Largest 75 Private Companies

Ranked by fiscal 2010 revenue of Arkansas-based, Arkansas-owned private companies 2010 Revenue Company 2009 Revenue Prev. Address, Phone, Fax (millions) No. of Year rank Top Executive(s), Website, Email % Change Employees Established Business Description 1 3 Truman Arnold Cos. $2,286.0B 450 1964 Petroleum wholesaler and aviation services provider 701 S. Robison Road, Texarkana, TX 75501, (903) 794-3835, (903) 838-5803 $1,270.0B Greg Arnold, CEO 80.0% www.TACEnergy.com, www.TACAir.com, [email protected] 2 1 Stephens Inc. $1,835.0C 787D 1933 Full-service securities brokerage firm 111 Center St., Little Rock 72201, (501) 377-2000, (501) 377-2666 $1,835.0C Warren A. Stephens, Chairman, President & CEO 0.0% www.Stephens.com 3 4 Mountaire Corp. $1,303.0E 5,600 1914 Integrated poultry producer under the Mountaire Foods and P.O. Box 21440, Little Rock 72221, (501) 372-6524, (501) 372-3972 $1,221.0E Mountaire Farms brands Ronald M. Cameron, CEO 6.7% www.Mountaire.com 4 5 Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield $1,213.7 2,890 1948 Mutual insurance company offering group and individual 601 S. Gaines St., Little Rock 72201, (501) 378-2000, (501) 378-2969 $1,148.3 health insurance coverage. Subsidiaries include Health P. Mark White, President & CEO 5.7% Advantage (50%), Blue Advantage Administrators of www.ArkansasBlueCross.com, [email protected] Arkansas, USAble Corp., USAble Life and Pinnacle Business Solutions Inc. 5 Riceland Foods Inc. $1,124.0F 1,625 1921 Farmer-owned marketing cooperative that stores, processes 2120 S. Park Ave., Stuttgart 72160, (870) 673-5500, (870) 673-5667 $1,300.0F and markets milled white, brown and parboiled rice, rice Karl D. Kennedy, President & Chief Executive Officer -13.5% flour, rice bran oil, soybean meal, soybean and other food www.Riceland.com, [email protected] oils, and feed ingredients, and merchandises rice, soybeans and wheat for its 7,500 farmer-members 6 6 Stephen LaFrance Pharmacy Inc. $1,050.0G 1,500H 1968 Wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and health and 2100 Brookwood Drive, Little Rock 72202, (501) 296-3300, (501) 296-3350 $1,050.0G beauty products; operator of 137 drug stores under the USA Stephen LaFrance Sr., Chairman 0.0% Drug, Super D and various other names, in six states Joe Courtright, CEO www.USADrug.com, [email protected] 7 9 Simmons Foods Inc. $1,003.0 6,085 1949 Frozen poultry, further processed poultry, pet foods 601 N. Hico St., Siloam Springs 72761, (479) 524-8151, (479) 215-2772 $889.0 Mark C. Simmons, Chairman 12.8% www.SimmonsFoods.com 8 7 O.K. Industries Inc. $928.3C 4,000H 1933 Poultry, livestock feeds; slaughtered, dressed and processed 4601 N. Sixth St., Fort Smith 72904, (479) 783-4186, (479) 784-1338 $950.0I poultry; raising broiler chickens. Subsidiaries include O.K. Collier Wenderoth Jr., Chairman -2.3% Foods Inc., O.K. Farms Inc., O.K. Feed Mills, O.K. www.OKFoods.com Transportation Inc. and O.K. Ecology Management Inc. 9 8 Baptist Health $926.7 7,813 1920 Nonprofit organization operates seven hospitals, a retirement 9601 Interstate 630, Little Rock 72205-7202, (501) 202-2000, (501) 202-1740 $924.0 center, a physician service organization, an HMO (with Russell D. Harrington Jr., President & CEO 0.3% Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield), schools of nursing and www.Baptist-Health.org, [email protected] allied health and other health-related services 10 NR RLJ McLarty Landers Automotive $893.6 1,150 2004 Automotive retailer 