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Major Employers | Out-of-Town Companies
Monday, May 1, 2006
The roster of out-of-town companies with the most employees in the area hasn't changed much on the surface, but much has been happening. Federated Department Stores Inc. bought May Department Stores Co. and will convert Hecht's stores to the Macy's nameplate. Verizon Communications Inc. closed its $8.5 billion purchase of Ashburn-based MCI Inc. and began offering TV service over fiber-optic cable in parts of the area. Maryland enacted the country's first law to require retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to spend more on employee health insurance. Ahold USA Inc. spent $1.1 billion to settle a securities-fraud class-action lawsuit at its Columbia-based U.S. Foodservice Inc. and struggled against eroding market share at its Giant Food chain. Employee-owned Science Applications International Corp. announced plans to go public, and Computer Sciences Corp. announced that it's up for sale.
| Rank | Company | Total Employees | Area Employees | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDonald's Corp. | 447,000 | 31,500 | Food |
| 2 | Northrop Grumman Corp. | 123,600 | 20,340 | Aerospace/defense |
| 3 | Ahold USA | 127,000 | 17,365 | Retail |
| 4 | Science Applications International Corp. | 43,554 | 15,870 | Information Technology |
| 5 | Verizon Communications Inc. | 216,704 | 14,000 | Telecommunications |
| 6 | Computer Sciences Corp. | 80,000 | 11,000 | Information Technology |
| 7 | Safeway Inc. | 201,000 | 9,000 | Retail |
| 8 | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 1,700,000 | 8,500 | Retail |
| 9 | Federated Department Stores Inc | 200,000 | 7,700 | Retail |
| 10 | International Business Machines Corp. | 175,000 | 7,300 | Information Technology |
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