|
| Rank |
Company |
Type |
Number
of Employees |
|
| 1 |
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System |
Health care |
7,244 |
| 2 |
Capital One Financial Corp. |
Credit cards |
6,828 |
| 3 |
HCA Inc. |
Health care |
6,679 |
| 4 |
Dominion Resources Inc. (incl. HQ) |
Energy |
5,721 |
| 5 |
Bon Secours Richmond Health System |
Health care |
5,626 |
| 6 |
Altria Group Inc. (incl. HQ) |
Cigarettes |
4,613 |
| 7 |
SunTrust Banks Inc. |
Banking |
3,815 |
| 8 |
Ukrop's Super Markets Inc. (incl. HQ) |
Grocery stroes |
3,331 |
| 9 |
WellPoint Inc. |
Health insuracne |
3,050 |
| 10 |
Bank of America Corp. |
Banking |
2,900 |
| 11 |
Wells Fargo and Co. |
Banking |
2,858 |
| 12 |
Verizon Virginia Inc. |
Telecommunications |
2,789 |
| 13 |
Food Lion LLC |
Grocery stores |
2,729 |
| 14 |
DuPont |
Chemicals/fibers |
2,679 |
| 15 |
United Parcel Service Inc. |
Package distribution |
2,318 |
| 16 |
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
Reserve bank |
1,866 |
| 17 |
The Kroger Co. |
Grocery stores |
1,737 |
| 18 |
University of Richmond |
Private university |
1,380 |
| 19 |
Genworth Financial Inc. (incl. HQ) |
Insurance |
1,313 |
| 20 |
Southside Regional Medical Center |
Health care |
1,250 |
| 21 |
Honeywell International Inc. |
Polymers |
1,249 |
| 22 |
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. |
Paper products |
1,081 |
| 23 |
Supervalu Inc. |
Wholesale food |
1,050 |
| 24 |
B B and T Corp. |
Banking |
1,034 |
| 25 |
Lowe's Cos. Inc. |
Home-improvement stores |
1,007 |
| 26 |
The Home Depot Inc. |
Home-improvement stores |
1,000 |
| 27 |
Media General Inc. (incl. HQ) |
Communications |
991 |
| 28 |
Pfizer |
Pharmaceuticals |
991 |
| 29 |
CarMax Inc. (incl. HQ) |
Auto sales |
987 |
| 30 |
Tyson Foods Inc. |
Poultry products |
900 |
| 31 |
Shamin Hotels (incl. HQ) |
Hotels |
885 |
| 32 |
Target Corp. |
Department stores |
864 |
| 33 |
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. |
Department stores |
844 |
| 34 |
Mondial Assistance (incl. HQ) |
Travel insurance |
800 |
| 35 |
Comcast |
Cable television |
786 |
| 36 |
Markel Corp. (incl. HQ) |
Insurance |
777 |
| 37 |
Estes Express Lines (incl. HQ) |
Trucking, air freight |
758 |
| 38 |
MeadWestvaco Corp. (incl. HQ) |
Packaging |
730 |
| 39 |
Hunton and Williams LLP (incl. HQ) |
Legal services |
728 |
| 40 |
ColonialWebb Contractors (incl. HQ) |
Contracting |
717 |
| 40 |
Northrop Grumman |
Information technology |
669 |
| 42 |
Owens and Minor |
Medical and surgical supplies |
658 |
| 43 |
Southern States |
Agribusiness cooperative |
642 |
| 44 |
Westminster Canterbury |
Retirement community |
614 |
| 45 |
McGuireWoods LLP |
Legal services |
601 |
| 46 |
YMCA of Greater Richmond |
Health programs |
596 |
| 47 |
Alstom Power |
Turbines and generators |
584 |
| 48 |
Bostwick Labs |
Medical laboratory |
556 |
| 49 |
Kraft Foods |
Food products |
551 |
| 50 |
Walgreens |
Pharmacy |
521 |
|
| Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 26, 2010, and Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. |
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