425 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 3600, Little Rock 72201-3460, (501) 374-4664, (501) $623.6 374-1493 43.3% Steve Landers Sr., President Thomas F. McLarty III, Vice Chairman Robert L. Johnson, Chairman www.RLJMcLartyLanders.com, [email protected] 11 14 Flash Market Inc. $873.3 850 1986 Fuel distributor and chain of convenience and tobacco stores 105 W. Harrison, West Memphis 72301, (800) 748-9153, (870) 732-0454 $682.3 Shane Patterson, President 28.0% www.FlashMarketInc.com, [email protected] 12 10 George's Inc. $835.0J NA 1920 Poultry dressing. Includes George's Farm Inc. and George's 402 W. Robinson Ave., Springdale 72764, (479) 927-7000, (479) 927-7200 $750.0J Processing Inc. Gary Charles George, CEO 11.3% www.GeorgesInc.com 13 15 E-Z Mart Inc. $788.4 2,300 1970 Convenience store chain selling traditional grocery, snack and 602 W. Falvey Ave., Texarkana, TX 75501, (903) 832-6502, (903) 838-6825 $662.3 petroleum products in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Sonja Yates Hubbard, CEO 19.0% Oklahoma and Texas. Includes subsidiary JEY Investments www.E-ZMart.com, [email protected] Ltd. 14 12 Frank Fletcher Cos. $770.0 1,000 1980 Diverse conglomerate including Cheyenne Industries Inc., 6301 Forbing Road, Little Rock 72209, (501) 562-1000, (501) 374-6461 $740.0 Silverwood Products Inc., Wyndham Hotel, Riverfront Frank Fletcher Jr., CEO 4.1% Steakhouse, Benihana Japanese Steakhouse, Fletcher-Bensky www.FrankFletcher.com, [email protected] Furs, Fletcher Real Estate, Frank Fletcher racing operations and 12 Fletcher auto dealershipsK 15 13 Forrest City Grocery Co.L $725.0M NA 1905 Food distributor to independent retail grocers, convenience 3400 Commerce Road, Forrest City 72335, (870) 633-2044, (870) 633-5234 $725.0 stores and small supermarkets, and operator of the Tobacco David J. Cohn, President 0.0% Superstores chain 16 11 Allens Inc. $672.0N 2,400 1926 Canned and frozen vegetables. Brands: Veg-All, Allens, 305 E. Main St., Siloam Springs 72761, (479) 524-6431, (479) 524-6150 $746.0O Popeye, Freshlike, Royal Prince, Sugary Sam, East Texas Fair, Roderick L. Allen, Chairman & CEO -9.9% Princella, Sunshine, Garden Classics and Chill Ripe Nicholas E. Allen, Exec VP & CFO Joshua C. Allen, EVP/Operations, Raw Product www.Allens.com 17 23 Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. $583.8P 240 1949 Generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock 72209, (501) 570-2200, (501) 570-2900 $489.0Q electricity to 17 distribution cooperatives in Arkansas Gary Voigt, CEO 19.4% www.ECArk.org, [email protected] 18 22 Arkansas Children's Hospital $532.4R 4,261 1912 Pediatric hospital serving as a referral center for the entire 1 Children's Way, Little Rock 72202, (501) 364-1100, (501) 364-3988 $498.6R state and as a regional referral center for some services. Jonathan R. Bates MD, President & CEO 6.8% Includes Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation and www.ARChildrens.org, [email protected], Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute [email protected] 19 25 Coulson Oil Co. Inc. $525.0E 80 1969 Dealer-dedicated distributorship including subsidiaries Port 1434 Pike Ave., North Little Rock 72114, (501) 244-5243, (501) 376-7904 $422.0E Cities Oil LLC, Diamond State Oil LLC, SuperStop Stores LLC, Mike Coulson, Chairman 24.4% Planets Oil Co. LLC and Chief SeaHawk Transport LLC David Zakrzewski, President www.CoulsonOilCompany.com, [email protected] 20 20 St. Bernards Healthcare $518.7B 2,440 1900 Health