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LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Traditionally, Quad-Cities employment has been based in manufacturing. In recent years, however, the area employment picture has diversified, with growth in many different areas.
Among the area's largest employers are:
| Deere & Co. (Moline) |
7,550 |
| Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), (Riverdale, Iowa) |
2,500 |
| IBP |
2,200 |
| Rock Island Arsenal |
1,814 |
| Oscar Mayer Food Corp.(Davenport) |
1,800 |
| Eagle Food Centers |
1,622 |
| Case Corp., (East Moline) |
1,600 |
| Genesis Medical Center (Davenport) |
1,294 |
| Trinity Medical Center (Moline & Rock Island) |
1,203 |
| John Deere Davenport Works |
802 |
| MidAmerican Energy (Davenport) |
757 |
| President Riverboat Casino (Davenport) |
693 |
| Watts Trucking (Rock Island) |
560 |
| Montgomery Kone Corp., (Moline) |
557 |
| Swiss Valley Farms, (Mount Joy, Iowa) |
550 |
| John Deere Insurance, Moline |
543 |
| Sears Manufacturing, Davenport |
530 |
| Walmart / Sam's Club |
486 |
| Illini Hospital, (Silvis) |
485 |
| Augustana College, Rock Island |
460 |
| Ameritech |
450 |
| Mel Foster Co. |
448 |
| Jaydon Inc., (Rock Island) |
400 |
| Thoms Proestler Co., (Rock Island) |
400 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
396 |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic, (Davenport) |
396 |
| Bawden Printing, (Eldridge, Iowa) |
391 |
*Information provided by Mel Foster Relocation Center
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