Major Employers / Manufacturers

The Major Employers / Manufacturers data is updated annually as reported by local employers for which there was sufficient data.

Government

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Dyess Air Force Base 6,076 Dyess AFB, TX 79607 325-696-2161 Defense (Military/Civ)
Abilene State School 1,195 P.O. Box 451 79604 325-692-4053 School For Disabled
City of Abilene 1,179 P.O. Box 60 79604 325-676-6327 Municipal
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice 1,162 NE of Abilene (2 units) 79601 325-548-9035 Correctional Facility
Taylor County 546 300 Oak Street 79602 325-674-1220 County Government
US Postal Service 340 341 Pine St. 79601 325-738-2101 Postal Service

Education

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Abilene ISD 2,678 P.O. Box 981 79604 325-677-1444 Public School
Abilene Christian University 815 ACU Sta., Box 8197 79699 325-674-2359 University
Hardin-Simmons University 338 P.O. Drawer A 79698 325-670-1000 University
Wylie ISD 300 7049 Buffalo Gap Rd. 79606 325-692-4353 Public School
McMurry University 260 14th & Sayles Blvd. 79697 325-793-3820 University
Cisco Junior College 84 717 E. Industrial Blvd. 79602 325-794-4400 College
TX State Technical College 73 650 E. Hwy. 80 79601 325-672-7091 Technical College
Texas Tech University 6 304 Pine St. 79601 325-677-1112 Technical College

Manufacturing

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Fehr Foods 300 5425 N. 1st Street 79603 325-691-5425 Cookie Manufacturer
Rentech Boiler Systems, Inc. 285 5025 E. Business I-20 79601 325-672-3400 Industrial Boilers
Abtex Beverage 270 650 Colonial Drive 79603 325-673-7171 Soft Drinks
Tigé Boats 250 6803 N. Hwy 277 79601 325-676-7777 Boat Manufacturer
Mrs. Baird’s Bakery 230 P.O. Box 5086 79608 325-692-3141 Bakery Products
Coca Cola of Abilene 220 P.O. Box 3949 79604 325-437-5000 Soft Drinks
Abilene Reporter News 187 P.O. Box 30 79604 325-673-4271 Newspaper
Zoltek 139 1221 Fulwiler Road 79602 325-793-9669 Carbon Fiber Manuf.
Bandag, Inc. 130 4750 FM 18 79602 325-677-1861 Rubber for Retread
Hirschfeld Steel 75 P.O. Box 3695 79604 325-676-1422 Steel Fabrication
MicroMetals/Texas 65 P.O. Box 5676 79608 325-677-8753 Iron Core Powder
Martin Sprocket & Gear 65 P.O. Box 3062 79604 325-677-3591 Sprockets
Peerless Manufacturing 50 2675 E. Hwy 80 79601 325-677-2016 Pressure Vessels
Robinson Fans Abilene, Inc. 48 2424 Oak Street 79602 325-437-3267 Industrial Fans
Cargill, Inc. (ACCO Feeds) 36 1025 China Street 79602 325-672-3271 Feed Products

Finance

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
First Financial Bankshares 300 P.O. Box 701 79604 325-627-7200 Financial Institution
American State Bank 76 P.O. Box 267 79604 325-794-1000 Financial Institution
CitiBank 60 1101 N. Judge Ely 79601 325-673-8368 Financial Institution
State National Bank 25 1049 N. 3rd Street 79603 325-676-3800 Financial Institution
Chase Bank 19 3444 N. 1st Street 79603 325-673-6471 Financial Institution
Bank of America 14 500 Chestnut 79602 325-675-7500 Financial Institution

Medical

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Hendrick Health System 3,000 N. 19th & Hickory 79601 325-670-2000 Hospital
Abilene Regional Med. Center 726 6250 Hwy 83-84 79606 325-695-9900 Hospital
Sears Methodist Retirement 665 One Village Drive 79606 325-691-5519 Retirement System
Abilene Diagnostic Clinic 280 One Village Drive, Suite 250 79606 325-793-5367 Clinic
Betty Hardwick Center 183 2616 S. Clack 79606 325-690-5100 MHMR Community
West Texas Rehab Center 160 4601 Hartford 79605 325-793-3400 Rehabilitation Center

Telecommunications

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
BlueCross BlueShield of TX 1,220 4001 Loop 322 79602 325-793-4000 Claims Center
Teleperformance USA 536 831 N. Judge Ely 79601 325-672-0635 Telemarketing
AT&T

101

 P.O. Box 5409 79608 325-675-3160 Telephone Company
Genesis Networks 76 500 Chestnut 79604 325-437-9100 Software Dev
Sudden Link 60 902 S. Clack 79605 325-698-3585 Cable Service

Utilities

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
AEP 181 301 Cypress 79604 325-674-7422 Electric Company
Atmos Energy 50 1449 South Treadaway 79602 325-734-5106 Gas Company

Other

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Eagle Aviation Services, Inc. 350 2751 Airport Blvd. 79602 325-672-0983 Aviation Maintenance
Lauren Engineers 200 901 S. 1st Street 79602 325-670-9660 Engineering Firm
American Building Maintenance 100 P.O. Box 2756 79604 325-677-1198 Service Contractor
Directors Investment Group 76 6550 Directors Pkwy 79606 325-695-3410 Financial Investments
Bandera Drilling, Inc. 75 809 T&P Lane 79602 325-676-5591 Petroleum Industry

Last updated January 2008.

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