VERC Enterprises, a leading convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire been named to Boston Business Journal’s Book of Lists as one of the region’s largest family owned businesses.

Published in a recent edition of the Boston Business Journal, the lists provide a unique source to track the progress of local sectors and the key companies within them.

VERC Enterprises, ranked 16th on the Book of Lists, had its beginnings over 40 years ago with a single car wash in Marshfield; today it employs more than 350 company-wide. VERC Enterprises is widely recognized for being a leader in hiring those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

“Our fine team is the key to our many years of success,” said Jim Fitzgerald, President of VERC Enterprises, Inc. “To be named in the Boston Business Journal’s prestigious Book of Lists is a credit to our entire staff.”

About VERC Enterprises

VERC Enterprises is the region’s leading, independent chain of convenience stores and gasoline stations, with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company began more than 40 years ago with a single car wash in Marshfield, in a business founded by Eugene Vercollone. Today, Jim Fitzgerald serves as President of the company and two of Mr. Vercollone’s sons, Leo and Paul, are CEO and Senior Vice President, respectively. The firm has more than 350 employees and is a leader in hiring those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In 2011 VERC Enterprises was recognized by the Boston Business Journal as a Best Place to Work in Massachusetts and as a Leader in Diversity and in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016 by the Boston Globe as a Best Place to Work in Massachusetts. In 2017, VERC was named Employer of the Year by both the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind and The ARC of Greater Plymouth. For additional information, please visit the website, www.vercenterprises.com, or call 781-934-7300.