Need employment? Looking for the top companies in the Charlotte area? Well, just look at the following list of Charlotte's top 5 companies in several categories. This list was taken from "Charlotte Business Journals Top 25 Book of Lists". and has many field of endeavor listed. I have also included the web addresses of each firm (when available) and a link to each site.
Need additional lists? Please feel free to contact me through Jim@teambarnettcharlotte.com or phone me at 1-800-887-1446 and I will be happy to supply you with any additional information or lists that you desire.
Architectural Firms ( ranked by number of local registered architects)
1) FreemanWhite, Inc .... Http://www.freemanwhite.com
2) Little ... Http://www.littleonline.com
3) Odell Associates, Inc ... Http://www.odell.com
4) LS3P Associates, Ltd ... www.ls3p.com
5) ADW Architects ... Http://www.awdarchitects.com
Engineering Firms (ranked by number of local licensed engineers)
1) Parsons ... www.parsons.com
2) The Shaw Group ... www.shawgrp.com
3) HDR Engineering, Inc of the Carolinas ... www.hdrinc.com
4) Stantec Consulting Firm ... www.stantec.com
5) Ralph Whitehead Associates, Inc ... rwhitehead.com
General Contractors (ranked by local billings)
1) Choate Construction Co..... www.choateco.com
2) R.T. Dooley Construction Co... www.rtdooley.com
3) Bovis Lend Lease Corp. ..... www.bovislendlease.com
4) Shelco Inc .... www.shelcoinc.com
5) R.J. Griffin and Co ... www.rjgriffin.com
Electrical Contractors (ranked by # of full time local employees)
1) Starr Electric Co, Inc ... www.starrelctric.net
2) Port City Electric ... www.portcityelectric.com
3) Preferred Electric Co ...http://www.peci-elect.com
4) Basic Electric Co,Inc ... no web site Ph 704-821-8778
5) Overcash electric Inc ... no web site Ph 704-664-6951
Retained Executive Search Firms (Ranked by number of local consultants)
1) The Hunt Group ... www.jbhunt.net
2) The Perkins Group ...www.perkinsgroup.com
3) Andeson and Associates... www.andersonexecutivesearch.com
4) Colemanlew & Associates ... www.colemanlew.com
5) Pinnacle Search Associates ... www.pinnsearch.com
Largest Area Employers (ranked by number of Non-Governmental full -time employees)
1) Carolina HealthCare System.... www.carolinasheathcare.org
2) Wachovia Corp.... www.wachovia.com
3) Bank of America Corp... www.bankofameica.com
4) Delhaize America Inc/Food Lion,LLC .... www.foodlion.com
5) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.... www.wal-mart.com
Largest Advertising and Marketing Agencies (ranked by local capitalized billings)
1) Luguire George Anderson, Inc .... www.lgaadv.com
2) Wray Ward Laseter ..... www.wwlcreative.com
3) Hawkeye/FFwd .... www.ffwdgroup.com
4) Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy ... www.lkmideas.com
5) Red F ... www.redf.com
Largest Area Law Firms (ranked by Local Attorneys)
1) Moore and Van Allen, PLLC ... www.mvalaw.com
2) Kennedy Covington Lobdell&Hickman, LLP ... www.kennedycovington.com
3) Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson .... www.rbh.com
4) Parker,Poe, Adams & Berstein LLC.... www.parkerpoe.com
5) Helms, Mullliss & Wicker PLLC ..... www.hmw.com
Largest Area Hospitals (ranked by number of licensed beds)
1) Carolinas Medical Center ... www.carolonashealtycare.org
2) Presbyterian Hospital .... www.presbyterian.org
3) W.G. (Bill) Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center ... www.va.com
4) Northeast Medical Center .... www.northeastmedical.org
5) Gaston Memorial Hospital ... www.caromont.org
Largest Charlotte-Area Banks and S&Ls (ranked by June 2005 Local Deposits)
1) Wachovia Corp .... www.wachovia.com
2) Bank of America... www.bankofamerica.com
3) BB&T Corp ... www.bbandt.com
4) First Charter Corp ... www.firstcharter.com
5) Sun rust banks, Inc ... www.suntrust.com