Employers – (1000 and Larger)

Company Description

Number of Employees

County Location

Smithfield Packing Inc.

Swine Processing Plant

5,200

Bladen

Good Year Tire & Rubber Co.

Tire Manufacturing Company

3,000

Cumberland

Purolator Filters LLC

Automotive oil, air & fuel filters

1,090

Cumberland

Wal-Mart Distribution

Distribution Center

1,075

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

1,800

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

1,312

Richmond

Mountaire Farms of NC Inc.

Chicken Processing Plant

2,770

Robeson

Premium Standard Farms

Swine Processing Plant

1,600

Sampson

Murphy Brown

Swine Processing Plant

2,600

Sampson

Employers – (500 – 999)

Company Description

Number of Employees

County Location

Progress Energy

Electric and Natural Gas Company

750

Brunswick

International Paper

Paper Manufacturing Plant

733

Columbus

Cingular (AT&T Wireless)

Call Center

750

Cumberland

M. J. Soffe

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

675

Cumberland

Eaton Electric

Electronic Assemblies for Industrial Panels

627

Cumberland

AAI

Pharmaceutical Product Testing

915

New Hanover

Campbell Soup Supply Co. LLC

Soup Company

900

Robeson

Prestage Farms

Turkey

750

Robeson

Quickie Mfg.

Household Cleaning

740

Robeson

Kayser-Roth Corp.

Hosiery

525

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

340

Bladen

DuPont

Dutacite, Sentryclas Plus, Nafion, Teflon, APFO

480

Bladen

Victaulic of America

Manufacturers of Metal Sprinkler Head

400

Brunswick

DAK Industries, Inc.

Chemical Textile Plastic

380

Brunswick

National Spinning Company, LLC

Manufacturers of Yarn

255

Columbus

Maidenform

Ladies Undergarments

295

Cumberland

Fayetteville Publishing

Newspaper

288

Cumberland

Burlington Industries Inc LLC

Clothing Apparel

250

Hoke

Unilever

Family Care Products

355

Hoke

Invista

DMT Chemical Production

425

New Hanover

LL Building Products

Home Ventilation Building Products Manufacturer

300

Pender

BST Safety Textiles

Side Air Bag Manufacturing

347

Richmond

Graphic Packaging Corp.

Cartons

337

Robeson

Alamac American Knits, LLC

Knitted Fabrics

270

Robeson

Hog Slat

Manufacturers of Machinery & Equipment for Swine and Poultry

264

Sampson

Champion Products, Inc.

Distribution Center

400

Scotland

Pilkington

Glass Manufacturer

300

Scotland

Crestline Homes Inc.

Modular Homes Manufacturing

300

Scotland

Manis Custom Builders, Inc.

Modular Home Manufacturer

300

Scotland

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

Carpet Yarn Manufacturing

275

Scotland