2002 SB&D INVESTMENT 100

Rank

Company

Inv

Jobs

Location

N/E

Product/Service

             

1.

Port & Sagine Power I

$1,700

200

Port Arthur TX

N

Petroleum Coke Gas

2.

NewCo

$1,220

500

Lake Charles LA

N

Chemicals

3.

Redbud Power

$940

30

Luther OK

N

Power Plant

4.

Kentucky Western Power

$718

126

Calvert City KY

N

Power Plant

5.

NRG Energy

$600

50

Holmesville MS

N

Power Plant

6.

Dominion Resources

$600

40

Person Co NC

N

Power Plant

7.

Dominion

$600

60

Upshur Co WV

N

Power Plant

8.

Bonnet Carre Power

$546

N/A

LaPlace LA

N

Power Plant

9.

Mirant Corp

$500

25

Gaston Co NC

N

Power Plant

10.

Pointe Coupee Energy

$472

N/A

Pointe Coupee LA

N

Power Plant

11.

Caddo Parish Energy

$457

N/A

Shreveport LA

N

Power Plant

12.

SCE&G

$450

25

Hardeeville SC

E

Power Plant

13.

Cogentrix Energy

$407

30

Greenville SC

N

Power Plant

14.

Sony-Toshiba-IBM

$400

300

Austin TX

N

Advanced Chips

15.

Williams Refining

$400

90

Memphis TN

E

Fuel

16.

Calpine

$400

25

Fort Mill SC

N

Power Plant

17.

Shell Chemical

$400

0

Deer Park TX

E

Olefins

18.

Iberville Energy

$387

N/A

Plaquemine LA

N

Power Plant

19.

Ford Motor Co

$375

200

Norfolk VA

E

Pickup Trucks

20.

Tractefel NA

$350

0

Boonesville TX

N

Power Plant

21.

Quintana

$350

40

Brazoria Co TX

E

Liquid Natural Gas

22.

Calpine Central

$320

N/A

Bogalusa LA

N

Power Plant

23.

KATCO Funding

$320

N/A

Plaquemine LA

N

Cogeneration Plant

24.

Dow Chemical

$315

N/A

Plaquemine LA

E

Chlor Alkali

25.

Valero Energy Corp

$306

40

Texas City TX

E

Refinery

26.

Orion Power

$300

25

Greenville SC

N

Power Plant

27.

Caledonia Generating

$300

25

Caledonia MS

N

Power Plant

28.

Duke Power

$300

15

Washington Co GA

N

Power Plant

29.

Duke Power

$300

15

Blacksburg SC

E

Power Plant

30.

Gannett Co

$300

0

Fairfax Co VA

E

News Media/HQ

31.

BJ's Wholesale Club

$290

267

Jacksonville FL

N

HQ/Distribution

32.

Occidental Chemical

$265

N/A

Convent LA

N

Power Plant

33.

Newport Generation

$250

15

Cumberland Co NC

N

Power Plant

34.

Human Genome Science

$250

N/A

Montgomery Co MD

E

Biotech R&D

35.

Calpine Corp

$250

32

Polk Co FL

N

Power Plant

36.

Magnolia Energy

$250

25

Ashland MS

N

Power Plant

37.

Duke Energy

$230

20

Enterprise MS

N

Power Plant

38.

Toyota Motor Corp

$220

350

Huntsville AL

N

V-8 Engines

39.

Exxon Capital Ventures

$220

0

Beaumont TX

E

Refinery

40.

Michelin

$200

200

Lexington SC

E

Earthmover Tires

41.

Dow Chemical

$200

40

Freeport TX

N

PMDI

42.

Rio Nogales

$200

20

Seguin TX

E

Power Plant

43.

Boeing

$200

N/A

Wichita KS

E

Aircraft

44.

Murphy Oil

$200

N/A

Meraux LA

E

Oil/Gas

45.

Dynergy Midsteam

$198

N/A

Hackberry LA

E

Liquid Gas

46.

Georgia Pacific

$194

N/A

Port Hudson LA

E

Wood Mill

47.

Avista STEAG LLC

$190

25

Red Oak TX

N

Power Plant

48.

WorldCom

$180

3,600

Loudoun Co VA

E

Internet Services

49.

TVA

$180

15

DeKalb MS

N

Power Plant

50.

St Jude Children's Hospital

$170

0

Memphis TN

E

Hospital

51.

