Major Employers
Freeport and Stephenson County employ skilled individuals in diverse businesses such as healthcare, manufacturing and value-added agriculture.
| Employer | Industry | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| The Helm Group | Construction, plumbing, heating & service | 1400 |
| FHN | Healthcare provider | 985 |
| The Morse Group | Electrical contractor | 905 |
| Berner Food & Beverage | Private label food manufacturing | 758 |
| Freeport School District #145 | Pre-K to 12 public school | 722 |
| Honeywell | Switches & sensors | 471 |
| Farmers Insurance | Insurance | 413 |
| Walmart | Retail | 380 |
| Titan Tire Corporation of Freeport | Auto, farm & industrial Trres | 340 |
| Snak King | Snack food packaging | 329 |
| Stewart & Associates | Business services | 215 |
| Newell Rubbermaid Co. | Freeport office | 260 |
| Stephenson County | Government | 226 |
| Danfoss | Manufacturing hydrostatic transmissions | 207 |
| Fehr Graham | Engineering Consultants | 205 |
| Liberty Village | Healthcare - nursing home | 183 |
| Nuestro Queso | Food manufacturing | 182 |
| City of Freeport | Municipality | 178 |
| Anchor Harvey | Forging & alloys | 150 |
| Highland Community College | Two-year junior college | 150 |
| Menards | Retail | 145 |
| Broadstep | Social service agency | 145 |
| Stephenson Service Co. | Agricultural | 141 |
| Walnut Acres | Healthcare - nursing home | 140 |
| Pearl Valley Farms | Agricultural | 135 |
| Pearl City Elevator | Agricultural | 132 |
| Tri Star Metals | Manufacturing | 120 |
| Piedmont Hardware Brands | Warehouse | 123 |
| YMCA | Not-for-profit organization | 120 |
| Fischer Inc. | Ready mix stone & excavation | 115 |
| Savencia Cheese | Food manufacturing | 112 |
| Sentry Insurance | Insurance | 110 |
| Cub Foods | Retail | 110 |
| Loescher HVAC | HVAC & plumbing | 108 |
| Pearl Pavillion | Healthcare & rehabilitation | 105 |
| Seaga Manufacturing | Vending manufacturing | 105 |
| Parkview Home | Retirement community | 105 |
| Provena/St. Joseph Campus | Healthcare - nursing home | 104 |
| HB Plastic, Inc. | Plastic molding | 100 |
| Sullivan's Foods | Retail | 90 |
| In Grown Farms | Medical and adult use cannabis cultivation | 88 |
| Freeport Park District | Recreation property | 82 |
| Farm & Fleet | Retail | 81 |
| Malcom Eaton Enterprises | Social service vocational center | 71 |
| Modern Plating Corporation | Metal finishing | 71 |
| CoreFX | Custom Ingredients Mfg | 63 |
| SPG International | Material & storage products | 61 |
| SSM Health | Healthcare | 60 |
| Culver's | Restaurant | 60 |
| ABM Janitorial | Cleaning service | 60 |
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