THE CAROLINAS 100
| Rank | Company Name | Ticker | City | Industry | Total Employees | Carolinas Employment | Revenues (in millions) | Net income (in millions) | Market Capitalization (in millions) | Stock Change |
| 1 | Nucor Corp. | NUE | Charlotte | Manufacturing | 14,810 | 2,324 | $ 14,751 | $1,758 | $ 19,601 | 63.85% |
| 2 | VF Corp. | VFC | Greensboro | Manufacturing | 43,000 | 2,266 | $ 6,216 | $535 | $ 9,269 | 48.32% |
| 3 | Reynolds American Inc. | RAI | Winston-Salem | Manufacturing | 7,500 | 3,750 | $ 8,510 | $1,136 | $ 18,450 | 37.35% |
| 4 | Royal Bank of Canada {+1} | RY | Raleigh | Financial Services | 70,000 | 2,977 | $ 32,280 | $4,307 | $ 63,616 | 22.21% |
| 5 | Laboratory Corp. of America Hldgs. | LH | Burlington | Health/Biotech | 25,000 | 5,200 | $ 3,591 | $432 | $ 8,875 | 36.43% |
| 6 | Delhaize Group{+1} | DEG | Salisbury | Retail | 142,500 | 37,195 | $ 25,371 | $551 | $ 8,761 | 27.20% |
| 7 | Bank of America Corp. | BAC | Charlotte | Financial Services | 199,429 | 20,000 | $ 115,689 | $21,133 | $ 227,455 | 15.69% |
| 8 | Duke Energy Corp. | DUK | Charlotte | Utilities | 18,400 | 10,700 | $ 15,184 | $2,019 | $ 25,505 | 20.98% |
| 9 | Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | MLM | Raleigh | Manufacturing | 5,508 | 1,242 | $ 2,206 | $244 | $ 6,064 | 35.44% |
| 10 | SPX Corp. | SPW | Charlotte | Manufacturing | 14,000 | 1,300 | $ 4,313 | $221 | $ 4,125 | 33.62% |
| 11 | CommScope Inc. | CTV | Hickory | Manufacturing | 4,500 | 2,200 | $ 1,624 | $130 | $ 2,563 | 51.42% |
| 12 | Ingles Markets Inc. | IMKTA | Asheville | Retail | 16,881 | 9,675 | $ 2,675 | $46 | $ 1,001 | 90.35% |
| 13 | Sonoco Products Co. | SON | Hartsville, S.C. | Manufacturing | 17,700 | 2,565 | $ 3,657 | $195 | $ 3,779 | 29.46% |
| 14 | Horizon Lines Inc. | HRZ | Charlotte | Services | 1,856 | 55 | $ 1,157 | $72 | $ 1,102 | 122.26% |
| 15 | Wachovia Corp. | WB | Charlotte | Financial Services | 110,000 | 33,407 | $ 46,810 | $7,745 | $ 104,815 | 7.74% |
| 16 | Alliance One Intl Inc. | AOI | Morrisville | Manufacturing | 4,700 | 349 | $ 2,127 | -$306 | $ 883 | 81.03% |
| 17 | Family Dollar Stores Inc. | FDO | Matthews | Retail | 44,200 | 5,000 | $ 6,695 | $234 | $ 4,467 | 18.31% |
| 18 | Progress Energy Inc. | PGN | Raleigh | Utilities | 10,727 | 6,457 | $ 9,570 | $514 | $ 12,913 | 11.75% |
| 19 | Sonic Automotive Inc. | SAH | Charlotte | Retail | 11,500 | n/a | $ 7,972 | $99 | $ 1,218 | 30.34% |
| 20 | GlaxoSmithKline Plc{+1} | GSK | RTP | Health/Biotech | 100,000 | 6,900 | $ 46,051 | $10,555 | $ 158,112 | 4.52% |
| 21 | Ruddick Corp. | RDK | Charlotte | Retail | 24,573 | 16,876 | $ 3,350 | $74 | $ 1,440 | 30.40% |
| 22 | Hanesbrands Inc.{+2} | HBI | Winston-Salem | Manufacturing | 48,000 | 8,200 | $ 4,403 | $208 | $ 2,831 | 21.13% |
| 23 | Goodrich Corp. | GR | Charlotte | Manufacturing | 23,000 | 658 | $ 5,878 | $481 | $ 6,432 | 10.83% |
| 24 | BB&T Corp. | BBT | Winston-Salem | Financial Services | 29,657 | 12,974 | $ 9,414 | $1,528 | $ 22,211 | 4.82% |
| 25 | Highwoods Properties Inc. | HIW | Raleigh | Real Estate | 471 | 229 | $ 431 | $36 | $ 2,220 | 43.27% |
