Almanac
The following list includes all 67 companies rated for the Top 50 section, plus five others that were excluded because they were not publicly owned during all of 1995 and 1996, the years used in the rankings. They will be included in future Top 50 sections. The companies are: Laboratory Corp., Lucent Technologies; Pluma Inc., RF Micro Devices and Dimon Inc.
AMP
- Headquarters: 470 Friendship Road, P.O. Box 3608, Harrisburg, Pa. 17105
- Telephone: (717) 564-0100
- Web Site: http://www.amp.com
- Employees: 44,985
- Business: Producer of electrical and electronic connection, programming and switching devices. AMP has 175 facilities in 38 countries, including 12 plants in the Piedmont Triad which employ 4,200 workers.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: AMP
- CEO/President: William J. Hudson Jr.
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AMERICAN EXPRESS
- Headquarters: American Express Tower, World Financial Center, New York, N.Y. 10285
- Telephone: (212) 640-2000
- Web Site: http://www.americanexpress.com
- Employees: 72,299
- Business: Diversified travel and financial services company offering charge cards, travelers checks, travel planning, financial planning, insurance and international banking services. It has a major credit card service center in Greensboro and employs 2,800 people locally.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: AXP
- CEO: Harvey Golub
- President: Kenneth I. Chenault
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
- Headquarters: 70 Pine St., New York, NY 10270
- Telephone: (212) 770-7000
- Web Site: http://www.access.aig.com
- Employees: 36,600
- Business: Through its member companies, it underwrites commercial and industrial insurance throughout the United States and abroad. In Greensboro, it operates United Guaranty.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: AIG
- CEO: Maurice R. Greenberg
- President: Evan Greenberg
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- AT&T CORP.
- Headquarters: 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10013
- Telephone: (212) 387-5400
- Web Site: http://www.att.com
- Employees: 130,000
- Business: Provides products, services and systems for the management of information, including voice, data and image telecommunications services. Lucent Technologies, a spinoff division of AT&T, has a major facility between Greensboro and Burlington. At&T employs about 400 in the Triad; Lucent has 2,300.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: T
- CEO: Robert E. Allen
- President: John R. Walter
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BASSETT FURNITURE
- Headquarters: 245 Main St., Bassett, Va. 24055
- Telephone: (540) 629-6000
- Web Site: http://www.bassettfurniture.com
- Employees: 7,800
- Business: Manufactures a broad line of furniture and related products.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: BSET
- CEO: Robert H. Spilman Sr.
- President: Robert H. Spilman Jr.
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BB&T CORP.
- Headquarters: 200 W. Second St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101
- Telephone: (910) 733-2000
- Employees: 7,800
- Business: Bank holding company offering personal and commercial banking services in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Its July 2, 1997, acquisition of United Carolina Bancshares gives BB&T assets of $26.5 billion. UCB is expected to continue operating its 153 branches under the UCB name (BB&T has 465 branches) until its systems conversion to BB&T is completed in mid-September.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: BBK
- Chairman/CEO: John A. Allison IV
- President: Kelly S. King
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- BELLSOUTH CORP.
- Headquarters: 1155 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30367
- Telephone: (404) 249-2000
- Web Site: http://www.bellsouth.com
- Employees: 81,200
- Business: Provides telecommunications services in nine Southern states, including North Carolina.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: BLS
- CEO/President: F. Duane Ackerman
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- BLACK & DECKER CORP.
- Headquarters: 701 E. Joppa Road, Towson, Md. 21286
- Telephone: (410) 716-3900
- Web Site: http://www.blackanddecker.com
- Employees: 29,200
- Business: Manufacturer of products used in and around the home, including power tools, and automotive and outdoor products. It has a plant in Asheboro.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: BDK
- CEO/President: Nolan D. Archibald
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- BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES
- Headquarters: 3330 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27420
- Telephone: (910) 379-2000
- Web Site: http://www.burlington-ind.com
Employees: 21,000
- Business: Diversified manufacturer of textile products used in a variety of apparel and home furnishings. Its Triad operations employ more than 4,200.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: BUR
- CEO/President: George W. Henderson III
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- CCB FINANCIAL CORP.
