Growth Dimensions

Leading Employers

Chrysler Belvidere Assembly Plant is one of the largest employers in Northern Illinois.  In 2005, the company invested $419 million in a retooling and expansion project at the assembly plant to make room for the production of three new models, the Dodgle Caliber, the Jeep Compass and the Jeep Patriot.  In July 2006, Chrysler announced the creation of a third shift at the Belvidere plant, which added an additional 1,000 jobs.

Boone County Leading Employers

Chrysler Automobiles 1,700
Belvidere School District 100 Public Schools Education 967
R&D Thiel Carpenter Components Construction Materials 217
General Mills-Green Giant Food Packaging 750
Boone County Government Office 280
Ipsen International Heat Treating Furnaces 142
Camcar Textron Inc. Precision Metal Components 260
Belvedere USA Beauty Salon Equipment 80
North Boone School District 200  Public Schools Education 229
Dean Foods Ice cream manufacturing 106
Syncreon Automobile supplier 218
Android Industries Automobile supplier 145
Ventra Plastics Automobile supplier 30
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Winnebago County Leading Employers

Rockford Public Schools Education 3,730
Rockford Health Systems Health Care 2,972
Wal-Mart Stores Retail 2,750
HamiltonSundstrand Corporation Aerospace Components 2,165
Swedish American Health System Health Care 2,373
OSF St. Anthony Medical Center Health Care 1,807
United Parcel Service Parcel Sorting Hub 1,600
County of Winnebago Government Office 1,839
Rockford Park District Park Systems 1,325
Woodward Governor Aircraft Components 1,325
NCO Group Call Center 1,300
William Charles Infrastructure Services 1,300
City of Rockford Government 1,122
Anderson Packaging Pharmaceutical Contract Packaging 883
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