 | $65,514,726 | 67 | 67 | Workers' compensation insurer | Linda Sallop, President, CEO | 68% |
| 5 | DOLE & BAILEY7 doleandbailey.com | 16 Conn St, Woburn, MA 01801 781-935-1234 | $55,019,849 | 92 | 92 | Independent food service purveyor / retail supplier / manufacturer | Nancy Matheson-Burns, President, CEO | 100% |
| 6 | SHEPLEY BULFINCH8 shepleybulfinch.com | 99 Chauncy St., Boston, MA 02111 617-423-1700 | $50,591,444 | 86 | 180 | National architecture and design firm | Angela Watson, President, CEO1 | 62% |
| 7 | BALD HILL BUILDERS10 baldhillbuilders.com | 25 Walpole Park South, Walpole, MA 02081 781-806-5951 | $46,000,000 | 40 | 40 | Commercial general contractor and construction manager whose projects include multifamily affordable and senior housing and institutional work | Brenda Laurenza, President | 51% |
| 8 | E.T. & L CORP.9 etlcorp.com | 873 Great Road, Stow, MA 01775 978-897-4353 | $44,500,000 | 85 | 85 | Heavy construction, including roads, bridges, site work, landfills, dams, rail trails and airports | Jennie Lee Colosi, President | 88% |
| 9 | NORBELLA INC.4 norbella.com | 46 Plympton St., Boston, MA 02118 617-542-1040 | $44,000,000 | 22 | 22 | Full-service media agency | Stephanie Noris, President | 100% |
| 10 | THE HOLLISTER GROUP INC.11 hollistergroup.com | 28 State St., Boston, MA 02109 617-654-0200 | $43,555,484 | 59 | 63 | Staffing consultancy | Kip Hollister, Founder, CEO | 100% |
| 11 | PRO AV SYSTEMS INC.12 proavsi.com | 275 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 978-692-5111 | $43,000,000 | 64 | 86 | Designs and installs audio visual systems in the commercial education and corporate markets | Kimberly Bishop, President | 51% |
| 12 | HALLORAN CONSULTING GROUP* hallorancg.com | 22 Thomson Place, Boston, MA 02210 617-648-7879 | $42,604,651 | 69 | 147 | Life sciences consulting firm | Laurie Halloran, CEO | 70% |
| 13 | KAPLAN CONSTRUCTION14 kaplanconstructs.com | 116 Harvard St., Brookline, MA 02446 617-232-3300 | $37,000,000 | 32 | 32 | General contractor | Jane Kaplan Peck, COO | 54% |
| 14 | COMMCAN INC. (COMMONWEALTH CANNABIS CO.)13 commcan.com | 730 Main St., Millis, MA 02054 508-376-2041 | $30,000,000 | 140 | 140 | Family-owned and operated cannabis company | Ellen Rosenfeld, President | 51% |
| 15 | BUYER ADVERTISING INC.16 buyerads.com | 175 Highland Ave., Needham, MA 02494 617-969-4646 | $30,000,000 | 33 | 36 | Full-service advertising agency specializing in human resources communication | Marion Buyer, Vice president ; Ann Toll, Vice president | 66% |
| 16 | CONTEXTURE INC.* contextureUSA.com | 45 Dan Road, Canton, MA 02021 781-821-0858 | $29,000,000 | 58 | 115 | Designs and installs tailored window treatment and acoustic systems | Brianna Goodwin, President, CEO | 51% |
| 17 | TRAVEL LEADERS FRAMINGHAM* travelleaders.com/framinghamma | 9 Pleasant St., Framingham, MA 01701 508-879-6110 | $28,000,000 | 15 | 15 | Travel agency | Diane Mullahy, President | 100% |
| 18 | INKHOUSE15 inkhouse.com | 1075 Main St., Waltham, MA 02453 781-966-4100 | $27,500,000 | 71 | 159 | Strategic communications firm | Beth Monaghan, Founder, CEO | 100% |
| 19 | RADIUS FINANCIAL GROUP INC. & RADIUS INSURANCE GROUP INC.6 radiusgrp.com | 600 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA 02045 781-742-6500 | $27,071,930 | 91 | 151 | Full-service mortgage lender | Sarah Valentini, Principal; Sue Goodrich, SVP | 53% |
| 20 | TRANSACTION ASSOCIATES INC.22 transactionassoc.com | 5 Wheeling Ave., Woburn, MA 01801 781-895-1100 | $17,800,000 | 118 | 123 | Full-service transportation company; its Corporate Shuttles' division provides transportation for various companies and municipalities | Cynthia Frene, President, CEO | 100% |
| 21 | HMFH ARCHITECTS INC.20 hmfh.com | 130 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139 617-492-2200 | $17,720,343 | 51 | 51 | Full-service architectural firm whose services include master planning, campus planning, and educational programming | Lori Cowles, President; Tina Stanislaski, Principal ; Erica Metzger, Associate Principal2 | 68% |
| 22 | SOLIDUS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC19 solidus-ts.com | 17 Forsythia Rd, Leominster, MA 01453 866-765-4387 | $17,624,338 | 63 | 95 | Software services and multidisciplinary engineering development firm | Darlene Tucker, President | 100% |
| 23 | THE WAGNER LAW GROUP21 wagnerlawgroup.com | 125 High St., Oliver Street Tower Boston, MA 02110 617-357-5200 | $17,298,400 | 30 | 67 | Law practice focused in the areas of ERISA and employee benefits | Marcia Wagner, Founder, managing partner | 100% |
