The Republic 100- The top 100 employers in

the State of Arizona as of April 23th, 2006

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Rank 2006 Rank 2005 Company Employees Headquarters Business in Arizona Year Founded
1 1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 25,969 Bentonville, AR Discount stores 1962
2 2 Banner Health 19,662 Phoenix Health care 1911
3 4 Honeywell International Inc. 12,500 Morristown, NJ Aerospace mfg. 1952
4 5 Wells Fargo & Co. 11,800 San Francisco, CA Financial services 1852
5 9 Intel Corp. 10,900 Santa Clara, CA Semiconductor mfg. 1968
6 7 Raytheon Co. 10,641 Waltham, MA Missile mfg. 1922
7 3 Bashas' Supermarkets 9,966 Chandler Grocery stores 1932
8 10 Home Depot Inc. 9,600 Atlanta Home improvement 1978
9 8 Kroger Co. 9,340 Cincinnati Grocery stores 1883
10 12 JP Morgan Chase & Co. 9,263 New York Financial services 1799
11 6 U.S. Airways 9,205 Phoenix Airline 1981
12 13 Target Corp. 8,162 Minneapolis Discount retailer 1962
13 14 Safeway Inc. 7,973 Pleasanton, CA Grocery stores 1926
14 17 Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 7,300 Phoenix Electric utility 1985
15 21 Bank of America Corp. 7,172 Charlotte, NC Financial services 1904
16 16 American Express Co. 7,000 New York Financial services 1850
17 18 Apollo Group Inc. 6,883 Phoenix Educational services 1973
18 15 Walgreen Co. 6,465 Deerfield, IL Retail drugstores 1901
19 10 Albertsons Inc. 5,979 Boise, ID Grocery & drugstores 1939
20 25 Circle K 5,820 Laval, QC, Canada Convenience stores 1951
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21 33 Scottsdale Healthcare 5,723 Scottsdale Health care 1962
22 19 Qwest Communications Inc. 5,330 Denver Telecommunications 1896
23 26 Phelps Dodge Corp. 5,200 Phoenix Mining 1834
24 20 Marriott International 5,184 Bethesda, MD Resorts and hotels 1927
25 23 Catholic Healthcare West 5,022 San Francisco Health care 1986
26 21 Boeing Co. 4,900 Chicago Aircraft mfg. 1916
27 24 Southwest Airlines Co. 4,733 Dallas, TX Airline 1971
28 27 Salt River Project 4,369 Phoenix Utility supplier 1903
29 30 Sun Health Corp. 4,263 Sun City Health care 1966
30 31 Mayo Foundation 4,207 Rochester, MN Health care 1864
31 32 General Dynamics Corp. 4,106 Falls Church, VA Communications mfg. 1952
32 28 Starwood Hotels & Resorts 4,094 White Plains, NY Hotels 1998
33 29 Abrazo Health Care 4,085 Nashville, TN Health care 1997
34 36 Carondelet Health Network 3,932 Tucson Health care 1880
35 43 Costco Wholesale 3,767 Issaquah, WA Membership discount stores 1976
36 34 IBM Corp. 3,600 Armonk, NY Technology services 1924
37 38 TMC HealthCare 3,276 Tucson Health care 1943
38 39 United Parcel Service 3,251 Atlanta Express delivery 1907
39 53 Sears Holding Corp. 3,220 Hoffman Estates, IL Department stores 1886
40 44 Dillard's Inc. 3,200 Little Rock, AR Department stores 1938
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41 35 Freescale Semiconductor 3,000 Austin, TX Microchip mfg. 1953
42 40 University Medical Center 2,969 Tucson Health care 1971
43 53 Lowe's Companies Inc. 2,957 Mooresville, NC Home improvement 1946
44 46 JC Penney Co. Inc. 2,812 Plano, TX Department stores 1902
45 42 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 2,800 New York Financial services 1997
46 63 Northern Arizona Healthcare 2,792 Flagstaff Health care 1995
47 47 Cox Communications Inc. 2,705 Atlanta, GA Utility supplier 1962
48 37 FedEx Corp. 2,700 Memphis, TN Delivery, copy centers 1971
48 57 USAA 2,700 San Antonio. TX Financial services 1922
50 48 The Arizona Republic 2,650 McLean, VA News media 1906
