The Region’s Largest Private Companies

Ranked by 2000 revenue of northwest Arkansas-based, northwest Arkansas-owned private companies.

Rankt— Company — 2000 revenue (millions) — Employees — Descriptionttt

1 — O.K. Industries Inc. of Fort Smith —t$560.0*? — 3,800 — Poultry, livestock feeds; slaughtered, dressed and processed poultry; raising broiler

ttttttttttttt2 — Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs — 430.0*? — 4,400 — Fresh, frozen poultry, by-products, dog food.tttttttttttt

3 — Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale — 357.8 — 2,566 — Retail supermarket chain with stores in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.tttttttt

4 — George’s Inc. of Springdale — 315.0*? — 2,300 — Poultry dressing and eggs. Includes George’s Farm Inc. and George’s Processing Inc.

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5 — Allen Canning Co. of Siloam Springs — 300.0 — 1,100 — Canned vegetable goods. Brands: Popeye’s, Allen’s, Butterfield, Royal Prince.

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6 — Sparks Regional Medical Center of Fort Smith — 224.9 — 2,750 — Third-largest hospital in Arkansas, licensed for 510 beds, serving a 10-county area in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.tttttttttttt

7 — Washington Regional Medical Center of Fayetteville — 205.0 — 1,850 — Health care system that includes Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville City Hospital, Eureka Springs Hospital and a network oftclinics and services in Washington, Benton, Madison and Carroll counties.tttttttttttt

8 — Superior Automotive Group of Fayetteville — 200.0 — 160 — Sales and service of Pontiac, Cadillac, Isuzu, Daewoo, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Ford, Chevrolet, Geo, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Kia vehicles in seven locations.tttttttttttt

9 — Cooper Communities Inc. of Bella Vista — 149.0 — 667 — Develops master-planned communities, sells timeshare units, builds and sells homes, sells wholesale and retail building materials, and operates commercial real estate.

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10 — The Lindsey Co. of Fayetteville — 135.0 — 450 — Apartment developer, building contractor and Lindsey & Associates real estate agency.tttttttttttt

Sources: The companies, industry estimates.

For the purpose of this list, northwest Arkansas was defined as Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford and Sebastian counties. Other companies that likely would have made the list but declined to participate include Hanna’s Candle Co. and BudgeText Corp. in Fayetteville, Perry Butcher & Associates in Rogers, and Basic Block Group Inc. and DMD Industries Inc. of Springdale.

NR: Not ranked.

(*) — Revenue is estimated and unconfirmed by company.

(#) — Adjusted after sale of subsidiary CCC Express.

(?) — Estimate from Poultry Magazine.

(??) — Northwest Arkansas Business Journal estimate for 1999 was significantly above that of Poultry Magazine, which was $600 million.

(?) — Estimate from Poultry USA Magazine.

(?) — For fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2000.

(**) — Full-time equivalency, not individual employees.tt