2006 SB&D Investment 100

Rank

Company

$Inv

Jobs

Location

N/E/R

Product/Service

1

TXU Corp

$3000

N/A

Franklin TX

N

Power Plant

2

Micron Technologies

$1200

860

Manassas VA

E

Semiconductors

3

Shintech

$1000

120

Iberville Parish LA

N

PVC

4

DaimlerChrysler

$1000

0

Fenton MO

E

Automobiles

5

AEP

$1000

0

Putnam Co WV

E

Power Plant

6

Holcim

$900

200

Ste Genevieve Co MO

N

Cement

7

SeverCorr

$880

450

Lowndes Co MS

N

Steel Maker

8

EADS NA

$600

1150

Mobile AL

N

Aircraft

9

Freescale Semiconductor

$600

500

Austin TX

E

Headquarters

10

ExxonMobil

$600

N/A

Sabine Pass TX

N

LNG Terminal

11

Kronospan

$500

700

Calhoun Co AL

N

Wood Products

12

CPS Energy

$500

N/A

San Antonio TX

N

Power Plant

13

Premcor

$450

N/A

Port Arthur TX

E

Refinery

14

Wachovia

$400

100

Birmingham AL

N

Data Center

15

Alabama Power

$400

25

Mobile AL

E

Power Plant

16

National Security Agency

$300

2000

San Antonio TX

N

Defense

17

Philip Morris USA

$300

500

Richmond VA

N

Research Center

18

Galveston Offshore Wind

$300

N/A

Galveston TX

N

Wind Farm

19

Airtricity

$270

N/A

Lubbock TX

N

Wind Farm

20

NC Research Campus

$250

1000

Cabarrus Co NC

N

Biotechnology

21

MedImmune

$250

840

Frederick MD

E

Biotechnology

22

Pine Prairie Energy

$249

10

Evangeline Parish LA

N

Gas Storage

23

International Coal

$200

350

Taylor Co WV

N

Minerals

24

Grant Forest Products

$200

120

Allendale SC

N

Wood Products

25

Grant Forest Products

$200

120

Clarendon Co SC

N

Wood Products

26

Pfizer

$200

0

Chesterfield MO

E

Pharmaceuticals

27

Quail Run Energy

$200

N/A

Odessa TX

N

Power Plant

28

AMD

$200

N/A

Austin TX

E

Corporate Campus

29

Missile Defense Agency

$199

2248

Huntsville AL

E

Military Defense

30

DENSO

$185

500

Maryville TN

E

Automotive Parts

31

Hilmar Cheese

$190

350

Dalhart TX

N

Cheese

32

Mountain State Carbon

$160

350

Brooke Co WV

E

Metals

33

Georgia-Pacific

$151

5

E Baton Rouge LA

E

Power Plant

34

Tech-Wood

$150

250

Greenwood SC

N

Wood and Plastic

35

Agri-Ethanol Products

$150

120

Beaufort Co NC

N

Ethanol

36

DSM Dyneema LLC

$150

105

Pitt Co NC

E

Polyethylene Fiber

37

BP America

$150

31

Decatur AL

E

Chemicals

38

Valero

$150

18

Sunray TX

E

Refinery

39

Chevron Products

$150

0

Jackson Co MS

E

Benzene, Gasoline

40

PepsiCo

$140

250

Wythe Co VA

N

Beverages

41

Air Products and Chem

$136

10

Port Arthur TX

E

Hydrogen

42

Jim Walter Resources

$135

350

Tuscaloosa AL

E

Coal Production

43

U.S. Gypsum Co

$132

25

Norfolk VA

E

Building Materials

44

Hudson -Alpha Institute

$130

1063

Huntsville AL

N

Biotechnology

45

Aisin AW NC

$130

400

Durham Co NC

E

Automotive Parts

46

Randy Parton Theater

$129

2595

Halifax Co NC

N

Entertainment

47

National Gypsum

$125

100

Gaston Co NC

E

Wallboard

48

American Gypsum

$125

100

Georgetown SC

N

Wallboard

49

Fidelity Investments

$121

1500

Covington KY

