Economy
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conn's Appliances Inc. | 3,419 |
| 2 | Beaumont Independent School District | 2,909 |
| 3 | Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital | 1,880 |
| 4 | Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital | 1,783 |
| 5 | City of Beaumont | 1,343 |
| 6 | Lamar University | 1,203 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 1,193 |
| 8 | CB&I Matrix Engineering | 752 |
| 9 | ENGlobal Corporation | 468 |
| 10 | Wal-Mart | 450 |
A significant element of the region's economy is the Port of Beaumont, the nation's fourth largest seaport by Tonnage. The 842d Transportation Battalion, and the 596th Transportation Group are both stationed at the port in Beaumont.
Conn's Appliances and Jason's Deli have their headquarters in Beaumont. Originally Sweet Leaf Tea Company had its headquarters in Beaumont. The headquarters moved to Austin in October 2003.
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Famous quotes containing the word economy:
“The counting-room maxims liberally expounded are laws of the Universe. The merchant’s economy is a coarse symbol of the soul’s economy. It is, to spend for power, and not for pleasure.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical terms.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
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—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)