Major Employers

Marion County Major Non-Government Employers

Major companies that do business nationally and internationally find the Red Rock Area is the place for them. Marion County’s key industries include manufacturing, healthcare, trade, and service. Marion County, Iowa ranks in the top 2% of US counties for percentage of jobs in manufacturing with over 7,500 manufacturing jobs in a county of just over 33,000 people.

A selection of the largest non-government employers in the Red Rock Area is shown below:

• Pella Corporation: Windows, doors, and skylights
• Vermeer Corporation: Agriculture, construction, and mining equipment manufacturing
• 3M Company: Adhesives
• Pella Regional Health Center: Hospital and clinics
• Precision, Inc. Pulley & idler systems
• Weiler Corporation: Paving equipment
• Hormel Foods: Pepperoni
• Smokey Row Coffee Company: Coffee roasting & retail
• Central College: Four-year private college
• Hearthstone: Senior care
• Knoxville Hospital & Clinics: Hospital and clinics
• Geetings, Inc.: Trucking & warehousing
• Homestead of Knoxville: Senior care
• ICE Technologies: Technology solutions & service
• Jaarsma Bakery: Retail
• LDJ Manufacturing: Fuel trailers
• Lely North America: Automated milking machines
• Ring-O-Matic, Inc.: Vacuum excavation equipment & pit-cleaners

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