Parkland’s Leading Employers

Our Leading Employers

The Missouri Department of Corrections

Of the 21 correctional centers operated by the State of Missouri, three facilities are located within the Parkland area and employ hundreds of Parkland residents. Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center, located on Highway K in Bonne Terre, was opened in 2003 and can house 2,684 male offenders. Farmington Correctional Center is located on Columbia Street in Farmington. Opened in 1986, FCC is a custody level four institution, which maintains a capacity of 2,632 male offenders. Potosi Correctional Center opened in 1989 as a custody level five institution located in Mineral Point. The institution has a capacity of 862 male offenders.

Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center

Located at 1010 W. Columbia St. in Farmington, Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center provides psychiatric evaluation and treatment services, and inpatient mental health services. The facility works with its six administrative agent centers, which administer follow-up services for discharged clients in the local community.

Parkland Health Center

Parkland Health Center (PHC) includes two locations in St. Francois County. PHC’s larger facility, sometimes referred to as Parkland South, is located at 1101 W. Liberty St. in Farmington. Just 12 miles north of the Farmington facility is PHC’s Bonne Terre location at 7245 Raider Rd. The two sites offer emergency room services and a wide range of medical, diagnostic and rehabilitation services, employing hundreds from various professions and trades.

StarTek

Startek is a customer service communications center located at 1828 Landrum Dr. in Farmington. The company employs hundreds of people to provide web-based customer service for major corporations like Charter Communications/Spectrum.

Centene Corporation

Centene Corporation is the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the United States. The Fortune 50 company is headquartered in St. Louis and employs hundreds of area residents at its location on 1 Centene Dr., inside Farmington’s Industrial Park and near Engler Park.

First State Community Bank

First State Community Bank opened in Farmington in 1954 and since then, the financial institution has expanded throughout the Parkland. FSCB’s workforce operates 11 branches in the Parkland region, including three locations in Farmington, two in Park Hills, and locations in Desloge, Bonne Terre, Terre Du Lac, Ste. Genevieve, Ironton, Potosi and Fredericktown. (Locations: 74 Rue Terre Bonne, Bonne Terre; 1135 N. Desloge Dr., Desloge; 365 W. Main St., Park Hills; 1401 St. Joe Dr., Park Hills; 201 E. Columbia St., Farmington; 702 N. Washington St., Farmington; 775 Maple Valley Dr., Farmington; 710 Parkwood Dr., Ste. Genevieve; 231 S. Main St., Ironton; 100 Highway P Suite A, Potosi; 713 W. Main St., Fredericktown,)

US Tool Group

US Tool Group provides several services to machining customers, including tool grinding and reconditioning, industrial vending and specialty tool solutions. The company began operation in 1958 in Desloge before relocating to Farmington’s westside industrial park in 2015. The business employs close to 500 people at the Farmington location, making it a leading employer in the Parkland.

Mississippi Lime Company

Located in Ste. Genevieve, Mississippi Lime Company has several opportunities for truck drivers, laborers, engineers, technicians, and managers. The company is headquartered in St. Louis and is a leading supplier of high-calcium quicklime, hydrated lime, calcium carbonate products, trucking services and technical solutions.

Washington County Memorial Hospital

Washington County Memorial Hospital serves the medical needs of thousands of Parkland area patients. The critical access facility is located in Potosi and is a leading employer, hiring medical professionals, accountants, receptionists, housekeepers, lab technicians and more.

Cap America

Cap America, located in Fredericktown, manufactures headwear of many different types and styles. Since operations began in 1985, the company has been a leading employer, filling positions in accounting, administrative and support services, customer service, graphic design, marketing, maintenance, order entry, production, shipping, and warehousing.