| 26 | Force Protection Inc. | FRPT | Ladson, S.C. | Manufacturing | 925 | 925 | $ 196 | $18 | $ 1,252 | 2132.05% |
| 27 | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | COKE | Charlotte | Consumer Goods | 6,317 | 3,898 | $ 1,431 | $23 | $ 516 | 59.14% |
| 28 | Carlisle Cos Inc. | CSL | Charlotte | Manufacturing | 11,000 | 392 | $ 2,573 | $177 | $ 2,648 | 13.52% |
| 29 | Lowe's Companies Inc. | LOW | Mooresville | Retail | 210,000 | 28,700 | $ 46,927 | $3,105 | $ 48,022 | -6.54% |
| 30 | Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. | KKD | Winston-Salem | Consumer Goods | 4,700 | 850 | $ 461 | -$42 | $ 639 | 93.38% |
| 31 | SCANA Corp | SCG | Columbia, S.C. | Utilities | 5,800 | 5,650 | $ 4,563 | $311 | $ 5,051 | 3.15% |
| 32 | FairPoint Communications Inc. | FRP | Charlotte | Telecommunications | 900 | 50 | $ 270 | $31 | $ 677 | 82.92% |
| 33 | World Acceptance Corp. | WRLD | Greenville, S.C. | Financial Services | 2,706 | 380 | $ 279 | $45 | $ 702 | 64.74% |
| 34 | MedCath Corp. | MDTH | Charlotte | Health/Biotech | 4,423 | 201 | $ 718 | $8 | $ 573 | 47.49% |
| 35 | RF Micro Devices Inc. | RFMD | Greensboro | Technology | 3,264 | 1,900 | $ 992 | $52 | $ 1,201 | 25.51% |
| 36 | First Citizens BancShares Inc. | FCNCA | Raleigh | Financial Services | 3,927 | 2,999 | $ 1,104 | $126 | $ 2,097 | 16.18% |
| 37 | Waste Industries USA Inc. | WWIN | Raleigh | Services | 1,815 | 1,294 | $ 328 | $17 | $ 384 | 136.96% |
| 38 | Blackbaud Inc. | BLKB | Charleston, S.C. | Technology | 1,400 | 1,046 | $ 192 | $31 | $ 1,086 | 52.22% |
| 39 | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | PNY | Charlotte | Utilities | 1,933 | 1,665 | $ 1,681 | $96 | $ 1,968 | 10.72% |
| 40 | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. | SKT | Greensboro | Real Estate | 420 | 169 | $ 213 | $26 | $ 1,254 | 35.98% |
| 41 | R.H. Donnelley Corp. | RHD | Cary | Consumer Goods | 4,400 | 652 | $ 1,896 | -$238 | $ 4,995 | 1.80% |
| 42 | Centerplate Inc. | CVP | Spartanburg, S.C. | Retail | 1,500 | 131 | $ 681 | $3 | $ 366 | 46.60% |
| 43 | Insteel Industries Inc. | IIIN | Mount Airy | Manufacturing | 600 | 220 | $ 324 | $32 | $ 306 | 114.73% |
| 44 | EnPro Industries Inc. | NPO | Charlotte | Manufacturing | 4,400 | 110 | $ 928 | -$159 | $ 756 | 23.23% |
| 45 | CT Communications Inc. | CTCI | Concord | Telecommunications | 609 | 609 | $ 177 | $72 | $ 483 | 88.80% |
| 46 | Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc. | PPDI | Wilmington | Health/Biotech | 9,400 | 3,400 | $ 1,248 | $157 | $ 3,963 | 4.02% |
| 47 | James River Group Inc. | JRVR | Chapel Hill | Financial Services | 200 | 54 | $ 237 | $35 | $ 473 | 62.82% |
| 48 | Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. | AEA | Spartanburg, S.C. | Financial Services | 7,000 | 536 | $ 672 | $70 | $ 1,224 | 18.15% |
| 49 | AVX Corp. | AVX | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Technology | 13,000 | n/a | $ 1,458 | $141 | $ 2,613 | 2.14% |
