Major Employers
Major companies that do business nationally and internationally find that Greater Des Moines (DSM) is the place for them. DSM's key sectors include financial services, insurance, government, manufacturing, trade and service. The region's finance and insurance sector contributed $17.0 billion of the $57.7 billion total GDP in 2020.
Employer Lists
A selection of the largest non-government employers in the DSM region is shown below. An expanded list of large employers is also available.
- Wells Fargo & Co.: Financial services
- Hy-Vee, Inc.: Midwest grocery chain
- Principal Financial Group®: Global investment management, retirement, insurance and group benefits
- MercyOne: Healthcare (includes hospitals and home care)
- UnityPoint Health Partners: Healthcare
- Amazon: Distribution
- Nationwide: Insurance
- John Deere companies: Agricultural machinery, GPS/ag equipment software and consumer financial services
- Vermeer Corporation: Agriculture, construction and mining equipment manufacturing
- Corteva AgriscienceTM: U.S.-based, leading global agriculture company
- JBS USA: Pork processing and packaging
- Pella Corporation: Windows, doors and skylights
- Kum & Go: Convenience store chain
- Mercer Health & Benefits, LLC: Strategic consulting and brokerage services for group medical, dental, life, ST?LT disability, vision flex, retirement, communications and investment consulting
- UPS: Logistics and distribution, transportation and freight, customers brokerage
- Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa: Health insurance, Medicare PDP/PPO/supplement, dental insurance, flex benefits, HSAs/HRAs
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations: Agricultural tires
- Lumen: Telecommunications, ISP
- Athene: Financial indexed annuities
- Dee Zee, Inc.: Aftermarket automotive accessories
- EMC Insurance Companies: All lines of property/casualty commercial insurance and life insurance across the U.S., plus reinsurance worldwide
- Casey's General Stores, Inc.: Gasoline, prepared food, fountain items, groceries and other merchandise
- Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.: Processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork
- Emerson — Fisher Division: Control valves and systems — divisional headquarters
- FBL Financial Group, Inc.: Insurance, investments and wealth management
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