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Automotive Tops the 2005 SB&D 100 for the Third Consecutive Year
For the third straight year the automotive industry rules all other industry sectors in large projects announced in the South. The following chart shows how many deals of 200 jobs and/or $30 million in capital investment were announced in calendar year 2004 from various industry sectors.
There are reams of data of this type in the SB&D 100 and you can access it for free by going to Southern Business & Development magazine's Web site at www.SB-D.com and click on any of the features found under the 2005 SB&D 100. The data is not available from any other source and is the most comprehensive annual look at the South's economy that's published today.
Top Industries 2005 SB&D 100
(Total Announced Deals 200 Jobs or More and/or $30 Million or More in Investment)
|
Industry |
200-Plus Jobs |
$30M-Plus Investment |
Total Deals |
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Automotive |
40 |
33 |
73 |
|
Call Centers |
54 |
1 |
55 |
|
Distribution |
27 |
14 |
41 |
|
Biotech |
15 |
15 |
30 |
|
Oil & Gas |
2 |
26 |
28 |
|
Building Products |
12 |
16 |
28 |
|
Food Processing |
10 |
17 |
27 |
|
Electronics |
17 |
8 |
25 |
|
Financial Services |
21 |
3 |
24 |
|
Metal Products |
7 |
13 |
20 |
|
Telecom/Info Tech |
16 |
1 |
17 |
|
Headquarters |
12 |
5 |
17 |
|
Wood Products |
12 |
4 |
16 |
|
Homeland Security/Defense |
12 |
2 |
14 |
|
Healthcare |
10 |
4 |
14 |
|
Apparel/Textiles |
8 |
4 |
12 |
|
Plastics |
3 |
9 |
12 |
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Aviation/Aerospace |
9 |
3 |
12 |
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Logistics/Trans |
10 |
2 |
12 |
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Ship Building/Repair |
9 |
2 |
11 |
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Agribusiness |
10 |
0 |
10 |
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