- Headquarters: 111 Corcoran St., P.O. Box 931, Durham, N.C. 27702
- Telephone: (919) 683-7777
- Employees: 1,983
- Business: Through its subsidiaries, Central Carolina Bank & Trust Co., CCB Savings Bank of Lenoir and Graham Savings Bank, provides retail and commercial banking services. It has approximately 112 branches in central North Carolina.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: CCB
- CEO/President: Ernest C. Roessler
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- CENTURA BANKS INC.
- Headquarters: 134 N. Church St., Rocky Mount, N.C. 27802
- Telephone: (919) 977-4400
- Web Site: http://www.centura.com
- Employees: 2,312
- Business: Holding company for Centura Bank. The bank provides general commercial banking, investment, insurance and trust services through 172 offices in North Carolina.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: CBC
- CEO/President: Cecil W. Sewell, Jr.
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- CONE MILLS CORP.
- Headquarters: 3101 N. Elm St., Greensboro, N.C. 27415
- Telephone: (910) 379-6220
- Employees: 6,213
- Business: Manufacturers denim, specialty and home furnishings fabrics. Local employment is 2,212.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: COE
- CEO/President: J. Patrick Danahy
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- CULP INC.
- Headquarters: 101 S. Main St., P.O. Box 2686, High Point, N.C. 27261
- Telephone: (910) 889-5161
- Employees: 2,966
- Business: Produces and distributes home furnishings fabrics to furniture and bedding manufacturers, and recreational vehicle customizers.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: CFI
- CEO and chairman: Robert G. Culp III
- President and COO: Howard L. Dunn Jr.
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- DIMON INC.
- Headquarters: 512 Bridge St., P.O. Box 681, Danville, Va. 24543
- Telephone: (804) 792-7511
- Employees: 2,800
- Business: Purchases, processes and sells leaf tobacco and imports, exports and distributes fresh cut flowers.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: DMN
- CEO: Claude B. Owen Jr.
- President: Albert C. Monk
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- D.R. HORTON
- Headquarters: 1901 Ascension Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, Texas 76006
- Telephone: (817) 856-8200
- Employees: 612
- Business: Constructs and sells single-family homes in the entry level and move-up segments of the housing market throughout the Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, Western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. In the Triad, it operates Arappco Homes which it bought in 1995. Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: DHI
- President: Donald R. Horton
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- DUKE ENERGY CORP.
- Headquarters: 422 S. Church St., P.O. Box 1005, Charlotte, N.C. 28201-1005
- Telephone: (704) 594-0887
- Web Site: http://www.duke-energy.com
- Employees: 17,726
- Business: Generates, transmits, distributes and sells electrical power in the Piedmont sections of North Carolina and South Carolina.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: DUK
- CEO and chairman: William H. Grigg
- President: Richard B. Priory
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- ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS
- Headquarters: 5400 Legacy Dr., Plano, Texas 75024.
- Telephone:
- Web Site: http://www.eds.com
- Employees: 100,000
- Business: Founded by Ross Perot, EDS provides information technology services to companies worldwide. The company entered the Triad market in June 1997 by buying Wendovr Funding, a company that manages mortgage-loan accounts for banks and other lenders, and employs about 460 people in Greensboro.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: EDS
- CEO: Lester M. Alberthal Jr.
- President: Jeffrey M. Heller
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- FIELDCREST CANNON
- Headquarters: One Lake Circle Dr., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081
- Administrative Offices: 326 E. Stadium Drive, Eden, N.C. 27288
- Telephone: (704) 939-2000 (Kannapolis) (910) 627-3000 (Eden)
- Web Site: http://dama.tc2.com/fldcrest/default.htm
- Employees: 11,312
- Business: Manufacturers and sells household textiles, including sheets, comforters, blankets, bedspreads and towels. Brand names include "Fieldcrest," St. Marys," " Cannon Royal Family," and Cannon Monticello."
