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 5,919 Dyess AFB, TX 79607 325-696-2161 Defense (Military/Civ)
Abilene State Supported Living Center 1,539 P.O. Box 451 79604 325-692-4053 School For Disabled
TX Dept. of Criminal Justice 1,253 NE of Abilene (2 units) 79601 325-548-9035 Correctional Facility
City of Abilene 1,160 P.O. Box 60 79604 325-676-6327 Municipal
Taylor County 548 300 Oak Street 79602 325-674-1220 County Government
US Postal Service 279 341 Pine St. 79601 325-738-2101 Postal Service

Education

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Abilene ISD 2,579 P.O. Box 981 79604 325-677-1444 Public School
Abilene Christian University 833 ACU Sta., Box 8197 79699 325-674-2359 University
Hardin-Simmons University 377 P.O. Drawer A 79698 325-670-1000 University
Wylie ISD 350 7049 Buffalo Gap Rd. 79606 325-692-4353 Public School
McMurry University 260 14th & Sayles Blvd. 79697 325-793-3820 University
Cisco College - Abilene Campus 150 717 E. Industrial Blvd. 79602 325-794-4400 College
TX State Technical College 80 650 E. Hwy. 80 79601 325-672-7091 Technical College

Manufacturing

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Fehr Foods 275 5425 N. 1st Street 79603 325-691-5425 Cookie Manufacturer
Pepsi Bottling Group 196 650 Colonial Drive 79603 325-673-7171 Soft Drinks
Rentech Boiler Systems, Inc. 248 5025 E. Business I-20 79601 325-672-3400 Industrial Boilers
Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. 230 P.O. Box 3949 79604 325-437-5000 Soft Drinks
Abilene Reporter-News 130 P.O. Box 30 79604 325-673-4271 Newspaper
Bandag, Inc. 143 4750 FM 18 79602 325-677-1861 Rubber for Retread
Hirschfeld Steel 90 P.O. Box 3695 79604 325-676-1422 Steel Fabrication
PWP Industries, Inc. 130 6450 Five Points Pkwy 79603 325-695-3500 Plastics Manufacturer
Tigé Boats 100 6803 N. Hwy 277 79601 325-676-7777 Boat Manufacturer
Broadwind Services (Tower Tech) 127 1126 Arnold Blvd 79603 325-437-5950 Wind Tower Manufacturer
Zoltek Corp. 62 1221 Fulwiler Road 79602 325-793-9669 Carbon Fiber Manuf.
MicroMetals/Texas 38 P.O. Box 5676 79608 325-677-8753 Iron Core Powder
Peerless Manufacturing 54 2675 E. Hwy 80 79601 325-677-2016 Pressure Vessels
Martin Sprocket & Gear 75 P.O. Box 3062 79604 325-677-3591 Sprockets
Cargill, Inc. (ACCO Feeds) 21 1025 China Street 79602 325-672-3271 Feed Products
Robinson Fans Abilene, Inc. 24 2424 Oak Street 79602 325-437-3267 Industrial Fans

Finance

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
First Financial Bankshares 405 P.O. Box 701 79604 325-627-7200 Financial Institution
American State Bank 73 P.O. Box 267 79604 325-794-1000 Financial Institution
CitiBank 30 1101 N. Judge Ely 79601 325-673-8368 Financial Institution
Compass Bank 7 1049 N. 3rd Street 79603 325-676-3800 Financial Institution
Bank of America 20 500 Chestnut 79602 325-675-7500 Financial Institution
Chase Bank 30 3444 N. 1st Street 79603 325-673-6471 Financial Institution

Medical

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Hendrick Health System 2,800 N. 19th & Hickory 79601 325-670-2000 Hospital
Abilene Regional Med. Center 805 6250 Hwy 83-84 79606 325-695-9900 Hospital
Sears Methodist Retirement 465 One Village Drive 79606 325-691-5519 Retirement System
Abilene Diagnostic Clinic 293 One Village Drive, Suite 250 79606 325-793-5367 Clinic
West Texas Rehab Center 155 4601 Hartford 79605 325-793-3400 Rehabilitation Center
Betty Hardwick Center 194 2616 S. Clack 79606 325-690-5100 MHMR Community
Acadia Abilene Hospital 145 4225 Woods Pl. 79602 325-698-6600 Behavioral Healthcare
Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital 77 6401 Director's Parkway 79606 325-691-1600 Rehabilitation

Telecommunications

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
BlueCross BlueShield of TX 1,200 4001 Loop 322 79602 325-793-4000 Claims Center
Teleperformance USA 546 831 N. Judge Ely 79601 325-672-0635 Telemarketing
AT&T

155

 P.O. Box 5409 79608 325-675-3160 Telephone Company
Genesis Networks Solutions, Inc. 102 500 Chestnut 79604 325-437-9100 Software Testing
Suddenlink 71 902 S. Clack 79605 325-698-3585 Cable Service

Utilities

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
AEP 155 910 Energy Drive 79602 325-674-7422 Electric Company
Atmos Energy 60 1449 South Treadaway 79602 325-734-5106 Gas Company

Other

Company # of Emp. Address Zip Phone Description
Eagle Aviation Services, Inc. 400 2751 Airport Blvd. 79602 325-672-0983 Aviation Maintenance
Lauren Engineers 350 901 S. 1st Street 79602 325-670-9660 Engineering Firm
American Building Maintenance 161 P.O. Box 2756 79604 325-677-1198 Service Contractor
Directors Investment Group 78 6550 Directors Pkwy 79606 325-695-3410 Financial Investments
Bandera Drilling, Inc. 100 809 T&P Lane 79602 325-676-5591 Petroleum Industry
Broadwind Services (EMS) 32 300 Wall St. 79603 325-690-1622 Energy Service Contractors

Last updated March 2011

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