25 Largest Employers in Douglas County
Institution of higher education that offers undergraduate/graduate studies and professional training
Number of Employees: 9,872
Phone: 785-864-2700
Number of Employees: 1,831
Phone: 785-832-5000
Information services company for business, educational, financial and professional assessment markets
Number of Employees: 1,500
Phone: 785-832-0207
City government services
Number of Employees: 1,431
Phone: 785-832-3400
Acute care hospital with skilled nursing unit and broad outpatient program covering several clinical services
Number of Employees: 1,251
Phone: 785-749-6100
Manufactures social expression products
Number of Employees: 814
Phone: 785-843-9050
Operates the Lawrence Journal-World daily newspaper and the Sunflower Broadband cable/internet/telephony company
Number of Employees: 680
Phone: 785-843-1000
Manufacturer of injection molded plastic containers and lids
Number of Employees: 665 & growing
Phone: 785-842-3000
Four-year private liberal arts college with a master's degree program
Number of Employees: 315 employees + 181 student-workers, total 496
Phone: 785-594-6451
Manufacturer of garage door components
Number of Employees: 480
Phone: 785-865-5500
Alcohol and drug abuse counseling and information
Number of Employees: 475
Phone: 785-841-4138
Provides residential & vocational services for adults with severe & profound developmental disabilities
Number of Employees: 410
Phone: 785-865-5520
Distribution center for K-mart retail stores in the Midwest
Number of Employees: 400
Phone: 785-842-9600
County government services
Number of Employees: 396
Phone: 785-832-5268
Commercial typesetting, printing and publishing company for clients in the scientific, technical and medical publishing fields
Number of Employees: 320
Phone: 785-843-1234
Cottonwood, Inc. is a provider of employment, residential and support services for people with developmental disabilities in Douglas and Jefferson counties in Kansas
Number of Employees: 265
Phone: 785-842-0550
Hamm Companies
Rock production and sales, highway construction asphalt production and waste management
Number of Employees: 250
Phone: 785-597-5111
Native American university operated by the federal government
Number of Employees: 230
Phone: 785-749-8404
Financial processing services
Number of Employees: 221
Phone: 785-838-8610
Manufacturer of corrugated cardboard boxes
Number of Employees: 209
Phone: 785-843-8111
Community mental health services
Number of Employees: 196
Phone: 785-843-9192
Pet food-manufacturing plant
Number of Employees: 168
Phone: 785-841-7600
Phosphorus chemicals plant
Number of Employees: 161
Phone: 785-749-8100
Electric utility
Number of Employees: 141
Phone: 800-383-1183
Manufacturer of hydrostatic transmissions and pumps
Number of Employees: 125
Phone: 785-830-1300