| 24 | ICON ARCHITECTURE INC.23 iconarch.com | 101 Summer St., Boston, MA 02110 617-451-3333 | $16,100,000 | 47 | 47 | Architectural practice focused on sustainable, transformative projects | Nancy Ludwig, President3 | 71.1% |
| 25 | CORINTHIAN EVENTS LLC* corinthianevents.com | 109 Kingston St., Boston, MA 02111 617-450-0600 | $15,500,000 | 23 | 29 | Corporate event production company providing detailed planning services | Courtney Church, Co-CEO; Jill Tate, Co-CEO | 100% |
| 26 | DEPENDABLE CLEANERS* DependableCleaners.com | 320 Quincy Ave., Quincy, MA 02169 617-471-1900 | $12,175,000 | 178 | 178 | Dry cleaning and laundromat operation | Christa Hagearty, President, CEO | 61% |
| 27 | MCGARR SERVICE CORP.25 mcgarr-service.com | 233 Needham St., Newton, MA 02464 617-783-2777 | $12,000,000 | 350 | 350 | Commercial cleaning and unarmed security service | Kelly McGarr, President; Lorraine McGarr, Vice president | 63% |
| 28 | 360 PUBLIC RELATIONS* 360PR.plus | 200 State St., Boston, MA 02109 617-585-5770 | $11,000,000 | 45 | 65 | Communications & marketing firm | Laura Tomasetti, Partner & CEO; Victoria Renwick, EVP & Partner | 95% |
| 29 | NOTCH ABOVE CONSULTING* notchaboveconsulting.com | P.O. Box 713, Medway, MA 02053 508-356-5550 | $10,995,000 | 5 | 5 | IT professional services and digital transformation consulting organization | Kate Parsons, CEO, founder | 100% |
| 30 | FENNICK MCCREDIE ARCHITECTURE24 fmarchitecture.com | 70 Franklin St., Boston, MA 02110 617-350-7900 | $10,834,072 | 42 | 44 | Full-service architecture studio with a broad portfolio of projects that include transportation, institutional, civic and commercial architecture | Deborah Fennick, Principal | 51% |
| 31 | SAAM ARCHITECTURE LLC* saam-arch.com | 283 Franklin St., Boston, MA 02110 617-275-4453 | $9,500,000 | 18 | 26 | Architecture and planning firm that is focused on projects in the education, aviation, government, and workplace sectors | Diana Nicklaus, President, CEO | 51% |
| 32 | LEGAL GREENS* legalgreens.net | 75 Pleasant St, Brockton, MA 02301 8573338143 | $9,000,000 | 35 | 35 | Minority/woman-owned cannabis dispensary | Vanessa Jean-Baptiste, Owner | 51% |
| 33 | ARCHIPELAGO STRATEGIES GROUP (ASG)17 discoverag.com | 1828 Centre St., West Roxbury, MA 02132 617-419-6989 | $8,725,566 | 73 | 89 | Full-service marketing agency that specializes in managing integrated, multichannel and multicultural campaigns | Josiane Martinez, Founder, CEO | 100% |
| 34 | METRO EQUIPMENT CORP.* metroequipmentcorp.com | 20 Rex Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 781-843-1330 | $8,100,000 | 34 | 34 | Construction company specializing in site work, site utilities and landscaping | Ann Sullivan, President | 52% |
| 35 | KEYES NORTH ATLANTIC INC.* keyesweb.com | 15 Spencer St., Newton, MA 02460 617-964-6180 | $8,000,000 | 64 | 64 | Design, installation and maintenance of heating/cooling, electrical security and access control system. | Susan Keyes, President, CEOM. | 64% |
| 36 | CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS* cambridgescientific.com | 199 Dexter Ave., Watertown, MA 02472 617-354-8900 | $7,825,000 | 14 | 14 | Specializes in the sale of refurbished, demo and brand-new analytical chemistry, biological and pharmaceutical, and environmental laboratory as well as medical equipment | Barbara Pearlman, President | 60% |
| 37 | AMERICAN MOVING & INSTALLATION INC.* americanmovingandinstall.com | 100 Wearguard Drive, Hanover, MA 02339 781-878-8000 | $6,107,551 | 60 | 60 | 100% certified woman-owned, union commercial moving company in Massachusetts | Kathleen Rowell, Founder, CEO | 100% |
| 38 | CATHERINE HINDS CO. INC.* catherinehinds.com | 300 Wildwood Ave., 299 N. Washington St. Woburn, MA 01801 781-935-3344 | $6,000,000 | 45 | 45 | Education/distribution beauty products and equipment | An G. Hinds, President, CEO | 100% |
| 39 | SCHWARTZ HANNUM PC* shpclaw.com | 11 Chestnut St., Andover, MA 01810 978-623-0900 | $5,480,266 | 20 | 22 | Law firm focused exclusively on labor and employment counsel and litigation and education law | Sara Schwartz, Founder, president | 51% |
| 40 | JULES CATERING* julescatering.com | 66 South St., Somerville, MA 02143 617-628-5977 | $5,200,000 | 45 | 45 | Corporate, drop-off and full-service catering to the Greater Boston/Cambridge area | Anita Baglaneas, President | 100% |