Reply #40: I think that it's rather interesting to note that quite a few... [View All]

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...of the Fortune 500 are headquartered in the South. I know that a number of these companies are not popular, but don't shoot the messenger:

<http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/2004-03-22-fortune-500-list_x.htm>

Out of the top fifty corporations, fourteen are headquartered in the South:

1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, Ark., 1, $258.681
2. Exxon Mobil Corp., Irving, Texas, 3, $213.199
7. ConocoPhillips, Houston, 12, $99.468
13. The Home Depot Inc., Atlanta, 13, $64.816
20. Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C., 16, $53.767
24. Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, N.C., 23, $48.065
31. Dell Inc., Round Rock, Texas, 36, $41.444
33. SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, 27, $40.843
34. Valero Energy Corp, San Antonio, 55, $37.969
35. Marathon Oil Corp., Houston, 52, $37.137
42. United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta, 43, $33.485
43. J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Plano, Texas, 42, $32.923
48. Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md., 56, $31.844
50. Lowe's Cos. Inc., Mooresville, N.C., 60, $31.263