Editing Barrington, Illinois (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Gatorade Sports Science Institute.jpg|thumb|left|[[Gatorade]] Sports Science Institute located on [[Lake Cook Road|West Main Street]]]]

Barrington receives much of its [[sales tax]] revenue from its half-dozen [[car dealership]]s.<ref name="pioneerlocal.com"/> State sales tax figures indicate that Barrington's auto sales, gasoline sales and state-taxable auto repairs accounted for $2.1 million in sales taxes for the village in 2008, or approximately 56 percent of its sales-tax income.<ref name="pioneerlocal.com"/> 

The [[Gatorade]] Sports Science Institute, often featured in the company's [[television advertisement|commercials]], was formerly located in Barrington just west of downtown, across the street from [[Barrington High School (Lake County, Illinois)|Barrington High School]] before closing in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Eric |date=April 14, 2022 |title=PepsiCo to close Illinois R&D facility {{!}} Food Business News |url=https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/21149-pepsico-to-close-illinois-r-and-d-facility |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621140650/https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/21149-pepsico-to-close-illinois-r-and-d-facility |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=www.foodbusinessnews.net |language=en}}</ref> Barrington was also formerly home to [[GE Healthcare]] IT prior to relocating to [[Chicago]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/about/bios/bio_wanchoo.html |title=GE Healthcare-Testimonials -GE Healthcare Executive Team Biographies - Vishal Wanchoo |publisher=Gehealthcare.com |date=May 7, 2009 |access-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521014029/http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/about/bios/bio_wanchoo.html |archive-date=May 21, 2011  }}</ref> Other notable businesses include defense contractor ISR Systems, part of the [[Goodrich Corporation]] (formerly known as [[Recon Optical]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodrich.com/portal/site/grcom/LocationsGuideTransform |title=Customer Contact Guide |publisher=Goodrich.com |access-date=July 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727125052/http://www.goodrich.com/portal/site/grcom/LocationsGuideTransform |archive-date=July 27, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> and commercial real estate developer GK Development.  For many years, the village was home to the [[Jewel (supermarket)|Jewel Tea Company]];<ref name="NEACA_JwlHst">{{cite web| title= Jewel Tea Company Collectables| url= http://www.neaca.com/Jewel%20Tea%20Company%20Collectables.html| publisher= New Eastcoast Arms Collectors Associates, Inc| access-date= May 8, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090416053147/http://www.neaca.com/Jewel%20Tea%20Company%20Collectables.html| archive-date= April 16, 2009| url-status= dead| df= mdy-all}}</ref> its former [[headquarters]] was [[Demolition|razed]] in the early 21st century for [[redevelopment]] as Citizens Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barringtonparkdistrict.org/pdf/MISC/LCFPD%20Presentation.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705021610/http://www.barringtonparkdistrict.org/pdf/MISC/LCFPD%20Presentation.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2010  }}</ref>

In addition to its [[downtown]] area, the village is home to several shopping centers, including the Ice House Mall and The Foundry, located northwest of town.

===Top employers===
According to Barrington's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barrington-il.gov/Departments/financial%20services/CAFR/Barrington%20CAFR%201218%20-%20Final.pdf|title=Village of Barrington, Illinois Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|date=May 25, 2019|access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| Barrington Community Unit School District #220
|1,200
|-
|2
| Barrington Park District
|379
|-
|3
| Motor Werks of Barrington
|355
|-
|4
| The Garlands of Barrington
|295
|-
|5
| [[PepsiCo]] ([[Quaker Oats Company|Quaker Oats]])
|287
|-
|6
| Barrington Transportation
|230
|-
|7
| Pepper Construction
|226
|-
|8
| [[Jewel (supermarket)|Jewel Food Store]]
|190
|-
|9
| Wickstrom Ford
|176
|-
|10
| [[Heinen's Fine Foods|Heinen's]]
|142
|}