Major Employers

Major Employers

Major Employers – Key Factor Summary

• Well diversified employment and manufacturing base
• No single industry or employer dominates the local economy
• Fourteen manufacturing operations employ 100 or more workers with four employing 500 or more
• Primary manufactured goods include: chemicals (pharmaceuticals), transportation equipment, machinery, and fabricated metals
• Several manufacturers maintain either corporate or divisional headquarters
• Three major non-manufacturing employers with 2500 or more employees

For a complete listing of all manufacturers and major distributors in Pitt County, please access our Directory of Manufacturers.

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MAJOR MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS IN PITT COUNTY, N.C.

EMPLOYER	LOCATION	PRODUCT	EMPLOYMENT	ESTABLISHED	UNION
DSM (2 plants) Stephen Lijoi, Site Director 707-2000 P.O. Box 1887, 27835	Greenville	Chemicals	1,100	1997	NO
NACCO Materials Handling Group Kurt Kern, Plant Manager 931-5100 5200 MLK Jr. Hwy, 27834	Greenville	Lift trucks	900	1974	NO
Alliance One International Henry Denny, Regional Executive N.A. 753-8000 P.O. Box 166, 27828	Farmville	Tobacco processing	850	1907	YES
TRC, Inc. Chris Bailey, President 355-9353 P.O. Box 1109, 28590	Winterville	Metal fabrication	500	1978	NO
ASMO Greenville of North Carolina Yoshihiro Oyobe, President 754-1000 1125 Sugg Parkway, 27834	Greenville	Small electric motors	410	1995	NO
Attends Healthcare Products Joey Smith, Plant Manager 752-1100 1029 Old Creek Road, 27834	Greenville	Paper products	300	1999	NO
Grady-White Kris Carroll, President 752-2111 P.O. Box 1527, 27835	Greenville	Fiberglass boats	250	1959	NO
Cooke Communications NC/The Daily Reflector John K. Cooke Jr., Publisher 752-6166 P.O. Box 1967, 27835	Greenville	Printing/ newspaper	240	1882	NO
Mestek (Sterling Radiator) Emerson Hobgood, Plant Manager 753-5323 P.O. Drawer 809, 27828	Farmville	Gas & steam unit heaters	240	1974	NO
Eastern Carolina Vocational Center Daneel LeRoux, Executive Director 758-4188 P.O. Box 1686, 27835	Greenville	Battery terminals	230	1965	NO
Metrics, Inc. Phil Hodges, President 752-3800 1240 Sugg Parkway, 27834	Greenville	Pharmaceuticals	230	1994	NO
Weyerhaeuser Co. Mack Burks, Site Manager 746-7200 P.O. Box 280, 28513	Ayden	Pine lumber	200	1989	NO
The Hammock Source Jay Branch, President 758-0641 P.O. Box 1602, 27835	Greenville	Canvas products hammocks	150	1971	NO
Carolina Classics Rob Mayo, President 746-2818 P.O. Box 10, 28513	Ayden	Catfish processing	120	1988	NO
AccuLink Lindsay Gray, President 321-5805 P.O. Box 30080, 27833	Greenville	Commercial printing & binding	85	1980	NO
UNX, Inc. R.J. Stell, General Manager 756-8616 P.O. Box 7206, 27835	Greenville	Laundry chemicals	65	1957	NO
Winterville Machine Works John Carroll, President 756-2130 P.O. Box 520, 28590	Winterville	Machine assemblies, plating	65	1957	NO
Harper Brush Works Chuck Jones, Operations Manager 758-4111 P.O. Box 839, 2783	Greenville	Brushes	60	2005	NO
Jack A. Farrior Steel Works Jack A. Farrior, President 753-2020 P.O. Box 839, 27828	Farmville	Metal fabrication	60	1993	NO
Sag Harbor Industries Dick Williams, Plant Manager 753-7175 P.O. Box 269, 27828	Farmville	Electronic components	60	1987	NO
CMI Plastics, Inc. Steve Hasselbach, President 746-2171 222 Pepsi Way, 28513	Ayden	Plastics thermoforming	55	2007	NO
Spectratex Bill Rose, Plant Manager 753-7163 9200 W. Marlboro Rd., 27828	Farmville	Textile dyeing	55	1996	NO
Coastal AgroBusiness Jim Whitehurst, President 756-1126 P.O. Box 856, 27835	Greenville	Pesticides	50	1953	NO
Pregis Robert Sterkel, Plant Manager 753-5344 9156 W. Marlboro Rd., 27828	Farmville	Honeycomb structural panels	40	1982	NO

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MAJOR NON-MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS IN PITT COUNTY, N.C.

EMPLOYER	LOCATION	PRODUCT	EMPLOYMENT	ESTABLISHED	UNION
Pitt County Memorial Hospital Steve Lawler, President 847-4100 P.O. Box 6028, 27835	Greenville	Health care	7,373	1951	NO
East Carolina University Dr. Steven Ballard, Chancellor 328-6212 Spilman Building, 27858-4353	Greenville	Education	5,253	1907	NO
Pitt County Public Schools Dr. Beverly Reep, Superintendent 830-4200 1717 W. Fifth St., 27834	Greenville	Education	3,111	1885	NO
County of Pitt Scott Elliott, Manager 902-2950 1717 W. Fifth St., 27834	Greenville	Government	968	1760	NO
Pitt Community College Dr. Dennis Massey, President 321-4200 P.O. Drawer 7007, 27835	Greenville	Education	861	1961	NO
City of Greenville Wayne Bowers, Manager 329-4434 P.O. Box 7207, 27835	Greenville	Government	743	1956	NO
Physicians East Jay Collier, CEO 752-6101 1850 W. Arlington Blvd. 27834	Greenville	Medical care	500	1965	NO
Greenville Utilities Commission Ron Elks, General Manager 752-7166 P.O. Box 1847, 27835	Greenville	Public utilities	435	1905	NO
Wal-Mart Turner Thompson, Manager 355-2441 210 S.W. Greenville Blvd, 27834	Greenville	Department store	400	1989	NO
Convergys Christi Smith, Manager 413-6400 1130 Sugg Parkway, 27834	Greenville	Customer service center	400	1999	NO
Wachovia Sales Finance Center Billy McLawhorn, Manager 493-3800 1451 Thomas Langston Rd., 28590	Winterville	Financial services back office	330	1922	NO
Overton’s Sports Center Mark Metcalfe, President 355-7600 P.O. Box 8228, 27835	Greenville	Mail order sales	300	1976	NO

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