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WHAT'S What
Business Environment
|
| Number
of business firms (1997) |
178,236
|
| Number
of firms with payrolls (1999) |
68,751
|
| Number
of women-owned businesses (1997) |
51,398
|
| Number
of black-owned businesses (1997) |
9,675
|
| Number
of branches or subsidiaries of |
|
| Fortune
1000 Companies (July 2002) |
4,356
|
Sources: US Bureau of Census, Economic Census 1997, DIALOG July
2002
GREATER ST. LOUIS
| Employee
Size |
Number
Establishments
|
| 1-99 |
64,528
|
| 100-249 |
1,337
|
| 250-499 |
361
|
| 500-999 |
114
|
| Over
1,000 |
81
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Source: County Business Patterns, 2000.
| County |
Businesses
|
| Franklin,
MO |
2,419
|
| Jefferson,
MO |
3,493
|
| Lincoln,
MO |
760
|
| St.
Charles, MO |
6,254
|
| St.
Louis Co., MO |
30,161
|
| St.
Louis City, MO |
9,638
|
| Warren
, MO |
556
|
| Clinton,
IL |
8226
|
| Jersey,
IL |
417
|
| Madison,
IL |
5,807
|
| Monroe,
IL |
659
|
| St.
Clair, IL |
5,435
|
| REGIONAL
TOTAL |
66,421
|
Sources: County Business Patterns, 2000
St. Louis has 7 Fortune headquarters and 8 Fortune 2nd 500 headquarters
and is tied for 7th as a center of Fortune 500 headquarters.
|
Fortune
1000 Rank
|
| Ameren |
366
|
| Anheuser-Busch |
159
|
| Brown
Shoe |
768
|
| Charter
Communications |
417
|
| D&K
Healthcare Resources |
802
|
| A.G.
Edwards & Sons |
524
|
| Emerson |
130
|
| Energizer
Holdings |
784
|
| Express
Scripts |
210
|
| Furniture
Brands International |
727
|
| Graybar
Electric |
344
|
| Kellwood
Corp |
630
|
| May
Department Stores |
143
|
| Solutia |
527
|
| Viasystems
Group |
980
|
Source: FortuneMagazine, April 2002.
SELECTED MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN ST. LOUIS REGION
| 10,000
AND OVER |
TYPE
OF OPERATION
|
| BJC HealthCare |
health
care
|
| The
Boeing Company |
aerospace
|
| The May
Department Stores Co. |
retail
department stores
|
| Scott
Air Force Base |
United
States Military
|
| Schnuck
Markets Inc. |
retail
grocery
|
| Wal-Mart
Stores Inc. |
discount
retailer
|
| McDonald’s |
quick-service
restaurant
|
| Washington
University |
university
|
|
|
| 5,000-9,999 |
|
| SBC |
telecommunications
|
| SSM
Health Care |
health
care
|
| American
Airlines |
airline
|
| DaimlerChrysler
Corp., North & South |
automotive
manufacturer; Dodge Ram trucks, Chrysler and Dodge minivans
|
| City
of St. Louis |
municipal
government
|
| St.
John’s Mercy Health Care |
health
care
|
| U.S.
Postal Service |
postal
service
|
| Saint
Louis University |
Catholic,
Jesuit national research university
|
| St. Louis
Public Schools |
education
|
| Tenet
Saint Louis |
health
care
|
| Anheuser-Busch
Cos. Inc. |
brewery,
entertainment
|
| Special
School District of St. Louis County |
school
district
|
| A.G.
Edwards & Sons Inc. |
full-service
brokerage
|
|
|
| 2,000-4,999 |
|
| Dierbergs
Markets |
supermarkets
|
| U.S.
Bank |
commercial
and consumer banking
|
| CitiMortgage
Inc. |
residential
lending
|
| St. Louis
County |
government
|
| Ameren
Corp |
energy
company; electric and natural gas utility
|
| Edward
Jones |
financial
services
|
| Bank
of America |
banking
|
| Olin
Corp. |
industrial;
brass and ammunition manufacturing
|
| Enterprise
Rent-A-Car |
auto
rental, sales, fleet services
|
| St. Anthony’s
Medical Center |
health
care
|
| Walgreens |
retail
drug store
|
| Kmart
Corp. |
retail
mass merchant
|
| Maritz
Inc. |
travel,
performance improvement, marketing research
|
| Rockwood
School District |
school
district
|
| National
Steel Corp., Granite City Division |
steel
manufacturing
|
| Emerson |
technology
products and services
|
| Hardee’s
Food Systems Inc. |
quick-service
family restaurant
|
| United
Parcel Service |
package
delivery
|
| Monsanto
Co. |
agriculture
|
| Parkway
School District |
school
district
|
| Ford
Motor Co. |
automotive,
financial services
|
| General
Motors Corp.— Wentzville Assembly Center |
auto
manufacturer
|
| Memorial
Hospital |
hospital
|
| Charter
Communications |
broadband
communication; cable TV and Internet access
|
| Bi-State
Development Agency |
mass
transportation provider
|
| Francis
Howell School District |
school
district
|
| Harrah’s
Casino and Hotel |
casino,
hotel, restaurants
|
| Tyco
Healthcare Mallinckrodt |
healthcare
manufacturer
|
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