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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Know Your Audience June 19, 2024 Freeport, greater freeport partnership, Stephenson County Other Partnership staff members and I often get asked to speak to local service organizations about what’s going on in Freeport and Stephenson County. We love these occasions to get out in the community, hear from great people, talk about positive progress, and learn from other perspectives. Before one such opportunity last week, I was able to join the group […]