Bloomingdale's coming to CityNorth development
Cathryn 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.
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Scottsdale, Phoenix and Arizona Economy
Arizona's top 100 companies by number of employees
May. 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
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