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: FLD
- CEO and chairman: James M. Fitzgibbons
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- FIRST BANCORP
- Headquarters: 341 N. Main St., P.O. Box 508, Troy, N.C. 27371
- Telephone: (910) 576-6171
- Employees: 242
- Business: Bank Holding company for First Bank, which conducts business through approximately 32 branch offices within a 60-mile radius of Troy.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: FBNC
- CEO/President: James H. Garner
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- FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES
- Headquarters: 239 Fayetteville St., Raleigh, N.C. 27601
- Telephone: (919) 755-7336
- Web Site: http://www.firstcitizens.com
- Employees: 4,282
- Business: Holding company for First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., which operates 308 offices in North Carolina and Virginia.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: FCNCA
- Chairman : Lewis R. Holding
- President: Frank B. Holding Jr.
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- FIRST UNION CORP.
- Headquarters: Two First Union Center
- Telephone: (704) 374-6565
- Web Site: http://www.firstunion.com
- Employees: 44,333
- Business: Bank holding company. Subsidiary banks attract deposits and offer residential and commercial real estate, agricultural and consumer loans. First Union serves the eastern U.S. from Connecticut to Florida by offering financial services to retail and commercial customers through nearly 2,000 offices.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: FTU
- Chairman/CEO: Edward E. Crutchfield Jr.
- President: Anthony P. Terracciano
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- FNB CORP.
- Headquarters: 101 Sunset Ave., Asheboro, N.C. 27203
- Telephone: (910) 626-8300
- Employees: 118 full time
- Business: Bank holding company that owns First National Bank & Trust Co., a full-service commercial bank that operates in Randolph, Montgomery and Chatham counties
- Stock Exchange; FNBN
- Ticker Symbol: Nasdaq
- CEO/President: Michael C. Miller
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- FNB FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
- Headquarters: P.O. Box 2037, Reidsville, N.C. 27323
- Telephone: (910) 342-3346
- Employees: 89 full time
- Business: Holding company for First National Bank Southeast. The bank offers commercial banking services through three branches in Reidsville, two branches and a mortgage center in Eden and one branch in Greensboro.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: FNBF
- CEO/President: Ernest J. Sewell
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- FOOD LION INC.
- Headquarters: P.O. Box 1330, 2110 Executive Drive, Salisbury, N.C. 28145-1330
- Telephone: (704) 633-8250
- Web Site: http://www.foodlion.com
- Employees: 27,924
- Business: Operates a chain of approximately 1,112 supermarkets in the Southeastern United States. Triad employment includes 3,971 workers.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: FDLNB
- Chairman/CEO/President: Tom E. Smith
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- FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL
- Headquarters: 101 S. Hanley Road, St. Louis, Mo 63105-3493
- Telephone: (314) 863-1100
- Employees: 20,800
- Business: Manufactures furniture and home furnishings through its Thomasville Furniture, Broyhill and Lane subsidiaries. It was formerly named Interco. It has 3,421 Triad workers, virtually all at Thomasville.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: FBN
- Chairman: Richard B. Loynd
- President/CEO: W.G. Holliman Jr.
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- GALEY & LORD INC.
- Headquarters: 7736 McCloud Rd., One Triad Center, Suite 300, Greensboro, N.C. 27409
- Telephone: 665-3000
- Employees: 3,490
- Business: Developer, manufacturer and marketer of woven cotton and cotton blended apparel fabrics. The company also has entered the home furnishings fabric market.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: GNL
- Chairman/CEO/President: Arthur C. Wiener
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- GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- Headquarters: 1144 E. Market St., Akron, Ohio 44316
- Telephone: (330) 796-2121
- Web Site: http://www.goodyear.com
- Employees: 87,930
- Business: Manufactures tires and rubber automotive parts. It has plants in Asheboro and Danville, Va.
