Ask the News - June 18

Who are the 10 biggest employers in Clovis? And in Portales?

The 10 major employers of the Clovis area, according to Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce administrative staff member Nick Mondragon, are:

Cannon Air Force Base with 5,602 people made up of active-duty personnel, base contractors and civilian personnel;

Clovis Municipal Schools with 1,095 employees;

Community Home Care, 750 employees;

Plains Regional Medical Center, 694;

Southwest Cheese, 440;

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, 429 Clovis-area employees;

Clovis Walmart, 395;

The city of Clovis, 371;

Clovis Community College, 350;

ENMRSH, 312.

In Portales the biggest employer is Eastern New Mexico University with 493 full-time and part-time employees, according to a list compiled by Roosevelt County Community Development Corp. Executive Director Jodi Diaz.

Rounding out the top 10:

Portales Municipal Schools, 425 employees;

Roosevelt General Hospital, 288;

Portales’ Walmart, 180;

Hampton Farms, 170;

Western Dairy Transport’s Portales location, 152;

Portales location of Dairy Farmers of America, 143;

City of Portales, 140;

Roosevelt County government, 90;

My Mar terminal services, 80.

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