Bellingham and Whatcom County as a whole, is blessed with a very diverse economy. The  Bellingham Business Journal recently came out with their list of Whatcom County’s top private employers based upon number of employees. While these large companies are wonderful, Whatcom County’s economic strength is also based on a myriad of smaller businesses, many of whom sell their products far from our borders but have chosen to operate here due to the quality of life and quality of employees who live in Bellingham and around the smaller suburban and rural towns of Whatcom County. Watch later this week for the list of the top public sector employers in the county.

Below you will find a list of the top five private employers in Whatcom County based on number of employees. To view the full list of the top twenty five employers visit The Johnson Team Top Whatcom County Private Employers Page.

Peace Health – St. Joseph Medical Center
2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham
(360) 734-54000
Number of Employees: 2,751
Peace Health operates seven hospitals throughout the Northwest including St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham as well as several other Peace Health medical primary medical and lab facilities.

BP Cherry Point Refinery
4519 Grandview Road, Blaine
(360) 371-1500
Number of Employees: 800
BP Cherry Point Refinery is location on Cherry Point just South of Blaine. The facility refines the chemical used to produce gasoline, diesel oil, jet fuel and calcined coke. The refinery processes 225,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Sodexo Inc.
516 High St, Eden’s Hall Suite 108, Bellingham
(360) 650-2970
Number of Employees: 726
Sodexo provides Western Washington University’s Dining Services and serves the Western Washington University campus with three resident dining halls, catering, concessions and ten retail cafés and markets.

Heath Techna
3225 Woburn St, Bellingham
(360) 738-2500
Number of Employees: 610
Heath Tecna is an aircraft interior solutions company and employs staff with diverse disciplines. They employ individuals in the areas of engineering, planning, purchasing, sales and marketing, production and administration.

Fred Meyer Grocery
Lakeway Drive and West Bakerview Rd, Bellingham
(360) 671-1112 and (360) 738-2900
Number of Employees: 578
Fred Meyer is a multi-department store featuring a wide variety of groceries, produces, meats, electronics, jewelery, clothing and household items. Fred Meyer in Bellingham also offers fuel stations and a full service deli.

For the full list of the 25 largest employers in Bellingham and Whatcom Count visit the Johnson Team Top Private Employers Page.  If you are looking to transfer jobs to the Bellingham area  The Johnson Team specializes in helping to make a job relocation easy. To search for real estate in the Bellingham area visit www.JohnsonTeamRealEstate.com

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