2006 SB&D Job 100

Rank

Company

Jobs

$Inv

Location

N/E/R

Product/Service

1

Texas Institute Medicine

5000

$66

College Station TX

N

Biopharmaceuticals

2

Washington Mutual

4200

$80

San Antonio TX

E

Financial Services

3

Dept of Defense

4000

N/A

Harford Co MD

E

Military Defense

4

Dept of Defense

4000

N/A

Howard Co MD

E

Military Defense

5

Randy Parton Theater

2595

$129

Halifax Co NC

N

Entertainment

6

Missile Defense Agency

2248

$199

Huntsville AL

E

Military Defense

7

National Security Agency

2000

$300

San Antonio TX

N

Intelligence

8

Aflac

2000

$100

Columbus GA

E

Financial Services

9

Tyson Fresh Meats

1600

$97

Sherman TX

E

Meat Processing

10

Fidelity Investments

1500

$120

Covington KY

E

Financial Services

11

Jewelry Television ACN

1500

$35

Knoxville TN

E

Headquarters

12

Countrywide Financial

1500

N/A

Richardson TX

E

Financial Services

13

Army Materiel Command

1410

$104

Huntsville AL

E

Military Defense

14

Nissan

1400

$0

Madison Co MS

E

Automobiles

15

Nissan

1300

$70

Williamson Co TN

R

Headquarters

16

First National Bank

1255

$99

Edinburg TX

E

Financial Services

17

EADS NA

1150

$600

Mobile AL

N

Aircraft

18

Hudson-Alpha Institute

1063

$130

Huntsville AL

N

Biotechnology

19

West Corp

1050

$2

Nash Co NC

E

Call Center

20

Sears Home Improvement

1042

$7

Seminole Co FL

E

Headquarters

21

NC Research Campus

1000

$250

Cabarrus Co NC

N

Biotechnology

22

Perdue Farms

1000

$155

Houston Co GA

E

Poultry

23

Dell

1000

N/A

Oklahoma City OK

E

Customer Service Center

24

Bell Helicopter

1000

N/A

Amarillo TX

E

Aircraft

25

Accenture LLP

1000

N/A

Austin TX

E

Consulting

26

ICT Group

949

$2

Chesapeake VA

N

Call Center

27

InfoNxx

944

$16

Wichita KS

N

Customer Service Center

28

Countrywide Home Loans

920

$25

Tampa FL

N

Call Center

29

Hewitt Associates

900

$16

Charlotte NC

E

Human Resources

30

HSBC

900

N/A

Lancaster Co SC

N

Financial Services

31

Micron Technology

860

$1200

Manassas VA

E

Semiconductors

32

Aetna Rx

857

$32

Broward Co FL

N

Headquarters

33

Prescription Solutions

850

$40

Overland Park KS

N

Pharmaceutical Distribution

34

T-Mobile USA

850

$18

Frisco TX

N

Networks

35

MedImmune

840

$250

Frederick MD

E

Biotechnology

36

MedTronic Sofamor

800

$90

Memphis TN

E

Medical Devices

37

Merrill Lynch

800

$16

Jacksonville FL

E

Financial Services

38

Pearson Govt Solutions

800

$6

Chesterfield Co VA

N

Call Center

39

CTB McGraw-Hill

800

$2

Seminole Co FL

N

Office

40

Capital One

751

$40

Overland Park KS

E

Financial Services

41

Target

750

$100

Midway GA

N

Distribution

42

LaShip

750

$65

Terrebonne LA

N

Shipyard

43

Cheesecake Factory

735

$24

Nash Co NC

N

Bakery

44

Humana

715

$2

Louisville KY

E

Back Office

45

Wal Mart

703

$80

DeSoto Co FL

N

Distribution

46

Kronospan

700

$500

Calhoun Co AL

N

Wood Products

47

BAE Systems NA

700

$25

Fairfax Co VA

E

IT

48

LG Electronics

700

$24

Fort Worth TX

E

Cell Phone Repair

49

T-Mobile

700

$16

Chattanooga TN

N

Customer Service Center

50

Iowa College/Kaplan

660

$42

Broward Co FL

