Corporate Impact Index

A Great Place to Work

Cleveland & Bradley County are home to a diverse network of industry leaders.

Largest Area Employers

Cleveland • Bradley TN | 2025

Company

Employment

Whirlpool

1535

Bradley County Schools (includes cafeteria)

1169

Amazon

1100

Life Care Centers of America

1008

Bradley Medical Center

1000

Cleveland City Schools

870

Mars Chocolate North America

678

Lee University

616

Bradley County Government (includes law enforcement and corrections)

620

Walmart (two stores)

600

Olin

542

Peyton’s Distribution Center

500

Life Bridges, Inc.

477

Formulated Solutions

458

Eaton

397

Check Into Cash Inc. HQ

388

Life Care Center of Cleveland HQ

385

Wacker Polysilicon North America

350

City of Cleveland (not including seasonal part-time)

340

Renfro

310

Top 20 Cleveland/Bradley County Manufacturers

Cleveland • Bradley TN | 2026

 

Company

Number of Employees

Type of Business

Amazon

1100

Distribution

Whirlpool

1035

Appliances

Peyton’s Southeastern Inc.

900

Distribution for Kroger

Mars Inc.

805

Candy

WACKER Polysilicon

660

Polysilicon

Jackson Furniture Industries

624

Furniture

Eaton

381

Electrical Control Equipment

Renfro Corporation

350

Hosiery

Duracell

274

Batteries

Newly Weds Foods

252

Food Coatings

Olin

247

Caustic Soda and Chlorine

SK Food Group Inc.

239

Food

Solenis

195

Chemical

Polartec

185

Textile

Mueller

143

Industrial Valves

Triumph Sheets

132

Packaging Products

Formulated Solutions

127

OTC Products/Foot- and Sun-care Products

Georgia-Pacific – Corrugated

125

Packaging Products

Cormetech

122

Air Pollution Control Systems

Best Buy Metals

112

Metal Roofing & Siding Components

Area Fortune 500/1000 Companies

Fortune 500:

  1. Amazon.com
  2. Duracell, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway
  3. Peyton’s Southeastern (Kroger)
  4. ADM Milling (Archer Daniels Midland)
  5. Coca Cola Refreshments
  6. Whirlpool Corporation
  7. Vulcan Materials

Fortune 1000:

  1. Olin Corporation
  2. Flowers Foods
  3. Mueller Industries

*Compiled from Fortune Magazine, 2025

Doug Barry

Doug Berry

Vice President,
Economic Development

dberry@clevelandchamber.com
(423) 728-0804

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Danielle Seals

Director,
Workforce Development

dseals@clevelandchamber.com
(423) 472-6587

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