| 1 | Bridgestone Americas Holding
| Nashville | www.bridgestoneamericas.co
| 720 | Tires & rubber products
| Mark Emkes
|
| 2 | Culture Systems
| Chattanooga | www.Chattanoogapulse.co
| 8 | Newspaper publishing
| Bill Colrus |
| 3 | International Paper Co.
| Memphis | www.internationalpaper.co
| 1,300 | Corrugated paper containers
| John Faraci
|
| 4 | Toshiba America Consumer Products
| Lebanon | www.toshiba.co
| 300 | Televisions
| Norm Nelson |
| 5 | Eastman Chemical Co.
| Kingsport | www.eastman.co
| 7,000 | Industrial chemicals & plastic resins
| J.Brian Ferguson
|
| 6 | ServiceMaster Co.
| Memphis | www.svm.co
| 200 | Home related services
| J.Patrick Spainhour |
| 7 | Goodman Mfg. Co.
| Fayetteville | www.goodmanmfg.co
| 1,650 | Furnaces, HVAC equipment
| William J. Miller
|
| 8 | Bowater (Newsprint Division)
| Franklin | www.bowater.co
| 9 | Newsprint, mechanical paper & bleached pulp
| Thomas D. Wolfe |
| 9 | Louisiana-Pacific | Nashville | www.lpcorp.co
| 240 | Lumber processing, plywood & particleboard
| Richard Frost
|
| 10 | King Pharmaceuticals
| Bristol | www.kingpharm.co
| 450 | Pharmaceutical products
| Brian Markison |
| 11 | Clayton Homes
| Maryville | www.clayton.ne
| 1,500 | Manufactured & portable housing
| Kevin Clayton
|
| 12 | DENSO Mfg.Tennessee
| Maryville | www.densocorp-na.co
| 2,800 | Automotive starters, alternators, etc.
| Mack Hattori |
| 13 | Perdue Farms
| Monterey | www.perdue.co
| 1,800 | Poultry & meat processing
| George Rawlston
|
| 14 | CLARCOR
| Franklin | www.clarcor.co
| 50 | Filters, air cleaning systems & packaging
| Norman E.Johnson |
| 15 | PlayCore Holdings
| Chattanooga | www.playcore.com
| 30
| commercial & residential playground equipment
| Robert Farnsworth
|
| 16 | Armstrong Wood Products |
Jackson | www.armstrong.co
| 500 | Hardwood flooring
| G.M.Saunders |
| 17 | Primester
| Kingsport | | 80 | Industrial chemicals
| Lynn Newton
|
| 18 | Mueller Industries
| Memphis | www.muellerindustries.co
| 175 | Copper tubings & fittings
| William D. O'Hagan |
| 19 | AOC LLC
| Collierville |
www.aoc-resins.co
| 232 | Liquid colorants
| Randy Weghorst
|
| 20 | McKee Foods
| Collegedale | www.mckeefoods.co
| 3,200 | Snack cakes & cookies
| Mike McKee |
| 21 | Propex
| Chattanooga | www.propexinc.co
| 120 | Polypropylene geosynthetics & assorted fabrics
| Joseph F. Dana
|
| 22 | Astec Industries (HQ)
| Chattanooga | www.astecindustries.co
| 30 | Aggregate screens, conveyors, asphalt paving, etc.
| J.Don Brock |
| 23 | Buckeye Technologies
| Memphis | www.bkitech.co
| 375 | Cotton linter processing
| John Crowe
|
| 24 | Lucite International
| Cordova | www.lucite.co
| 100 | Acrylic monomers, resins, polymers & sheets
| J.Jefferson Davis |
| 25 | Land-O-Sun Dairies (HQ)
| Johnson City | www.petdairy.co
| 40 | Dairy products
| Rick Fehr
|
| 26 | Sea Ray Boats (HQ)
| Knoxville | www.searay.co
| 600 | Fiberglass boats
| Rick Stone |
| 27 | CalsonicKansei North America
| Shelbyville | www.calsonic.co
| 1,000 | Automotive exhaust, heating & cooling systems
| Kiyota Shinohara
|
| 28 | Koch Foods
| Chattanooga | www.kochfoods.co
| 300 | Poultry processing
| Eric Reed |
| 29 | American Ordnance
| Milan | www.aollc.bi | 677 | Ammunition loading & assembling
| Amy Hasselbring
|
| 30 | Whirlpool Corp. | LaVergne | www.whirlpool.co
| 1,000 | Refrigerators, air conditioners & dehumidifiers
| Fred Contreras |
| 31 | Tennessee Farmers Co-Op (HQ)
| LaVergne |
www.ourcoop.co
| 600 | Fertilizer & Feed blending, Co-op
| Bart Krisle
|
| 32 | E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co.
