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Top Things to Do

		Parthenon
		Grand Ole Opry
		Ryman Auditorium
		Country Music Hall of Fame
		General Jackson Showboat Cruise
		Frist Center for the Visual Arts
		The District: Lower Broad & Second Ave.
		Van Vechten Art Galley at Fisk University
		Cheekwood Gallery & Botanical Gardens
		Belle Meade Plantation
		The Hermitage: Andrew Jackson's Home
		Lobby of Union Station

Nashville's Largest Employers

Davidson County (Location of Nashville)

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, 17,881 (includes full- and part-time employees and clinical staff)
State of Tennessee, 17,000
Metro Government, 11,600
Saint Thomas Healthcare Systems, 10,000
Metro Public Schools, 9,500 (includes full- and part-time employees)
HCA, 9,000
Gaylord Entertainment, 4,334
IBP, 2,300
Visteon, 1,600
UPS, 1,500

Tennessee's Largest Private Employers

Wal-Mart Associates Inc., 32,000
Federal Express Inc., 30,000
Kroger Limited Partnership Inc., 15,500
Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, 17,881
Eastman Chemical Corp., 11,100
Saint Thomas Healthcare Systems, 10,000
HCA, 9,000
United Parcel Service Inc., 8,600
Saturn Corp., 8,400,
Methodist Health Care Memphis, 7,900,
U.S. Xpress Inc., 7,300,
Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. USA, 6,300

Other Midstate Counties (Largest Employers)

Cheatham

A.O. Smith, 1,560
Triton Boat, 375
Trinity Marine Products, 350
Flexible Whips of Tennessee, 130
Nashville Bridge, 107
Caraustar, 90
Blue Grass Art Cast, 52
Stroki Enterprises, 50
Steele Saddle Tree, 40
LU Inc., 25

Dickson (manufacturers only)

Tennsco Co., 743
Teksid Aluminum Foundry, 610
Shiloh Industries, 388
Quebecor World, 370
Masonite International, 285
Interstate Packaging, 210
Fiesta Gas Grills, 180
Ebbtide Corp., 150
Porcelain Industries, 150
Nashville Wire Products Inc., 140

Maury

Saturn Corp., 6,860
Maury Regional Hospital, 2,000
Maruy County Public Schools, 1,620
Tennessee Farm Bureau & Affiliates, 870
Wal-Mart, 625
Ryder Integrated Logistics, 500
EDS/Saturn, 400
City of Columbia, 384
Maury County Government, 367
Premier, 364

Montgomery (private employers only)

Trane Co., 1,371
Gateway Health System, 1,200
Convergys Corp., 1,100
Quebecor, 1,000
Jostens, Printing & Publishing Division, 700
Wal-Mart, 572
Robert Bosch Corp., 480
Bridgestone/Firestone, 356
Pizza Hut of Clarksville, 354
Precision Printing and Packaging, 343

Robertson (manufacturers only)

Electrolux Home Products, 2,500
Collins & Aikman, 410
Unarco Material Storage, 370
Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc., 361
CEI, 194
Ingersoll Rand Co., 180
ThyssenKrupp Fabco, 170
Hinkle Chair Co., 150
Holley Performance Products, 143
Trico, 125

Rutherford

Nissan, 6,300
Rutherford County Government, 2,985
Ingram Book Co., 2,010
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., 1,850
Middle Tennessee State University, 1,835
Whirlpool Corp., 1,500
VA Tennessee Valley Health Care System, York Campus, 1,411
City of Murfreesboro, 1,300
Middle Tennessee Medical Center, 1,200
State Farm insurance Cos., 1,250
Borders Group, 950

Sumner

Gap, 1,450
Robert Bosch Corp., 500
RR Donnelley, 390
GF Office Furniture Ltd., 285
Fleetwood Homes, 250
Crescent Manufacturing, 250
Rogers Group, 210
TVA Gallatin Fossil Plant, 150
Byron, 150
Hoeganaes Corp. 181

Williamson

CoolSprings Galleria, 3,600
Primus, 2,480
Williamson Medical Center, 1,050
Comdata, 750
Lee Co., 670
Atmos Energy, 483
Orchid International, 500
Plus Mark, 450
BellSouth, 400
LDM Technologies Inc., 368

Wilson

Wilson County Board of Education, 1,500
Dell Computer Corp., 1,400
Toshiba America, 1,188
University Medical Center, 900
Cracker Barrel, 750
Performance Food Group, 675
TRW Chassis, 600
Nashville Auto Auction, 523
Parker Seals, 410
Wilson County Government, 410

Statistics appeared Sunday, 09/14/03 (The Tennessean's: FYI Magazine)

Sources: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Joint Economic and Community Development Board of Cheatham County, Dickson County Chamber of Commerce, Maury County Alliance, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Robertson County Chamber of Commerce, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, Gallatin Chamber of Commerce, Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Williamson County Franklin Chamber of Commerce, Harris Information Source and calls to selected employers.