Stock Exchange: NYSE
Ticker Symbol: GT
Chairman/CEO/President: Samir F. Gibara
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- GUILFORD MILLS INC.
- Address: 4925 W. Market St., Greensboro, N.C. 27407
- Telephone: (910) 316-4000
- Web Site: http://www.guilfordmills.com
- Employees: 6,517
- Business: Manufactures, dyes and finishes warped knitted textiles for use by apparel, automotive, industrial and home furnishing manufacturers. It employs 2,000 in the Triad.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: GFD
- Chairman/CEO: Charles A. Hayes
- President/COO: John A. Emrich
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- HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES
- Headquarters: 10 Highway 35, P.O. Box 500, Red Bank, N.J. 07701
- Telephone: (908) 747-7800
- Web Site: http://www.khov.com
- Employees: 1,100
- Business: Builds single-family homes and apartments in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, New York, California and Poland. In the Triad, the company owns King-based Fortis Homes.
- Stock Exchange: American
- Ticker Symbol: HOV
- CEO: Kevork S. Hovnanian
- President: Ara K. Hovnanian
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- INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.
- Headquarters: 1373 Boggs Drive, Mount Airy, N.C. 27030
- Telephone: (910) 786-2141
- Employees: 1,054
- Business: Manufactures welded wire reinforcement, and carbon and industrial wires used by the construction, furniture, bedding and automotive industries.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: III
- CEO/President: Howard O. Woltz III
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- INTEGON CORP.
- Headquarters: 500 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27152
- Telephone: (910) 770-2000
- Web Site: http://www.integon.com/
- Employees: 2,300
- Business: Specializes in the underwriting and marketing of nonstandard automobile insurance to individuals. In 1995, Integon completed the integration of Bankers and Shippers Insurance Co. of Burlington into its organization.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: IN
- President/CEO: John B. McKinnon
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- INTERNATIONAL PAPER
- Headquarters: 2 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, N.Y. 10577
- Telephone: (914) 397-1500
- Web Site: http://www.ipaper.com
- Employees: 87,000
- Business: Manufacturers paper, paperboard, packaging products, office supplies, wood pulp, lumber, photosensitive films and chemicals. In Greensboro, it operates Dillard, A ResourceNet International Company (formerly Dillard Paper) which it acquired in 1991.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: IP
- CEO: John T. Dillon
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- JEFFERSON-PILOT CORP.
- Headquarters: 100 N. Greene St., Greensboro, N.C. 27420
- Telephone: (910) 691-3000
- Web site: http://www.jpc.com
- Employees: 3,650
- Business: Writes life insurance, annuity policies, and accident and health insurance in 49 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. The company also operates radio and television stations, and produces sports programming. JP employs 1,400 in the Triad.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: JP
- CEO/President: David A. Stonecipher
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- KMART
- Headquarters: 3100 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, Mi. 48084
- Telephone: (248) 643-1000
- Web Site: http://www.kmart.com
- Employees: 265,000
- Business: Retailer with nearly 2,400 outlets including Kmart discount department stores and Builders Square home improvement centers. Kmart has a large distribution center in Greensboro.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: KM
- Chairman/President/CEO: Floyd Hall
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- LABORATORY CORP. OF AMERICA
- Headquarters: 358 S. Main St., Burlington, N.C. 27215
- Telephone: (910) 229-1127
- Employees: 18,000
- Business: Clinical laboratory company that performs diagnostic tests for physicians, managed care organizations, hospitals, clinics and other health-related organizations.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: LH
- CEO/President: Thomas P. Mac Mahon
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- LADD FURNITURE INC.