| New Johnsonville | www.dupont.co
| 750 | Titanium dioxide
| Scott Goodman |
| 33 | Coca-Cola Enterprises
| Cleveland |
www.cokecce.co
| 310 | Carbonated beverages, flavoring extracts & syrups
| Bradley Jordan
|
| 34 | Electrolux Home Products
| Springfield | www.e2-home.co
| 3,300 | Electric & gas ranges
| John Terzo |
| 35 | Vi-Jon
| Smyrna | www.vijon.co
| 700 | Personal & oral care products
| David Mobley
|
| 36 | ThyssenKrupp Elevator Co.
| Middleton | www.thyssenkrupp-elevator.co
| 900 | Elevator parts &.com
ponents
| Johnny Abdon |
| 37 | Whirlpool Corp.(Maytag Div.)
| Cleveland |
www.whirlpool.co
| 2,000 | Electric & gas ranges
| Bob Hardin
|
| 38 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
| Union City |
www.goodyear.co
| 2,400 | Radial passenger & light truck tires
| Bruce Macauley |
| 39 | Hennessy Industries
| La Vergne | www.ammcoats.co
| 380 | Tire & brake products
| Vincent Piacenti
|
| 40 | Nissan North America
| Smyrna | www.nissanusa.co
| 6,050 | Light-duty trucks & passenger automobiles
| Brad Bradshaw |
| 41 | American Greetings Corp.
| Afton |
www.americangreetings.co
| 1,300 | Gift wrap, ribbons, bows & boxed cards
| Scott Crawford
|
| 42 | Tecumseh Products Co.
| Dunlap | www.tecumseh.co
| 600 | Lawn, garden & snow equipment engines
| Earl E.Johnson |
| 43 | Berkline
| Morristown | www.berkline.co
| 1,800 | Reclining upholstered furniture
| William C. Wittenberg
|
| 44 | Mahale
| Morristown | www.us.mahle.co
| 1,500 | Automotive pistons, bearings & cylinders
| Martin Hempston |
| 45 | Oreck Manufacturing |
Cookeville | www.oreck.co
| 110 | Vacuum cleaners
| John Haas
|
| 46 | Pilgrim's Pride
| Chattanooga | www.pilgrimspride.co
| 1,500 | Poultry processing
| Craig Williams |
| 47 | W.M Barr & Co.
| Memphis | www.wmbarr.co
| 312 | Paint removers, solvents & paint sundries
| Richard Loomis
|
| 48 | Tyson Foods
| Shelbyville | www.tyson.co
| 1,100 | Poultry processing
| Tom McCue |
| 49 | Mayfield Dairy Farms | Athens | www.mayfielddairy.com | 1,500 | Milk & ice cream products
| Scottie Mayfield
|
| 50 | Seaman Corp.(Industrial Fabric Division)
| Bristol | www.seamancorp.co
| 120 | Vinyl-coated fabrics
| Raj Venkataraman |
| 51 | Bridgestone Firestone (La Vergne Plt.)
| La Vergne | www.bridgestoneamericas.co
| 1,750 | Automotive tires
| John McLaughlin
|
| 52 | Domtar Paper Co.
| Kingsport | www.domtar.co
| 325 | Pulp & copier paper
| Charlie Floyd |
| 53 | General Shale Brick | Johnson City | www.generalshale.co
| 100 | Corporate headquarters, brick
| Richard Green
|
| 54 | GM Spring Hill Mfg.
| Spring Hill | www.gm.co
| 3,580 | Passenger cars
| James Bellis
|
