The diversity of Chandler’s economy is highlighted in a new list of that city’s largest employers.
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce today is releasing its “Chandler 100” representing various industry sectors ranked in order of greatest revenue and number of employees.
“In Chandler, there are many, many strong anchor companies that contribute a great deal to our economy,” said Becky Jackson, chamber president and CEO. “There really hasn’t been any kind of publication or opportunity for all those names to be in one place and in one booklet so that people can use them for economic development. It’s an economic development tool.”
High-tech, financial services, retail and health care top the list of employers.
“The list has great diversity in it,” Jackson said. “A lot of times we in Chandler are known as the silicon desert, and looking at the list ... we have the companies that you don’t necessarily hear about all the time. There are some newer companies in there that rank right up there at the top.”
Public and private employers are featured, such as Salt River Project, Chandler city government, Microchip Technology, Toyota Financial Services and Nationwide Vision Center.
The first-ever list will be updated annually to highlight changes in Chandler’s economy and work force, she said.
“It really shows the strong, highly educated work force that we have here in the community,” Jackson said.
THE CHANDLER 100
The Chandler Chamber of Commerce tanks the top 100 companies representing various sectors ranked in order of greatest revenues and number of employees
Chandler is a dynamic and growing community and we are proud to play a role in recognizing and assisting companies to achieve their highest potentials. THE CHANDLER 100 list is as follows, a comprehensive booklet will be distributed at the luncheon.
1 Intel Corporation
2 Wells Fargo
3 Verizon
4 Freescale Semiconductor
5 Bashas
6 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
7 Motorola
8 Countrywide
9 Chandler Regional Hospital
10 Oribital Sciences Corporation
11 Salt River Project (SRP)
12 City of Chandler
13 Chandler Unified School District
14 Inter-Tel, Inc.
15 ArmorWorks Enterprises LLC
16 Microchip Technology, Inc.
17 AmeriCredit
18 Toyota Financial Services
19 Isola USA Corp.
20 Sharp Drywall, Inc.
21 Goodrich Turbo Machinery Products
22 Walbar Metals Inc. of Arizona
23 Nationwide Vision Center
24 Triumph Fabrications, Phoenix
25 Morgan Financial, Inc.
26 Amkor Technology, Inc.
27 Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Co.
28 First Credit Union
29 Triangle Truss, Inc.
30 GCB Communictions, Inc.
31 C&W Motors, Inc.
32 Alexco, LLC
33 Bridgestone Multi-Media
34 M & I Bank
35 Thorobred Chevrolet, Inc.
36 Isagenix International, LLC
37 Achen-Gardner Engineering, LLC
38 Rogers Corporation
39 Rogers Corporation-Durel Div.
40 Earnhardt Ford Sales Company
41 Parc Place, Inc.
42 Gold Canyon Candles, LLC
43 Pimalco, Inc. (Sub. Alcoa, Inc.)
44 Tri-City Mechanical, Inc.
45 M.A. Mortenson Company
46 Gila River Gaming
47 Able Technologies, Inc.
48 Crafco, Inc.
49 American Integrated Technology
50 BRYCON Corporation
51 Kovach, Inc.
52 Arizona Nutritional Supplements
53 Oberg-Arizona
54 Chandler-Gilbert Comm. College
55 Air Products & Chemicals
56 Qwest Communications, Inc.
57 Diversified Building Supply, Inc.
58 Weber Group, LC
59 Covalence - Island Kinetics
60 Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort
61 Young Electric Sign Company
62 APS (Arizona Public Service Corp.)
63 Horizon Stucco/Horizon Wall & Fence
64 Amber Steel Fabrication, Inc.
65 T.W. Steel Corporation
66 Liberty Distribution Company, LLC
67 Erickson Construction Company
68 Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.
69 Outdoor Environmental Systems
70 ICI Solutions
71 Prolink Holdings Corp./Prolink Solutions, LLC
72 ProChem
73 W. C. Machine & Tool, Inc.
74 Jado and Porcher
75 McCormick Systems, Inc.
76 Aztech Controls Corporation
77 Vermeer Sales Southwest, Inc.
78 Unicon, Inc.
79 Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Inc.
80 Lexus of Chandler
81 International Surfacing System, Inc.
82 Firebird International Raceway
83 Teradyne, Inc.
84 Windswept Organix, Inc.
85 Chandler/Gilbert ARC
86 ImageTag, Inc.
87 La Fiesta Label & Packaging Systems
88 Chandler Air Service, Inc.
89 Distributed Systems Solutions (DSSI)
90 Select Build (form. KBI Const., LLC)
91 C.E. Precision Assemblies, Inc.
92 Today's Women's Health
93 Bower Builders, Inc.
94 Phoenix Offset
95 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
96 Kodiak Mobile Mfg., Inc.
97 Terri's Consign & Design Furnishings
98 Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
99 Southwest Metal Spinning, Inc.
100 Alphagraphics of Chandler
