Community Profile - Industrial Base

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Industrial Base
During the past several years, Brandon's service sector, followed by the manufacturing sector, have experienced the greatest growth. The city is growing at a brisk but manageable pace.

Brandon is fortunate to have a varied economic base. While the Agriculture community has a strong impact on manufacturing, products and services are diversified sufficiently to allow the economy to remain stable despite peaks and valleys in the farm economy. Brandon’s largest private employers include Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Koch Fertilizer Canada, McKenzie Seeds, Behlen Industries, Inventronics, Canexus, and Wyeth Organics.

Significant economic generators in Brandon
Farm fertilizer production
Federal, provincial and municipal government
Higher education – college and university
Industrial and Commodity chemical production
Major event hosting – national and international calibre
Metal fabrication
Pork processing
Regional centre for health care, recreation and entertainment
Regional retail and service provider, all categories
Trucking

Branches of nationally known firms
Behlen Industries
Cando Contracting
Inventronics (IVT)
Maple Leaf Consumer Foods
McKenzie Seeds
Meyers Norris Penny & Co
Canexus Limited
Koch Fertilizer Canada (formerly Simplot)
Saputo Foods
Wyeth, A Pfizer Company