Existing Industries
Employment by Industry
| Industry Group |
Establishments |
Employees |
| Manufacturing (31-33) |
150 |
8,761 |
| Retail Trade |
258 |
2,532 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance |
120 |
2,356 |
| Education Services |
43 |
1,780 |
| Accommodations and Food Services |
97 |
1,751 |
| Public Administration |
34 |
1,087 |
| Admin., Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation |
35 |
909 |
| Construction |
104 |
825 |
| Transportation and Warehousing (48 & 49) |
61 |
797 |
| Wholesale Trade |
47 |
795 |
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
Top Employers
| Company |
Employees |
Product |
| Cagle, Inc. |
1,000 |
Poultry Processing |
| Heil Company |
600 |
Garbage Truck Bodies |
| Renfro Corporation |
550 |
Hosiery |
| The Children's Place |
650 |
Distribution Center |
| PlayCore |
350 |
Playground & Park Equipment |
| Shaw Industries |
340 |
Carpet Yarn |
| Rainsville Technology, Inc. (RTI) |
340 |
Injected Plastic Automotive Parts |
| Vulcraft, Inc. (NUCOR) |
330 |
Steel Joists |
| Siemens Energy, Inc. |
300 |
Electric Coils |
| Polymer Engineering |
280 |
Industrial Plastics |
| BlueScope North America |
160 |
Structural Frames |
| GH Metal Solutions, Inc. |
163 |
Plate/Sheet Metal Fabrication |
| D & F Equipment Sales, Inc. |
229 |
Equipment Manufacturing |
| Baker Hosiery |
120 |
Hosiery |
| Ferguson Distribution Center |
110 |
Distribution Center |
Fortune 500 Companies
DeKalb County has a presence of several Fortune 500 companies in retail, service, business and industry:
- Nucor
- United Parcel Service
- Pilgrim’s Pride
- Lowe’s
- Walgreen
- Wal-Mart
