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