Demographics
The Technology Corridor's 25 Largest Employers Service
Organization
Number of Employees*
University of Iowa....................................................................................................................................................................................................14,985 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.......................................................................................................................................................7,638 AEGON USA, Inc. (AEGON; The Hague, Netherlands)....................................................................................................................3,500 Hy-Vee Food Stores (Hy-Vee, Inc.; West Des Moines, IA)................................................................................................................2,971 Cedar Rapids Community School District..................................................................................................................................................2,900 St. Luke’s Hospital.......................................................................................................................................................................................................2,800 Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids..........................................................................................................................................................2,498 Pearson...............................................................................................................................................................1,929 Iowa City Community School District...........................................................................................................................................................1,600 Wal Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal Mart Stores, Inc.; Bentonville, AR)........................................................................................................1,530 City of Cedar Rapids................................................................................................................................................................................................1,493 ACT, Inc.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................1,428 Kirkwood Community College...........................................................................................................................................................................1,410 Veteran's Administration Hospital (Department of Veterans Affairs; Washington, DC).................................................1,298 Mercy Hospital - Iowa City...................................................................................................................................................................................1,262 Alliant Energy-Interstate Power and Light (Alliant Energy; Madison, WI).....................................................................................920 Linn-Mar Community Schools................................................................................................................................................................................885 Linn County Offices......................................................................................................................................................................................................850 Yellowbook USA (Yell Group; Berkshire, United Kingdom).................................................................................................................850 McLeodUSA Incorporated.......................................................................................................................................................................................800 Lear Corporation (Lear Corp; Southfield, Michigan)...........................................................................................780 Target Stores (Target Stores; Minneapolis, MN)..........................................................................................................................................765 Nordstrom Direct (Nordstrom; Seattle, WA)..............................................................................................................................................760 Access Direct....................................................................................................................................................................................................................745 Verizon Business (Verizon Communications, Inc.; New York, NY)....................................................................................................675 Note: The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Technology Corridor is made up of Linn County, Johnson County, Benton County, Jones County and Washington County. * Includes those who work at companies in the surrounding communities of the Technology Corridor.
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