The biggest employers in Corning, New York and the surrounding Steuben County area are dominated by Corning Incorporated and its related institutions. The largest employer by far is Corning Incorporated itself, headquartered in Corning, which employs approximately 6,000 to 8,000 people locally in its headquarters, Sullivan Park Research and Development Center, manufacturing plants, and administrative offices, and over 60,000 globally. Corning Incorporated is a Fortune 500 materials science company making Gorilla Glass, optical fiber, and display glass. The second largest employer is Guthrie Corning Hospital and the Guthrie health system, which employs several thousand doctors, nurses, and staff serving the region. Third is the Corning-Painted Post Area School District, which is a large public school employer. Fourth is Corning Community College, part of SUNY system, which employs faculty and staff. Fifth is World Kitchen and Instant Brands, which has manufacturing in the area for Pyrex and Corelle, historically linked to Corning. Other major employers include Siemens Energy, Dresser-Rand, and various specialty manufacturing and tourism employers like the Corning Museum of Glass which employs several hundred. Because Corning is a small city of about 10,000 people, Corning Incorporated's dominance is immense, with many families having multiple generations working there, and its philanthropy funds much of local culture, education, and infrastructure, making it a classic company town with outsized economic impact.
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