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