- Headquarters: One Plaza Center, Box HP-3, High Point, N.C. 27261-1500
- Telephone: (910) 889-0333
- Web Site: http://www.laddfurniture.com
- Employees: 5,900
- Business: Designs and manufactures wood, metal and upholstered furniture. Brands include American Drew, American of Martinsville, Barclay, Clayton Marcus and Pennsylvania House. Operates 20 manufacturing plants in eight states. LADD is in the process of building a new headquarters building in the Grandover development in Greensboro.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: LADF
- CEO/President: Fred L. Schuermann Jr.
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- LEGGETT & PLATT INC.
- Headquarters: One Leggett Road, Carthage, Mo. 64836
- Telephone: (417) 358-8131
- Employees: 16,600
- Business: Manufactures furniture, furniture components and related products for use in bedding, furniture and commercial fixtures. Company has plants in High Point and Linwood.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: LEG
- Chairman/CEO: Harry M. Cornell Jr.
- President: Felix E. Wright
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- LOEWS CORP.
- Headquarters: 667 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y.
- Telephone: (212) 545-2000
- Employees: 34,700
- Business: Holding company for a diverse group of businesses that produce cigarettes, watches and clocks. Subsidiaries include Lorillard cigarettes, CNA Financial Corp. insurance and hotels in the United States, Monaco and Canada. Loews also is involved in offshore oil and gas rigs.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: LTR
- Co-Chairman/Co-CEO: Laurence A. Tisch and Preston Robert Tisch
- President: James S. Tisch
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- LOWES COS.
- Headquarters: Box 1111, North Wilksboro, N.C. 28659
- Telephone: (910) 651-4000
- Web Site: http://www.lowes.com
- Employees: 53,492
- Business: Retail distributor of building materials and supplies with more than 400 stores in 24 states. In the Triad, it has 11 operations and 1,650 workers.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: LOW
- CEO/President: Robert L. Tillman
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- LSB BANCSHARES
- Headquarters: 1 LSB Plaza, Lexington, N.C. 27293
- Telephone: (910) 248-6500
- Employees: 239
- Business: Holding company for Lexington State Bank, a commercial bank serving Thomasville, Arcadia, Midway, Wallburg, Lexington and Welcome through 14 branch offices.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: LXBK
- Chairman/CEO/President: Robert F. Lowe
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- LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
- Headquarters: 600 Mountain Ave., Murray Hill, N.J. 07974
- Telephone: (908) 582-8500
- Web Site: http://www.lucent.com
- Employees: 124,000
- Business: Designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public aand private networks, communications systems and software, consumer and business telephone systems and microelectronics components. The company has 2,300 workers in the Triad.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: LU
- CEO: Henry B. Schacht
- President: Richard A. McGinn
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- MAINSTREET BANKGROUP
- Headquarters: 1 Ellsworth St., P.O. Box 4831, Martinsville, Va. 24115
- Telephone: (540) 666-6724
- Web Site: http://www.MSBI.com
- Employees: 551
- Business: Provides general commercial banking services through six subsidiaries and 31 bank branches in Virginia.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: MSBC
- CEO/President: Michael R. Brenan
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- MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC INC.
- Headquarters: 1238 Anthony Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215
- Telephone: (910) 226-6311
- Employees: 320
- Business: specializes in drug and toxin analysis and provides those services to hospitals and laboratories; provides employment drug testing and biological monitoring of occupational exposure to toxins; develops diagnostic kits for on-site testing.
- Stock Exchange: American
- Ticker Symbol: TOX
- CEO/President: James D. Skinner
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- NATIONSBANK
- Headquarters: NationsBank Corporate Center, 18th Floor, 100 North Tryon St., Charlotte, N.C. 28255
- Telephone: (704) 386-5000
- Web Site: http://www.nationsbank.com
- Employees: 62,971
- Business: Offers retail banking services, asset management, financial products, corporate finance and other financial services through 1,900 branch offices in 16 states and D.C. It has a major service center in High Point.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: NB
- CEO: Hugh L. McColl Jr.
