2003 SB&D Investment 100

Investment in millions; N/E = new, expanded

Rank Company $Inv Jobs Location N/E Product or Service
1. Thoroughbred Generating $1,981 110 Central City KY N Power Plant

2.

LES Inc

$1,100

250

Hartsville TN

N

Uranium Enrichment

3. Hyundai Mfg of Alabama $1,000 2,000 Montgomery AL N Automobiles
4. Citgo Petroleum $551 10 Lake Charles LA E Refinery
5. Nissan NA $500 1,300 Canton MS E Automobiles
6. Cobisa Corp $500 N/A Greenville TX N Power Plant
7. Honda Mfg of Alabama $425 2,000 Lincoln AL E Automobiles
8. Eli Lilly and Co $425 700 Prince William VA N Pharmaceuticals
9. BMW $400 400 Greer SC E Automobiles
10. Tenaska $400 30 Fluvanna Co VA N Power Plant
11. Seaboard Farms $350 2,300 Moore Co TX N Hog Processing
12. Inland Paperboard $300 350 Orange TX E Corrugated Boxes
13. Reliant Energy $300 25 Choctaw Co MS N Merchant Power
14. Saturn Corp $300 N/A Spring Hill TN E Automobiles
15. ExxonMobil $278 9 Baton Rouge LA E Refinery
16. Williams International $268 700 Huntsville AL N Aircraft Engines
17. SCA Tissue $240 450 Barton AL N Paper Products
18. Seminole Electric Co-op $227 25 Hardee Co FL E Power Plant
19. AEP $216 0 Kanawha Co WV N Power Plant
20. Procter & Gamble $214 N/A Cape Girardeau MO N Paper Products
21. Dow Chemical $211 0 Plaquemine LA E Chlorine
22. Nucor $210 325 Trinity AL N Steel Mill
23. Oxford Automotive $200 300 Birmingham AL N Automotive Stamping
24. Robert Bosch $200 200 Anderson SC E Automotive Parts
25. All Fiber Group $200 130 Perryton TX E Fiberboard
26. Cogentrix $190 0 Southaven MS E Merchant Power
27. Aisin AW $160 440 Durham NC N Automotive Parts
28. Front Door Communications $150 1,600 Lancaster SC N Printing/Publishing
29. Wyeth Biopharma $150 225 Berkeley MO N Biopharmaceuticals
30. Calpine $150 25 Milton FL N Power Plant
31. International Paper $148 0 Houston MS E Corrugated Containers
32. Procter & Gamble $147 N/A Cape Girardeau MO E Paper Products
33. Flint Hills Resources $145 0 Corpus Christi TX E Refinery
34. Huber Engineered Wood $130 400 Broken Bow OK N Wood Products
35. Coca Cola $130 300 Auburndale FL N Juice/Beverages
36. Goodyear Tire $125 100 Lawton OK E Tires
37. Phillip Morris $125 0 Richmond VA E Cigarettes
38. Andrx Pharmaceuticals $117 400 Wake Co NC N Pharmaceuticals
39. ATOFINA Chemicals $102 27 Beaumont TX E MMP
40. GM $102 N/A Wentzville MO E Automobiles
41. Target Corp $100 650 Topeka KS N Distribution Ctr
42. Topre America $100 300 Cullman AL N Automotive Stamping
43. North American Stainless $100 250 Ghent KY E Steel Coils
44. J P Morgan Chase $100 250 Houston TX E Investment Banking
45. Cardinal Glass $100 240 Durant OK N Float Glass
46. Crystal Photonics $100 100 Orlando FL N Neodymium Crystals
47. CCE $100 100 Atlanta GA E Bottling
48. DSM Fibers $100 75 Pitt Co NC N Specialty Textiles
49. Allegheny Energy $100 0 Harrison Co WV E Power Plant
50. St Francis $100 0 Bartlett TN E Hospital
51. Volvo $100 0 Hagerstown MD E Diesel Engines
