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No doubt about it...Grant County and Moses Lake are growing!  Employers are slowly ramping back up in their employee numbers and new jobs are on the horizon.  Below is a sampling of both economic, employment, and population data.  All of this and much more can be found at www.grantedc.com! 

Grant County Largest Employers

Largest Employers By Sector - Updated August 2010
Company	City	Product/Service	Function	NAICS	FTE's
Moses Lake School District	Moses Lake	Education	Headquarters	61111	974
Grant County Government	Ephrata	Government	Headqaurters	92114	675
Wal-Mart	County Wide	General Retail/Grocery Retail	Retail Outlet	45299	615
Grant County PUD	Ephrata	Electric Utility	Headquarters	92613	600
Genie Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Construction/Industrial Material Lifts/Ariel Work Platforms	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33392	600
Qunicy Foods, LLC	Quincy	Frozen Vegetable Processing	Headquarters	31141	550
REC Silicon	Moses Lake	Polysilicon Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33141	525
Quincy School District	Quincy	Education	Headquarters	61111	450
Samaritan Healthcare	Moses Lake	Health Care	Headquarters	62211	400
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Frozen Potato Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	400
J.R. Simplot Co.	Moses Lake	Frozen Frech Fries & Dehydrated Potato Products	Branch Processing Plant	31141	330
Ephrata School District	Ephrata	Education	Headquarters	61111	310
Big Bend Community College	Moses Lake	Education	Headquarters	61121	300
Lamb Weston, BSW	Warden	Frozen Potato Processing	Headquarters	31141	300
Moses Lake Community Health	Moses Lake	Health Care	Headquarters	62111	264
Moses Lake Clinic	Moses Lake	Health Care	Headquarters	62111	266
Columbia Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Corn & Peas Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	250
Inflation Systems, Inc.	Moses Lake	Automotive Air Bags	Branch Processing Plant	33639	250
Columbia Basin Hospital	Ephrata	Health Care	Headquarters	62211	200
Washington Potato Co.	Warden	Dehydrated Potato Flake Processing	Branch Processing Plant	33142	200
Northwest Stone & Brick, LLC	Royal City	Stone & Brick Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32799	150
Moses Lake Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Corp Headquarters & Industrial Chemicals	Headquarters	32518	150
D & L Foundry, Inc.	Moses Lake	Manhole Cover Manufacturing	Headquarters	33151	125
Home Depot	Moses Lake	Home Building & Repair Retail	Retail Outlet	44413	72
International Paper	Moses Lake	Corrugated Box Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32221	68

Largest Manufacturing Employers - Updated August 2010
Company	City	Product/Service	Function	NAICS	FTE's
Genie Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Construction/Industrial Material Lifts/Ariel Work Platforms	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33392	600
Qunicy Foods, LLC	Quincy	Frozen Vegetable/Rice/Pasta Processing	Headquarters	31141	550
REC Silicon	Moses Lake	Polysilicon Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33141	525
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Frozen Potato Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	400
J.R. Simplot Co.	Moses Lake	Frozen French Fries & Dehydrated Potato Products	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	330
Lamb Weston, BSW	Warden	Frozen Potato Processing	Headquarters	31141	300
Columbia Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Corn & Peas Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	250
Inflation Systems, Inc.	Moses Lake	Automotive Airbags	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33639	250
National Frozen Foods Corp.	Moses Lake	Vegetable Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	217
Washington Potato Co.	Warden	Dehydrated Potato Flake Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31142	200
Northwest Stone & Brick, LLC	Royal City	Stone & Brick Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32799	150
Moses Lake Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Corp Headquarters & Industrial Chemicals	Headquarters	32518	150
D & L Foundry, Inc.	Moses Lake	Manhole Covers	Headquarters	33151	125
Basic American Foods	Moses Lake	Dehydrated Potato Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31142	115
Celite Corp.	Quincy	Mineral Processing	Branch Processing Plant	21239	70
International Paper	Moses Lake	Corrugated Box Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32221	68
Eckenberg Hay	Mattawa	Hay Cubes	Headquarters	31111	65
El Oro Agribeef	Warden	Cattle Feed	Headquarters	31111	64
ML Fab Co.	Moses Lake	High Rise Window Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33232	56
Chemi-Con Materials Corp.	Moses Lake	Electrolitic Aluminium Foil	Branch Processing Plant	33131	55
Tatoes Seed Cutting/Wahluke Produce	Mattawa	Agricultural Seed Processing	Headquarters	11511	55
Western Polymer Corp.	Moses Lake	Potato Starch	Headquarters	31121	45
EKA Chemicals	Moses Lake	Sodium Chloride	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32518	35

Largest Manufacturing Employers - Updated August 2010

Company	City	Product/Service	Function	NAICS	FTE's
Genie Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Construction/Industrial Material Lifts/Ariel Work Platforms	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33392	600
Qunicy Foods, LLC	Quincy	Frozen Vegetable/Rice/Pasta Processing	Headquarters	31141	550
REC Silicon	Moses Lake	Polysilicon Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33141	525
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Frozen Potato Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	400
J.R. Simplot Co.	Moses Lake	Frozen French Fries & Dehydrated Potato Products	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	330
Lamb Weston, BSW	Warden	Frozen Potato Processing	Headquarters	31141	300
Columbia Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Corn & Peas Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	250
Inflation Systems, Inc.	Moses Lake	Automotive Airbags	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33639	250
National Frozen Foods Corp.	Moses Lake	Vegetable Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	217
Washington Potato Co.	Warden	Dehydrated Potato Flake Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31142	200
Northwest Stone & Brick, LLC	Royal City	Stone & Brick Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32799	150
Moses Lake Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Corp Headquarters & Industrial Chemicals	Headquarters	32518	150
D & L Foundry, Inc.	Moses Lake	Manhole Covers	Headquarters	33151	125
Basic American Foods	Moses Lake	Dehydrated Potato Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31142	115
Celite Corp.	Quincy	Mineral Processing	Branch Processing Plant	21239	70
International Paper	Moses Lake	Corrugated Box Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32221	68
Eckenberg Hay	Mattawa	Hay Cubes	Headquarters	31111	65
El Oro Agribeef	Warden	Cattle Feed	Headquarters	31111	64
ML Fab Co.	Moses Lake	High Rise Window Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33232	56
Chemi-Con Materials Corp.	Moses Lake	Electrolitic Aluminium Foil	Branch Processing Plant	33131	55
Tatoes Seed Cutting/Wahluke Produce	Mattawa	Agricultural Seed Processing	Headquarters	11511	55
Western Polymer Corp.	Moses Lake	Potato Starch	Headquarters	31121	45
EKA Chemicals	Moses Lake	Sodium Chloride	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32518	35

