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City of Eau Claire Economic Development Division

Employers in Eau Claire

All local employers have their own unique success stories about their experiences in Eau Claire. New companies are attracted to Eau Claire for many reasons. The area is widely accepted as the regional hub for business activity, and a cheaper alternative location to the Twin Cities urban center. With its strong manufacturing base, its up-and-coming hi-tech industries, prominent medical facilities, and its nationally acclaimed educational institutions, Eau Claire is constantly growing and expanding.

Many firms that started in Eau Claire have grown into successful businesses and even worldwide corporations, such as Menards, Inc. and Silver Spring Foods, Inc.

For those who relocated, success has been a common factor. For example, Hutchinson Technology was looking at several different locations when it needed to expand. In the end, Eau Claire was a perfect fit. Since coming to Eau Claire, the company has flourished. What started as a one-building manufacturing center now has grown to four buildings and ranks among the area's largest employers.

Eau Claire's Top Employers:

1 Menard Inc Home centers 4,500
2 Luther Hospital/Midelfort Clinic General medical & surgical hospitals 3,000+
3 Eau Claire Area School District Elementary & secondary schools 1,700
4 University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Colleges & universities 1,450
5 Hutchinson Technology Inc Computer storage device manufacturing 1,400
6 Sacred Heart Hospital General medical & surgical hospitals 1,350
7 Chippewa Valley Technical College Junior colleges 1,300
8 United Healthcare Services Inc Direct health & medical insurance carriers 1,191
9 The Charlton Group Inc Telemarketing bureaus 500-999
10 City of Eau Claire Executive & legislative offices, combined 500-999
11 Wal-Mart Warehouse clubs & supercenters 500-999
12 County of Eau Claire Executive & legislative offices, combined 500-999
13 Royal Credit Union Credit unions 500-999
14 Brotoloc Health Care System Residential mental retardation facilities 500-999
15 Nestle USA Inc Dry, condensed, & evaporated dairy products 500-999
16 Xcel Energy/Northern States Power Other technical consulting services 500-999
17 Consumer Cooperative Assn of Eau Cl Supermarkets & other grocery storess 250-499
18 The Work Connection Inc Professional employer organizations 250-499
19 Pan O Gold Baking Co Baked goods stores 250-499
20 Community Health Ptrshp Inc Direct health & medical insurance carriers 250-499
21 Phillips Plastics Corp All other plastics product manufacturing 250-499
22 McDonald's Limited-service restaurants 250-499
23 Manpower Temporary help services 250-499
24 Grace Lutheran Foundation Inc Nursing care facilities 250-499
25 YMCA Civic & social organizations 250-499
26 Precision Pipeline Oil & gas pipeline construction 250-499
27 PDM Bridge Fabricated structural metal manufacturing 250-499


---March 2008