and older. Major employers As of March 30, 2009, the largest employers located inside the city limits were as follows: Aisin Mfg., three auto parts plants first established in 2002 employing 1820 employees. Pepsi / MidAmerica, soft drinks in operation since 1935 employing 600 workers. Heartland Regional Medical Center, formerly Marion Memorial Hospital first established in 1953, employing 600 employees. VA Medical Center, established in 1942, employs 600 workers. Blue Cross/Blue Shield claims processing center established in 1983 employing 350 employees. Other major nearby employers include: John A. Logan College in Carterville, established in 1967, employing 850 workers. Herrin Hospital in Herrin, established in 1913, employs 450 employees. U.S. Dept. of Justice / Bureau of Prisons employs 342 workers at United States Penitentiary, Marion southwest of the city. Southern Illinois Power Coop just south of Marion employing 120 at its Lake of Egypt power plant. Established in 1963. Arts and culture Downtown Marion is home to the Little Egypt Arts Gallery operated by the Little Egypt Arts Association as well as the Williamson County Historical Society museum and the Marion Carnegie Library. The major arts and culture institution though is the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Marion Cultural and Civic Center In 2004, the Marion Civic Center was awarded the Frank Lloyd Wright Award - Special Recognition from the American Institute of Architects, Illinois Chapter, at the organization's annual ceremony. The facility, designed by White and Borgognoni Architects, was completed in June 2004. After a 1997 fire destroyed the city's former civic center, the new facility was crafted using parts of the old Orpheum Theater building. The grand opening of the Orpheum Theatre was on January 2, 1922. Built in the southwest corner of the downtown square, she was the flagship of a chain of vaudeville and moving picture theaters constructed to tap into the wealth generated by agriculture and mining in Southern Illinois. The Orpheum Theatre sat over 900, and was ornately decorated in a mix of Renaissance and Neoclassical styles, complete with gold leaf, elaborate plasterwork, and a multicolored terra-cotta facade. The Orpheum was quite successful until the advent of television. Decreasing profits forced the Orpheum to exclusively be a motion picture theater in the mid-1950s and to close in 1971. The City of Marion purchased the building in 1973 with the intent of constructing a parking lot. The Mayor and the City Council reconsidered their plan when