Major Employers
Freeport and Stephenson County employ skilled individuals in diverse businesses such as healthcare, manufacturing and value-added agriculture.
| Employer | Industry | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| FHN | Healthcare provider | 1087 |
| The Helm Group | Construction, plumbing, heating & service | 1000 |
| Freeport School District #145 | Pre-K to 12 public school | 719 |
| Berner Food & Beverage | Private label food manufacturing | 705 |
| Honeywell | Switches & sensors | 500 |
| Farmers Insurance | Insurance | 413 |
| Walmart | Retail | 380 |
| Titan Tire Corporation of Freeport | Auto, farm & industrial Trres | 370 |
| Newell Rubbermaid Co. | Freeport office | 260 |
| Stewart & Associates | Business services | 257 |
| Stephenson County | Government | 242 |
| Snak King | Snack food packaging | 241 |
| Danfoss | Manufacturing hydrostatic transmissions | 204 |
| Anchor Harvey | Forging & alloys | 177 |
| City of Freeport | Municipality | 173 |
| Provena/St. Joseph Campus | Healthcare - nursing home | 160 |
| Highland Community College | Two-year junior college | 146 |
| Menards | Retail | 145 |
| Broadstep | Social service agency | 145 |
| In Grown Farms | Medical and adult use cannabis cultivation | 141 |
| Tri Star Metals | Manufacturing | 141 |
| Stephenson Service Co. | Agricultural | 131 |
| The Morse Group | Electrical contractor | 130 |
| Piedmont Hardware Brands | Warehouse | 123 |
| YMCA | Not-for-profit organization | 120 |
| Fischer Inc. | Ready mix stone & excavation | 115 |
| Liberty Village | Healthcare - nursing home | 110 |
| Sentry Insurance | Insurance | 110 |
| Pearl Pavillion | Healthcare & rehabilitation | 105 |
| Parkview Home | Retirement community | 105 |
| Seaga Manufacturing | Vending merchandiser | 105 |
| HB Plastic, Inc. | Plastic molding | 100 |
| Savencia Cheese | Food manufacturing | 99 |
| Pearl City Elevator | Agricultural | 96 |
| Pearl Valley Farms | Agricultural | 95 |
| Nuestro Queso | Food manufacturing | 92 |
| Loescher HVAC | HVAC & plumbing | 85 |
| Cub Foods | Retail | 83 |
| Farm & Fleet | Retail | 81 |
| Malcom Eaton Enterprises | Social service vocational center | 71 |
| Walnut Acres | Healthcare - nursing home | 65 |
| SSM Health | Healthcare | 64 |
| Modern Plating Corporation | Metal finishing | 63 |
| SPG International | Material & storage products | 61 |
| ABM Janitorial | Cleaning service | 60 |
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