52. Giant Cement $100 N/A Summerville SC E Cement
53. Nucor $100 N/A Jewett TX E Carbon Steel
54. Dow Chemical $94 5 Napoleanville LA E Brine Mining
55. Family Dollar $92 500 Odessa TX N Distribution Ctr
56. Chalmette Refining $92 0 Chalmette LA E Low-Sulphur Gasoline
57. Citigroup $90 700 Tampa FL E Customer Service
58. Premcor Refining $90 0 Port Arthur TX E Low-Sulphur Gasoline
59. Motiva Enterprises $86 0 Convent LA N Low-Sulphur Gasoline
60. CitiMortgage $85 1,500 O'Fallon MO E Financial Services
61. Nielson Media Research $85 600 Pinellas Co FL E Media Services
62. Delphi Packard Automotive $85 200 Gadsden AL E Automotive Wiring
63. Motiva Enterprises $84 0 Norco LA N Low-Sulphur Gasoline
64. PCS Phosphate $84 9 Beaufort Co NC E Mining
65. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical $82 30 Lafayette LA E Hospital
66. Concord EFS $81 233 Memphis TN E Credit Processing
67. Oracle Corp $80 45 Austin TX E Data Center
68. FLK Corp of Ala $78 121 Tuscaloosa AL E Roofing
69. Allegheny Energy $77 9 Pleasants WV E Power Plant
70. Washington Mutual $75 850 Palm Beach Co FL N Regional HQ
71. Wellman $68 30 Bay St Louis MS E Thermoplastic Resins
72. Liberty Mutual $68 N/A Kansas City MO E Insurance
73. Bayer CropScience $67 N/A Kanawha Co WV E Chemicals
74. Target Corp $65 500 Suffolk VA N Warehouse
75. Pepsi Bottling Group $65 200 Wythe Co VA N Soft Drink Bottling
76. EMD Pharmaceuticals $64 1,000 Durham NC N Pharmaceuticals
77. Trident Medical Ctr $61 100 Charleston SC E Hospital
78. Wal-Mart $60 700 Bartlesville OK N Distribution Ctr
79. Toyota Industries $60 130 Jefferson GA N Automotive Parts
80. KTH Leesburg Products $60 120 Leesburg AL E Automotive Parts
81. Perrier $60 N/A Hawkins TX N Bottled Water
82. Dupont Advanced Fibers $57 20 Chesterfield Co VA E Kevlar
83. Ahold Info Services $56 54 Greenville SC E Info Technology
84. Williams Sonoma $55 50 Olive Branch MS E Distribution
85. Ozarka Spring Water $55 50 Wood Co TX N Bottling
86. Gateway Health System $55 0 Clarksville TN E Hospital
87. Luigino's Inc $54 600 Wood Co WV N Food Processing
88. SYSCO $53 388 Warren Co VA N Distribution Ctr
89. Sysco Food Services $53 120 Miami FL E Distribution
90. Air Products and Chemicals $53 6 Westlake LA E Hydrogen
91. Intelos $53 0 Kanawha Co WV E Telecommunications
92. Tennessee Aquarium $53 N/A Chattanooga TN E Aquarium
93. BAE Systems NA $52 1,000 Fairfax Co VA E Defense Contractor
94. J M Smucker $51 200 Scottsville KY N Frozen Foods
95. Eaton Corp $51 50 Athens GA E Automotive Parts
96. Star Scientific $50 315 Mecklenburg Co VA E Smokeless Tobacco
97. Kruger USA $50 175 Memphis TN E Paper Products
98. Optium $50 160 Orlando FL E Fiber Optics
99. Tokyo Electron $50 100 Austin TX E R&D
100. Abbott Labs $50 75 Nash Co NC E Pharmaceuticals
100A. Orion Refining $50 5 New Sarpy LA E Refinery
100B. General Mills $50 N/A Hannibal MO E Food Processing
100C. Samsung $50 N/A Austin TX E DRAM

 

 

Investment in millions; N/E = new, expanded