|
 |
|
|
| 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) |
4,481
|
Sources: US Bureau of Census, Economic Census 1997, DIALOG September
2003.
 GREATER
ST. LOUIS
| Employee
Size |
Number
Establishments
|
| 1-99 |
64,302
|
| 100-249 |
1,362
|
| 250-499 |
350
|
| 500-999 |
112
|
| Over
1,000 |
87
|
Source: County Business Patterns, 2002.
| County |
Businesses
|
| Franklin,
MO |
2,410
|
| Jefferson,
MO |
3,494
|
| Lincoln,
MO |
778
|
| St.
Charles, MO |
6,321
|
| St.
Louis Co., MO |
30,086
|
| St.
Louis City, MO |
1,493
|
| Warren
, MO |
542
|
| Clinton,
IL |
819
|
| Jersey,
IL |
412
|
| Madison,
IL |
5,770
|
| Monroe,
IL |
668
|
| St.
Clair, IL |
5,420
|
| REGIONAL
TOTAL |
66,213
|
Sources: County Business Patterns, 2002.
Source: County
Business Patterns, 2002.
 St. Louis
has seven Fortune headquarters and 11 Fortune 2nd
500 headquarters and is tied for 10th as a center of Fortune
500 headquarters.
|
Fortune
1000 Rank
|
| Ameren |
418
|
| Anheuser-Busch |
142
|
| Arch
Coal Electric |
805
|
| Brown
Shoe |
711
|
| Charter
Communications |
362
|
| D&K
Healthcare Resources |
580
|
| A.G.
Edwards & Sons |
596
|
| Emerson |
138
|
| Energizer
Holdings |
744
|
| Express
Scripts |
210
|
| Furniture
Brands International |
588
|
| Graybar
Electric |
401
|
| Kellwood
Corp |
632
|
| May
Department Stores |
144
|
| Peabody
Energy |
532
|
| Ralcorp
Holdings |
910
|
| Sigma-Aldrich |
927
|
| Solutia |
521
|
Source: FortuneMagazine, April 2003.
 SELECTED
MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN ST. LOUIS REGION
| 10,000
AND OVER |
TYPE
OF OPERATION
|
| BJC HealthCare |
health
care
|
| Boeing
Integrated Defense Systems |
aerospace
|
| The May
Department Stores Co. |
retail
department stores
|
| Scott
Air Force Base |
United
States Military
|
| Wal-Mart
Stores Inc. |
discount
retailer
|
| Schnuck
Markets Inc. |
retail
grocery
|
| United
States Postal Service |
mail
service
|
| SSM
Health Care |
health
care
|
| Washington
University |
university
|
|
|
| 5,000-9,999 |
|
| SBC |
telecommunications
|
| McDonald's |
fast
food restaurant chain
|
| City
of St. Louis |
municipal
government
|
| St.
John's Mercy Health Care |
health
care
|
| American
Airlines |
air
transportation
|
| Saint
Louis University |
university
|
| St. Louis
Public Schools |
education
|
| DaimlerChrysler
Corp. N. and S. assembly plants |
auto
manufacturer
|
| Special
School District of St. Louis County |
school
district
|
| Anheuser-Busch
Cos. Inc. |
brewery,
entertainment
|
| Tenet
Saint Louis |
health
care
|
| A.G.
Edwards & Sons Inc. |
full-service
brokerage
|
|
|
| 2,000-4,999 |
|
| Dierbergs
Markets |
supermarkets
|
| St. Louis
County |
government
|
| U.S.
Bancorp |
commercial
and consumer banking
|
| Ameren
Corp. |
energy
company; electric and natural gas utility
|
Source: St. Louis Business Journal Book of Lists, 2003.
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