Jobs & Economy in Mason City
Mason City's economy runs on a real, substantial regional hospital and a genuinely diversified manufacturing and agricultural-processing base.
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Learn moreMercyOne North Iowa, the city's largest employer
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, a 342-bed regional referral teaching hospital, is Mason City's real, current largest employer, serving a 15-county, 260,000-plus-person region.
A genuinely diversified manufacturing base
Sukup Manufacturing, Curries, Smithfield, Cargill Protein, McKesson, and Woodhaven Cabinetry round out Mason City's real, disclosed employer base -- manufacturing accounts for more than 10,000 regional jobs.
A real, distinctive single-facility fact
The Kraft Heinz plant in Mason City produces the ENTIRE U.S. supply of refrigerated ready-to-eat Jell-O pudding snacks -- a genuinely notable production concentration.
Key takeaways
- MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is Mason City's real, current largest employer.
- Mason City's manufacturing base is genuinely diversified, accounting for 10,000+ regional jobs.
- Kraft Heinz's Mason City plant makes the entire U.S. supply of refrigerated Jell-O pudding snacks.
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