CHIPPEWA COUNTY PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS 2007 State of Michigan County-wide State Government Services (MDOT, MDNR, FIA, MDEQ, MSP) 1343 721120 Bay Mills Indian Community Brimley Includes governmental unit and both casinos 800 622110 War Memorial Hospital Full service medical & surgical hospital 664 9223 Michigan Dept Corrections Kincheloe Correctional institutions 553 611310 Lake Superior State University 4 year college 320 8211 Sault Ste Marie Public Schools School/education 310 452110 Wal-Mart Stores Inc Retail department store with pharmacy, photo lab with one hour photo, optical department & snack bar 200 U.S. Coast Guard Federal Government 195 Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Agency Child daycare service; senior services 190 624410 611110 Rudyard Area Schools Rudyard Public school district office 177 Chippewa County County Government Services 155 339112 Precision Edge Surgical Products Manufactures surgical instruments 135 City of Sault Ste. Marie City Government 125 Hiawatha Behavioral Health County Mental Health Services 120 Tech Optics Printer cartridge recycler 115 Glen's Market Grocery store 110 484121 Ken Graham Trucking Inc Brimley Trucking; local & long-distance, truckload 108 Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan Tribal Social Service agency 100 Chippewa County Health Dept Personal, Home, Environmental Health 100 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Soo Locks 96 452110 Kmart Store #9586 Retail department store 79 PCC Superior Fabrication Kincheloe Steel Fabrication 76 522110 Central Savings Bank Full service commercial bank 72 The Evening News Local daily newspaper 70 336399 Key Plastics LLC Manufactures automotive & high-tech injection molded parts 66 522130 Soo Co-Op Credit Union State credit union 60 Edison Soo Electric Utility Provider 60 721110 Great Lakes LLC (Ramada Plaza Hotel Ojibway) Hotel with indoor pool, fitness center, full service restaurant & drinking lounge 55 1
CHIPPEWA COUNTY PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS 2007 - page 2 J.C. Penney Retail Department Store 51 235990 MCM Marine Inc Marine construction services 50 Best Western Sault Ste. Marie Hotel with indoor pool, and fitness center 50 624310 Northern Transitions Inc Community Rehabilitation Organization: provides product packaging and assembly and also confidential document destruction, recycling and commercial janitorial services. 50 Bay Mills Community College Brimley School/education 49 Cloverland Electric Co-Op Electric Utility Provider in Chippewa, Mackinac, Luce and Schoolcraft Counties 46 R & B Electronics Aerospace electromechanical assembly 45 Hoover Precision Products, LLC Manufacturing of precision balls 44 National Office Products & Printing Office Equipment, Furniture, Supplies and Custom Printing Services 40 721110 Hampton Inn Hotel; indoor swimming pool & spa 25 Holiday Inn Express Hotel; indoor swimming pool & whirlpool with fitness area 25 Cushman Fabrications Steel fabrication & machining 24 O'Connor's Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Inc Pickford New & Used Car Sales & Service 22 Ojibwe Charter School Brimley School/education 20 JAS Veneer Hardwood veneer manufacturing 20 Bunker Manufacturing Dies & Tool Manufacturing 15 Chippewa County Credit Union State Chartered Credit Union 14 Bay Mills Housing Authority Brimley Community Housing Agency 14 Composite plastics research & Great Lakes Composites Brimley development 12 Kretz Lumber Co. Kincheloe Lumber Processing 12 Lighthouse.net Internet Service Provider 11 Innovative Composites Manufacturing of reinforced composite plastics 10 Source: EUPRPDC 2007 Employer Survey; Italics - Source: EDC, 2007 2
LUCE COUNTY PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS 2007 NAICS COMPANY NAME LOCATION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION EUPRPDC 2007 State of Michigan County-wide State Government Services (MDOT, MDNR, FIA, MDEQ, MSP) 397 Michigan Dept Corrections Newberry Correctional institutions 332 622110 Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry Critical Access Hospital; Emergency Department (staffed 24/7); Walk-in Clinic; Community Clinics (Curtis, Engadine, Paradise); Long Term Care Facility; Wellness Center (Newberry and Curtis) 305 9111 Luce County/Village of Newberry Newberry Local Government 220 611110 Tahquamenon Area School District Newberry Public school district office 143 321219 Louisiana-Pacific Corp. - Newberry Newberry Manufactures oriented strandboard & millwork 131 9431 LMAS District