SPRINGFIELD AREA'S LARGEST MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS

Researched by: Abby Beggerly & Melissa Wilson

name Local Total Total Co Type of Year address Empl co Empl local revenues Ownership National Top Local Estbl Telephone / Fax '98 / '97 Locations Products FY 971 Stock Symbol Hdqs Executive Spfd 1 Aaron's Automotive Products Inc Remanufacturing of engines,

2600 N Westgate / 65803 1,450 1,800 transmissions, WND Public Westmont, Ken Bear, 1959 831-5257 1,600 2 torque converters ATAC IL president

2 Willow Brook Foods Inc 405 N Jefferson / 65805 1,300 2,000 Turkey, chicken, pork & beef products $300 mil Private Springfield Mike Briggs, 1998 862-3612 / 837-1675 N/A 4 president

3 Kraft USA DiGiorno sauces, processed Public wholly owned 2035 E Bennett / 65804 1,250 60,000 & natural cheese, pasta $66.07 bil by Phillip Morris Glenview, Joseph Lewis, 1939 881-2701 1,400 60 and cream cheese MO - NYSE IL complex manager

4 General Electric Co Don McCracken, 2401 E Sunshine / 65808 1,000 276,000 Fractional horsepower electric motors $90 bil Public Fairfield, general manager 1970 875-7000 1,000 N/A GE - NYSE CT HVAC manuf.

5 Springfield Remanufacturing Co Rebuild gasoline & Private 3055 E Division / 65802 850 850 diesel engines & $125 mil employee Springfield Jack P Stack, 1983 831-7706 / 831-5773 1,000 22 related components owned president / CEO

6 Advanced Circuitry - Litton 4811 W Kearney / 65803 841 854 Printed circuit boards WND Public Woodland Hills, Robert Schutz, 1964 862-0751 / 862-0736 665 2 & back panel assemblies LIT - NYSE CA president

7 Sweetheart Cup Co Paper & foam cups, 1100 N Glenstone / 65802 815 8,000 food containers WND Private Owings Mills, Position currently 1952 862-2744 / 868-4331 1,100 12 & lids, plates MD open 8 Paul Mueller Co Stainless steel processing, beverage, 1600 W Phelps / 65802 775 875 chemical, heat transfer, thermal energy $86.7 mil Public Springfield Daniel C Manna, 1940 831-3000 / 831-3528 805 2 storage, pure steam/water distilling equip, MUEL - OTC president pharmaceutical, dairy farm equip

9 Fasco Industries Inc Wholly owned by 1600 W Jackson ? Ozark / 65721 730 N/A Electric fractional horsepower motors WND BTR, Chesterfield Steve Chasteen, 1965 485-2311 / 485-8098 840 300 + England (Fasco) general manager

10 Loren Cook Company 2015 E Dale / 65803 650 825 Air moving equipment WND Private Springfield Jerry Cook, 1964 869-6474 / 862-1822 520 3 president / CEO

11 Positronic Industries Inc Electronic connectors, Private Jack Gentry, 423 N Campbell / 65806 535 760 high power connectors, $44 mil Closely held Springfield board chairman; 1966 866-2322 / 866-4115 498 8 interconnection systems corporation John Gentry, president

12 Dayco Products Inc Industrial & agricultural Public - wholly owned Dayton, Jerry Parks, 2601 W Battlefield / 65807 500 15,000 power transmission belts $2+ bil by Mark IV Ind OH plant manager 1959 881-7440 450 30 IV - NYSE (Dayco)

13 Mid-America Dairymen Inc Milk & dairy Dairymen-owned Springfield Gary Hanman, 3253 E Chestnut / 65802 450 3,200 products $3.7 bil cooperative CEO 1968 865-7100 / 865-1093 552 7 14 Reckitt & Colman Wet sauces; mustard, Public Wayne, James Grahlman,

4455 E Mustard Way / 65803 400 N/A barbecue, hot, etc WND Reckitt & Colman NJ plant manager 1972

831-1592 / 831-1308 400 7

14 Springfield News-Leader Newspaper Public - wholly owned Arlington, Bernard Griffin, 651 Boonville / 65806 400 N/A publishing & WND by Gannett Inc. VA publisher 18612 836-1100 / 836-1147 400 N/A printing GCI - NYSE

16 Hagale Industries Inc Garment James A Hagale, 601 E South St, Ozark / 65721 300 2,000 manufacture WND Private Ozark president / CEO 1969 581-2351 / 581-6092 300 10

16 Gospel Publishing House Arlyn R Pember,

1445 Boonville Ave / 65802 300 1,139 Gospel literature printing WND Private Springfield general manager 1914

862-2781 / 831-9344 911 6

18 3M of Springfield 75,000 Public

3211 E Chestnut / 65802 260 100+ in Local products-adhesives, $15 bil MMM-NYSE St Paul, MN Bob Ringgenberg, 1967 869-3501 / 869-4235 260 52 countries coatings and sealers president

19 Hiland Foods Dairy Co Lynn Oller, 1133 E Kearney / 65803 250 950 Milk, ice cream & related products $250 mil Dairymen-owned Springfield general manager / 1938 862-9311 / 837-1106 250 31 partnership president

20 Endless Summer Inc Active sportswear, imprintable Dan Martin, president;

2503 Neergard/ 65803 150 150 wearables WND Private Springfield Bob Davis, 1981

865-8514 / 865-5202 150 1 chief financial officer

Ranked by total number of local staff in 1998.1 Revenues as listed are for parent company. 2 The News-Leader was bought in 1977 by Gannett Inc., a multimedia entity with holdings in newspaper, TV, radio and billboards. WND=Would Not Disclose. N/A=Not Available. Information was compiled through written surveys and telephone interviews with company representatives. Some deserving companies may have been omitted due to lack of information, space or deadline restrictions. [[In-content Ad]]