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Springfield, Missouri |
October 23, 2003 |
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SPRINGFIELD MAJOR
EMPLOYERS AND
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT LISTS UPDATED |
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The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the Springfield
Business & Development Corporation update Springfield's major
employers and college enrollment lists each fall. Both provide
valuable information on the 5-county Springfield metro area.
Health care continues to dominate the
top of the major employers list with CoxHealth and St. John's Health
Systems accounting for more than 16,000 employees. To make the
list employers must have more than 400 employees. To view the entire
list,
click here.
This school year, nearly 39,000 college
students call Springfield home, with almost 18,000 of those
attending Southwest Missouri State's Springfield campus alone.
Ozarks Technical Community College continues to grow rapidly, with
nearly 8,500 students enrolled. To view the entire list of all
15 colleges and universities,
click here.
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TOP 10 MAJOR
EMPLOYERS |
| CoxHealth |
8,600 |
| St. John's
Health Systems |
7,500 |
| Southwest
Missouri State Univ. |
3,310 |
| Wal-Mart Stores |
3,270 |
| Springfield
Public Schools |
3,200 |
| Bass Pro Shops
/ Tracker Marine |
2,720 |
| United States
Government |
2,505 |
| State of
Missouri |
2,425 |
| City of
Springfield |
1,500 |
| O'Reilly Auto
Parts |
1,400 |
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TOP 5 LARGEST
UNIVERSITIES BY ENROLLMENT |
| Southwest
Missouri State University |
17,843 |
| Ozarks
Technical Community College |
8,488 |
| Drury
University |
4,633 |
| Evangel
University |
1,874 |
| Southwest
Baptist University - Bolivar |
1,571 |
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Visit us at
www.business4springfield.com for additional information
regarding developments and data on the Springfield area. |
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