- President: Kenneth D. Lewis
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- OAKWOOD HOMES CORP.
- Headquarters: P.O. Box 27081, Greensboro, N.C. 27425-7081
- Telephone: (910) 664-2400
- Web Site: www.oakwoodhomes.com
- Employees: 6,192
- Business: Retailer of manufactured housing. Finances most retail sales through its captive finance company. Markets its homes and financial services through 255 sales center and 120 independent dealers in 28 states.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: OH
- Chairman/President/CEO: Nicholas J. St. George
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- OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC.
- Headquarters: 1730 Westchester Drive, P.O. Box 2006, High Point, N.C. 27262-2006
- Telephone: (910) 889-5000
- Employees: 3,825
- Business: Inter-regional motor carrier primarily transporting less-than-truckload shipments of general commodities, including consumer products, textiles and capital goods to a diversified customer base. In 1995, Old Dominion expanded into the Midwest and Rocky Mountains by opening seven new service centers and buying assets of a Kansas City company with six centers.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: ODFL
- CHMN/CEO: Earl E. Congdon
- President/COO : David S. Congdon
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- PHILIP MORRIS
- Headquarters: 120 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017
- Telephone: (212) 880-5000
- Employees: 154,000
- Business: Produces consumer products including Marlboro cigarettes, Kraft foods and Miller beer. A Miller brewery is located in Eden.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: MO
- CEO: Geoffrey C. Bible
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- PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO.
- Headquarters: 1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28211
- Telephone: (704) 364-3120
- Web Site: http://www.piedmontng.com
- Employees: 1,973
- Business: Public Utility that sells natural gas to more than 588,500 customers in the Piedmont region of North Carolina and South Carolina, and the Nashville, Tenn. region.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: PNY
- CHMN/President/CEO: John H. Maxheim
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- PLUMA INC.
- Headquarters: 801 Fieldcrest Road, Eden, N.C. 27288
- Telephone: (910) 635-4000
- Web Site: http://www.plumainc.com
- Employees: Na
- Business: Manufacturer of fleece and activewear. The company sells under its own name, "Santee" and "Snowbank" brands. It also sells products to such companies as adidas, Nike, Starter and Walt Disney. Pluma went public in March 1997 with an Initial Public Offering.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: PLU
- CEO/President: R. Duke Ferrell Jr.
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- PPG INDUSTRIES
- Headquarters: One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15272
- Telephone: (412) 434-3131
- Web Site: http://www.ppg.com
- Employees: 31,300
- Business: produces coatings and resins, continuous-strand fiber glass, flat and fabricated glass and chemicals. Also produces automotive and industrial coatings and aircraft transparencies.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: PPG
- CHMN/CEO: Jerry E. Dempsey
- President: Raymond W. LeBoeuf
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- PRIMARK CORP
- Headquarters: 1000 Winter St., Suite 4300N Waltham, Mass. 02154
- Telephone: (617) 466-6611
- Web Site: http://www.primark.com
- Employees: 5,938
- Business: Through subsidiaries, Primark primarily offers global information technology solutions. In Greensboro, the company operates TIMCO, an fast-growing aviation maintenance company that employs 1,300 at its facilites at Piedmont Triad International Airport.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: PMK
- CEO/President: Joseph E. Kasputys
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- PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.
- Headquarters: 1 Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
- Telephone: (513) 983-1100
- Web Site: http://www.pg.com
- Employees: 103,000
- Business: Manufactures household products including Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste, Ivory soap and Head & Shoulders shampoo. It has two plants in Greensboro.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: PG
- CHMN/CEO: John E. Pepper Jr.
