42 · SBJ.NET BOOK OF LISTS 2024 AREA'S LARGEST MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS Rank Name Address Telephone • Website Email Local Manufacturing Employees Companywide Local Production Plants Companywide Products Top Local Executive(s), Title(s) Owner(s) Headquarters Year Founded Locally 1 (1) WHITE RIVER MARINE GROUP 2500 E Kearney St, Springfield 65803 417-873-5900 • WhiteRiverMG.com 2,250 3,950 5 9 ATVs & side-by-sides, boats, motor & trailer packages Johnny Morris, founder/CEO Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Group Springfield 1978 2 (2) SRC HOLDINGS CORP 531 S Union Ave, Springfield 65802 417-862-2337 • SRCHoldings.com kschell@srcholdings.com 1,750 2,100 7 8 Remanufacturing products licensed by the original equipment manufacturers, logistics, warehousing, core management, kitting & packaging, material salvage Jack Stack, founder/CEO & Dennis Sheppard, chief general counsel Employee owned Springfield 1983 3 (3) EFCO CORP 1000 County Road, Monett 65708 417-235-3193 • EFCOCorp.com ir@apog.com 795 795 2 2 Architectural windows, curtain wall, storefront & entrances Robert Hartley, plant manager Apogee Enterprises Inc (Nasdaq: APOG) Minneapolis, MN 1958 4 (4) LOREN COOK CO 2015 E Dale St, Springfield 65803 417-869-6474 • LorenCook.com info@lorencook.com 600 630 2 4 Ventilation equipment Jerry Cook, chair/CEO Cook family Springfield 1964 5 (5) PAUL MUELLER CO 1600 W Phelps St, Springfield 65802 417-575-9000 • PaulMueller.com contact@paulmueller.com 550 885 1 3 Stainless steel tanks & industrial processing equipment, thermal storage, distillation & heat recovery equipment, transportation David Moore, president/CEO Publicly traded (OTC: MUEL.PK) Springfield 1940 6 (6) JOHN DEERE REMAN 4500 E Mustard Way, Springfield 65803 417-829-2000 • Deere.com 406 71,085 3 85 Remanufactured John Deere engines, transmissions, axles, electronics, fuel injection systems & engine & hydraulic components Jena Holtberg-Benge, general manager & David Ahlstrand, factory manager Deere & Co (NYSE: DE) Moline, IL 1998 7 (7) POSITRONIC AMPHENOL 1325 N Eldon Ave, Springfield 65803 417-866-2322 • ConnectPositronic.com info@connectpositronic.com 400 750 1 3 Electronic connectors & interconnection systems David Kean, general manager Amphenol Corp (NYSE: APH) Springfield 1966 8 (8) SOUTHERN MISSOURI CONTAINERS INC 4500 E Progress Place, Springfield 65803 417-831-2685 • SMCPackaging.com info@smcpackaging.com 400 600 3 7 Corrugated packaging, point-of-purchase displays, protective shipping cartons & ancillary packaging supplies Kevin Ausburn, chair/CEO Privately held Springfield 1972 9 (9) OZARKS COCA-COLA/DR PEPPER BOTTLING CO 1777 Packer Road, Springfield 65803 417-865-9900 • CocaColaOzarks.com shargis@cocacolaozarks.com 327 7901 1 1 Bottled carbonated & still beverages Sally Hargis, chair & Bruce Long, president/COO Rice family Springfield 1905 10 RIDEWELL CORP 3715 E Farm Road 94, Springfield 65803 417-833-4565 • RidewellCorp.com info@ridewellcorp.com 221 221 2 2 Air-ride suspensions & controls for trucks, trailers, buses & RVs Jack Raidel , CEO & John Millsap, president Jack Raidel Springfield 1967 11 (12) VITAL FARMS INC 2007 N Alliance Ave, Springfield 65803 877-455-3063 • VitalFarms.com careers@vitalfarms.com 200 200 1 1 Eggs, butter, ghee, liquid egg, hardboiled eggs Carl Kicklighter, director of plant operations Publicly traded (Nasdaq: VITL) Austin, TX 2017 12 (10) STAINLESS FABRICATION INC 4455 W Kearney St, Springfield 65803 417-865-5696 • StainlessFab.com sfi-info@stainlessfab.com 180 180 1 1 Custom stainless steel tanks & processing equipment Claude Mizell, president Exchange Income Corp (TSX: EIF) Springfield 1985 13 (11) HOLLOWAY AMERICA 720 N Cedarbrook Ave, Springfield 65802 417-863-0077 • HollowayAmerica.com info@hollowayamerica.com 175 175 1 1 Custom stainless steel & nickel alloy equipment, pressure vessels, tanks David Simpson, CEO/managing member & Randy Colwell, president SRM LLC Springfield 1949 14 SPRINGFIELD SIGN 4825 E Kearney St, Springfield 65803 417-862-2454 • SpringfieldSign.com khaleyw@springfieldsign.com 151 175 1 2 Exterior & interior signage, digital signage, custom design & fabrication, laser cutting, sign installation & service Mark Wessell, CEO; Trey Watts, vice president of sales & Jack Watts, production engineer Mark Wessell Springfield 1986 15 (13) CUSTOM METALCRAFT INC 2332 E Division St, Springfield 65803 417-862-0707 • Custom-Metalcraft.com cmcsales@custom-metalcraft.com 140 140 3 3 Stainless steel tanks & processing equipment, material handling equipment & pressure tanks Nikki Holden, president & Sharon Saunders, vice president Nikki Holden Springfield 1977 16 WATSON METAL MASTERS INC 6800 W Stainless Way, Springfield 65802 417-725-5484 • WMMITanks.com 105 105 2 2 Stainless steel tanks Bill Schahuber, president & owner Bill Schahuber Springfield 1995 17 CUSTOM MANUFACTURING & POLISHING INC 2958 E Division St, Springfield 65803 417-831-7900 • CMPIOnline.COM kgarton@cmpionline.com 42 55 1 1 Metal fabrication job shop Richard Lassiter, president; Mike Sadler, vice president & Kathy Garton, secretary/treasurer Kathy Garton, Richard Lassiter, Mike Sadler Springfield 1992 18 ARTISAN FABRICATION LLC 735 Evergreen Road, Strafford 65757 417-736-9266 • ArtisanFab.com quentin@artisanfab.com 25 25 1 1 Stainless steel component fabrication, assembly, rolling & forming, waterjet cutting, machining, welding, grinding & polishing Quentin Pendergrass, owner Quentin Pendergrass Strafford 2010 19 WESTSIDE STONE LLC 1001 N Haseltine Road, Springfield 65802 417-874-1406 • WestSideStoneLLC.com info@springfieldunderground.com 19 30 1 2 Construction aggregates & agricultural lime John Griesemer, president & Christina Angle, CFO The Erlen Group Springfield 2015 As of Jan. 23, 2023. 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