Major Employers

Research Triangle Region's Overall Major Employers Company County Employ. State of North Carolina Wake 36,725 Duke University & Medical Center Durham 19,205 University of North Carolina Orange 15,588 International Business Machine (IBM) Durham 13,300 Wake County Public School System Wake 12,997 North Carolina State University Wake 7,787 UNC Healthcare Orange 6,819 GlaxoSmithKline Durham & Wake 5,850 Wake Medical Center Wake 5,000 Durham Public School System Durham 4,500 FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Moore 4,500 SAS Institute Wake 4,300 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Durham & Orange 3,873 Rex Healthcare Wake 3,779 Progress Energy Wake 3,400 Wake County Government Wake 3,300 City of Raleigh Wake 3,000 Johnston County Public Schools Johnston 3,000 NORTEL Networks Durham 3,000 Verizon Communications Durham & Wake 2,800 Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools Orange 2,618 Cisco Systems Wake 2,500 Revlon Granville 2,400 Food Lion Stores Wake & Harnett 2,260 Research Triangle Institute (RTI) Durham 2,260 Harnett County Public Schools Harnett 2,055 Waste Industries Wake 2,000 Harris Teeter Wake & Orange 1,985 City of Durham Durham 1,979 US EPA Environmental Research Center. Durham 1,970 Gold Kist, Inc. Lee & Chatham 1,900 Kelly Services Inc. Wake 1,900 Durham County Government Durham 1,810 Durham Regional Hospital Durham 1,800 SunTrust Banks, Inc. Durham & Wake 1,800 Moore County Public Schools Moore 1,767 Bayer Corporation Johnston, Durham & Wake 1,700 Veterans Affairs Medical Center Durham 1,600 First Citizens Bank & Trust Company Wake 1,574 Lowes Foods Wake, Orange & Warren 1,509 Central Carolina Bank & Trust Company Durham & Wake 1,500 Longistics, Inc. Wake 1,500 Misys Healthcare Systems Wake 1,500 Powerware Wake 1,500 United Parcel Service (UPS) Wake 1,480 Pinehurst Resorts Moore 1,450 Sanmina – SCI Corporation Durham 1,410 Sky Chef Wake 1,300 Townsends, Inc. Chatham 1,300 Lee County School System Lee 1,278 Orange County Schools Orange 1,253 News & Observer Publishing Company Wake 1,200 Quintiles Transnational Corporation Durham 1,200 Static Control Components Lee 1,200 Chatham County Public Schools Chatham 1,137 Wachovia Bank, NA Wake 1,133 Freight Handlers, Inc. Wake 1,100 GKN Automotive, Inc. Lee & Person 1,100 Invensys Powerware Wake 1,100 North Carolina Central University Durham 1,100 PPD Development Wake 1,100 Wyeth Vaccines Lee 1,100 Granville County Public Schools Granville 1,099 Kroger Stores Wake 1,097 Johnston Memorial Hospital Johnston 1,000 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Durham 1,000 Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Wake 1,000 Town of Cary Wake 1,000 Wake Technical Community College Wake 1,000 Source: Local County Developers, 10/2004  Largest Companies in Each County (Government/Public Not Included) Chatham County Company Specialization Employment 1. Townsends, Inc. Poultry Processing 1,300 2. GoldKist, Inc. Poultry Processing 800 3. Joan Fabrics Upholstery Fabrics for Auto & Home 700 4. Acme McCrary Corporation Women's Hosiery 547 5. Honeywell Industrial Yarns for Tires & Seat Belts 525 6. SierraPine, Ltd. Particleboard & Density Fiberboard 220 7. Weyerhaeuser Woodworking 175 8. Charles Craft, Inc. Yarn 170 9. Triangle Brick Brick Manufacturer 165 10. Nationwide Custom Homes Mobile & Modular Homes 140       Durham County Company Specialization Employment 1. Duke University & Medical Center University & Medical Center 19,205 2. International Business Machines (IBM) Computer/Digital Switching Equip. 