UMass Athletics dept has a post on the upcoming MAC Conference Media Day.
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The MAC blog "By-the-Belt" looks at the licensing and revenue streams for all the MAC schools and finds UMass near the bottom of the group.
When UMass was in its glory run in basketball, the athletic dept was selling apparel like T-shirts as far away as South Africa.
If UMass could improve in either basketball or football there are a number of large corporations in Massachusetts that might be interested in partnering with UMass athletics.
Per Grok:
Top Revenue/Scale LeadersTJX Companies (Framingham) — Off-price retail giant (T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, etc.). One of the largest by revenue (~$60B+).
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Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham) — Leading life sciences and biotech tools provider. Very large by revenue and employees.
GE Vernova (Cambridge) — Energy company (spun off from GE; power, wind, electrification). Significant revenue and market presence.
BJ's Wholesale Club (Marlborough) — Warehouse club retailer.
Boston Scientific (Marlborough) — Medical devices.
Other Major CorporationsLiberty Mutual Insurance (Boston) — One of the largest insurers in the U.S.
MassMutual (Springfield) — Major financial services and insurance company.
Fidelity Investments (Boston) — Huge asset manager and financial services firm.
State Street Corporation (Boston) — Global financial services and custody bank.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston) — Biotech leader focused on cystic fibrosis and other therapies.
Moderna (Cambridge) — mRNA technology and vaccines.
Biogen (Cambridge) — Biotechnology, neurology-focused.
Keurig Dr Pepper (Burlington) — Beverages.
American Tower (Boston) — Real estate investment trust (cell towers).
Eversource Energy (various, incl. Boston/Springfield) — Utility.
Analog Devices (Wilmington) — Semiconductors.
Notable MentionsThe Kraft Group (Foxborough) — Private; owns New England Patriots, manufacturing/packaging businesses; major local employer.
Healthcare systems like Mass General Brigham (Somerville) are among the state's largest employers but are nonprofits.
Many companies are concentrated in the Greater Boston area (Boston, Cambridge, Waltham, Framingham, Marlborough), which benefits from proximity to universities, talent, and innovation hubs. Biotech/life sciences and finance are especially strong sectors.
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