- President/COO: Durk I. Jager
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- RALSTON-PURINA
- Headquarters: Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, Mo. 63164-0001
- Telephone: (314) 982-1000
- Web Site: http://www.ralston.com
- Employees: 29,273
- Business: Produces dog and cat food, and dry-cell batteries under the "Eveready" and "Energizer" brand names. Eveready has two plants in Asheboro.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: RAL
- CHMN/PRES/CEO: William P. Stiritz
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- RF MICRO DEVICES
- Headquarters: 7625 Thorndike Rd., Greensboro 27409.
- Telephone: 664-1233
- Web Site: http://www.rfmd.com
- Employees: 165
- Business: radio frequency integrated circuits for wireless communications.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: RFMD
- CEO/President: David A. Norbury
- Latest stock quote
- RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS
- Headquarters: 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019
- Telephone: (212) 258-5600
- Web Site: http://www.rjrnabisco.com
- Employees: 79,700
- Business: Indirect parent company of RJR Nabisco Inc., an international food and tobacco products manufacturer. Its major businesses include R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in Winston-Salem, Planters Lifesavers Co., and RJR Nabisco Foods Group.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: RN
- CEO/President: Steven F. Goldstone
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- RUDDICK CORP.
- Headquarters: 2000 Two First Union Center, Charlotte, N.C. 28282
- Telephone: (704) 372-5404
- Employees: 20,100
- Business: Diversified holding company that operates through primary subsidiaries: the Harris Teeter supermarket chain; and America & Efird, a manufacturer of industrial sewing thread.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: RDK
- CHMN: Alan T. Dickson
- President: John W. Copeland
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- SARA LEE CORP.
- Headquarters: 3 First National Plaza, Chicago, Il. 60602-4260
- Telephone: (312) 726-2600
- Web Site: http://www.saralee.com
- Employees: 135,300
- Business: Worldwide manufacturer of consumer products ranging from brand name food items to personal products and household and personal care items. Company's name brands include Sara Lee food items, Jimmy Dean meats, Coach leatherware, Hanes clothing and hosiery, L'eggs hosiery, Champion activewear. Triad operations include Hanes and Champion apparel operations.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: SLE
- CHMN/CEO: John H. Bryan
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- SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.
- Headquarters: 3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, Il. 60179
- Telephone: (847) 286-2500
- Web Site: http://www.sears.com
- Employees: 290,000
- Business: Retailer of apparel, home and automotive products and services. Operates 800 department and specialty stores throughout the United States. It also has a telephone service center, credit center and warranty repair plant in Greensboro.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: S
- Chariman/CEO: Arthur C. Martinez
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- STANLEY FURNITURE
- Headquarters: Route 57, Stanleytown, Va. 24168
- Telephone: (540) 627-2000
- Employees: 2,700
- Business: Manufacturers upper-medium priced residential wood furniture.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: STLY
- CEO/President: Albert L. Prillaman
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- TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS INC.
- Headquarters: 1400 W. Northwood St., Greensboro, N.C. 27408
- Telephone: (910) 274-1666
- Web Site: http://www.tangeroutlet.com
- Employees: 95
- Business: Real estate investment trust that owns and operates 28 factory outlet centers in 22 states.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: SKT
- Chairman/CEO: Stanley K. Tanger
- President/COO : Steven B. Tanger
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- TIMKEN CO.
- Headquarters: 1835 Dueber Ave. S.W., Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
- Telephone: (330) 438-3000
- Web Site: http://www.industry.net/timken
- Employees: 19,130
- Business: Manufactures anti-friction roller bearings and alloy steels used by automotive and truck, aerospace, energy, construction and farm, industrial and railroad markets. It has a plant in Randleman.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: TKR
- CEO/President: Joseph F. Toot Jr.
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- TRIAD GUARANTY INC.
- Headquarters: 101 S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, N.C 27104
- Telephone: (910) 723-1282
- Employees: 120
- Business: Provides private mortgage insurance coverage. Clients include residential mortgage lenders such as mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers and commercial banks.
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: TGIC
- CEO/President: Darryl W. Thompson
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- TULTEX CORP.