care provider that includes St. Bernards Medical 225 E. Jackson Ave., Jonesboro 72401, (870) 972-4100, (870) 974-7040 $504.8B Center and St. Bernards Behavioral Health in Jonesboro, Chris Barber, CEO 2.8% CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne, Lawrence StBernards.info, [email protected] Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, St. Bernards Village and a network of physician clinics 21 21 Harps Food Stores Inc. $516.7S 3,400 1930 Retail grocery stores 918 S. Gutensohn Road, Springdale 72762, (479) 751-7601, (479) 757-0203 $500.0T Roger Collins, Chairman and CEO 3.3% www.HarpsFood.com, [email protected] 22 18 Bruce Oakley Inc. $509.4U 220 1968 Bulk transportation, trucking, barge lines, grain, fertilizer, 3700 Lincoln Ave., North Little Rock 72114, (501) 945-0875, (501) 945-6970 $517.1U river ports (at Morrilton, Dardanelle, North Little Rock, Dennis Oakley, President -1.5% Dumas, Arkansas City, Arkansas; Shreveport, LA and www.BruceOakley.com, [email protected] Caruthersville, MO) and a fertilizer bagging facility. Subsidiaries are Oakley Trucking Inc., Oakley Fertilizer Inc., Oakley Grain Inc., Oakley Barge Lines Inc., Oakley Louisiana Inc. and Oakley Missouri Inc. 23 19 Producers Rice Mill Inc. $482.7F 500 1943 A farmer-owned cooperative that dries, stores, mills, 518 E. Harrison, Stuttgart 72160, (870) 673-4444, (870) 673-8131 $509.9F processes and markets regular milled, brown and parboil Keith Glover, President & CEO -5.3% rice, rice flour, and regular and stabilized rice bran www.ProducersRice.com 24 24 Nabholz Construction Corp. $433.1B 825 1949 Includes Nabholz Construction Services, a general contractor 612 Garland St., Conway 72032, (501) 505-5800, (501) 450-7343 $450.8B and construction manager, and Nabholz Industrial Services, Bill Hannah -3.9% which provides equipment setting and millwright services www.Nabholz.com, [email protected] throughout the United States and Mexico through offices in AR, OK, KS and MO 25 26 USAble Life Insurance Co. $427.0 550 1980 Group and individual life and disability insurance carrier; 320 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock 72203-1650, (501) 212-8860 $395.0 Educational Benefits Inc. is a subsidiary Jason D. Mann, CEO & President 8.1% www.USAbleLife.com, [email protected] 26 17 VCC $400.0 200 1986 General contractor and construction manager 216 Louisiana St., Little Rock 72201, (501) 376-0017, (501) 376-4145 $520.0 Sam Alley -23.1% www.VCCUSA.com, [email protected] 27 27 The Lindsey Co. $390.0 1,488 1972 Includes Lindsey & Associates real estate agency, Lindsey 1200 E. Joyce Blvd., Fayetteville 72703, (479) 521-6611, (479) 527-8847 $370.0 Management apartment development and management and E. Jim Lindsey, CEO 5.4% Lindsey Construction building contractor www.LindseyManagement.com, [email protected] 28 31 Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. $313.0 364 1942 Nonprofit cooperative owned by Arkansas' 17 electric 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock 72219, (501) 570-2200, (501) 570-2900 $311.9 distribution cooperatives to provide electrical equipment and Gary Voigt, CEO 0.4% supplies, right-of-way maintenance, construction crews, www.ECArk.org, [email protected] testing of equipment, training and other services; includes subsidiary Electric Research & Manufacturing Cooperative Inc. 29 32 Superior Automotive Group $312.0 NA 1987 Sales and service of new and used vehicles through 11 3372 N. College Ave., Fayetteville 72703, (479) 442-4251, (479) 442-5608 $298.0 locations Avis Bailey 4.7% David Slone, Principals www.SuperiorSuperstores.com, [email protected] 30 29 E.C. Barton & Co. $310.0E 901 1885 Regional retailer and wholesaler of building materials. 