Major Employers

Webster City is home to a diverse mix of business and industry including some of the world's best known name brand companies in the home appliance industry — Electrolux and Beam Industries. Learn why companies that have chosen to locate and expand their operations in Webster City have found our community to be a smart connection to opportunity.

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Beam Industries
Electrolux
McMurray Hatchery
Seneca Foundry
Tasler, Inc.
Van Diest Supply Company
Vantec, Inc.
Webster City Custom Meats

		Beam Industries, headquartered in Webster City, is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of central vacuum systems, shipping products to more than 45 countries throughout the world. The company, which got its start in a 6,000 sq. ft. building, has grown in size and scope to become the largest, most complete central vacuum manufacturer in the world. The company employs 150 people. Beam attributes its success to the work ethic and dedication of its Webster City employees.
		Electrolux is the world's largest producer of appliances for the kitchen, cleaning and outdoor use, such as refrigerators, ranges laundry equipment, chainsaws and garden tractors. Each year, the company sells over 55 million appliances in more than 150 countries and more than 300,000,000 households. Electrolux's Home Products facility in Webster City designs and manufactures laundry equipment under the Frigidaire, White-Westinghouse, and Kenmore brands. The plant produces over 2.3 million laundry units a year. Electolux employs 2,100 in Webster City.
		McMurray Hatchery is a "one-stop poultry business." The company was started in 1917 by Murray McMurray. He was a banker and sold baby chicks through the bank to area farmers and hobbyists. In 1919 he sent out his first catalog and price list. During the depression his bank went broke and he decided to go into the hatchery and mail order baby chick business full-time. Today, 99 percent of McMurray's business is done through catalog, which serves the small farm flock and the hobbyist. Baby chicks still remain the main staple of the business; however, the company also sells ducklings, goslings, guinea keats, turkey poults, peafowl and game birds. The company also sells poultry books, medicine, incubators, hatching eggs, equipment and other poultry related products. In 1991 a new 26,000 sq. ft. hatchery building was built. The entire operation is now state-of the-art.
		Seneca Foundry was started approximately 40 years ago as a small supplier for agricultural OEMs and municipal governments. Today, the company is a modern metal casting operation with 35,000 sq ft. of manufacturing space. Seneca attributes their success to their employee's commitment to teamwork and efficiency in providing high quality products and service. Seneca employs 75 people.
		Tasler, Inc., headquartered in Webster City, is celebrating over 30 years in production. The company started in Webster City in a small antiquated building with six employees and has grown to over 178 employees and a 600,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art manufacturing and warehouse facility. Today, Tasler is a diversified packaging solutions company with several product lines including the Pallet Division, Expanded Polystyrene Division, Lumber Wholesale Division and the Pallet Recycling and Repair Division. The customer base has grown from a few local manufacturers to a national customer base of over 300.
		Van Diest Supply Company is headquartered in Webster City and is a distributor and manufacturer of agricultural chemicals. The company was started in 1956 and has grown from being a supplemental income for one employee to having a workforce of 450 with 37 buildings and 25 acres under one roof at Webster City and 11 distribution centers located throughout the Midwest.
		Vantec, Inc. was founded in Webster City in 1983 and has grown to become a leader in plastic injection molding technology and manufacturing. The company occupies a 60,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility and employs 60 people. Vantec indicates that its "quality workers" that sets them apart from other molding company and why they can consistently deliver quality products at competitive prices.
		Webster City Custom Meats was formed in Webster City in 1973. The company has expanded from a three-person meat locker to a campus of buildings consisting of a 57,000 sq. ft. main plant, a 35,000 sq. ft. warehouse and a 9,000 sq. ft. truck garage with 125 employees. Currently, the company is adding an additional 5,000 sq. ft. to its main plant facility. Webster City Custom Meats specializes in custom meat processing of smoked ham, smoked bacon, smoked turkeys, fresh sausage products, boneless ham roasts, smoked pork lions and produces a line of specialty meat items. The company strives to introduce a new product or concept every year. The company ships products throughout the U.S.

Webster City Area Development
628 Second Street
P.O. Box 310
Webster City, IA 50595-0310
Phone: 1-800-535-8341
Fax: 515-832-5130
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