A Diverse Mix of Businesses Thrive in the Fox Cities Region
The Fox Cities Region was built on a rich tradition of papermaking and printing and has grown into one of the country’s largest manufacturing centers. Companies such as Kimberly-Clark and Pierce Manufacturing were founded more than 100 years ago and remain the region’s largest employers today.
They’re joined by other papermakers, high-tech and food manufacturers, healthcare companies, business service companies and regional call centers to create a mixture of businesses that is diverse, yet complementary.
| Rank | Company Name | Location | Industry | Fox Cities Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ThedaCare | City of Appleton | General medical and surgical hospitals | 6800 |
| 2 | Affinity Health System | City of Menasha | Offices of physicians (except mental health specialists) | 3900 |
| 3 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | Town of Menasha | Consumer paper products | 3200 |
| 4 | Thrivent Financial | City of Appleton | Direct life insurance carriers | 2000 |
| 20 | Expera Specialty Solutions Inc. LLC | City of Kaukauna | Specialty paper products for consumer & industrial applications | 1800 |
| 7 | Faith Technologies | City of Menasha | Electrical contractor | 1700 |
| 9 | Pierce Manufacturing | Town of Menasha | Fire truck manufacturing | 1500 |
| 5 | Plexus | City of Neenah | Electronic circuit board manufacturing & assembly | 1450 |
| 8 | Miller Electric MFG | City of Appleton | Welding and soldering equipment manufacturing | 1400 |
| 11 | J.J. Keller & Associates | Town of Vinland | Regulatory compliance & safety training materials | 1400 |
| 10 | Bergstrom Corp | City of Neenah | New & used auto & truck sales & service | 1200 |
| 6 | Bemis Co, Inc. | City of Neenah | Flexible food & consumer product packaging | 1100 |
| 15 | R.R. Donnelley & Sons | City of Menasha | Book & catalogue printing | 1000 |
| 17 | West Corp | City of Appleton | Telemarketing bureaus and other contact centers | 1000 |
| 18 | Gulfstream | Town of Greenville | Aircraft manufacturing | 1000 |
| 12 | Neenah Enterprises, Inc | City of Neenah | Municipal & industrial iron castings | 950 |
| 14 | Appvion | City of Appleton | Thermal, carbonless & specialty paper products | 850 |
| 19 | Menasha Corp | City of Neenah | Plastics, packaging, paperboard products & POP displays | 850 |
| 13 | Nestle USA-Pizza Div | Village of Little Chute | Frozen specialty food manufacturing | 800 |
| 16 | SCA Tissue North | Town of Menasha | Paper converting, facial & toilet tissue & napkins | 750 |
| 22 | Guardian Life Insurance Co | City of Appleton | Direct life insurance carriers | 650 |
| 23 | Alta Resources | City of Neenah | Telemarketing bureau | 650 |
| 21 | Appleton Coated LLC | Village of Combined Locks | Coated & uncoated paper products | 620 |
| 5 | Presto Products | Town of Grand Chute | Plastic bags, wrap, stretch film & zippers, soil stabilization, surface & turf protection products & polyethylene pavers | 600 |
| 24 | McCain Foods USA Inc. | Town of Grand Chute | Frozen specialty food manufacturing | 550 |
| 25 | Neenah Paper Co | Town of Menasha | Quality bond, text, cover & recycled papers | 500 |