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Top 40 Virginia Companies

Rank

Company

City

Business

Employees

1

Circuit City Stores Inc.

Richmond

Electronics Retailer

50,500

2

CSX Corp.

Richmond

Freight

48,950

3

Dominion Resources Inc.

Richmond

Utility

11,035

4

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Norfolk

Transportation

35,640

5

Reynolds Metals Co.

Richmond

Manufacturing

18,900

6

Pittston Co.

Glen Allen

Security Services

46,500

7

Universal Corp.

Richmond

Tobacco

35,000

8

Smithfield Foods Inc.

Smithfield

Food

30,800

9

Owens & Minor Inc.

Glen Allen

Medical Supplies

2,792

10

Trigon Healthcare Inc.

Richmond

Managed Care

3,819

11

Heilig-Meyers Co.

Richmond

Furniture Retailer

22,500

12

Performance Food Group

Richmond

Food Distribution

4,200

13

LandAmerica Financial

Richmond

Insurance

8,304

14

Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News

Shipbuilding

16,889

15

Dimon Inc.

Danville

Tobacco

3,200

16

Dollar Tree Stores Inc.

Chesapeake

Discount Stores

18,000

17

Chesapeake Corp.

Richmond

Specialty Services

8,300

18

WLR Foods Inc.

Broadway

Poultry Processing

7,100

19

Albemarle Corp.

Richmond

Chemicals

2,550

20

Ethyl Corp.

Richmond

Petroleum Additives

1,500

21

Tredegar Industries Inc.

Richmond

Plastics, Aluminum

3,700

22

Media General Inc.

Richmond

Media

8,200

23

AMF Bowling Inc.

Richmond

Bowling

15,568

24

Dan River Inc.

Danville

Home Furnishings

7,300

25

United Dominion Realty

Richmond

REIT

2,400

26

Markel Corp.

Glen Allen

Insurance

825

27

Noland Co.

Newport News

Industrial Supplies

1,512

28

Cadmus Communications

Richmond

Commercial Printing

4,100

29

Bassett Furniture Industries

Bassett

Furniture

4,700

30

Roanoke Electric Steel

Roanoke

Steel

1,292

31

American Woodmark Corp.

Winchester

Furniture

3,087

32

Metro Information Services

Virginia Beach

IT

3,148

33

Stanley Furniture Co. Inc.

Stanleytown

Furniture

3,100

34

Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton

Glen Allen

Insurance

2,100

35

Pulaski Furniture Corp.

Pulaski

Furniture

2,150

36

S&K Famous Brands Inc.

Richmond

Menswear Retailer

2,100

37

Comdial Corp.

Charlottesville

Internet Telephony

922

38

Cornerstone Realty

Richmond

REIT

600

39

CFW Communications Co.

Waynesboro

Telecommunications

981

40

Eskimo Pie Corp.

Richmond

Frozen Treats

105



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