51 45 Caremark Rx Inc. 2,530 Nashville, TN Pharmaceutical services 1993
52 NR Starbucks Coffee Co. 2,500 Seattle, Wash. Food Service 1971
53 62 Shamrock Foods Co. 2,427 Phoenix Dairy product producer 1922
54 41 Petsmart Inc. 2,387 Phoenix Pet specialty retailer 1987
55 64 UniSource Energy Corp. 2,301 Tucson Utility operations 1998
56 50 Rural/Metro Corp. 2,300 Scottsdale Emergency services 1948
57 52 Swift Transportation Co. 2,232 Phoenix Long-haul trucking 1966
58 55 Avnet Inc. 2,200 Phoenix Electronics distributor 1955
58 56 Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. 2,200 San Francisco, CA Financial services 1974
60 61 Asarco Inc. 2,143 Mexico City Copper mining 1899
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61 NR Laboratory Sciences of Arizona 2,038 Tempe Health care and social assistance 1996
62 51 Cigna HealthCare of AZ 2,010 Philadelphia Health care 1972
63 68 Microchip Technology Inc. 1,927 Chandler Microchip mfg. 1989
64 60 CSK Auto Corp. 1,883 Phoenix Retail auto parts 1993
65 NR Rinker Materials 1,873 West Palm Beach, Fla. Construction Materials 1926
66 58 Amerco 1,852 Reno, NV Self-moving, storage 1945
67 NR ACS 1,830 Dallas, TX Outsourcing business processes 1988
68 58 Yuma Regional Medical 1,829 Yuma Health care 1972
69 76 W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. 1,805 Newark, DE Medical products mfg. 1958
70 49 Insight Enterprises Inc. 1,788 Tempe Technology services 1988
71 71 Schuck & Sons Construction 1,754 Glendale Framing subcontractor 1966
72 66 Verizon Wireless 1,700 Phoenix Wireless provider 1984
73 65 Earnhardt Auto Centers 1,657 Chandler Auto sales, service 1951
74 90 Schaller Anderson Inc. 1,646 Phoenix Health care 1986
75 80 ABM Industries Inc. 1,585 San Francisco Janitorial services 1909
76 77 Robson Communities Inc. 1,571 Sun Lakes Real estate, rental, leasing 1972
77 73 Corrections Corp. of America 1,563 Nashville, TN Prison operations 1983
78 70 Blue Cross Blue Shield of AZ 1,544 Phoenix Heath insurance 1939
79 66 Motorola Inc. 1,500 Schaumburg, IL Communications mfg. 1928
80 82 Intuit Inc. 1,435 Mountain View, CA Software developer 1983
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81 69 State Farm Insurance Cos. 1,434 Bloomington, IL Financial services 1922
82 NR Securitas Security Services USA Inc. 1,425 Westlake Village, CA Contract Security Services & Mobile Patrol 1850
83 78 The Vanguard Group 1,415 Valley Forge, PA Financial services 1975
84 74 Medtronic Inc. 1,394 Minneapolis Medical products mfg. 1949
85 75 Troon Golf LLC 1,381 Scottsdale Golf management 1990
86 NR Scottsdale Insurance Co. 1,370 Scottsdale Finance and Insurance 1982
87 92 Empire Southwest LLC 1,286 Mesa Heavy equipment 1950
88 83 Sun Land Beef Co. 1,278 Green Bay, WI Beef processing 1960
89 79 Discount Tire Co. 1,265 Scottsdale Tire stores 1960
90 85 ON Semiconductor Corp. 1,245 Phoenix Semiconductor mfg. 1999
91 88 Cavco Industries Inc. 1,230 Phoenix Manufactured homes 1965
92 NR eTelecare Global Solutions AZ Inc. 1,200 Scottsdale Call Centers 1999
93 89 Lockheed Martin Corp. 1,200 Bethesda, MD Technology mfg. 1995
94 NR Sundt Construction Inc. 1,194 Tempe Construction Co. 1890
95 87 American Airlines 1,186 Fort Worth, TX Airline 1926
96 NR Knight Transportation Inc. 1,183 Phoenix Long-haul trucking 1990
97 NR First National Bank of Arizona 1,168 Scottsdale Financial services 1999
98 86 Southwest Gas Corp. 1,164 Las Vegas Natural gas services 1931
99 71 Hilton Hotel Corp. 1,156 Beverly Hills, CA Resorts 1919
100 NR Harkins Theatres 1,123 Scottsdale Movie theaters 1933