Even before its planned $120 million expansion adding 130 jobs, Whirlpool is Cleveland’s biggest employer.
1. WHIRLPOOL CORP., Cleveland division, 1,400 employees
2. SKYRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, 1,175 employees
3. PEYTON’S SOUTHEASTERN, 950 employees
4. BRADLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS, 820 employees
5. WAL-MART (two stores), 780 employees.
Source: Cleveland/Bradley County Chamber of Commerce
– Compiled by staff writer Dave Flessner, dflessner@timesfreepress.com