2929 Brown's Lane, Jonesboro 72401, (870) 932-6673, (870) 972-1304 $334.0E Subsidiaries include Barton's, Surplus Warehouse, Bargain J. Niel Crowson, CEO -7.2% Outlet, Builders Material Co. and ECB Brokerage www.ECBarton.com, [email protected] 30 30 Hickingbotham Investments Inc. $310.0 400 1996 Auto dealerships, Harley Davidson dealerships, restaurant 11300 N. Rodney Parham Road, Suite 300, Little Rock 72212, (501) 223-1000, $320.0 equipment supply company, real estate (501) 223-1004 -3.1% Frank D. Hickingbotham, CEO [email protected] 32 28 Wehco Media Inc. $300.0V 2,400D 1909 Operates 14 daily newspapers, including the Arkansas 115 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock 72201, (501) 378-3400, (501) 376-8594 $340.0W Democrat-Gazette, 11 weekly newspapers and 13 cable Walter E. Hussman Jr., CEO and President -11.8% television companies in six states www.ArkansasOnline.com 33 37 Crain Management Group $295.0 482 1966 Sales, service and collision repair of new and pre-owned 5980 Wadley Road, Sherwood 72120, (501) 542-5000, (501) 542-6113 $230.0 automobiles and recreational vehicles through nine Larry Crain Sr., Owner & Chairman 28.3% dealerships in central Arkansas under Crain Automotive Larry Crain Jr., Owner & President Team; seven radio stations in central Arkansas under Crain Chris Crain, Owner & VP Media Group; real estate holdings and other investments www.CrainTeam.com, [email protected] under Crain Investments 34 39 Washington Regional Medical System $257.6 2,101 1950 Nonprofit health care system that includes Washington 3215 N. North Hills Blvd., Fayetteville 72703, (479) 463-1000, (479) 463-5977 $216.5 Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville City Hospital, Bill Bradley, President & CEO 19.0% Brookstone Assisted Living, North Hills Surgery Center, www.WRegional.com, [email protected] Dialysis Centers of Northwest Arkansas, and a network of clinics and services in northwest Arkansas 35 33 Lexicon Inc. $257.0 1,500 1966 Construction of power plants, refineries, steel mills and other 8900 Fourche Dam Pike, Little Rock 72206, (501) 490-4200, (501) 490-4411 $269.5 heavy construction projects, steel fabrication, plate Thomas B. Schueck, Chairman & CEO -4.6% fabrication, millwright and plant maintenance www.Lexicon-Inc.com, [email protected] 36 36 SF Holding Corp. $254.0X 2,000Z 2006[ Owns and operates joint investments of Warren Stephens, 111 Center St., Little Rock 72201, NA $250.0Y Witt Stephens Jr. and Elizabeth Stephens Campbell, including Witt Stephens Jr. 1.6% Stephens Media and Stephens Production Co. Elizabeth Stephens Campbell Warren A. Stephens, Owners 37 47 A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc. $250.0 225 1890 Processor and seller of ferrous and nonferrous materials. 4500 W. Bethany Road, North Little Rock 72117, (501) 945-3133, (501) 945-3865 $180.0 Includes subsidiaries Tenenbaum Recycling Group LLC, TRG Jack D. Grundfest, CEO 38.9% Hot Springs LLC, TRG Jonesboro LLC, TRG Harrison LLC and www.TRG.net, [email protected] TRG Rogers LLC 38 38 Crackerbox Food Stores $229.2 270 1967 Chain of 30 convenience stores 110 Crackerbox Lane, Hot Springs 71913, (501) 767-9982, (501) 760-7033 $225.3 Lewis R. Gardner, President/CEO 1.7% www.TheCrackerbox.net, [email protected] 39 56 Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. $211.1 