| 50 | ScanSource Inc.{+3} | SCSC | Greenville, S.C. | Technology | 916 | n/a | $ 1,837 | -- | $ 690 | 11.19% |
| 51 | The Pantry Inc. | PTRY | Sanford | Retail | 13,554 | 5,315 | $ 6,028 | $56 | $ 1,026 | -0.32% |
| 52 | Speedway Motorsports Inc. | TRK | Concord | Entertainment | 211 | 211 | $ 567 | $111 | $ 1,698 | 10.76% |
| 53 | Denny's Corp. | DENN | Spartanburg, S.C. | Restaurant | 27,000 | n/a | $ 994 | $30 | $ 457 | 16.87% |
| 54 | Synalloy Corp. | SYNL | Spartanburg, S.C. | Manufacturing | 480 | 74 | $ 152 | $8 | $ 171 | 77.18% |
| 55 | South Financial Group Inc. | TSFG | Greenville, S.C. | Financial Services | 2,516 | 1,802 | $ 995 | $113 | $ 1,862 | -3.45% |
| 56 | Winston Hotels Inc. | WXH | Raleigh | Real Estate | 28 | 27 | $ 184 | $13 | $ 439 | 33.84% |
| 57 | Triad Guaranty Inc. | TGIC | Winston-Salem | Financial Services | 265 | 201 | $ 239 | $66 | $ 615 | 24.73% |
| 58 | Sealy Corp.{+4} | ZZ | Trinity | Consumer Goods | 6,420 | 522 | $ 1,583 | $74 | $ 1,590 | -7.81% |
| 59 | The Cato Corp. | CTR | Charlotte | Retail | 10,000 | 2,450 | $ 876 | $51 | $ 737 | 6.81% |
| 60 | First Financial Holdings Inc. | FFCH | Charleston, S.C. | Financial Services | 945 | 945 | $ 211 | $27 | $ 417 | 27.54% |
| 61 | Lance Inc. | LNCE | Charlotte | Consumer Goods | 4,800 | 1,200 | $ 730 | $18 | $ 625 | 7.78% |
| 62 | Bowater Inc. | BOW | Greenville, S.C. | Manufacturing | 7,000 | 1,240 | $ 3,530 | -$136 | $ 1,367 | -26.76% |
| 63 | Xerium Technologies Inc. | XRM | Youngsville | Manufacturing | 3,900 | 69 | $ 601 | $30 | $ 351 | 16.41% |
| 64 | Tekelec | TKLC | Morrisville | Telecommunications | 990 | 674 | $ 554 | -$103 | $ 1,025 | 6.69% |
| 65 | Kemet Corp. | KEM | Simpsonville, S.C. | Technology | 10,186 | 777 | $ 635 | $4 | $ 641 | 3.25% |
| 66 | SCBT Financial Corp. | SCBT | Columbia, S.C. | Financial Services | 634 | 634 | $ 158 | $20 | $ 332 | 24.86% |
| 67 | First South Bancorp Inc. | FSBK | Washington | Financial Services | 296 | 296 | $ 77 | $17 | $ 300 | 35.43% |
| 68 | Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. | ODFL | Thomasville | Services | 12,320 | 1,954 | $ 1,279 | $73 | $ 1,074 | -10.72% |
| 69 | Bank of Granite Corp. | GRAN | Granite Falls | Financial Services | 301 | 301 | $ 99 | $18 | $ 287 | 27.97% |
| 70 | First Charter Corp. | FCTR | Charlotte | Financial Services | 1,165 | 1,129 | $ 333 | $47 | $ 751 | 3.97% |
| 71 | Red Hat Inc. | RHT | Raleigh | Technology | 1,970 | 474 | $ 401 | $60 | $ 4,390 | -15.63% |
| 72 | Yadkin Valley Financial Corp. | YAVY | Elkin | Financial Services | 405 | 405 | $ 82 | $14 | $ 204 | 31.41% |
| 73 | Pozen Inc. | POZN | Chapel Hill | Health/Biotech | 36 | 36 | $ 14 | -$19 | $ 434 | 77.16% |
| 74 | Pike Electric Corp. | PEC | Mount Airy | Utilities | 6,300 | n/a | $ 612 | $10 | $ 593 | 0.68% |
| 75 | Investors Title Co. | ITIC | Chapel Hill | Financial Services | 260 | 251 | $ 85 | $13 | $ 126 | 26.63% |
| 76 | Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Inc. | PEBK | Newton | Financial Services | 275 | 275 | $ 63 | $9 | $ 103 | 36.98% |
| 77 | Cogdell Spencer Inc. | CSA | Charlotte | Real Estate | 123 | 105 | $ 56 | -$9 | $ 168 | 27.29% |
