1. New Hanover Regional Medical Center/Cape Fear Hospital (Hospitals) - 4,887

2. New Hanover County Schools (Education) - 4,129

3. General Electric (Global Nuclear Fuel/Aircraft/Nuclear Energy/Nuclear Energy) - 2,128

4. University of NC Wilmington (Higher Education) - 1,809

5. PPD, Inc. (Discovery & Development Services to Pharmaceutical & Biotech) - 1,800

6. New Hanover County (County Government) - 1,673

7. Cape Fear Community College (Education) - 1,256

8. City of Wilmington (Government) - 1,200

    Verizon Wireless (Communications) - 1,200

9. Progress Energy - Southport & Wilmington (Electricity) - 1,100

10. WalMart (Retail) - 1,000

11. aaiPharma (Pharmaceutical Product Sales and Drug Development) - 915

12. Corning, Inc. (Optical Fiber) - 900

13. International Paper - Riegelwood Operations (Bleached Pulp & Paperboard) - 743

14. DEL Laboratories (Cosmetic & Over-the-counter Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Distribution) - 589

15. Wachovia (Banking Services) - 500

16. KoSa (Chemicals) - 300

17. L L Building Products (Home Building Products) - 286

18. Louisiana Pacific Corp. (Laminated Veneer Lumber) - 270

19. INVISTA (Dacron Polyester) - 224

20. Star News (Newspaper) - 215

21. Bedford Fair Industries (Women's Apparel - Mail Order) - 200

22. International Paper Carton Div. (Paperboard Cartons) -175

23. Castle Branch (Employment Screening Services) - 128

24. Elementis Chromium LP (Sodium Bichromate) - 121

25. Chemtex Engineers (Plant Consulting) - 100