196 1946 General contractor and construction manager 1000 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock 72203-1750, (501) 374-8677, (501) 375-7649 $129.5 Bob Shell, CEO 63.0% www.BaldwinShell.com, [email protected] 40 43 Central States Manufacturing Inc. $210.0 370 1988 Manufactures and distributes metal building components at 302 Jane Place, Lowell 72745, (479) 770-0188, (479) 770-6069 $192.5 plants in Lowell, Michigan City, IN, Cedar Hill, TX, Jasper, AL, Rick Carpenter, CEO 9.1% and Mount Airy, NC www.CentralStatesMfg.com, [email protected] 41 40 Saline Memorial Hospital $208.3R 989 1955 167-bed nonprofit hospital with comprehensive medical 1 Medical Park Drive, Benton 72015, (501) 776-6000, (501) 776-6019 $216.5R services including: emergency department, heart and Randy Fortner, President & CEO -3.8% vascular services, women's services, surgery, inpatient and www.SalineMemorial.org, [email protected] outpatient services, diagnostic imaging, home health and hospice, rehabilitation services, sleep disorders center and wound healing center 42 45 Replacement Parts Inc. $205.0 1,100 1919 Automotive supplies and parts through 154 retail outlets; 1901 E. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock 72206, (501) 372-5275, (501) 374-7929 $187.0 CrowBurlingame Co. and Parts Warehouse Inc. are Fletcher Lord Jr., CEO 9.6% subsidiaries www.BTBAutoParts.com, [email protected] 43 NR Everett Buick Pontiac GMC $203.1 200 2006 Auto dealerships in Bryant and Bentonville, with third 21099 Interstate 30, Bryant 72022, (501) 303-4393, (501) 315-2506 NA dealership in Springdale added in 2011 Dwight Everett NA www.EverettBPG.com 44 44 Maverick USA Inc. $200.1 1,377 1980 Parent company of transportation companies Maverick 13301 Valentine Road, North Little Rock 72117, (501) 945-6130, (501) 955-4200 $190.7 Transportation LLC, Maverick Logistics LLC and Maverick Steve Williams, Chairman & CEO 5.0% Truck & Trailer Sales, which collectively operate 1,350 power www.MaverickUSA.com, [email protected] units providing flatbed and specialized services to the steel, glass, machinery and building materials industries throughout North America 45 41 Jefferson Hospital Association Inc. $200.0R 1,900 1959 Owns and operates Jefferson Regional Medical Center, the 1600 W. 40th Ave., Pine Bluff 71603, (870) 541-7100, (870) 541-7665 $210.0R state's fourth-largest hospital licensed for 471 beds Walter Johnson, President & CEO -4.8% www.JRMC.org, [email protected] 45 42 Perfect 10 Distributing Co. $200.0\ NA 1979 Satellite equipment distribution for DirecTV and HughesNet, 3901 Progress St., North Little Rock 72114, (501) 955-0033, (501) 945-0271 $200.0\ with distribution centers in North Little Rock, Chicago, Terry Fleming, CEO 0.0% Fontana, CA, Orlando, FL, Harrisburg, PA, and Portland, OR www.Perfect-10.tv 47 46 White River Health System $191.0B 1,461 1976 Nonprofit organization providing health care services through 1710 Harrison St., Batesville 72501, (870) 262-1450, (870) 262-1458 $183.0B White River Medical Center, Stone County Medical Center, Gary L. Bebow, CEO 4.4% medical clinics, physician offices, outpatient therapy centers, www.WhiteRiverHealthSystem.com a nursing home and a residential care facility, and a home medical equipment company 48 49 Vestcom International Inc. $185.5 590 1985 Provider of shelf-edge marketing communication services for 7304 Kanis Road, Little Rock 72204, (501) 663-0100, (501) 663-2451 $164.6 the retail industry John Lawlor, Chairman & CEO 12.7% www.Vestcom.com, [email protected] 49 48 J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. $184.5 410 1927 Sales, rental and service of heavy construction, mining, 9215 Interstate 30, Little Rock 72209, (501) 570-3100, (501) 570-3525 $166.2 agriculture, logging and power unit equipment, primarily John A. Riggs IV, CEO 11.0% Caterpillar brand www.JARiggs.com, [email protected] 50 53 Ridout Lumber Co. $172.0 299 1971 Wholesale and retail sales of building materials in Arkansas 125 Henry Farrar Drive, Searcy 72143, (501) 268-3929, (501) 268-0678 $152.0 and southern Missouri; includes Arkansas Wholesale Lumber Wayne Ridout, CEO 13.2% Co. www.RidoutLumber.com, [email protected] 51 50 Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas Inc. $169.0 371 1950 Property and casualty insurance company 10720 Kanis Road, Little Rock 72211, (501) 224-4400, (501) 228-1871 $161.4 Harry R. "Randy" Veach, President 4.8% www.AFBIC.com 52 54 First Electric Cooperative Corp. $167.8 225 1937 Electric distribution cooperative serving more than 87,000 1000 S. J.P. Wright Loop Road, Jacksonville 72076, (501) 982-4545, (501) $143.4 member accounts throughout parts of 17 counties in central 985-4551 17.0% and southeast Arkansas Don Crabbe, President & CEO www.firstelectric.coop, [email protected] 53 58 QualChoice Holdings Inc. $157.6 162 1994 Parent company of QCA Health Plan Inc. and QualChoice Life 12615 Chenal Pkwy., Suite 300, Little Rock 72211, (501) 228-7111, (501) $134.1 & Health Insurance Co., which offer insured and self-funded 228-0135 17.5% health benefit products Michael E. Stock, President & CEO www.QualChoice.com, [email protected] 54 52 Baxter Regional Medical Center $151.3 1,346 1963 Health care facility with a network of clinics and services for 624 Hospital Drive, Mountain Home 72653, (870) 508-1000, (870) 424-2444 $148.0 north-central Arkansas; subsidiaries include Hospice of the Ron Peterson, CEO 2.3% Ozarks Inc. and Hospital Development Foundation www.BaxterRegional.org, [email protected] 55 55 Conway Regional Health System $150.3 1,245 1938 Hospital and other health care services 2302 College Ave., Conway 72034, (501) 329-3831, (501) 513-5400 $136.7 Jim Lambert, President & CEO 9.9% www.ConwayRegional.org, [email protected] 56 59 Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. $141.0N 246 1937 Supplier of electricity to 87,651 customers 920 Hwy. 62 Spur, Berryville 72616-4000, (870) 423-2161, (870) 423-4815 $119.9O Rob Boaz, President & CEO 17.6% www.CarrollECC.com, [email protected] 57 51 Anthony Timberlands Inc. $141.0 500 1907 Wood products and timberland management; includes P.O. Box 137, Bearden 71720, (870) 687-3611, (870) 687-3712 $156.0 Anthony Wood Treating Inc. and Anthony Hardwood Steven M. Anthony, President -9.6% Composites Inc. www.AnthonyTimberlands.com, [email protected] 58 68 Mississippi County Electric Cooperative Inc. $123.6 18 1938 Sells electricity to 4,617 customers 510 N. Broadway, Blytheville 72315, (870) 763-4563, (870) 763-0513 $88.7 Brad Harrison, CEO 39.4% www.MCECI.com, [email protected] 59 60 CalArk International Inc. $120.2B 650 1975 Long-haul trucking company servicing continental U.S., 12024 Interstate 30, Mabelvale 72210, (501) 455-3399, (501) 455-5962 $115.5B Canada and Mexico through terminals at Little Rock, Detroit, Rochelle Bartholomew Gorman, CEO 4.1% Laredo and Garland, TX, and Hurricane Mills, TN www.CalArk.com, [email protected] 60 61 Schmieding Enterprises Inc. $115.0H 82H 1972 Sale of fresh fruits and