Largest Employers By Sector - Updated August 2010

Company	City	Product/Service	Function	NAICS	FTE's
Moses Lake School District	Moses Lake	Education	Headquarters	61111	974
Grant County Government	Ephrata	Government	Headqaurters	92114	675
Wal-Mart	County Wide	General Retail/Grocery Retail	Retail Outlet	45299	615
Grant County PUD	Ephrata	Electric Utility	Headquarters	92613	600
Genie Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Construction/Industrial Material Lifts/Ariel Work Platforms	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33392	600
Qunicy Foods, LLC	Quincy	Frozen Vegetable Processing	Headquarters	31141	550
REC Silicon	Moses Lake	Polysilicon Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33141	525
Quincy School District	Quincy	Education	Headquarters	61111	450
Samaritan Healthcare	Moses Lake	Health Care	Headquarters	62211	400
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Frozen Potato Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	400
J.R. Simplot Co.	Moses Lake	Frozen Frech Fries & Dehydrated Potato Products	Branch Processing Plant	31141	330
Ephrata School District	Ephrata	Education	Headquarters	61111	310
Big Bend Community College	Moses Lake	Education	Headquarters	61121	300
Lamb Weston, BSW	Warden	Frozen Potato Processing	Headquarters	31141	300
Moses Lake Community Health	Moses Lake	Health Care	Headquarters	62111	264
Moses Lake Clinic	Moses Lake	Health Care	Headquarters	62111	266
Columbia Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Corn & Peas Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	250
Inflation Systems, Inc.	Moses Lake	Automotive Air Bags	Branch Processing Plant	33639	250
Columbia Basin Hospital	Ephrata	Health Care	Headquarters	62211	200
Washington Potato Co.	Warden	Dehydrated Potato Flake Processing	Branch Processing Plant	33142	200
Northwest Stone & Brick, LLC	Royal City	Stone & Brick Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32799	150
Moses Lake Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Corp Headquarters & Industrial Chemicals	Headquarters	32518	150
D & L Foundry, Inc.	Moses Lake	Manhole Cover Manufacturing	Headquarters	33151	125
Home Depot	Moses Lake	Home Building & Repair Retail	Retail Outlet	44413	72
International Paper	Moses Lake	Corrugated Box Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32221	68

Largest Manufacturing Employers - Updated August 2010

Company	City	Product/Service	Function	NAICS	FTE's
Genie Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Construction/Industrial Material Lifts/Ariel Work Platforms	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33392	600
Qunicy Foods, LLC	Quincy	Frozen Vegetable/Rice/Pasta Processing	Headquarters	31141	550
REC Silicon	Moses Lake	Polysilicon Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33141	525
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Frozen Potato Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	400
J.R. Simplot Co.	Moses Lake	Frozen French Fries & Dehydrated Potato Products	Branch Manufacturing Plant	31141	330
Lamb Weston, BSW	Warden	Frozen Potato Processing	Headquarters	31141	300
Columbia Foods, Inc.	Quincy	Corn & Peas Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	250
Inflation Systems, Inc.	Moses Lake	Automotive Airbags	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33639	250
National Frozen Foods Corp.	Moses Lake	Vegetable Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31141	217
Washington Potato Co.	Warden	Dehydrated Potato Flake Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31142	200
Northwest Stone & Brick, LLC	Royal City	Stone & Brick Processing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32799	150
Moses Lake Industries, Inc.	Moses Lake	Corp Headquarters & Industrial Chemicals	Headquarters	32518	150
D & L Foundry, Inc.	Moses Lake	Manhole Covers	Headquarters	33151	125
Basic American Foods	Moses Lake	Dehydrated Potato Processing	Branch Processing Plant	31142	115
Celite Corp.	Quincy	Mineral Processing	Branch Processing Plant	21239	70
International Paper	Moses Lake	Corrugated Box Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32221	68
Eckenberg Hay	Mattawa	Hay Cubes	Headquarters	31111	65
El Oro Agribeef	Warden	Cattle Feed	Headquarters	31111	64
ML Fab Co.	Moses Lake	High Rise Window Manufacturing	Branch Manufacturing Plant	33232	56
Chemi-Con Materials Corp.	Moses Lake	Electrolitic Aluminium Foil	Branch Processing Plant	33131	55
Tatoes Seed Cutting/Wahluke Produce	Mattawa	Agricultural Seed Processing	Headquarters	11511	55
Western Polymer Corp.	Moses Lake	Potato Starch	Headquarters	31121	45
EKA Chemicals	Moses Lake	Sodium Chloride	Branch Manufacturing Plant	32518	35

Population:

(35 mile radius of Moses Lake, WA)

2000: 81,864

2010: 94,123

2015: 101,227 (projected)