13,300 3. GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical R&D 4,800 4. NORTEL Networks Digital Switching Equipment 3,000 5. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Health Insurance 2,500 6. Research Triangle Institute (RTI) Contract Research 2,260 7. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Air & Water Resource & Solid Waste Management Programs 1,970 8. Durham Regional Hospital Medical Center 1,800 9. Veterans Administration Medical Center Medical Center 1,600 10. Sanmina – SCI Corporation Printed Circuit Boards 1,410       Franklin County Company Specialization Employment 1. Flextronics International Printed circuit boards 600 2. Sprint, Mid-Atlantic Operations Telecommunications 449 3. Novozymes North America, Inc. Food & industrial-grade enzymes 375 4. Franklin Regional Medical Center Medical Center 315 5. Nomaco, Inc. Engineered Polymer Foam 225 6. Hon Company, The Wood office furniture 200 7. Captive-Aire Systems Commercial kitchen ventilation equip 150 8. Joyner Manufacturing Company, Inc. Furniture components 125 8. Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories, Inc. Products of Worldwide Law Enforcement 125 10. Southern Lithoplate, Inc. Lithographic Plates for Printing Industry 101       Granville County Company Specialization Employment 1. Revlon Cosmetics & Perfume 2,400 2. Solectron Electronic Manufacturing 500 3. Ideal Fastener Corporation Mfg. of Externally Threaded Fasteners 275 4. Altec Industries Mfg. of Bucket Trucks 250 4. CertainTeed Corporation Quality Build. Materials (Roofing) 250 4. Clayton Homes Mobile Homes 250 4. Sandusky/Athol Corporation Vinyl Laminated Goods 250 8. Bandag Tire Re-treading Industry 225 8. Lace Lastics Mfg. of Warp Knit Textile Fabrics 225 10. Newton Instruments Company, Inc. Telecommunication Equipment 200       Harnett County Company Specialization Employment 1. Campbell University University/Education 900 2. Food Lion Distribution Center Grocery Warehouse & Shipping 760 3. Energy Conversion Systems, Inc. Carbon Brushes 600 4. Betsy Johnson Hospital Medical Center 516 5. Edwards Brothers Hard & Soft Bound Books 280 6. Wal-Mart Mass Retail 275 7. Good Hope Hospital Medical Center 250 8. Machine & Welding Supply Industrial Gases & Supplies 200 9. Champion Homes Mfg. Mobile Homes 175 10. Godwin Mfg. Company Truck Bodies, Hydraulics 150       Johnston County Company Specialization Employment 1. Bayer Corporation Mfg. of Plasma Fractionation 1,400 2. Johnston Memorial Hospital Medical Center 1,000 3. Wal-Mart Retail 850 4. Caterpillar, Inc. Wheeled Loaders 700 5. Andrew Corporation Communication Products & Systems 600 6. Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries Insulin Production 380 7. Precision Air/Flanders Corporation Air Filters 300 8. Eaton Corporation Electrical Switches 270 9. Purolator Air Filtration Air Filters 240 10. PGI Non-Wovens Non-woven Products 230       Lee County Company Specialization Employment 1. Static Control Components Static Elimination Equipment 1,200 2. GoldKist, Inc. Packaged & Ready-for-Cooking Chicken Products 1,100 2. Wyeth Vaccines Pediatric Vaccine Components 1,100 4. Caterpiller Skid-steer Loaders & Work Tools 820 5. Central Carolina Hospital Medical Center 709 6. Coty, USA Inc. Fragrances & Fragrance Bath & Body Products 650 6. Moen, Inc. Plumbing Components for Kitchen 650 8. Magneti Marelli Powertrain USA, Inc. Automotive components 585 9. GKN Automotive, Inc. Automotive Drive Shaft Components 470 10. Tyson Mexican Original Taco Shells, Nacho Chips, & Tortillas 460       Moore County Company Specialization Employment 1. FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Medical Center 4,500 2. Pinehurst Resorts Hotel & Resort 1,450 3. St. Joseph of the Pines Retirement Home 450 4. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mass Retail 400 5. Gulistans Carpet Carpet Manufacturer 347 6. Ingersoll-Rand Company Hand & Edge Tools 250 7. McMurray Fabrics Inc. Circular Knit Fabrics 155 8. Kolcraft of North Carolina Wood Household Furniture 153 9. Carthage Fabrics Corporation Silk & Man-made Fiber 135 10. Hamilton Beach Proctor-Silex Electric Household Appliances 111       Orange County Company Specialization Employment 1. UNC Healthcare University Medical Center 6,819 2. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Health Insurance 1,373 3. General Electric Corporation Electrical Distribution & Mfg. 525 4. Harris Teeter Grocery Distribution 522 5. Sports Endeavors, Inc. Mail Order-Sports 434 6. Aramark Services Customized Food Service 380 7. PHE, Inc. Mail Order 369 8. A Southern Season Gourmet Foods/Mail Order 341 9. Magnolia Gardens Nursery Nursery 300 10. Whole Foods Market Grocery 270       Person County Company Specialization Employment 1. Collins & Aikman Corporation Automotive & Industrial Fabric 900 2. Eaton Corporation Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories 490 3. GKN Automotive Mechanical Power Transmission Equip. 475 4. Person Memorial Hospital Medical Center 375 5. Progress Energy Utility Company 300 6. Georgia-Pacific Corporation Softwood Veneer & Plywood 285 7. Alsco Metals Corporation Sheet Metal Work 245 8. Loxcreen Company, Inc. Aluminum Extruded Products 230 9. Person Industries Subcontract Handwork 170 10. North American Aerodynamics, Inc. Sport/Military Parachutes 150       Vance County Company Specialization Employment 1. Americal Corporation Hosiery 600 2. Rose’s Stores Retail & Distribution Center 550 3. Maria Parham Hospital Medical Center 500 3. Royal Home Fashions Bedroom Ensembles 500 5. Pacific-Coast Feather Company Quilts, Comforters 400 6. Wal-Mart Distribution Center Distribution & Mass Retail 385 7. Saint-Gobain Containers Glass Containers 300 8. Purolator Products Air Filters 270 9. Custom Molders Corpoation Molded Plastics 200 10. Corporate Express Distribution Center Retail Office Supplies 180       Wake County Company Specialization Employment 1. WakeMed Medical Center 5,000 2. SAS Institute Computer Software Developer 4,300 3 Rex Healthcare Medical Center 3,779 4. Progress Energy Utility Company 3,400 5. Cisco Systems Digital Switching Equipment 2,500 6. Waste Industries Waste Management 2,000 7. Verizon Wireless Telecommunication 1,600 8. First Citizens Bank & Trust Banking (Financial) 1,574 9. Food Lion Stores Grocery Distribution 1,500 9. Longistics Warehouse & Distribution 1,500 9. Misys Healthcare Systems Software Development & Marketing 1,500 9. Powerware Integrated Power Systems 1,500       Warren County Company Specialization Employment 1. Warren Hills Nursing Center Nursing Home 200 2. Elberta Crate & Box Company Fruit & Vegetable Boxes & Veneer 175 3. Temple-Inland Inc. Corrugated Containers 150 4. Glen Raven Mills, Inc. Custom Fabrics 135 5. Cochrane Furniture Company Dining & Bedroom Furniture 109 6. Eckerd Family Youth Youth Services 47 7. Heritage Breeders (Perdue Farms) Agricultural Operations 44 8. Data Services America Data Processing 41 9. Murphy-Brown LLC Agricultural Operations 40 10. Cast Stone Systems, Inc. Cast Stone & Architectural Precast Concrete 31 Source: County Economic Developers 10/2004