Health Department Newberry Health Services 49 5411 Rahillys IGA Inc. Newberry Grocery stores 49 522130 Tahquamemon Area Credit Union Newberry State credit union 46 441229 Newberry Motors Inc Newberry Automotive & light-duty truck dealership, repair, service & leasing 31 Tahquamenon Falls Brewery and Pub Tahquamenon Brewery, Pub, and Gift Shop Falls 25 Banks Hardwoods Newberry Dry Kiln 21 Pickelman's Pantry & Pub Newberry Restaurant & Pub 20 Newberry Lumber Company Newberry Lumber Processing 19 Snyder Drugs Newberry Pharmacy/Drug Store 18 Newberry Assisted Living Newberry Assisted Living 15 Northwoods Home Health Newberry Home Nursing 13 Newberry Wood Enterprises Newberry Lumber Processing 10 Kalinich Fence Company Newberry Fence Manufacturing 10 Source: EUPRPDC Employer Survey, 2007
MACKINAC COUNTY PRINCIPAL EMPLOYERS 2007 Mackinac Straits Hospital St. Ignace Medical hospital with acute & long term care 250 State of Michigan County-wide State Government Services (MDOT, MDNR, FIA, MDEQ, MSP) 245 Mackinac Island Carriage Tours Mackinac Island Carriage/Transportation Services 210 Shepler's Mackinac Ferry St. Ignace Ferry/Transportation Services 150 Arnold Transit Co. St. Ignace Ferry/Transportation Services 144 5812 Chippewa Hotel Mackinac Island Hotels and motels 125 Mackinac Bridge Authority St. Ignace Mackinac Bridge Operations 109 Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry St. Ignace Ferry Transportation 100 721110 Iroquois-On-The-Beach Hotel Mackinac Island Seasonal resort hotel with full service restaurant & lounge 100 212312 O-N Minerals Cedarville Manufactures crushed limestone 100 611699 St. Ignace Area Schools St. Ignace Public School System 81 9111 Mackinac County St. Ignace Executive offices 73 City of St. Ignace St. Ignace City Government Services 71 Lex Cheneaux Community Schools Cedarville Public School System 56 422720 Autore Oil Co Cedarville Distributor of petroleum & petroleum products 50 7011 Lilac Tree Hotel Mackinac Island Hotels and motels 50 5812 Dockside Restaurant Inc. St. Ignace Eating places 47 United States Coast Guard St. Ignace Federal Government 46 522110 First National Bank St Ignace St. Ignace Full service banking 45 Flotation Docking Cedarville Custom Docking Systems 40 522110 Engadine Consolidated School Dist. Engadine School/education 38 McMaken Carpentry Cedarville Commercial & residential carpentry contractor services 30 721110 Mission Point Resort Inc Mackinac Island Hotel with full service restaurant, conference center 30 233320 Maverick Construction Inc St. Ignace Commercial general contracting 30 721211 Straits State Park St. Ignace Camp sites 30 LMAS District Health Department St. Ignace Health Services 27 321113 Maples Sawmill Inc Hessel Lumber sawmill 27 721110 Harbour View Inn LLC Mackinac Island Hotel 25 483212 State Dock Mackinac Island Passenger ferry services 25 Sand Proucts Brevort Sand and Gravel 11 Source: EUPRPDC Employer Survey, 2007
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians - 2005 * Employee Data for 2007 Not Available County Division/Business Location Services EUPRPDC 2007 Chippewa Sault Tribe Administration Administration Chippewa Sault Tribe Membership Services Social Services, Health Clinics, Housing, Education, Recreation, Elderly, Cultural Chippewa Sault Tribe Financial Services Accounting, Insurance, Construction, Facilities Management, Purchasing, Enterprise/Gaming Management 770 Chippewa Sault Tribe Internal Services Human Resources, Management Information Systems, Planning and Development, Communications Chippewa Sault Tribe Regulatory Services Gaming Compliance, Enrollment, Natural Resources, Legal, Judicial, Law Enforcement Chippewa Kewadin Casino Hotel/Convention Center - Gaming Entertainment, Restaurant, Concerts, Hotel, Convention Center, Group Tours 659 Mackinac Kewadin Casino - St. Ignace St. Ignace Gaming Entertainment, Restaurant 304 Mackinac Kewadin Casino - Hessel Hessel Gaming Entertainment 33 Mackinac Lambert Center St. Ignace Health Clinic 24 Mackinac Kewadin Casino Lakefront Inn St. Ignace Motel 19 Mackinac Juvenile Detention Center St. Ignace Youth Detention Facility 17 Chippewa MidJim - Convenience Store, Gas Station 9 Chippewa Chippewa Service and Supply Janitorial Services and Supplies 9 Chippewa DeMawating Kinross Housing Rentals 8 Mackinac MidJim - St. Ignace St. Ignace Convenience Store, Gas Station 8 Luce Newberry Tribal Center Newberry Health Services 7 Chippewa Northern Hospitality Furniture and Flooring Retail Sales 5 Total employed by the Sault Tribe in the 7 county service area: 2144 1872