E

Financial Services

50

The Panda Group

$120

61

Hereford TX

N

Ethanol

51

Toyota Motor Mfg

$120

0

Putnam Co WV

E

Automobiles

52

Hunt Consolidated

$120

N/A

Dallas TX

N

Headquarters

53

Northrop Grumman

$118

531

Chesterfield VA

N

Operations Center

54

Lowe's

$110

500

Iredell Co NC

E

Headquarters

55

Bureau of National Affairs

$110

289

Arlington Co VA

E

Headquarters

56

Gambro Renal Products

$110

150

Opelika AL

N

Dialyzers

57

Army Materiel Command

$104

1410

Huntsville AL

E

Military Defense

58

ExxonMobil

$104

0

E Baton Rouge LA

E

Refinery

59

Lafarge NA

$103

100

Campbell Co KY

E

Gypsum Wallboard

60

Presbyterian Ortho

$102

0

Charlotte NC

E

Health Care

61

Target

$100

750

Midway GA

N

Distribution

62

Mitsui OSK Lines

$100

200

Jacksonville FL

N

Distribution

63

BPB NA

$100

200

Marshall Co WV

N

Power Plant

64

Textron

$100

50

Fort Worth TX

E

Helicopter Parts

65

Lowe's

$100

25

Forysth Co NC

E

Data Processing

66

Continental Teves

$100

0

Burke Co NC

E

Automotive Parts

67

White Energy

$100

0

Hereford TX

N

Ethanol

68

7-Eleven

$100

0

Dallas TX

E

Headquarters

69

Dow Chemical

$100

0

Texas City TX

E

Isopropanol

70

Georgia-Pacific

$100

N/A

Savannah GA

E

Gypsum

71

Union Pacific

$100

N/A

Wilmer TX

E

Intermodel Terminal

72

First National Bank

$99

1255

Edinburg TX

E

Financial Services

73

Tyson Fresh Meats

$97

1600

Sherman TX

E

Meat Processing

74

LSP Automotive

$96

100

Union SC

N

Metal Stamping

75

James Hardie

$95

200

Pulaski Co VA

N

Cement Siding

76

Citi Cards

$93

400

Jacksonville FL

N

Call Center

77

GSK

$92

200

Wake Co NC

E

Pharmaceuticals

78

Medtronic Sofamor

$90

800

Memphis TN

E

Medical Devices

79

APM Terminals

$90

310

Mobile AL

E

Container Port

80

QVC

$88

400

Florence SC

N

Distrubution

81

3M

$88

0

Decatur AL

E

Chemicals

82

Michelin

$85

100

Lexington SC

E

Tires

83

Southwest Ethanol

$85

35

Pratt KS

N

Ethanol

84

Lenova

$84

400

Wake Co NC

N

Computers

85

Courier-Journal

$84

0

Louisville KY

E

Newspaper

86

Bass Pro Shops

$80

400

Macon GA

N

Distribution

87

Chevron Phillips Chem

$80

11

Borger TX

E

Ryton

88

Washington Mutual

$80

4200

San Antonio TX

E

Financial Services

89

Wal-Mart

$80

703

De Soto Co FL

N

Distribution

90

UPS

$80

400

Louisville KY

E

Air Freight

91

Michelin

$80

N/A

Anderson SC

E

Rubber Mixing

92

Steelscape

$79

240

Caddo Parish LA

N

Steel Coils

93

General Electric

$78

200

New Hanover NC

E

Machinery

94

STIHL

$78

150

Virginia Beach VA

E

Headquarters

95

Fifth Third Bank

$78

61

Florence KY

N

Financial Services

96

Gerdau Ameristeel

$78

5

Jacksonville FL

E

Structural Steel

97

Plains Marketing

$77

5

St James Parish LA

N

Oil Terminal

98

El Paso Water Utilities

$75

N/A

El Paso TX

N

Desalination Plant

99

Aviation Technical

$74

323

Huntsville AL

E

Aviation Testing

100

Lowe's

$71

10

Forsyth Co NC

N

Data Center