Editing Wilson, North Carolina (section)

==Economy==
Wilson is the birthplace of Branch Banking and Trust Corporation, now [[Truist Financial]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thepremierfinancialinstitution.com/ | title=Truist}}</ref> Now headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist Financial is among Wilson County's top employers, with around 2,000 people working in various financial services.

Bridgestone Americas operates a plant in Wilson that employs more than 1,800 people who make radial tires for cars and light trucks. Bridgestone recently completed a six-year, $250 million renovation of the plant, which was retooled to make run-flat passenger car tires that are sold in both the US and Japan. In 2014, the plant marked 1 million man-hours without a lost-time accident.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Facility Operates 1 Million Man-Hours Without Lost-Time Accident|url=http://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/corporate/news/100105a.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129044831/http://www.bridgestoneamericas.com/corporate/news/100105a.html|archive-date=November 29, 2014|work=Bridgestone Americas, Inc.}}</ref>

Other large employers include Wilson County Schools, Wilson Medical Center, Smithfield Packing Co., [[UTC Aerospace Systems]] (formerly Kidde Aerospace and Defense before UTC's acquisition), [[Sandoz]], [[Merck & Co.|Merck]] Manufacturing Division,  and Ardagh Group.

=== Largest employers ===
According to the City's 2023 ''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report'', the top employers in the city are:<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Wilson 2023 ACFR|url=https://www.wilsonnc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/6068/638333987567527910|url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date=|access-date=February 17, 2024|website=Wilsonnc.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Employer
! Number of<br />employees
|-
| 1
|[[Truist Bank]]
|2,200
|-
| 2
|Wilson County Schools
|1,500
|-
| 3
|[[Collins Aerospace]]
|984
|-
| 4
|[[NC Department of Health and Human Services]]
|917
|-
| 5
|[[Wilson Medical Center (North Carolina)|Wilson Medical Center]]
|900
|-
| 6
|[[Wilson County, North Carolina|Wilson County]]
|764
|-
| 7
|City of Wilson
|760
|-
| 8
|[[Smithfield Packing Company]]
|670
|-
| 9
|Alliance One
|500
|-
| 10
|[[Novartis]]
|462
|-
|}