2007 SB&D Investment 100

Rank

Company

$Inv

Jobs

Location

N/E/R

Product/Service

1 NRG $5200 500 Matagorda Co., TX N Nuclear power plant
2 Ligfuel $5000 1200 Geismer, LA N Coal gasification
3 Samsung $3500 900 Austin, TX E Semiconductors
4 Motiva Enterprises $3500 300 Port Arthur, TX N Refinery
5 Marathon $3200 250 Garyville, LA E Refinery
6 Kia Motors $1200 2893 West Point, GA N Automotive
7 NRG Energy $1200 100 Limestone Co., TX E Boiler unit
8 UPS Worldport II $1000 1284 Louisville, KY E Sorting facility
9 DaimlerChrysler 2005 $1000 0 Fenton, MO E Automotive
10 Golden Pass LNG LLC $1000 0 Sabine Pass, TX N LNG Terminal
11 Holcim (US) Inc. $900 200 St. Genevieve Co., MO N Cement
12 Valero $800 85 Norco, LA E Oil refinery
13 Blue Grass Chemical $650 600 Richmond, KY N Chemical destruction
14 SSA Marine $650 0 Texas City, TX N Container terminal
15 Hewlett Packard $500 140 Alpharetta, GA N Data center
16 Tondu Corp. $500 80 Corpus Christi, TX N Power plant
17 Valero Energy Corp. $500 0 Port Arthur, TX E Refinery
18 Project Holly $480 150 Douglasvile, GA N Data center
19 Hunt Refining Co. $450 40 Tuscaloosa, AL E Petroleum refining
20 Hewlett-Packard $430 140 Houston, TX E Data center
21 Gulfstream $322 1500 Savannah, GA E Aircraft
22 Essroc $322 0 Berkeley Co., WV R Cement
23 Hewlett-Packard $300 140 Austin, TX E Data center
24 Hewlett-Packard $300 125 Suwanee, GA N Data center
25 AEP $300 0 Mason Co., WV E Plant
26 Shell Wind Energy $300 0 Grant Co., WV N Wind Energy
27 LaFarge $291 18 Harleyville, SC E Cement
28 Swedwood North America $281 740 Pittsylvania Co., VA N Distribution
29 North American Stainless $270 80 Ghent, KY E Steel products
30 Novartis $268 350 Holly Springs, NC N Pharmaceuticals
31 American Electric $265 220 Mason co., WV E Distribution
32 Edward Jones $260 1000 Maryland Heights, MO E Investments, HQ
33 APTWC $250 370 Eagle Lake, TX N Bottled water
34 APTWC $250 370 Wharton, TX N Bottled water
35 Texas Industries $250 27 New Braunfels, TX E Concrete
36 Office Depot $210 430 Boca Raton, FL R HQ
37 Toray Carbon $210 60 Decatur, AL E Carbon fiber
38 Lockheed $200 200 New Orleans, LA E Space vehicle
39 Criterion $200 85 Port Allen, LA N Catalyst manufacturing
40 Navasota Energy $200 14 Odessa, TX N Power plant
41 International Paper $200 0 Georgetown, SC E Paper office folders
42 Pfizer $200 0 Chesterfield, MO E Pharmaceuticals
43 Kinder Morgan $195 0 Pasadena, TX E Fuel storage
44 Centene $189 901 Clayton, MO E HQ, office
45 The Film Factory $185 2253 New Orleans, LA N Production studio
46 Weyerhaeuser $183 10 Campti, LA E Paper mill
47 PepsiCo, Inc. (Gatorade) $180 280 Pryor, OK N Manufacturing
48 Navasota Energy $180 14 Wharton, TX N Power plant
49 Shaw 1 $175 60 Port Allen, LA N Bio-diesel
50 Shaw 2 $175 60 Port Allen, LA N Ethanol project
51 White BioEnergy $155 50 Plainview, TX N Ethanol production
52 BNSF $154 143 Gardner, KS N Intermodal facility
53 Haier Corp. $150 1000 Camden, SC E Refrigerators
54 Bridgestone/Firestone $150 600 Wilson Co., NC E Tires
55 Cargill $150 200 Reserve, LA N Sugar refinery
56 E.I. DuPont de Nemours $150 0 Orange, TX E Chemicals
57 TimTek/Loblolly $140 125 Meridian, MS N Forest products
58 PPD Pharmaco Inc. $136 857 New Hanover Co., NC E Pharmaceuticals
59 Formosa $120 170 Point Comfort, TX E Plastics
60 Panda Ethanol, Inc. $120 128 Stratford, TX N Ethanol plant
61 Panda Ethanol, Inc. $120 0 Muleshoe, TX N Ethanol plant
62 Tenet's $116 795 El Paso, TX E Hospital
63 Progress West Healthcare $115 457 O'fallon, MO N Hospital
64 NGC Industries $115 15 Oxford, AL E Gypsum board paper
65 Entergy Mississippi $111 0 McAdams, MS E Electric power
66 Chrysler $110 0 Fenton, MO E Automotive
67 Georgia Gulf $109 10 Plaquemine, LA E PVC resin plan
68 Pasadena Refining $107 100 Pasadena, TX E Specialty chemicals
69 Amcor PET packaging $105 144 Wythe Co., VA N Plastics
70 Eisai Inc. $105 84 Wake Co., NC E Pharmaceuticals
71 Malt-O-Meal Co. $104 164 Randolph Co., NC N Food
72 Fidelity Investments $100 2000 Wake Co., NC E Financial Services
73 South Financial $100 600 Greenville, SC E Banking HQ
74 Poly America $100 400 Chester, SC N Polyethylene products
75 3M Company $100 50 Decatur, AL E Specialty film
76 3M Company $100 50 Greenville Co., SC E Polyester film
77 BP $100 50 Texas City, TX N Steam turbine plant
78 Formosa Plastics $100 0 Baton Rouge, LA E Polyvinyl chloride
79 Horizon $100 0 Albany, TX N Wind farm
80 Superior Renewable Energy $100 0 Padre Island, TX N Wind farm
81 Inspiration Network $98 260 Lancaster County, SC R Religious broadcasting
82 Phillip Morris USA $97 180 York County, VA N Smokeless tobacco
83 Bell Helicopter $92 0 Grand Prairie, TX E Drive system parts
84 Target Corporation $90 580 Newton, NC N Retail distribution
85 Newell Rubbermaid $90 350 Atlanta, GA E HQ, consumer goods
86 US Energy Inc. $87 54 Cottondale, AL N Biodiesel Fuel
87 Lowe's Companies, Inc. $86 22 San Antonio, TX N Data center
88 Federal Express Ground $86 119 Kansas City, MO N Distribution
89 McAirlaid's GmbH & Co. $85 160 Franklin Co., VA N HQ, textiles
90 Johnson Development $85 0 Pasadena, TX N Warehouse
91 APM Terminals $84 112 Mobile, AL E Container Terminals
92 Jeld-Wen $84 75 Baton Rouge, LA N Window & door manufacturing
93 Nestle Waters of NA $82 60 Rockwall, TX E Bottled water
94 NASA $80 450 Hancock Co., MS N Space research
95 RF Micro Devices $80 300 Guilford Co., NC E Wireless Tech.
96 YKK $80 200 Dublin, GA N Aluminum
97 Owens Corning $80 125 Cordele, GA E Glass
98 Schreiber Foods $80 50 Carthage, MO N Food processing-cheese
99 Blackland Ethanol Corp. $80 30 Temple, TX N Ethanol plant
100 Nichiha Corp. $78 100 Macon, GA N Building materials