- Headquarters: 101 Commonwealth Blvd., Martinsville, Va. 24115
- Telephone: (540) 632-2961
- Web Site: http://www.tultex.com
- Employees: 6,600
- Business: Manufactures active-wear, licensed sports apparel and private label products. It has plants in the Triad at Dobson and Mayodan.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: TTX
- CEO/President: Charles W. Davies Jr.
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- UNIFI INC.
- Headquarters: 7201 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27410
- Telephone: (910) 294-4410
- Employees: 6,000
- Business: Texturizes, dyes and markets synthetic filament yarns, primarily sold to knitters and weavers in the apparel, industrial and furnishings industries.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: UFI
- CEO/President: William T. Kretzer
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- UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP.
- Headquarters: 300 Opus Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Mn 55343
- Telephone: (612) 936-1300
- Web Site: http://www.unitedhealthcare.com
- Employees: 27,800
- Business: Owns and manages health maintenance organizations, and provides specialty managed services to individuals through employers. The company bought Greensboro-based PHP Inc. in March 1996.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: UNH
- CEO/President: William W. McGuire MD
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- US AIRWAYS GROUP INC.
- Headquarters: 2345 Crystal Dr., Arlington, Va. 22227
- Telephone: (703) 418-5306
- Web Site: http://www.usair.com
- Employees: 43,500
- Business: Through its principal subsidiary, provides airline service at 155 airports. It has two maintenance hangars and accounting, computer and reservation centers in the Triad. It has announced, however, that it will cut 1,300 maintenance-related jobs here.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: U
- CEO: Stephen M. Wolf
- President/COO: Rakesh Gangwal
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- VANGUARD CELLULAR SYSTEMS CORP.
- Headquarters: 2002 Pisgah Church Road, Suite 300, Greensboro, N.C. 27455
- Telephone: (910) 282-3690
- Employees: 1,800
- Business: Operates cellular telephone systems primarily in the eastern U.S. Currently operates five cellular networks. Vanguard's cellular systems operate under the trademark name "Cellular One."
- Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
- Ticker Symbol: VCELA
- CEO/President/Co-Founder: Stephen R. Leeolou
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- VF CORP.
- Headquarters: 1047 North Park Road, Wyomissing, Pa.
- Telephone: (610) 378-1151
- Web Site: http://www.threads.vfc.com
- Employees: 64,000
- Business: Manufactures jeanswear, knitwear, intimate apparel, playwear, occupational apparel, daypacks and swimwear. Brands include Lee, Wrangler, Vanity Fair, Jantzen, JanSport and Red Kap, plus several european brands. Its Wrangler and Healthtex divisions are based in Greensboro.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: VFC
- CEO/President: Mackay J. McDonald
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- WACHOVIA CORP.
- Headquarters: 100 N. Main St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102
- Telephone: (910) 770-5000
- Web Site: http://www.wachovia.com
- Employees: 16,208
- Business: Bank holding company offering retail and corporate banking services, including trust services. Wachovia operates 473 branch offices in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. It has 5,610 Triad workers.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: WB
- CEO/President: Leslie M. "Bud" Baker Jr.
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- WASHINGTON HOMES
- Headquarters: 1802 Brightseat Road, Landover, Md. 20785
- Telephone: (301) 772-8900
- Business: Designs, builds and markets single family homes, townhomes and condominiums in North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. In the Triad, Washington operates Westmister Homes, which it bought from Weyerhauser in 1994.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: WHI
- CEO/President: Geaton A. Decesaris
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- WINN-DIXIE
- Headquarters: 5050 Edgewood Ct., Jacksonville, Fla. 32254
- Telephone: (904) 783-5000
- Employees: 50,000
- Business: Food retailer operating approximately 1,180 stores in 14 states and the Bahama Islands.
- Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Ticker Symbol: WIN
- CEO/President: A. Dano Davis
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