| Major Employers | ||
| Company Name | Product | Employment |
| L-3 Communications Integrated Systems | Aircraft Systems Integration | 5700 |
| Newell Rubbermaid | Household Plastic Wares | 650 |
| McKesson | Medical Backoffice Support | 500 |
| Cytec Engineered Materials | Specialty Composite Materials | 240 |
| Raytheon | Backoffice Support | 200 |
| Masonite Int’l Corp | Wood Doors Manufacturer | 180 |
| Rock Tenn Co | Specialty Paperboard Containers | 140 |
| Texas Book Co | Wholesale Textbook Distribution | 125 |
| OmniSYS | Healthcare Backoffice Support | 114 |
| Woodgrain Millwork, Inc | Patio Doors | 80 |
| Innovations First | Electronics & Robotics Systems | 85 |
| CNH Global | Agriculture Equipment Distribution | 85 |
| Weatherford Lift | Oil Production Systems | 49 |
| F & F Metal Products | Burial Caskets | 40 |
| Fleishmanns Yeast | Food Products | 33 |
| Jarden Corporation | Household Firelogs | 30 |
| Fritz Industries | Industrial Frac Sand | 27 |
| FSTI | Bleach | 26 |