According to "Business West", a business journal for Western Massachusetts, Hampden County’s ten largest private sector employers, based on full-time employees, in 2010, are as follows:
Hampden County’s ten largest employers, based on full-time employees: | |||
Company | Location | F/T Employees | Sector |
1. Baystate Health System | Springfield | 10,284 | Health Services |
2. Big Y Supermarkets | Springfield | 9,200 | Retail
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3. MassMutual Financial Group | Springfield | 6,200 | Financial Services |
4. Sisters of Providence Health System | Springfield | 3,397 | Health Services |
5. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation | Wilbraham | 1,697 | Retail/Distribution |
6. Holyoke Medical Center | Holyoke | 1,215 | Health Services |
| 7. Verizon | Springfield | 1,000 | Communications |
8. Smith & Wesson | Springfield | 900 | Manufacturing |
9. Wing Memorial Hospital | Palmer | 826 | Health srvices |
10. Peter Pan Bus Lines | Springfield | 767 | Transportation |