Major Industries
LaSalle, Marseilles, Mendota, Oglesby, Ottawa, Peru, Seneca, Streator, Tonica, Utica
LaSalle
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| J.C.Whitney |
Auto Part |
375 |
| Carus Chemical Co. |
Chemical |
208 |
| NewsTribune |
Printing & Publishing |
112 |
| Illinois Cement Co. |
Bulk Cement |
100 |
Marseilles
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
Exelon Nulclear/
LaSalle Generating Station |
Electricity |
800 |
| Rivershores Care Center |
Health care |
100 |
| IV Cellular Headquarters |
Cellular Phone Service |
75 |
| Glen Gery Brick |
Brick Producer |
72 |
| Independence Tube |
Tubular Steel |
55 |
| Infra Metals |
Tubular Steel |
64 |
| PCS Phosphate |
Monocalciuml/Dicalcium
Phosphate/ Animal Feed
Additive and Potash |
40 |
| River Redi-Mix, Inc. |
Sand & Gravel |
25 |
| Marseilles Hydro Power |
Electricity |
20 |
| Invenergy |
Wind Farm |
18 |
| MTCO Communications |
Communications |
13 |
Mendota
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| Del Monte |
Food Processing |
500 |
| RR Donnelly Mendota, Inc |
Printing |
300 |
| HCC, Inc |
Agriculture Machinery |
200 |
| Bay Valley Foods |
Food Processing |
165 |
| Plano Molding |
Plastics |
121 |
| ADS |
Drainage Pipe & Products |
80 |
| Black Bros. |
Laminating & Finishing Machinery |
65 |
| Ridley Feed |
Animal Health & Vitamin Products |
49 |
| ADM |
Grain Merchandising,
Milling, Processing & Logistics |
45 |
Oglesby
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| Advantage Logistics |
Distribution |
216 |
| Buzzi Unicem, USA |
Cement |
107 |
| Cookie Kingdom |
Cookies/Crackers |
98 |
| Badge-A-Minit Best Impressions |
Badge Making/Promotional Materials |
75 |
Ottawa
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| Ottawa Regional Hospital |
Health Care |
729 |
| PetsMart |
Pet Supply Distribution |
500 |
| Clover Technology |
Imaging |
450 |
| HR Imaging |
School Pictures |
425 |
| Office Max |
Call Center |
375 |
| SABIC Innovative Plastics |
Plastics
|
275 |
| Kohl’s |
Retail Distribution |
270 |
| Seattle Sutton Healthy Eating |
Food Processing |
170 |
| Mitsuboshi Belting, LTD |
Mfg Industrial belts |
168 |
| Pilkington |
Glass Mfg |
157 |
| Tyson Foods |
Food Distribution |
130 |
| U.S. Silica |
Sand |
130 |
| Ottawa Dental Lab |
Dentistry |
102 |
Peru
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| Officemax |
Call Center |
340 |
| Double D Express |
Trucking |
214 |
| James Hardie Bldg Products |
Fiber Cement Siding |
191 |
| American Nickeloid Company |
Prefinished Metals, Sheets & Coils |
152 |
| Eakas Corporation |
Decorative Trim |
121 |
| Horizon Industries |
Health Care |
103 |
| Unytite, Inc |
Industrial Fasteners |
88 |
| Flint Hills Resources |
Polystyrene |
85 |
| PGI Mfg., LLC |
Machining |
64 |
| TEST, Inc |
Water and Wastewater Systems, Environmental Laboratory Analyses |
52 |
| LKCS |
Marketing, Design, Print, Mail, Web, Statements |
49 |
| Maze Nails |
Nails |
42 |
| Connecting Point Computers |
Computers |
25 |
| Mertel Gravel Company, Inc. |
Ready-Mix Concrete and Aggregates |
25 |
Seneca
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
Exelon Nulclear/
LaSalle Generating Station |
Electricity |
800 |
| Forbo Corp. |
Industrial Adhesives |
41 |
| Renewable Energy Group |
Biodiesel Manufacturing |
35 |
| Orica |
Chemical Manufacturing |
25 |
| Pipe & Piling Supplies, LTD. |
Steel Pipe Supplier |
20 |
| Biewer Lumber Co. |
Treated Lumber |
16 |
| CF industries |
Nitrrogen Fertilizer Mfr |
15 |
| Horizon Wind Energy |
Wind Farm |
15 |
| Spring Brook Marina |
Marine Services |
15 |
Streator
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| Vactor Manufacturing |
Vactor & Street Sweepers |
530 |
| St. Mary’s Hospital |
HealthCare |
450 |
| U.S. FoodService |
Wholesaler Food |
360 |
| Owens-Illinois |
Glass Bottles |
250 |
| Luckey Logistics |
Transportation Logistics |
150 |
Tonica
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| Tonica Nursery |
Landscaping/Nursery |
38 |
Utica
| Companies |
Business |
Labor |
| P.Q. Corp |
Sodium, Silicate, Metasilicates, Epsom Salts |
46 |
| Unimin Corp. |
Silica Sand |
44 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred |
Parent & Hybrid Seed Corn |
23* |
| *Does not include approximately 200 part time seasonal workers. |