Nestle USA

$165

1000

Jonesboro AR

N

Frozen Foods

52.

Reda Production Systems

$164

0

Bartlesville OK

E

Pumps

53.

South Mississippi EPA

$160

N/A

Forrest Co MS

E

Power Plant

54.

RF Micro Devices

$158

20

Orlando FL

E

Wireless Circuits

55.

BSH Home Appliances

$150

1,400

Craven Co NC

N

Home Appliances

56.

Chevron Products

$150

N/A

Jackson Co MS

E

Benzene

57.

Mississippi EPA

$150

N/A

Forrest Co MS

E

Power Plant

58.

ExxonMobil Chemical

$150

0

Baton Rouge LA

E

Elastomers

59.

Mirant Americas

$150

25

Pasco Co FL

N

Power Plant

60.

Bayou Cove Power

$147

N/A

Crowley LA

N

Power Plant

61.

Pirelli Tires

$141

305

Rome GA

N

Tires

62.

Honda Mfg of Alabama

$140

800

Lincoln AL

E

Mini Vans

63.

American Electric Power

$140

0

Putnam Co WV

E

Power Plant

64.

Crossroads Energy

$130

6

Coahoma Co MS

E

Power Plant

65.

Biopure Corp

$120

185

Sumter SC

N

Pharmaceuticals

66.

Exodus Communications

$120

100

Miami FL

E

Internet Data Ctr

67.

Southern Pine Electrical

$120

N/A

Sylvarena MS

N

Power Plant

68.

Dal Tile Corp

$118

200

Muskogee OK

N

Distribution

69.

Westinghouse SR

$112

196

Aiken SC

E

Nuclear Materials

70.

Westinghouse SR

$111

196

Aiken SC

E

Nuclear Materials

71.

DCD Corp

$110

230

Mascot TN

E

Transmissions

72.

Payless Shoe Source

$110

150

Topeka KS

E

Distribution Ctr

73.

Terremark Worldwide

$109

0

Miami FL

N

Internet/Network Services

74.

Novus International

$102

27

Beaumont TX

E

MMP

75.

Universal Leaf NA

$100

1,134

Nash Co NC

N

Tobacco

76.

Perrier Group

$100

200

Red Boiling TN

N

Bottled Water

77.

Bush Brothers & Co

$100

50

Chestnut Hill TN

E

Canned Vegetables

78.

AT&T

$100

40

Allen TX

E

Web Hosting

79.

Marsulex

$100

25

Winyah SC

N

Desulfurization

80.

Florida Power & Light

$100

3

Gray Co KS

N

Wind Power Plant

81.

ERNI Components

$99

550

Chesterfield Co VA

E

Electronics

82.

AAON Inc

$96

900

Tulsa OK

E

Air Conditioning

83.

S&W Water

$96

0

Tampa FL

N

Desalinization Plant

84.

Parkwest Medical Ctr

$94

0

Knoxville TN

E

Hospital

85.

Sara Lee Coffee & Tea

$93

100

Suffolk Co VA

E

Coffee

86.

Mississippi Medical Ctr

$91

200

Jackson MS

E

Hospital

87.

Lowe's

$90

600

Northampton Co NC

N

Distribution

88.

Federal Corrections

$90

450

Yazoo City MS

N

Correctional Facility

89.

Tallahassee Hospital

$90

339

Tallahassee FL

E

Health Care

90.

Atlantic Renewable Energy

$90

7

Tucker Co WV

N

Power Plant

91.

American Electric Power

$90

0

Mason Co WV

E

Power Plant

92.

Tyco Healthcare

$89

86

Volusia Co FL

N

Health Care

93.

Merck & Co

$89

30

Rockingham Co VA

E

Pharmaceuticals

94.

Wyeth Lederle Vaccines

$87

235

Lee Co NC

E

Vaccines

95.

Target

$85

1,000

Camden SC

N

Distribution

96.

Trigon Health Care

$84

1,200

Henrico Co VA

E

Health Insurance

97.

Longhorn Glass Corp

$80

150

Jacinto City TX

N

Glass Bottles

98.

Chevron Phillips Chemical

$80

N/A

St James LA

E

Chemicals

99.

Georgia Pacific

$80

N/A

Port Hudson LA

E

Sheeting Mill

100.

Willamette Industries

$78

N/A

Simsboro LA

E

Wood Products