By Local Arizona Realtor Cody Sperber

 

Ranked by the Number of Full-Time  Employees in Arizona

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type

1. STATE OF ARIZONA               100 N. 15th Ave.              49,958                  State Government 
    602/542-1500                           Phoenix 85007

                                                   

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
2. WAL-MART STORES INC.     702 S.W. Eighth St.           28,246                  Retail Stores
    479/273-4000                           Bentonville, AR 72716

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
3. BANNER HEALTH SYSTEMS 1441 N. 12th St.              19,250                   Health Care
    602/495-4000                            Phoenix 85003

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
4. CITY OF PHOENIX                    135 N. Second Ave.        13,844                   City Government
    602/534-3467                            Phoenix 85003

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
5. MARICOPA COUNTY              301 W. Jefferson St.          13,002          County Government 
    602/506-3011                           Phoenix 85003

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
6. WELLS FARGO AND CO.       100 W. Washington St.     11 ,533          Banking / Financial

    800/869-3557                           Phoenix 85003

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
7. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY                                           11,202                   University
    480/965-9011                           Tempe 85287

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
8. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE            4949 E. Van Buren St.      11 ,000                Mail Delivery
    800/275-8777                            Phoenix 85026

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
9. HONEYWELL                       1944 E. Sky Harbor Circle.    10,700          Avionics/Defense
    602/231-1000                            Phoenix, 85034

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
10. RAYTHEON CO.                   1151 E. Hermans Road     10,300      Defense/Electronics 

      520/794-3000                          Tucson 85706

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
11. INTEL CORP.                          5000 W. Chandler Blvd.    10,100               Computer Chips 
     480/554-8080                          Chandler 85226

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
12. US AIRWAYS                    111 W. Rio Salado Parkway     9,940                       Airline
      800/235-9292                          Tempe 85281

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
13. BASHAS' INC.                   22402 S. Basha Road         9,902                    Supermarkets
      480/895-9350                         Chandler 85248

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
14. ALBERTSONS/OSCO       600 S. 99th Ave., Ste. 200      9,500        Retail/Grocery/Drug
      602/382-5300                          Tolleson 85353

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
15. SAFEWAY STORES               2750 S. Priest Drive           9,286                Supermarkets 
      480/894-4100                          Tempe 85282

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
16. FRY'S FOOD & DRUG           500 S. 99th Ave.                   9,200                Grocery /Drug 
      623/936-2100                         Tolleson 85353

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
17. MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS   63 E. Main St.,Ste. 101       8,716              Education System
      480/472-0223                         Mesa 85201

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
18. JP MORGAN CHASE & CO. 201 N. Central Ave.          8,700            Financial Institution
      602/221-2900                         Phoenix 85004

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
19. TARGET CORP.                   1000 Nicollet Mall                8,246                   Retail Stores
      612/304-6073                         Minneapolis 55403

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
20. LUKE AIR FORCE BASE    14185 W. Falcon St.            8,000            Military Installation
      623/856-0056                         Glendale 85309

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
21. BANK OF AMERICA           201 E. Washington St.          7,268                Bank / Financial 
     800/432-1000                           Phoenix,85004

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
22. AMERICAN EXPRESS         20022 N. 31 st Ave.            7,000                Bank / Financial
      623/492-7474                         Phoenix 85027

 

                                                          Contact Info                  Employees            Business Type
23. APOLLO GROUP, INC.         4615 E. Elwood St.             6,921                     Education
      480/966-5394                          Phoenix 85040

SOURCE: The Business Journal's Corporate Arizona Top Companies.