Editing Newark, California (section)

== Economy ==
Newark's economy is at the edge of [[Silicon Valley]] and shares its economic pattern.

[[Cargill|Cargill Salt]], previously known as [[Leslie Salt]], operates a large salt refinery in Newark, cleaning salt produced in [[salt evaporation ponds]] in the San Francisco Bay.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cargill.com/cs/sf_bay/about.htm |title=Cargill Salt - San Francisco Bay: About Us |access-date=August 21, 2011 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716233225/http://www.cargill.com/cs/sf_bay/about.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The city houses the [[Newpark Mall|NewPark Mall]], a [[super regional mall|super-regional shopping center]], with [[anchor store]]s [[Macy's]] and [[Burlington Coat Factory]], and over 140 other retailers. A {{convert|140,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} addition at NewPark, including restaurants, entertainment and a multiplex movie theater with [[IMAX]], opened in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=  History |url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25470231/newark-newpark-owners-revitalize-mall-city-boost|website=Contracostatimes.com |access-date=May 4, 2014|date= April 2014 }}</ref>

The former [[Sun Microsystems]] site near I-880, State Route 84 and the Dumbarton Bridge, was purchased by BioMed Realty Trust and is now known as the Pacific Research Center.

In the early to mid-20th century, Newark's economy was based on manufacturing, including: Wedgewood stoves (1910s–1940s);<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hunker.com/12319864/the-history-of-wedgewood-stoves |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-date=August 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819153730/https://www.hunker.com/12319864/the-history-of-wedgewood-stoves |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="hist"/> [[A.O. Smith Corporation]], followed by [[National Steel Corporation]], glass-lined water heaters (1950s–1970s); [[Peterbilt]] trucks (1960s-1980s);<ref>{{cite web |title= History |work= Peterbilt web site |url= http://www.peterbilt.com/history.aspx |access-date= May 29, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130209000156/http://www.peterbilt.com/history.aspx |archive-date= February 9, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and [[Trailmobile]] semi-trailers (1965–1975).<ref>{{cite web |title=  History |website= Coachbuilt.com |url= http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/t/trailmobile/trailmobile.htm |access-date=November 4, 2013}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the city's June 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newark.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7390/637515115774530000|title=City of Newark CAFR|website=Newark.org|access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Newark Unified School District]]
|889
|-
|2
|[[Logitech]]
|606
|-
|3
|[[Daily Mail and General Trust#RMS|Risk Management Solutions]]
|290
|-
|4
|[[WorldPac]]
|251
|-
|5
|VM Services Inc.
|241
|-
|6
|[[Nordstrom]] Distribution Center
|220
|-
|7
|[[Cargill Salt]]
|217
|-
|8
|SMART Modular Technologies
|214
|-
|9
|[[List of Amazon locations#Fulfillment and warehousing|Amazon Fulfillment Center]]
|200
|-
|10
|[[Valassis]]
|148
|}