2005 SB&D Investment 100

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1. Infineon Technologies $1,000 1,200 Henrico Co. VA E Semiconductors
2. Citgo $828 120 Corpus Christi TX E Refinery
3. Mitchell Plant $802 0 Marshall Co. WV E Power Plant
4. Cheniere Energy $739 96 Cameron Parish LA N LNG Regassification
5. Chevron Texaco $650 N/A Corpus Christi TX E Liquid Natural Gas
6. Orlando Utilities $600 1,800 Orange Co. FL E Coal Gasification
7. Vista del Sol LNG $600 100 San Patricio TX E Liquid Natural Gas
8. OxyChem $600 40 Corpus Christi TX E LNG Terminal
9. Sempra Energy $600 N/A Port Arthur TX E LNG Terminal
10. Vought $598 3,000 Grand Prairie TX E Aviation
11. Global Aeronautica LLC $566 645 North Charleston SC N Aircraft Fuselage
12. LS Power $500 100 Riesel TX E Power Plant
13. British Petroleum $500 N/A Galveston TX E LNG Regasification
14. Saturn Corp $500 0 Spring Hill TN E Automobiles
15. Maersk $450 210 Portsmount VA N Container Terminal
16. Gulf Coast LNG $450 40 Port Lavaca TX E Liquid Natural Gas
17. H L Spurlock Power Station $400 70 Maysville KY E Electric Generating
18. Freeport LNG $400 40 Freeport TX E LNG Terminal
19. Duke Power $400 0 Catawba Co. NC E Power Plant
20. Toyo Tire & Rubber $392 900 White GA N Tires
21. Southwest Securities $375 N/A Dallas TX E Financial Services
22. Mountaineer Power Plant $369 0 Mason Co. WV N Power Plant
23. Cree $306 300 Durham NC E Semiconductors
24. Merck $300 200 Durham NC N Vaccines
25. Premcor $300 157 Memphis TN E Petroleum Refining
26. John Amos Power Plant $293 0 Putnam Co. WV N Power Plant
27. Toyota Motor Mfg Ala $250 300 Huntsville AL E V-8 Engines
28. Toyota Motor Mfg $248 N/A Georgetown KY E Automobiles
29. General Motors $232 0 Arlington TX E Automobiles
30. Corporate Executive Board $227 2,500 Arlington Co. VA N Business Research
31. Huntsman International $200 670 The Woodlands TX N Research Lab
32. General Motors $200 280 Kansas City KS E Automobiles
33. Kimberly Clark $200 200 Aiken Co. SC E Tissue Products
34. Citibank $200 100 Roanoke TX N Data Processing
35. Voridian $200 50 West Columbia SC E Plastic Materials
36. Georgia Aquarium $200 N/A Atlanta GA N Aquarium
37. Philip Morris $200 0 Cabarrus Co. NC E Cigarettes
38. Sematech $190 4,000 Austin TX E Research Consortium
39. Cox Target Media $188 112 Pinellas Co. FL E Direct Mail Advertiser
40. Hino Motors Mfg $187 280 Marion AR N Auto Parts
41. Wal-Mart $180 400 Baytown TX N Distribution
42. Dreyer's Ice Cream $180 300 Laurel MD E Ice Cream
43. Walgreens $175 450 Anderson SC N Distribution
44. Coors Brewing Co $160 4 Rockingham Co. VA E Beer
45. Axon Circuit $157 10 Tampa FL E Circuit Boards
46. EVAL $150 N/A Pasadena TX N Food Packaging
47. Inst. for Scientific Res $130 160 Marion WV N Life Sciences
48. Louisiana Pacific $130 130 Thomasville AL N Oriented Strand Board
49. International Paper $125 N/A Richland Co. SC E Paper
50. General Electric $120 350 Greenville SC E Gas Turbines
51. Dallas Morning News $120 N/A Dallas TX E Newspaper
52. KV Pharmaceutical $105 319 St Louis Co. MO N Pharmaceuticals
53. Union Carbide $105 30 St Charles Parish LA N Acrylate Odor Control
54. Toray Carbon Fibers $102 49 Decatur AL E Polyacrylonitrile Carbon
55. Dell Products $100 2,000 Forsyth Co. NC N Computers
56. DHL $100 600 Plantation FL N U.S. Headquarters
57. Honda Motor Co $100 400 Tallapoosa GA N Auto Transmissions
58. Credit Suisse First Boston $100 400 Wake Co. NC N Financial Services
59. Pfizer $100 250 Chesterfield MO E BioSciences
60. Earthshell Manufacturing $100 200 Springfield MO N Manufacturing
61. BPB America $100 200 Person Co. NC N Gypsum Wallboard
62. Novo Nordisk $100 187 Johnston Co. NC E Insulin
63. MW MB LLC $100 98 Clarksville TN N Fiberglass Strands
64. Exxon-Mobil $100 0 Theodore AL E Natural Gas Treatment
65. WV University Health Ser $94 572 Monongalia WV E Healthcare
66. Mobis Alabama $90 515 Montgomery AL E Auto Parts
67. Nucor Steel Decatur $90 125 Morgan Co. AL E Mini Steel Mill
68. Dupont Tate & Lyle Bio $90 50 Loudon TN N Organic Fibers
69. Nucor Steel $90 0 Tuscaloosa AL E Specialty Steel
70. Andrx Corp $87 300 Davie FL E Pharmaceuticals
71. Motiva Enterprises $86 0 St Charles Parish LA E Refinery
72. Center for Advanced Diag $85 583 Houston TX E R&D Biotech
73. Smithfield Packing $85 206 Kinston NC N Deli Meats
74. Nucor Steel $82 50 Decatur AL E Steel Coils
75. Getrag Gears NA $81 302 Catawba Co. NC E Automotive Axles
76. Sanderson Farms $80 1,600 Moultrie GA N Poultry Processing
77. Cosma $80 800 Bowling Green KY E Automotive Parts
78. Bertie Co Correctional $80 415 Windsor NC N Correctional Facility
79. Baton Rouge General $80 400 East Baton Rouge LA E Hospital
80. Unilin Decor $80 330 Thomasville NC N Flooring
81. Copeland $80 75 Ava MO N Manufacturing
82. Toyota Motor Mfg $80 50 Putnam Co. WV E Automotive Engines
83. Southwest Ethanol $80 35 Pratt KS N Ethanol
84. Kaneka Corp $80 N/A Bayport TX E Chemicals
85. Motiva Enterprises $76 0 St James Parish LA E Refinery
86. Global Energy NA $75 2000 Iberville Parish LA N Fiber Basalt Pipe
87. Mohawk Carpet $75 300 Bennettsville SC E Carpet Yarn
88. Katoen Natie $75 100 LaPorte TX E Polymers
89. RF Micro $75 75 Greensboro NC E Microchips
90. North American Stainless $74 175 Ghent KY E Stainless Steel
91. Ford Motor Co $73 100 Louisville KY E Stamping Facility
92. PCS Phosphate $73 0 Beaufort Co. NC E Phosphates
93. PricewaterhouseCoopers $72 600 Fairfax Co. VA E Headquarters
94. AutoZone $72 200 Terrell TX N Distribution
95. Northrop Grumman $71 306 Jackson Co. MS E Ships
96. Lowe's $71 19 Forsyth Co. NC N Data Center
97. Cabela's $70 225 Buda TX N Sporting Goods
98. Honda Mfg of Ala $70 100 Lincoln AL E Automobiles
99. Norcon International $70 35 Stephenville TX E Ethanol
100. Our Lady of the Lake Med $70 5 East Baton Rouge LA E Hospital

$Inv = Investment in Millions