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 |
Key Industries
Calendar Feed
Blog Feed
Greater Freeport Partnership expands visitor services March 22, 2023 The Greater Freeport Partnership looks forward to serving visitors in multiple locations and digital platforms as they expand service areas in 2023. To continue our mission of serving tourists and providing information on things to do in Freeport & Stephenson County, visitors services will now expand to numerous online platforms, mobile information hubs, and digital apps. Visitor information will be […]
Public Art Benefits by Josh Elliott March 14, 2023 Partnership stakeholders and staff will be working with Illinois Main Street this week to develop transformational strategies to benefit downtown Freeport and its impact on the larger community. Many factors go into creating a great downtown, and one of the most important ones to create an impactful first impression is how our downtown looks to residents and visitors. There are […]