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• Economy. The economy of the City and the County is a mixture of industry, agriculture and <br /> commercial trade. Set forth below are the major employers (employing over 100 persons) <br /> located within or near the City: <br /> Number of <br /> Emnlover Product or Service Employees <br /> White River Health System Healthcare 1,425 <br /> Peco Foods Poultry processing 751 <br /> White River Area Agency Healthcare 600 <br /> on Aging <br /> ConAgra Foods Frozen foods 565* <br /> Batesville Public Schools Education 554 <br /> Pilgrim's Pride Poultry processing 465 <br /> Walmart Retail 400 <br /> University of Arkansas Education 338 <br /> Community College at <br /> Batesville <br /> Health Resources of Arkansas Healthcare 320 <br /> Bad Boy/Fireworks World Lawn mowers/fireworks 315 <br /> Network of Community Options Human services 293 <br /> Independence County Government 250 <br /> Flowers Baking Company Baking 240 <br /> of Batesville <br /> Southside Public Schools Education 230 <br /> First Community Bank Banking 225 <br /> Arkansas State Highway Transportation 205 <br /> Department <br /> • Zila Dental products 160 <br /> The Citizens Bank Banking 151 <br /> Wood-Lawn Nursing Home Nursing home 147 <br /> Lyon College Education 140 <br /> City of Batesville Government 139 <br /> Bryant's Pharmacy and Healthcare 135 <br /> Health Care Center <br /> Dowell Transport Trucking 125 <br /> Rolling Hills Nursing Center Nursing home 123 <br /> Northcentral Arkansas Human services 120 <br /> Development Council <br /> LaCroix Optical Company Optical lenses 109 <br /> Life Plus Vitamins 109 <br /> Vital Link Ambulance services 100 <br /> *ConAgra Foods has announced plans to eliminate 233 'obs as a result of shifting work to a plant <br /> in Missouri. This downsizing is expected to occur in July 2012. <br /> [Remainder of page intentionally left blank.] <br /> • <br /> 9 <br />