Chamber provides look at major employers

Here’s a look at major employers in Lawrence and Douglas County, ranked by the number of employees. Information is courtesy of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, from the organization’s latest membership directory.

Each employer’s name is followed by number of employees. Employee figures represent the full-time equivalent. The chamber’s list has been modified to reflect closings and eductions noted on page 1D.

University of Kansas 5,303

Lawrence public schools 1,773

City of Lawrence 1,080

Lawrence Memorial Hospital 1,080

Hallmark Cards 910

Amarr Garage Doors 573

Sprint PCS 550

DCCCA Center 525

Community Living Opportunities Inc. 504

Dillon’s Supermarkets 493

Douglas County 475

K-Mart Distribution Center 430

NCS Pearson 415

Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store 405

Packerware/Berry Plastics 400

The World Company/Lawrence Journal-World 394

University of Kansas Memorial Corp. 390

Allen Press 360

Honeywell 348

Lawrence Paper Co. 345

Baker University 332

E and E Display Group 300

Wal-Mart 275

SuperTarget 270

Hamm Companies 250

Haskell Indian Nations University 234

UCB Films Inc. 230

Brandon Woods 225

Cottonwood Inc. 209

Astaris 195

KPL 160

DST Systems 160

Huxtable & Associates Inc. 150

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 150

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 148

Heinz Pet Products 130

Holiday Inn Holidome 125

Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Inc. 120

Sauer-Danfoss 116

Davol 115

JC Penney Co. 115

M-Pact 115

Golf Course Superintendents of America 115

LRM Industries Inc. 108

Kinedyne Corp. 103

Martin-Logan Inc. 101

Laird-Noller Motors Inc. 100

Checkers 100

Schlumberger Reda Production Systems 98

University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. 95

Firstar 92

Harris Construction 87

ProSoCo 87

Lawrence Bus Co. 82

Teller’s 80

Douglas County Bank 75

Crown Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Inc. and Crown Toyota 65

Payless Cashways 65

Standard Beverage Corp. 65

Microtech Computers 64

Brown Cargo Van 63

API Foils 60

Scotch Fabric Care Services 60

Gene Fritzel Construction 60

Weaver’s 60

Cloud Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. 58

Farmland Industries Inc. 30

Maupintour Inc. 5