| No. |
Company |
Product/Service |
Employees |
1 |
New Hanover Health Network (New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Cape Fear Hospital) |
Hospital |
4,700 |
| 2 |
New Hanover County Schools |
Education |
3,125 |
| 3 |
General Electric (Global Nuclear Fuel/Aircraft/Nuclear Energy) |
Nuclear/Aircraft |
1,700 |
| 4 |
University of NC Wilmington |
Higher Education |
1,625 |
| 5 |
New Hanover County |
County Government |
1,400 |
| 6 |
City of Wilmington
Verizon Wireless |
Government
Communications |
1,200
1,200 |
| 7 |
Progress Energy - Southport & Wilmington |
Electricity |
1,100 |
| 8 |
WalMart |
Retail |
1,055 |
| 9 |
PPD, Inc. |
Global provider of Full Discovery & Development Services to Pharmaceutical & Biotech Cos. |
1,000 |
| 10 |
International Paper
(Riegelwood Operations) |
Bleached Pulp & Bleached Paperboard |
900 |
| 11 |
Corning, Inc. |
Optical Fiber |
800 |
| 12 |
Cape Fear Community College |
Education |
648 |
| 13 |
aaiPharma |
Pharmaceutical Product Sales and Drug Development Services |
630 |
| 14 |
INVISTA |
Dacron Polyester |
514 |
| 15 |
Wachovia |
Banking Services |
500 |
| 16 |
Louisiana Pacific Corp. |
Laminated Veneer Lumber |
300 |
| 17 |
KoSa |
Chemicals |
299 |
| 18 |
DEL Laboratories |
Cosmetic & Over-the-counter Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Distribution |
290 |
| 19 |
L L Building Products |
Home Building Products |
286 |
| 20 |
Wilmington Star News |
Communications |
255 |
| 21 |
VisionAir |
Software Development for Law Enforcement |
197 |
| 22 |
Bedford Fair Industries |
Women's Apparel - Mail Order |
196 |
| 23 |
Chemtex |
Engineers - Plant Consulting |
185 |
| 24 |
Elementis Chromium LP |
Sodium Bichromate |
183 |
| 25 |
International Paper Carton Div. |
Paperboard Cartons |
175 |