vegetables 1411 S. Thompson St., Springdale 72764, (479) 751-4517, (479) 751-6831 $115.0] Robby Zink, CEO -0.0% [email protected] 61 69 Central Moloney Inc. $110.0 550 1949 Manufacturer of electrical distribution transformers and 2400 W. Sixth Ave., Pine Bluff 71601, (870) 534-5332, (870) 536-4002 $88.0 component parts R.R. "Bo" Siever, President & CEO 25.0% www.CentralMoloneyInc.com, [email protected] 62 65 Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp. $109.9 179 1937 Supplier of electricity to 67,266 customers 3641 Wedington Drive, Fayetteville 72702, (479) 521-2900, (479) 444-0943 $95.7 Mitchell L. Johnson, President & CEO 14.9% www.OzarksECC.com, [email protected] 63 57 Parker Automotive Group $106.0 114 1967 Sales and service of new and used automobiles through 1700 N. Shackleford Road, Little Rock 72212, (501) 224-2400, (501) 224-9407 $127.0 Parker Cadillac, Parker Lexus, Parker Audi, Parker Auto Dave Parker -16.5% Collection and Parker Auto Restoration Rick Parker, Owners www.Parker-Cadillac.com, [email protected] 64 64 Anthony Forest Products Co. $103.4^ 253 1965 Manufacturer of pine lumber and engineered wood products 309 N. Washington Ave., El Dorado 71730, (870) 862-3414, (870) 863-0809 $96.5_ Aubra H. Anthony Jr., President & CEO 7.1% www.AnthonyForest.com, [email protected] 65 70 Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp. $100.2 139 1937 Supplier of electricity to 57,144 customers 1811 W. Commercial St., Ozark 72949, (479) 667-2176, (479) 667-5238 $84.0 William H. Peters, CEO 19.3% www.AVECC.com, [email protected] 66 62 Harold Gwatney Chevrolet` $100.0a NA 1957 Sales and service through three dealerships in Arkansas and 1301 T.P. White Drive, Jacksonville 72076, (501) 982-2102, (501) 982-2920 $100.0a Tennessee Harold Gwatney, Principal 0.0% www.GwatneyChevrolet.com, [email protected] 66 NR Northwest Oil Co. $100.0b NA 1974 Retail and wholesale oil and gas sales 1666 Industrial Place, Fayetteville 72701, (479) 521-1573, (479) 443-1992 $100.0c Butch Robertson, President 0.0% Jeff Gaddy 68 66 Tankersley Foodservice LLC $96.0 200 1928 Food service distributor, international military sales, trucking 3203 Industrial Park Road, Van Buren 72956, (479) 471-6800, (479) 471-6851 $93.0 and public warehouse Don Tankersley, CEO 3.2% www.TankersleyFoods.com 69 67 Dyke Industries Inc. $91.5C NA 1866 Wholesale lumber and building materials with locations in 309 Center St., Little Rock 72201, (501) 376-2921, (501) 374-4922 $91.5C Little Rock, New Orleans, Memphis and Knoxville, TN, Rocky James T. Dyke 0.0% Mount and Charlotte, NC, Norcross, GA, Tallahassee, FL, Erlanger, KY, and Texarkana, TX 70 71 Russell Chevrolet $90.0d NA 1963 Sales and service of new and used automobiles, including 6100 Landers Road, North Little Rock 72117, (501) 436-4020, (501) 835-0761 $80.0a Chevrolet and Honda Bob Russell, Principal 12.5% www.RussellChevrolet.com 71 74 Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc. $80.0 550 1947 Manufacturer of conveyors 2020 Hytrol St., Jonesboro 72401-6712, (870) 935-3700, (800) 852-3233 $67.9 Gregg Goodner, President 17.8% www.Hytrol.com, [email protected] 72 NR Mid-South Sales Inc. $75.8 63 1962 Fuel and oil distributor 243 CR 414 , Jonesboro 72404, (870) 933-6457, (870) 933-0446 $51.4 Murray Benton, President 47.4% www.MidSouthSales.com, [email protected] 73 73 Carco Capital Inc. $73.5 242 1934 Hertz Franchises, Carco Rentals Truck Rental & Leasing, 2905 N. 32nd St., Fort Smith 72904, (479) 441-3200, (479) 441-3212 $69.0 Carco