E

Education

51

Garvin's

650

$53

Franklin KY

N

Recreational Vehicles

52

T-Mobile

650

$18

Springfield MO

N

Customer Service Center

53

Wal-Mart

650

N/A

Baytown TX

E

Distribution

54

Wal Mart

600

$40

Putnam Co FL

N

Distribution

55

Cerner Corp

600

$30

N Kansas City MO

E

Software

56

Austal USA

600

$25

Mobile AL

E

Ship Building

57

Fidelity National Info

600

$22

Jacksonville FL

N

Financial Services

58

PHH Mortgage

600

$22

Jacksonville FL

E

Financial Services

59

Fidelity Investments

600

$19

Durham Co NC

E

Financial Services

60

Franchise Services

600

$16

Wichita KS

E

Headquarters

61

Washington Mutual

600

$2

Jacksonville FL

E

Financial Services

62

Air X Changers

600

$2

Catoosa OK

E

Air Exchangers

63

Monterey Boats

600

$0

Levy Co FL

N

Boats

64

House of Raeford

600

N/A

Duplin Co NC

N

Poultry

65

First Wave

590

$9

Bristow OK

E

Aircraft Parts

66

ACS Commercial

585

$2

Pikeville KY

N

Call Center

67

Abraxas Corp

550

$24

Fairfax Co VA

E

Risk Management

68

Xstream Systems

546

$10

Indian River Co FL

E

Detection Equipment

69

Yorktowne Cabinetry

540

$19

Danville VA

N

Cabinets

70

U.S. Postal Service

536

$14

Wichita KS

E

Encoding Center

71

Northrop Grumman

531

$118

Chesterfield Co VA

N

Operations Center

72

Dole Fresh Vegetables

525

$54

Gaston Co NC

N

Food Products

73

Avanzar Technologies

522

$41

San Antonio TX

N

Automotive Parts

74

Vutex

510

$14

San Antonio TX

N

Automotive Parts

75

Freescale Semiconductor

500

$600

Austin TX

E

Headquarters

76

Philip Morris USA

500

$300

Richmond VA

N

Research Center

77

DENSO

500

$185

Maryville TN

E

Automotive Parts

78

Lowe's

500

$110

Iredell Co NC

E

Headquarters

79

NBTY

500

$40

Augusta GA

N

Nutritional Supplements

80

Mountaire Farms

500

$30

Robeson Co NC

E

Poultry

81

Contender Boats

500

$13

Baxley Co GA

N

Boats

82

One Cloverleaf

500

$13

Hardin Co KY

N

Customer Service Center

83

Flightstar

500

$12

Jacksonville FL

E

Aircraft Services

84

ATC Logistics

500

$7

Fort Worth TX

E

Cell Phone Services

85

CTV Shopping Network

500

$5

Miami-Dade FL

N

Headquarters

86

StarTek

500

$5

Petersburg VA

N

Call Center

87

HSBC North America

500

$5

Tampa FL

E

Call Center

88

Precision Response

500

$4

Putnam Co FL

N

Call Center

89

GC Services

500

$4

El Paso TX

E

Call Center

90

Hewitt Associates

500

$3

Woodlands TX

E

Business Services

91

Interactive Response Tech

500

$2

Ada OK

N

Call Center

92

Anniston Army Depot

500

$0

Anniston AL

E

Military

93

Family Dollar

500

$0

Jackson Co FL

E

Distribution

94

Paetec Corp

500

$0

Tampa FL

N

Telecommunications

95

Progressive Corp

500

$0

Tampa FL

E

Call Center

96

RBC Centura

500

$0

Raleigh NC

N

Headquarters

97

Cardinal Health Care

500

N/A

Sherwood AR

N

Customer Service Center

98

American Healthways

500

N/A

Columbia MD

E

Health Care

99

Urban Outfitters

500

N/A

Edgefield Co SC

N

Distribution/Call Center

100

Farmers Insurance

483

$18

Olathe KS

E

Customer Service Center

*$Inv = Investment in Millions. N = New Project, E = Expanded, R = Relocation