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Major Employers

In our region we value and support our existing industries. The six Fortune 500 companies that have facilities here as well as the variety of home-grown businesses, many of whom are now market leaders (regionally and nationally), are able to enjoy a business environment that encourages and fosters success. The diversity of products and services they provide is perhaps the best testimony to the broad capabilities of the workforce and our locational advantages. This profitability and productivity does not happen by accident. This is why we can confidently recommend Fayette, Lamar and Marion County as a competitive best-choice location for new businesses. Contact us today to get the process moving. Our service to existing companies and those contemplating a new location are provided at no cost or obligation, and confidentiality is always honored.


Major Manufacturing Employers

Fayette County

NameProductNumber of Employees
Name: Showa Best Glove
Product: Nitrile Exam Gloves
Number of Employees: 245
Name: Ox-Bodies, TREI Inc.
Product: Dump Truck Beds
Number of Employees: 220
Name: Phifer Wire
Product: Woven Fabric for Backer Board
Number of Employees: 125
Name: Interfor
Product: Lumber Mill
Number of Employees: 106
Name: Dal-Tile International
Product: Commercial Tile
Number of Employees: 90
Name: Lumber Remanufacturing Services
Product: Lumber Mill
Number of Employees: 50
Name: VCI, Inc.
Product: Wire Die Repair
Number of Employees: 23
Name: Custom Automated Services
Product: Wiring Harnesses
Number of Employees: 20
Name: Fayette Forest Products
Product: Lumber Wholesale
Number of Employees: 10

Marion County

NameProductNumber of Employees
Name: Kith Kitchens
Product: Cabinet Doors & Sets
Number of Employees: 550
Name: 3M Company
Product: Reflective Signs & Sheeting
Number of Employees: 302
Name: Komatsu Mining Corp.
Product: Conveyor Systems
Number of Employees: 257
Name: Buccaneer Homes
Product: Manufactured Housing
Number of Employees: 250
Name: Kontoor Brands, Inc.
Product: Apparel Distribution
Number of Employees: 234
Name: Clayton Homes
Product: Manufactured Housing
Number of Employees: 225
Name: Tiffin Motorhomes
Product: Class C Motorhome Production
Number of Employees: 200
Name: NTN Bower
Product: Tapered Roller Bearings
Number of Employees: 200
Name: Hamilton Homebuilders
Product: Manufactured Housing
Number of Employees: 200
Name: Deer Valley Homebuilders Inc.
Product: Manufactured Housing
Number of Employees: 189

Lamar County

NameProductNumber of Employees
Name: Bolzoni Auramo
Product: Fork Lift Parts
Number of Employees: 570
Name: Marathon Equipment
Product: Refuse Compactors
Number of Employees: 223
Name: Max Home Furniture
Product: Upholstered Furniture Manufacturing
Number of Employees: 205
Name: Steel Dust Recycling
Product: Waelz Zinc Oxide
Number of Employees: 106
Name: Weyerhaeuser Corporation
Product: Lumber Mill
Number of Employees: 150
Name: Trachte
Product: Metal Roofing & Building Materials
Number of Employees: 40
Name: Brown Wood Preserving
Product: Treated Utility Poles
Number of Employees: 25
Name: Millport Lumber
Product: Lumber & Pallets
Number of Employees: 22
Name: K&S Lumber
Product: Crossties & Furniture Framing Stock
Number of Employees: 15
Name: Spruiell Truss
Product: Trusses
Number of Employees: 15