International Truck Sales Carl D. Corley, Chairman 6.4% www.CarcoTrans.com 74 75 Bale Chevrolet Inc. $70.0d NA 1912 Sales and service of new and used vehicles, including 13101 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock 72211, (501) 537-8210, (501) 221-9484 $65.0e Chevrolet, Honda and Toyota John H. Bale Jr., President 7.7% www.BaleChevrolet.com, [email protected] 75 NR HealthScope Benefits $65.1f 339 1985 Full-service claims administration and health management 27 Corporate Hill Drive, Little Rock 72205, (501) 225-1551, (501) 225-9150 $53.3f firm providing administrative and other support services to Joe Edwards, CEO 22.2% self-funded employers www.HealthScopeBenefits.com Sources: the companies, industry estimates, others as noted. Notes: Revenue data for fiscal years ended Dec. 31, except as noted. Texarkana Researched by Gwen Moritz companies may be located on either side of the Arkansas-Texas border. 1 Fiscal year ended Sept. 30 2 Most recent estimate by The Gale Group 3 Estimate by Standard & Poor's Register 2011 4 Fiscal year ended Oct. 31 5 Fiscal year ended July 31 6 Estimate by Chain Drug Review, unchanged from 2009 to 2010 despite the sale of 17 Memphis-area stores to Walgreens in March 2010 7 Estimate by Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory 2010 8 Estimated 9 Estimate based on production data reported by Watt Poultry USA 10 Cheyenne Industries Inc. and Silverwood Products Inc., manufacturers of lamps and mirrors, were sold at the end of 2010 11 Sale of wholesale grocery business to publicly traded Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. of South San Francisco, Calif., announced in April 2010 12 Estimate based on company-reported revenue for 2009 13 Fiscal year ended Feb. 28, 2011 14 Fiscal year ended Feb. 28, 2010 15 Fiscal year ended Oct. 31; revenue for calendar year 2010 was $588,834,054 16 Fiscal year ended Oct. 31; revenue for calendar year 2009 was $493,182,725 17 Fiscal year ended June 30 18 Fiscal year ended Aug. 29 19 Fiscal year ended Aug. 30 20 Fiscal year ended Sept. 25 21 Estimated; dropped from Advertising Age magazine's 2010 list of the largest media companies, indicating that revenue was below the $310 million cutoff 22 Estimate by Advertising Age magazine published in October 2009 23 Recognizes at least $100 million in revenue from natural gas produced in Arkansas by Stephens Production Co. of Fort Smith and $154 million in revenue by Stephens Media of Las Vegas, as estimated by The Gale Group 24 Recognizes at least $100 million in revenue from natural gas produced in Arkansas by Stephens Production Co. of Fort Smith and an estimated $150 million in revenue by Stephens Media of Las Vegas 25 Stephens Media employees reported by Wikipedia.com 26 Date of holding company reorganization 27 Estimated and not confirmed by the company, which declined to participate in this year's survey 28 Most recent estimate by Manta Media Inc. 29 Fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 30 Fiscal year ended April 28, 2009 31 Includes individual entities with various ownership interests by Harold Gwatney family 32 Estimated and not confirmed by company 33 Most recent estimate by Hoovers Inc. 34 Reported by Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 35 Estimate based on 4.2 percent increase in new-car registrations and 12 percent increase in registrations of dealer-sold used cars in 2010 36 Estimated based on 25 percent reduction in vehicle registrations in Arkansas in 2009 37 Fiscal year ended Dec. 10