Editing Tacoma, Washington (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Port of Tacoma 8276.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Port of Tacoma]], on [[Commencement Bay]], is one of the largest seaports in the [[Pacific Northwest]].]]

Tacoma is the home of several international companies, including staffing company True Blue Inc., lumber company [[Simpson Investment Company|Simpson]], and the food companies [[Roman Meal]] and [[Brown and Haley]].

[[Franklin Clarence Mars|Frank C. Mars]] founded [[Mars, Incorporated]], in 1911 in Tacoma.

Beginning in the 1930s, the city became known for the "[[Tacoma Aroma]]", a distinctive, acrid odor produced by [[Pulp (paper)|pulp and paper]] manufacturing on the industrial tide flats. In the late 1990s, [[Simpson Investment Company|Simpson]] Tacoma [[Kraft paper|Kraft]] reduced total sulfur emissions by 90%. This largely eliminated the problem; where once the odor was ever-present, it is now only noticeable occasionally downtown, primarily when the wind is coming from the east. The mill produces pulpwood and [[Containerboard|linerboard]] products; previously owned by St. Regis {{nowrap|Company,<ref name=tpmaext>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NpFYAAAAIBAJ&pg=7364%2C3873598 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=3 pulp mills ask compliance extension |date=November 29, 1972 |page=23}}</ref>}} the mill was sold to [[RockTenn]] in 2014.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/03/03/simpson-tacoma-kraft-mill-rocktenn.html Georgia company agrees to buy Simpson Tacoma Kraft paper mill]</ref> The mill's name changed yet again in 2016 to WestRock and closed on September 30, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://komonews.com/news/local/westrock-company-aroma-of-tacoma-paper-mill-to-close-september-2023-employees-community-impact-high-operating-costs-kraft-pulp-capital-pierce-county-washington-state | title=Tacoma paper mill to halt operations after 90 years, 400 jobs impacted | date=August 23, 2023 }}</ref>

[[U.S. Oil and Refining]] operates an [[oil refinery]] on the tide flats in the [[Port of Tacoma]]. Built {{Years or months ago|1952}} in Tacoma in 1952, it refines 39,000 [[barrels]] of petroleum per day.

The [[Tacoma Mall]] is the largest shopping center in Tacoma. It is owned by [[Simon Property Group]]. Anchor tenants include [[JC Penney]], [[Macy's]], and [[Nordstrom]].

An economic setback for the city occurred in September 2009 when [[Russell Investments]], which had been in downtown Tacoma since its inception in 1936, announced it was moving its headquarters to Seattle along with several hundred white-collar jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/russell-investments-will-leave-tacoma-for-seattle/ |title=Russell Investments will leave Tacoma for Seattle |work=Everett Herald |agency=Associated Press |date=September 9, 2009 |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> A large regional office for State Farm occupied the building until 2018 when the building was purchased by the 909 Destiny Fund LLC. The building reopened as a multi-tenant Class A property. The anchor tenant is TOTE Alaska, which announced in 2019 that it would be relocating its Federal Way headquarters to the 909 A Street building's top two floors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.southsoundbiz.com/news/tacoma-s-909-a-street-building-starts-its-second-act/article_49bf747c-becb-5187-890c-33111086f223.html |title=Tacoma's 909 a Street Building Starts its Second Act |work=South Sound Business |last=Peterson |first=Blake |date=March 4, 2021 |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>

Hospitals in Tacoma are operated by [[MultiCare Health System]] and [[Catholic Health Initiatives|Franciscan Health System]]. Hospitals include [[MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital]], [[Mary Bridge Children's Hospital]], MultiCare Allenmore Hospital and [[St. Joseph Medical Center (Tacoma, Washington)|St. Joseph Medical Center]]. The [[Tacoma–Pierce County Health Department]] manages public health initiatives across the city and county.

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityoftacoma.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/cms/Finance/Financial_Reports/ACFR/2022/2022%20ACFR%20with%20headers%20and%20footers.pdf |title=City of Tacoma 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |page=286 |date=January 5, 2024}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Type of Business
! # of Employees
! Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[Joint Base Lewis–McChord]]
| Military
| 54,000
| 5.7%
|-
| 2
| [[MultiCare Health System]]
| Health Care
| 8,264
| 0.9%
|-
| 3
| [[Washington (state)|State of Washington]]
| Government
| 7,859
| 0.8%
|-
| 4
| [[Catholic Health Initiatives|CHI Franciscan Health]]
| Health Care
| 5,682
| 0.6%
|-
| 5
| [[Tacoma Public Schools]]
| Education
| 3,649
| 0.4%
|-
| 6
| City of Tacoma
| Government
| 3,623
| 0.4%

|-
| 7
| [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]]
| Government
| 3,304
| 0.3%
|-
| 8
| [[Puyallup School District]]
| Education
| 2,711
| 0.3%
|-
| 9
| [[Bethel School District (Washington)|Bethel School District]]
| Education
| 2,689
| 0.3%
|-
| 10
| [[Safeway]] and [[Albertsons]]
| Retail Grocery
| 2,153
| 0.2%
|-
|—
|'''Total employers'''
|—
|'''93,934'''
|'''9.9%'''
|}