| | Bloomingdale's coming to CityNorth developmentCathryn Creno
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 15, 2008 11:57 AM The announcement Thursday that Bloomingdale's would open its first department store in Arizona is not just about having another place to buy Burberry, Fendi or Michael Kors. The deal speaks volumes about the faith that developers and retailers have placed in the future of Arizona's luxury-goods market — even as the current downturn has cut consumer spending dramatically. The store is set to open in fall 2009. It will be an anchor at the CityNorth project, which will feature department stores, luxury condos and offices. By then, officials are banking on an economic recovery being under way along with a continuation of the population boom and the insatiable shopping appetite of well-heeled consumers. That appears to be a relatively safe bet. Local and national experts say the Desert Ridge section of northeast Phoenix surrounding CityNorth and nearby north Scottsdale are among the most desirable places in the nation for retail. ********************************************* Scottsdale, Phoenix and Arizona Economy Arizona's top 100 companies by number of employeesMay. 25, 2007 09:51 AM The top 10 companies in the Republic 100 list of largest employers reported 140,662 workers this year. That's an 8.5 percent increase over the worker number reported by the top 10 companies a year ago.
Retailers were the biggest gainers with Kroger Co., Home Deport Inc., Starbucks Coffee Co. and Albertsons Inc. each adding more than 1,000 employees as they continued to expand in the metro Phoenix market. Wal-Mart was at the top, adding almost 4,921 jobs during the period to retain its title as Arizona's largest private employer with 30,890 full-time equivalents, or FTEs. The company added a number of stores, each of which employ up to 400 people.
Here is the list of Republic 100 by rank in 2007, name of the company, number of employees and the company's business sector. Rank-Company-Employees-Category
1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. · 30,890 · Discount stores
2. Banner Health o 20,154 o Health care 3. Wells Fargo & Co. o 13,900 o Financial services 4. Honeywell International Inc. o 12,500 o Aerospace mfg. 5. Kroger Co. o 11,036 o Grocery stores
6. Raytheon Co.
o 11,000 o Missile mfg. 7. Home Depot Inc. o 10,600 o Home improvement 8. Bashas' Supermarkets o 10,394 o Grocery stores 9. Intel Corp. o 10,100 o Semiconductor mfg. 10. U.S. Airways o 10,088 o Airline 11. JP Morgan Chase & Co. o 9,200 o Financial services 12. McDonald's Corp. o 9,050 o Food service 13. Target Corp. o 8,609 o Discount retailer 14. Safeway Inc. o 8,238 o Grocery stores 15. Pinnacle West Capital Corp. o 7,400 o Electric utility 16. Bank of America Corp. o 7,200 o Financial services 17. Walgreen Co. o 7,030 o Retail drug stores 18. American Express o 7,000 o Financial services 19. Albertsons Inc. o 7,000 o Grocery and drug stores 20. Apollo Group Inc. o 6,883 o Educational services 21. Phelps Dodge Corp. o 6,300 o Mining 22. Catholic Healthcare West o 6,161 o Health care 23. Scottsdale Healthcare o 6,100 o Health care 24. Circle K o 5,595 o Convenience stores 25. CVS Caremark Corp. o 5,367 o Pharmaceutical 26. Qwest Communications Inc. o 5,330 o Telecommunications 27. Marriott International o 5,184 o Resorts and hotels 28. Carondelet Health Network o 4,986 o Health care 29. United Parcel Service o 4,863 o Express delivery 30. Southwest Airlines Co. o 4,761 o Airline 31. Boeing Co. o 4,600 o Aircraft mfg. 32. Salt River Project o 4,426 o Utility supplier 33. Sun Health Corp. o 4,209 o Health care 34. General Dynamics