 Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations |
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Alabama
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1
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Regions Financial
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354
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6,123.8
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Birmingham
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2
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Saks
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362
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5,953.4
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Birmingham
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3
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AmSouth Bancorp.
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554
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3,396.3
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Birmingham
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4
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Vulcan Materials
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571
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3,259.7
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Birmingham
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5
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Torchmark
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596
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3,125.9
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Birmingham
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6
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Compass Bancshares
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757
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2,203.8
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Birmingham
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7
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Protective Life
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774
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2,109.2
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Birmingham
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8
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Movie Gallery
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814
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1,987.3
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Dothan
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Arizona
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1
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Avnet
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212
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11,066.8
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Phoenix
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2
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Phelps Dodge
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260
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9,030.4
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Phoenix
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3
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Allied Waste Industries
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376
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5,734.8
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Scottsdale
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4
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US Airways Group
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424
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5,077.0
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Tempe
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5
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PetSmart
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518
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3,760.5
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Phoenix
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6
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Giant Industries
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530
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3,581.2
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Scottsdale
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7
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Insight Enterprises
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570
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3,261.2
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Tempe
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8
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Swift Transportation
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582
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3,197.5
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Phoenix
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9
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Pinnacle West Capital
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600
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3,092.0
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Phoenix
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10
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Meritage Homes
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615
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3,001.1
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Scottsdale
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11
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Apollo Group
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750
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2,251.5
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Phoenix
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12
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Amkor Technology
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778
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2,099.9
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Chandler
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13
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CSK Auto
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933
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1,594.5
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Phoenix
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Arkansas
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1
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Wal-Mart Stores
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2
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315,654.0
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Bentonville
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2
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Tyson Foods
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80
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26,014.0
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Springdale
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3
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Murphy Oil
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193
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11,877.2
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El Dorado
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4
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Alltel
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251
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9,487.0
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Little Rock
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5
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Dillard's
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294
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7,708.0
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Little Rock
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6
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J.B. Hunt Transport Svcs.
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595
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3,127.9
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Lowell
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7
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Arkansas Best
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847
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1,860.3
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Fort Smith
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From the April 17th, 2006 issue
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| Most profitable companies |
| Women CEOs of FORTUNE 500 companies |
 There are more women running FORTUNE 500 companies this year than there were last year. Currently, 10 FORTUNE 500 companies are run by women (up from 9 last year), and a total of 20 FORTUNE 1000 companies have women in the top job (up from 19). (more) |
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