Major Employers

 

Portage has always attracted great businesses, and in turn, Portage has enjoyed the benefits of a highly educated, energetic and creative work force. These employees make great citizens. Involved and resourceful, they make the city better while contributing to the continued success of area business.

Below is a list of the largest employers in the City of Portage. But large or small, our businesses are one of our greatest assets as a community.   

CompanyProduct/ServiceNumber Employed
PfizerPharmaceutical3,000
Stryker InstrumentsMedical Equipment1,600
Portage Public SchoolsEducation1,121
State Farm InsuranceInsurance    750
MeijerGeneral Retail689
Summit PolymersInjected Plastic Molding550
Wal-MartGeneral Retail 406 
KRESA Education - Intermediate 350 
J.C. Penney Department Store 300 
Bowers Manufacturing Extruded Aluminum 295 


Source: City of Portage Captial Improvement Bonds, Series 2010