Corp. o 4,102 o Communications mfg. 35. Mayo Foundation o 3,860 o Health care 36. Starwood Hotels & Resorts o 3,825 o Hotels 37. Abrazo Health Care o 3,749 o Health care 38. Lowe's Companies Inc. o 3,747 o Home improvement 39. IBM Corp. o 3,500 o Technology services 39. Starbucks Coffee Co. o 3,500 o Food service 41. TMC HealthCare o 3,474 o Health care 42. Cox Communications Inc. o 3,368 o Utilities 43. University Medical Center o 3,227 o Health care 44. Dillard's Inc. o 3,100 o Department stores 44. Costco Wholesale o 3,100 o Membership discount stores 46. The Arizona Republic o 3,047 o News media 47. Freescale Semiconductor o 3,000 o Microchip mfg. 48. Fedex Corp. o 2,700 o Delivery, copy centers 49. Northern Arizona Healthcare o 2,694 o Health care 50. Petsmart Inc. o 2,685 o Pet specialty retailer 51. Discover Financial Services LLC o 2,585 o Finance and insurance 52. USAA o 2,500 o Financial services 52. Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. o 2,500 o Financial services 54. Cigna HealthCare of AZ o 2,416 o Health care 55. Avnet Inc. o 2,291 o Electronics distributor 56. Asarco Inc. o 2,279 o Copper mining 57. Rural/Metro Corp. o 2,250 o Emergency services 58. Swift Transportation Co. o 2,232 o Long-haul trucking 59. UniSource Energy Corp. o 2,223 o Utility operations 60. Phoenix Children's Hospital o 2,213 o Health care social assistance 61. Verizon Wireless o 2,100 o wireless provider 62. ACS o 2,070 o Outsourcing business processes 63. Sonora Quest Laboratories o 2,062 o Health care and social assistance 64. W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. o 1,977 o Medical products mfg. 65. Shamrock Foods Co. o 1,918 o Dairy product producer 66. Earnhardt Auto Centers o 1,882 o Auto sales, service 67. CSK Auto Corp. o 1,874 o Retail auto parts 68. Yuma Regional Medical o 1,853 o Health care 69. Mesa Air Group Inc. o 1,818 o Commercial Aviation Airline 70. Amerco o 1,794 o Self-moving, storage 71. Rinker Materials o 1,755 o Construction materials 72. ABM Industries Inc. {B}1,718 o Janitorial services 73. eTelecare Global Solutions AZ Inc o 1,657 o Call centers 74. Empire Southwest LLC o 1,650 o Heavy equipment 75. Robson Communities Inc. o 1,571 o Real estate, rental, leasing 76. Insight Enterprises Inc. o 1,568 o Technology services 77. Microchip Technology Inc. o 1,549 o Microchip mfg. 78. The Vanguard Group o 1,513 o Financial services 79. Blue Cross Blue Shield of AZ o 1,511 o Health insurance 80. Corrections Corp. of America o 1,490 o Prison operations 81. Troon Golf LLC o 1,476 o Golf management 82. Discount Tire Co. o 1,450 o Tire stores 83. On Semiconductor Corp. o 1,436 o Semiconductor mfg. 84. Hilton Hotel Corp. o 1,410 o Resorts 85. Medtronic Inc. o 1,402 o Medical products mfg. 86. Securitas Security Services USA Inc. o 1,400 o Contract security services & mobile patrol 87. Scottsdale Insurance Co. o 1,392 o Finance and Insurance 88. Sun Land Beef Co. o 1,386 o Beef processing 89. Goodwill of Central Arizona o 1,372 o No-profit human services, thrift retail 90. State Farm Insurance Cos. o 1,361 o Financial services 91.Schaller Anderson Inc. o 1,343 o Health care 92. Lockheed Martin Corp. o 1,300 o Technology mfg. 92. National Bank of Arizona o 1,300 o Finance and insurance 94. Go Daddy Group Inc. o 1,275 o Internet services/technology 95. Intuit Inc. o 1,273 o Software developer 96. Motorola Inc. o 1,200 o Communications mfg. 97. Pulte Homes o 1,190 o Homebuilder 98. Sundt Construction Inc. o 1,188 o Construction 99. Southwest Gas Corp. o 1,177 o Natural gas services 100. American Airlines o 1,164 o Airline ************************************************************************ |
