Major Employers

Industrial Sector

Less than 15% of Blackford County’s industrial sector workforce is unionized

• BRC Rubber & Plastics*    250 employees
  Manufacturer:  rubber compounding & rubber injection molding (*2 locations in Blackford Co.)
• 3M Company    185
  Manufacturer of specialty & industrial tapes & adhesives
• Petoskey Plastics    120
  Recycler of plastic film & bags/Manufacturer of blown film products
• New-Indy Containerboard    115
  Recyler of cardboard/Manufacturer of corrugate paper
• STANLEY Engineered Fastening (Stanley Black & Decker)     105
  Manufacturer of nuts, clips, assemblies & fasteners
• Tru Form Steel & Wire    45
  Manufacturer of metal shipping racks
• Mayco International    45
  Manufacturer of fiberglass & plastic automotive components
• Smith Consulting    45
  Transportation, packaging, assembly & quality control
• McCammon Trucking    40
  Transportation
• OJC Trucking    30
  Transportation
• Hartford City Foam    25
  Manufacturer of foam packaging components
• Naturally Recycled Proteins    25
  Manufacturer of protein additives for the pet food industry
• Hartford City Quality Pallet    20
  Recycler & Manufacturer of wood pallets
• Sinclair Glass    20
  Manufacturer of specialty bent glass components
• Central States Enterprises    20
  Grain terminal
• Hartford Iron & Metal    20
  Recycler of metal

Service Sector

• Creek Run    45
  Environmental engineering
• Citizens State Bank   45
  Banking
• Hearts With Integrity    40
  Healthcare

Government/non-profit

• Blackford County Schools    285
  K-12 Education
• Indiana University Health    175
  Healthcare
• Blackford County    95
  Government
• Hartford City    50
  Government
• City of Montpelier    25
  Government

Major Employers in the Region

• Ball State University    3750
  Education
• Indiana University Health    2800
  Healthcare
• General Motors    1400
  Metal fabrication & stamping
• Indiana Wesleyan University    1175
  Education
• Red Gold    900
  Food processing
• Wal-mart    810
  Distribution center
• American Woodmark    770
  Manufacturer of kitchen cabinets
• FCC    755
  Manufacturer of clutch assemblies
• TOA Industries    700
  Stamped/welded/assembled automotive parts
• Navient (fka Sallie Mae)    650
  Call center
• Dollar General    645
  Distribution Center
• Taylor University    600
  Education
• MPT Muncie/Magna Powertrain    530
  Manufacturer of powertrains
• Elsa    475
  Manufacturer of metal automotive components
• Tyson Foods    455
  Food processing
• Nestlé    450
  Food processing
• Anchor Glass Container    440
  Manufacturer of glass containers
• Ardagh    400
  Manufacturer of glass containers
• Progress Rail (Caterpillar)    400
  Manufacturer of locomotives and rail products
• Keihin Aircon North America    330
  Manufacturer of automotive components
• Grede    330
  Manufacturer of ductile iron castings