Who Is Iowa’s Largest Employer?

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Largest Employers in Iowa

  • Hy-Vee: 88,000 employees
  • United Coop Hampton: 87,500 employees
  • University of Iowa: 17,311 employees
  • Rockwell Collins: 7,300 employees

Walmart’s Employment Statistics

  • Walmart employs 1.5 million Americans
  • Providence Health & Services in Alaska has over 4,000 employees
  • Walmart employs 1.5 million people in the U.S. and 2.2 million worldwide

Iowa’s Economic and Business Landscape

  • Manufacturing sector employed over 16% of Iowa’s workforce and contributed $20.8 billion to Iowa’s GDP in 2003
  • Fortune 500 companies based in Iowa: Principal Financial Group, Casey’s General Stores, Rockwell Collins
  • Harry Stine from Adel, Iowa, made his fortune licensing soybean and corn genetics to Syngenta, Monsanto, and other agribusiness giants

Iowa State Overview

  • 99 counties and 947 cities in Iowa
  • Iowa is 310 miles wide and 199 miles long
  • January is the coldest month
  • The Grotto of the Redemption and the birthplace of sliced bread are things Iowa is famous for

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