Showcasing Kankakee County’s Key Employers

Our Valued Employers represent the businesses and organizations driving Kankakee County’s economy. From local industry leaders to growing companies, they provide jobs, invest in the community, and help strengthen the region’s long-term prosperity.

General Manufacturing

Ag Reliant Genetics

Employee Count: 18

AHF Products

Employee Count: 285

Crown Holdings Inc.

Employee Count: 152

Dabrico

Employee Count: 12

Edmund Allen Lumber Company

Employee Count: 90

*Headquarters location

Electron Beam Technologies, Inc.

Employee Count: 61

*Headquarters location

Enterprise Coated Products

Employee Count: 22

Fibre Drum

Employee Count: 35

Fratco Inc

Employee Count: 200

Gotion

Employee Count: 300

Greif

Employee Count: 48

IKO Midwest Inc.

Employee Count: 155

ITW Angleboard

Employee Count: 65

J.R. Edwards Brushes & Rollers Inc

Employee Count: 120

RS Cryo Equipment

Employee Count: 25

Simplex

Employee Count: 39

VanVoorst Lumber Company Inc.

Employee Count: 63

*Headquarters location

Vulcan Materials Company

Employee Count: 36

Iron/Steel/Metals Industries

ABC Coating

Employee Count: 160

Arctic Snow & Ice Control

Employee Count: 60

Belson Steel Center and Scrap

Employee Count: 75

*Headquarters location

CMC Rebar

Employee Count: 120

Nucor Steel

Employee Count: 409

Peddinghaus Corporation

Employee Count: 290

*Headquarters location

River Valley Recycling

Employee Count: 196

*Headquarters location

Shoup Manufacturing

Employee Count: 250

*Headquarters location

Stor-Loc

Employee Count: 65

*Headquarters location

Vanfab Inc.

Employee Count: 55

*Headquarters location

Plastics Manufacturing

ITW Zip-Pak

Employee Count: 45

*Headquarters location

Pactiv Evergreen

Employee Count: 210

Ring Container

Employee Count: 42

Health Care

Gardant Management Solutions

Employee Count: 140

*Headquarters location

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

Employee Count: 100

Illinois Veteran's Home

Employee Count: 335

Nexus Indian Oaks

Employee Count: 310

Riverside Healthcare

Employee Count: 2,294

*Headquarters location

Shapiro Developmental Center

Employee Count: 1,200

St. Mary’s Hospital

Employee Count: 732

Biotechnology

CSL Behring

Employee Count: 1,420

Millipore Sigma

Employee Count: 89

Food Processing

Bunge Milling

Employee Count: 85

Del Monte Fresh

Employee Count: 175

FutureCeuticals

Employee Count: 67

*Headquarters location

Our Home

Employee Count: 384

*Headquarters location

J.R. Short Milling Company

Employee Count: 115

Plochman Inc

Employee Count: 78

*Headquarters location

Rise Baking

Employee Count: 173

Silva International

Employee Count: 265

*Headquarters location

Urban Farmer LLC

Employee Count: 320

*Headquarters location

Van Drunen Farms

Employee Count: 738

*Headquarters location

Chemical Manufacturing

Ardex Americas / WW Henry

Employee Count: 40

DOW Chemical Company

Employee Count: 56

Kensing

Employee Count: 230

Valspar/Sherwin Williams

Employee Count: 170

Sun Chemical

Employee Count: 55

Transportation/Dist./Logistics

A.N. Webber

Employee Count: 280

*Headquarters location

Fedex Freight

Employee Count: 25

Hoekstra Transportation

Employee Count: 115

*Headquarters location

Midwest Transit

Employee Count: 300

NFI Industries

Employee Count: 260

Swift Transportation

Employee Count: 25

Vision Logistics

Employee Count: 90

Other

All Star Management

Employee Count: 441

*Headquarters location

Aqua Illinois

Employee Count: 49

*Headquarters location

Shaw Media/The Daily Journal

Employee Count: 50

*Headquarters location

e2i

Employee Count: 40

*Headquarters location

Gordon Electric Supply

Employee Count: 84

*Headquarters location

IL Army National Guard

Employee Count: 340

Kankakee Community College

Employee Count: 337

*Headquarters location

Kankakee Nursery

Employee Count: 85

*Headquarters location

Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency

Employee Count: 23

*Headquarters location

K.B. Cores

Employee Count: 125

Monicals Pizza Corporation

Employee Count: 139

*Headquarters location

Olivet Nazarene University

Employee Count: 560

*Headquarters location

Tivoli Enterprises - Classic Cinemas

Employee Count: 30

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