Major Employers
The Pitt County Development Commission lists the following major employers in Pitt County as of April 2005. The list includes the company's name, address, product, number of employees and Web site.Manufacturing
- DSM Pharmaceuticals
Leendert Staal, president and chief executive officer: 707-2364
P.O. Box 1887, Greenville, 27835
Pharmaceuticals; 1,200
NACCO Materials Handling Group
Colin Wilson, president: 931-5100
5200 Greenville Blvd. N.E., Greenville, 27834
Lift trucks; 1,130
www.nmhg.com - Collins & Aikman
Claude Pruitt, site manager: 753-7400
P.O. Box 208, Farmville, 27828
Knit Fabrics; 600
www.collinsaikman.com - Alliance One International
(formerly DIMON International)
Larry Corbett, president: 753-8000
P.O. Box 166, Farmville, 27828
Tobacco processing; 500 (including seasonal workers) - Grady-White
Eddie Smith, chairman: 752-2111
P.O. Box 1527, Greenville, 27835
Fiberglass boats; 459
www.gradywhite.com - ASMO Greenville of North Carolina
Tak Ito, president: 754-1000
1125 Sugg Parkway, Greenville, 27834
Small electric auto motors; 400 - Harper Brush Works
Chuck Jones, operations manager: 758-4111
P.O. Box 1606, Greenville, 27835
Brushes; 350 - Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
(formerly Vermont American )
Gary Utz, general manager: 758-4101
P.O. Box 548, Greenville, 27834
High-speed drill and router bits; 275 - Karastan-Mohawk (two plants)
Matt Holcombe, director of wool manufacturing: 752-4126
P.O. Box 1707, Greenville, 27835
Carpet yarn; 275
www.mohawkindustries.com - Mestek (Sterling Radiator)
Jim Burk, plant manager: 753-5323
P.O. Drawer 809, Farmville, 27828
Gas & Steam Unit Heaters; 270
www.mestek.com - The Roberts Co. Inc.
John Roberts, president: 355-9353
P.O. Box 1109, Winterville, 28590
Metal fabrication; 260
www.robertscompany.com - PaperPak Inc.
James Morris, plant manager: 752-1100
1029 Old Creek Road, Greenville, 27834
Paper products; 225
www.paperpak.com - Eastern Carolina Vocational Center
Daneel LeRoux, president: 758-4188
P.O. Box 1686, Greenville, 27835
Battery terminals; 120 employees and 100 clients on payroll
www.ecvcinc.com - Cox NC Publications/
The Daily Reflector
D.J. Whichard III, publisher: 752-6166
P.O. Box 1967, Greenville, 27835
Printing/newspaper; 243
www.reflector.com - Weyerhaeuser Co.
Mack Burks, site manager: 746-7200
P.O. Box 280, Ayden, 28513
Pine lumber; 200 - The Hammock Source
(three plants; formerly Hatteras Hammocks)
Jay Branch, president: 758-0641
P.O. Box 1602, Greenville, 27835
Canvas products, hammocks; 150
www.thehamocksource.com - Metaldyne Corp.
William Bowers, plant manager: 758-2526
220 Industrial Blvd., Greenville, 27834
Machining (engine parts); 135
www.metaldyne.com - Carolina Classics
Rob Mayo, president: 746-2818
P.O. Box 10, Ayden, 28513
Catfish processing; 120
www.cccatfish.com - NC Asahi
Shuji Inagaki, president: 754-1029
1125 Sugg Parkway, Greenville, 27834
Windshield-wiper linkages; 140 - Pactiv Inc.
Mary Mitchell, plant manager: 753-5344
2007 Marlboro Road, Farmville, 27828
Honeycomb structural panels; 100 - Simclar (formally Fullerton Computers)
Kevin Jamieson, general manager: 355-3443
176 Laurie Ellis Road, Winterville, 28590
Metal Fabrications and plastic moldings; 80
www.simclar.com - Jack A. Farrior Steel Works
Jack A. Farrior, president: 753-2020
P.O. Box 839, Farmville, 27828
Metal fabrication; 60
www.farriorsteelworks.com - Coastal AgroBusiness
(formerly Coastal Chemical Corp.)
J.C. Whitehurst, owner: 756-1126
P.O. Box 856, Greenville, 27835
Pesticides; 50
www.coastalagrobusiness.com - Southern States Feed Mill
Frank Bradley, manager: 753-4195
P.O. Box 228, Farmville, 27828
Agricultural feeds; 34
www.statesnet.sscoop.com
- Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Deborah Davis, president: 847-4100
P.O. Box 6028, Greenville, 27835
Health care; 5,026
www.uhseast.com - East Carolina University
Steven Ballard, chancellor: 328-6212
Spilman Building, Greenville, 27858-4353
Education; 4,184
www.ecu.edu - Pitt County Public Schools
Michael Priddy, superintendent: 830-4200
1717 W. Fifth St., Greenville, 27834
Education; 2,600
www.pitt.k12.nc.us - County of Pitt
Scott Elliott, manager: 902-2951
1717 W. Fifth St., Greenville, 27834
Government administration; 975
www.co.pitt.nc.us - City of Greenville
Wayne Bowers, city manager: 329-4432
P.O. Box 7207, Greenville, 27835
Government administration; 652
www.greenvillenc.gov - Pitt Community College
Dennis Massey, president: 321-4200
P.O. Drawer 7007, Greenville, 27835
Education; 815
full-time and part-time employees www.pittcc.edu - Physicians East
John Wheeler, CEO: 752-6101
1815 W. Arlington Blvd., Greenville, 27834
Medical care; 500
www.physicianseast.com - Wal-Mart
Turner Thompson, manager: 355-2441
210 S.W. Greenville Blvd., Greenville, 27834
Department store; 400
www.walmart.com - Greenville Utilities Commission
Ron Elks, general manager: 752-7166
P.O. Box 1847, Greenville, 27835
Public utilities; 425
www.guc.com - Convergys
Christi Smith, manager: 413-6431
1130 Sugg Parkway, Greenville, 27834
Customer-service center; 300 - Sprint
Curt Williford, public affairs manager: 757-3200
101 W. 14th St., Suite 109, Greenville, 27834
Communications; 300
www.sprint.com - Overton's Sports Center Inc.
Mark Metcalfe, president: 355-7600
P.O. Box 8228, Greenville, NC 27835
Mail-order sales of sporting goods, boats; 300
www.overtons.com

