Top Out-of-Town Companies | Rank | Company | Renevue (in mil.) | Area Employees
| Industry | | 1 | McDonald's | $14,870 | 28,000 | Food | | 2 | Northrop Grumman | 13,558 | 16,400 | Defense | | 3 | Verizon Communications | 67,190 | 15,000 | Telecommunications | | 4 | Ahold USA | 59,600 | 14,200 | Retail | | 5 | Science Applications International | 5,896.7 | 13,160 | Information Technology | | 6 | May Department Stores | 14,175 | 10,500 | Retail | | 7 | Safeway | 34,301 | 9,000 | Retail | | 8 | WorldCom | 35,179 | 7,900 | Telecommunications | | 9 | Computer Sciences | 10,524 | 7,000 | Information Technology | | 10 | Sodexho | 5,001 | 5,600 | Hospitality | |