| 78 | Cree Inc. | CREE | Durham | Technology | 2,400 | 1,308 | $ 407 | $66 | $ 1,261 | -31.38% |
| 79 | Capital Bank Corp. | CBKN | Raleigh | Financial Services | 344 | 344 | $ 96 | $12 | $ 197 | 12.90% |
| 80 | Cooperative Bankshares Inc. | COOP | Wilmington | Financial Services | 189 | 189 | $ 62 | $8 | $ 107 | 31.86% |
| 81 | First Bancorp | FBNC | Troy | Financial Services | 662 | 634 | $ 145 | $19 | $ 307 | 8.33% |
| 82 | Inspire Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ISPH | Durham | Health/Biotech | 169 | 100 | $ 37 | -$42 | $ 241 | 25.00% |
| 83 | Southern Community Financial Corp. | SCMF | Winston-Salem | Financial Services | 341 | 341 | $ 89 | $4 | $ 179 | 12.00% |
| 84 | Span-America Medical Systems Inc. | SPAN | Greenville, S.C. | Manufacturing | 350 | 323 | $ 52 | $3 | $ 43 | 42.20% |
| 85 | Culp Inc. | CFI | High Point | Manufacturing | 1,137 | 440 | $ 248 | -$3 | $ 88 | 7.52% |
| 86 | Tidelands Bancshares Inc. | TDBK | Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | Financial Services | 84 | 84 | $ 23 | $1 | $ 60 | 54.29% |
| 87 | Beach First National Bancshares | BFNB | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Financial Services | 160 | 105 | $ 40 | $6 | $ 112 | 17.12% |
| 88 | ECB Bancorp Inc. | ECBE | Engelhard | Financial Services | 221 | 221 | $ 43 | $6 | $ 96 | 21.19% |
| 89 | Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd | SLXP | Morrisville | Health/Biotech | 240 | 120 | $ 209 | $32 | $ 593 | -30.77% |
| 90 | BNCBancorp | BNCN | Thomasville | Financial Services | 210 | 210 | $ 57 | $6 | $ 129 | 10.19% |
| 91 | Carolina Bank Holdings Inc. | CLBH | Greensboro | Financial Services | 75 | 75 | $ 29 | $3 | $ 44 | 39.96% |
| 92 | Unifi Inc. | UFI | Greensboro | Manufacturing | 4,668 | 2,564 | $ 691 | -$34 | $ 150 | -19.41% |
| 93 | Wellman Inc. | WLM | Fort Mill, S.C. | Manufacturing | 1,500 | n/a | $ 1,332 | -$84 | $ 118 | -52.95% |
| 94 | FNB United Corp. | FNBN | Asheboro | Financial Services | 570 | 570 | $ 123 | $12 | $ 190 | -3.47% |
| 95 | Chelsea Therapeutics Intl Ltd. | CHTP | Charlotte | Health/Biotech | 11 | 9 | $ 0 | -$9 | $ 105 | 35.94% |
| 96 | Gateway Financial Hldgs Inc. | GBTS | Elizabeth City | Financial Services | 372 | 241 | $ 83 | $5 | $ 160 | -4.75% |
| 97 | Citizens South Banking Corp. | CSBC | Gastonia | Financial Services | 160 | 160 | $ 49 | $5 | $ 101 | 8.28% |
| 98 | BioDelivery Sciences Intl Inc. | BDSI | Morrisville | Health/Biotech | 10 | 10 | $ 3 | -$20 | $ 75 | 28.51% |
| 99 | LSB Bancshares Inc | LXBK | Lexington | Financial Services | 390 | 390 | $ 81 | $6 | $ 123 | -4.45% |
| 100 | Trimeris Inc. | TRMS | Morrisville | Health/Biotech | 45 | 45 | $ 15 | $7 | $ 152 | 10.62% |
(1) - Foreign company with U.S. headquarters in North Carolina; financial results converted from foreign currency. (2) - Began trading Aug. 16. Stock change as of that date. (3) - Company delayed regulatory filings, profit data unavailable. (4) - Began trading April 6, 2006. Stock change as of that date.