The City of Frederick Maryland, Department of Economic Development
Business & Industry
Frederick Business and Industry
Major Employers

 

Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a major driver of the Frederick economy. The post is Frederick’s largest employment campus with 8,100 personnel, of which 6,600 are non-military. Fort Detrick’s three primary missions include human and botanical research and development, global telecommunications, and medical logistics management. The new National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC) will expand at the Fort in 2008 and include four on-site federal agencies and research facilities with a focus on Homeland Security Defense. For more information, visit the following sites:

                  BUSINESS

# of EMPLOYEES                   INDUSTRY SECTOR
Fort Detrick Campus 8,100 Military, bioscience, communications
Frederick County Public Schools 5,760 Public Education
Frederick County Government 3,142 County Government
Frederick Memorial Healthcare System 2,681 Comprehensive Healthcare
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 1,550 Mortgage loans & service center
Frederick Community College 937 2 Year College
City of Frederick Government 863 Municipal Government
United Health Care 832 Health Insurance Provider
State Farm Insurance Corporation 795 Regional Headquarters - Insurance
BP Solar North America 400 R&D, Manufacturing of photovoltaic cells
Plamondon 425 Hospitality (hotels, restaurants & management)
Home Depot 330 Retail Stores
Hood College 292 4-year college
Stulz Air Technology Systems 280 Manufacturer of precision A/C equipment
Homewood Retirement Center 275 Retirement Community
Experient 270 Conference Services
PNC Bank 
(previously Farmers & Mechanics)
260 Banking Headquarters & Regional Branches
Fountain Rock Management Services 250 Restaurant Management
Morgan-Keller 240 General Contractors
MedImmune 235 Biotech manufacturing
Costco Wholesale 232 Wholesale General Products
Frederick News Post 221 County Daily Paper
AOPA 200 Aircraft Owners & Pilots

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*Source: InfoUSA 2007



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