Employers – (1000 and Larger)

Company Description

Number of Employees

County Location

Smithfield Packing Inc.

Swine Processing Plant

5,200

Bladen

Progress Energy

Electric and Natural Gas Company

1,100

Brunswick

Good Year Tire & Rubber Co.

Tire Manufacturing Company

2,600

Cumberland

Purolator Filters LLC

Automotive oil, air & fuel filters

1,090

Cumberland

Wal-Mart Distribution

Distribution Center

1,100

Cumberland

House of Raeford Inc.

Turkey processing Plant

1,300

Hoke

General Electric Corp.

Aircraft Engine Manufacturing

1,000

New Hanover

GE Nuclear

World HQ/Nuclear Fuel Rd Production

2,000

New Hanover

PPD

Clinical Research Organization

1,000

New Hanover

Corning Inc.

Optical Fiber Manufacturer

1,000

New Hanover

Del Labs

Health/Beauty Products Manufacturer/Distributor

1,000

Pender

Perdue Farms, Inc.

Chicken Processing Plant

1,359

Richmond

Mountaire Farms of NC Inc.

Chicken Processing Plant

2700

Robeson

Premium Standard Farms

Swine Processing Plant

1600

Sampson

Murphy Brown

Swine Processing Plant

2600

Sampson

Employers – (500 – 999)

Company Description

Number of Employees

County Location

DAK Industries Inc.

Chemical Textile Plastic

800

Brunswick

International Paper

Paper Manufacturing Plant

733

Columbus

Eaton Electric

Electronic Assemblies for Industrial Panels

557

Cumberland

Cingular (AT&T Wireless)

Call Center

750

Cumberland

AAI

Pharmaceutical Product Testing

630

New Hanover

M. J. Soffee

Men’s, Women’s, and Children’s Sportswear

700

Cumberland

BST Safety Textiles

Side Air Bag Manufacturing

788

Richmond

Campbell Soup Supply Co. LLC

Soup Company

900

Robeson

Quickie Mfg.

Household Cleaning

740

Robeson

Prestage Farms

Turkey

950

Robeson

Prestage Farms

Production of Swine and Poultry

750

Sampson

Employers – (250 – 499)

Company Description

Number of Employees

County Location

Danaher

Control Devices / Computer Devices

282

Bladen

Dupont

Dutacite, Sentryclas Plus, Nafion, Teflon, APFO

480

Bladen

Rampage Yachts

Yachts Finishing Company

275

Brunswick

Victaulic of America

Manufacturers of Metal Sprinkler Head

315

Brunswick

National Spinning Compnay, LLC

Manufacturers of Yarn

255

Columbus

Georgia Pacific Corporation

Chip and Saw  & Structural Panels

472

Columbus

Fayetteville Publishing

Newspaper

350

Cumberland

Maidenform

Ladies Undergarments

302

Cumberland

Lear Siegler

Military Contractor

125

Cumberland

Burlington Industries Inc LLC

Clothing Apparel

250

Hoke

Unilever

Family Care Products

355

Hoke

L P Corp

Wood Truss Manufacturer

200

New Hanover

Invista

DMT Chemical Production

425

New Hanover

LL Building Products

Home Ventilation Building Products Manufacturer

300

Pender

Kayser-Roth Corp.

Hosiery

475

Robeson

Grapic Packaging Corp.

Cartons

337

Robeson

Alamac American Knits, LLC

Knitted Fabrics

263

Robeson

Hog Slat

Manufacturers of Machinery & Equipment for Swine and Poultry

264

Sampson

Pilkington

Glass Manufacturer

300

Scotland

Crestline Homes Inc.

Modular Homes Manufacturing

300

Scotland

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

Carpet Yarn Manufacturing

275

Scotland

Champion Products, Inc.

Distribution Center

400

Scotland

Eaton Corporation

Golf Grips

280

Scotland