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BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESSES
The St. Louis, MO-IL MSA supports a large and diverse business community
including a strong small business sector.
| Total
Business Locations (1) |
80,343
|
| Total
Corporations (2) |
69,533
|
| Total
Business Headquarters |
2,691
|
| Women
Owned Corporations (3) |
7,678
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| Women
Owned Headquarters |
142
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| Minority
Owned Corporations (3) |
1,823
|
| Minority
Owned Headquarters |
59
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BUSINESS RANKINGS
BUSINESS 2.0 MAGAZINE’S 2006 LISTS
100 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies 2006:1
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (16th)
TALX Corp. (71st)
BUSINESSWEEK'S 2006 RANKINGS
America’s 100 Hot Growth Companies 2006:2
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (31st)
Build-A-Bear Workshop (40th)
Reliv International Inc. (48th)
Best Places to Launch a Career in 2006:3
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
DELOITTE & TOUCHE RATINGS 2006
2006 Technology Fast 500:4
The Newberry Group (374th)
TALX Corp. (321st)
EXPANSION MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE 2006
Top 40 Real Estate Markets:5
St. Louis, MO (29th)
Top Business Opportunity Metros:6
St. Louis MSA–5 Star Metro
Top Logistics Metros:7
St. Louis #6 Overall
St. Louis #1 Transportation Workforce
Top Quality of Life Metros:8
St. Louis MSA–4 Star Metro
FORBES MAGAZINE 2006 LISTS
200 Best Small Companies 2006:9
Reliv International Inc. (14th)
Panera Bread Co. (30th)
TALX Corp. (40th)
Cass Information Systems Inc. (170th)
400 Best Big Companies in 2006:10
Ameren Corp.
Centene Corp.
Emerson
Express Scripts Inc.
Laclede Group
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.
Peabody Energy
Sigma-Aldrich
Best Place For Business 200611
St. Louis ranked 27th in the Cost of Doing Business and 47th Overall
FORTUNE MAGAZINE ACCOLADES 2006
Fortune’s 100 Best Places to Work:12
A.G. Edwards
Edward Jones
Fortune Global 500:13
Emerson Electric (372nd)
Express Scripts (413th)
Anheuser-Busch (448th)
Fortune's Most Admired Companies:14
A.G. Edwards
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.
Emerson Electric
Graybar Electric Co. Inc.
Peabody Energy
Fortune’s
Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies:15
Maveric Tube (9th)
INC. MAGAZINE’S 2006 LISTS 500
Fastest-Growing Private Companies:
16 KellyMitchell (299th)
Asynchrony Solutions (466th)
Logistics Management Solutions (470th)
INFORMATION WEEK MAGAZINE 2006
17
Top 250 Information Companies:
UniGroup Inc. (89th)
Maritz (93rd)
A.G. Edwards (134th)
Top 500 Companies:
Ameren Corporation
Arch Coal Inc.
Brown Shoe Company
Charter Communications
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Graybar Electric Co. Inc.
Olin Corporation
Sigma-Aldrich
| Emerson
Electric (126th) |
| Express
Scripts (134th) |
| Anheuser-Busch
(146th) |
| Ameren
(324th) |
| Monsanto
(336th) |
| Charter
Communications (413th) |
| Peabody
Energy (453rd) |
| Graybar
Electric (476th) |
| Energizer
Holdings (619th) |
| Solutia
(637th) |
| A.G.
Edwards (665th) |
| Arch
Coal (691st) |
| Furniture
Brands Intl. (713rd) |
| Olin
(723rd) |
| Kellwood
(725th) |
| Brown
Shoe (741st) |
| Maverick
Tube (844th) |
| Ralcorp
Holdings (906th) |
| Sigma-Aldrich
(909th) |
| Laclede
Group (930th) |
| Centene
(967th) |
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS BY COUNTY
|
2004
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2001
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| Bond,
IL |
342
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349
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| Calhoun,
IL |
98
|
105
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| Clinton,
IL |
875
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819
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| Jersey,
IL |
440
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412
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| Macoupin,
IL |
1,089
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1,068
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| Madison,
IL |
6,053
|
5,770
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| Monroe,
IL |
756
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668
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| St.
Clair, IL |
5,508
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5,420
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| Franklin,
MO |
2,716
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2,410
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| Jefferson,
MO |
3,898
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3,494
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| Lincoln,
MO |
880
|
778
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| St.
Charles, MO |
7,313
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6,321
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| St.
Louis, MO |
29,951
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30,086
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| St.
Louis City, MO |
10,407
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9,493
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| Warren,
MO |
588
|
542
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| Washington,
MO |
382
|
312
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| St.
Louis, MO-IL MSA Total |
71,296
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68,047
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TOTAL NUMBER OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
| Locations
Ranked by Number of Employees |
| 1
to 99 |
72,880
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| 100
to 249 |
1,259
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| 250
to 499 |
306
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| 500
to 999 |
114
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| 1000+ |
84
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TOP REGIONAL EMPLOYERS
MORE THAN 10,000 EMPLOYEES
BJC HealthCare*
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems*
Schnuck Markets Inc.*
Scott Air Force Base*
SSM Health Care*
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Washington University in St. Louis*
5,000-9,999 EMPLOYEES
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.*
AT&T Communications Inc.
City of Saint Louis*
DaimlerChrysler Assembly Plants
Dierbergs Markets*
Maritz Inc.*
McDonald’s
Saint Louis University*
Special School District of St. Louis County*
St. John’s Mercy Health Care*
St. Louis Public Schools*
United States Postal Service
2,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES
A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.*
Ameren Corporation*
Charter Communications Inc.*
Citigroup
Conagra Packaged Foods
Edward Jones*
Emerson Electric Co.*
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. Inc.*
General Motors
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp.*
Monsanto Co.*
Rockwood School District*
Shop ‘n Save Warehouse Foods, Inc.
St. Louis County Government*
Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt
U.S. Steel
Ugs Corp.
United Parcel Service Inc.
University of Missouri System*
1,000-2,499 EMPLOYEES
ABM Industries Inc.
Alberici Constructors Inc.*
Ameristar Casinos Inc.
Baker Petrolite Corp.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MO
Brown Group Retail Inc.
Casino Queen Hotel and Casino*
Centaur Building Services*
Delmar Gardens
Enterprises*
Express Scripts Inc.*
Federated Retail Holdings Inc.
First Banks Inc.*
GKN Aerospace North America
GTE Corp.
Harrah’s Maryland Heights
Hilti Inc.
Intensive Maintenance Care Inc.*
Interstate Cleaning Corp.*
Jefferson Memorial Hospital*
KV Pharmaceutical Co.*
Laclede Group Inc.*
Lou Fusz Automotive Network Inc.*
MasterCard International Inc.
McCarthy Building Cos.*
McBride & Son
Enterprises Inc.*
MCI Worldcom Network Services
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.*
Missouri Air National Guard
Moark LLC
Nestlé Purina Petcare Co.
Olin Corp.*
Pfizer Inc.
Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.*
Sabreliner Corp.*
Scottrade Center & St. Louis Blues*
Sigma-Aldrich Co.*
Solutia Inc.*
Spectrum Healthcare Resources*
Tenet Healthsystem Medical Inc.
Transaction Technologies Inc.*
Tyco Healthcare Group LP
U.S. Bancorp
UniGroup Inc.*
US Bank National Association
Verizon Wireless Messaging
Veterans Health Administration
Whelan Security Co.*
Note: *Corporate Headquarters in Greater St. Louis
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