 Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations |
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Tennessee
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1
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Caremark Rx
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60
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32,991.3
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Nashville
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2
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FedEx
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70
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29,363.0
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Memphis
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3
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HCA
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84
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24,455.0
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Nashville
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4
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UnumProvident
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229
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10,437.2
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Chattanooga
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5
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Dollar General
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268
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8,582.2
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Goodlettsville
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6
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Eastman Chemical
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315
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7,059.0
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Kingsport
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7
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AutoZone
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378
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5,710.9
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Memphis
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8
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Community Health Sys.
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515
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3,788.8
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Brentwood
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9
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First Horizon National Corp.
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575
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3,239.9
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Memphis
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10
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Louisiana-Pacific
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642
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2,741.9
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Nashville
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11
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CBRL Group
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676
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2,567.5
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Lebanon
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12
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Regal Entertainment Group
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687
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2,516.7
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Knoxville
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13
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Vanguard Health Systems
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747
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2,268.9
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Nashville
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14
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Tractor Supply
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788
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2,068.0
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Brentwood
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15
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LifePoint Hospitals
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834
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1,903.2
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Brentwood
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16
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King Pharmaceuticals
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865
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1,774.7
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Bristol
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17
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Mueller Industries
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886
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1,729.9
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Memphis
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18
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Thomas & Betts
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899
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1,695.4
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Memphis
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19
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Renal Care Group
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939
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1,570.2
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Nashville
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20
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Fred's
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949
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1,543.1
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Memphis
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21
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Iasis Healthcare
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958
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1,523.7
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Franklin
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Texas
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1
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Exxon Mobil
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1
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339,938.0
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Irving
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2
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ConocoPhillips
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6
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166,683.0
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Houston
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3
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Valero Energy
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15
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81,362.0
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San Antonio
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4
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Marathon Oil
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23
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58,958.0
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Houston
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5
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Dell
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25
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55,908.0
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Round Rock
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6
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AT&T
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39
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43,862.0
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San Antonio
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7
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Plains All Amer. Pipeline
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65
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31,177.3
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Houston
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8
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Sysco
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68
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30,281.9
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Houston
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9
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Halliburton
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103
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20,994.0
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Houston
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10
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AMR
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105
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20,712.0
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Fort Worth
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11
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Electronic Data Systems
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108
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20,537.0
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Plano
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12
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J.C. Penney
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118
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18,781.0
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Plano
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13
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Lyondell Chemical
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121
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18,606.0
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Houston
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14
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Tesoro
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132
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16,473.0
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San Antonio
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15
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Kimberly-Clark
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140
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15,902.6
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Irving
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16
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D.R. Horton
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162
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13,863.7
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Fort Worth
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17
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Texas Instruments
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167
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13,392.0
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Dallas
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18
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Fluor
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169
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13,161.1
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Irving
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19
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Waste Management
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170
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13,074.0
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Houston
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20
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Burlington No. Santa Fe
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171
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12,987.0
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Fort Worth
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21
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Centex
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175
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12,859.7
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Dallas
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22
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Enterprise Products
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183
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12,257.0
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Houston
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23
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USAA
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189
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11,980.4
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San Antonio
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24
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Continental Airlines
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207
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11,208.0
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Houston
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25
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Dean Foods
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216
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10,900.3
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Dallas
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26
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Reliant Energy
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220
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10,708.0
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Houston
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27
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TXU
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228
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10,449.0
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Dallas
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28
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Tenet Healthcare
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236
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10,052.0
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Dallas
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29
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Kinder Morgan Energy
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243
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9,787.1
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Houston
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30
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CenterPoint Energy
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244
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9,784.0
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Houston
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31
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Clear Channel Communications
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252
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9,468.9
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San Antonio
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32
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TEPPCO Partners
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267
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8,618.5
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Houston
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33
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Burlington Resources
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298
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7,587.0
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Houston
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34
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Apache
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299
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7,584.2
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Houston
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35
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Southwest Airlines
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300
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7,584.0
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Dallas
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36
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Baker Hughes
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310
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7,218.0
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Houston
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37
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Anadarko Petroleum
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314
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7,100.0
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The Woodlands
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38
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Commercial Metals
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329
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6,592.7
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Irving
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39
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Enbridge Energy Partners
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335
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6,476.9
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Houston
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40
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Dynegy
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337
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6,438.0
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Houston
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41
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Energy Transfer Partners
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347
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6,274.3
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Dallas
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42
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Celanese
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356
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6,070.0
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Dallas
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43
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Group 1 Automotive
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361
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5,969.6
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Houston
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44
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Blockbuster
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366
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5,864.4
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Dallas
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45
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Freescale Semiconductor
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368
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5,843.0
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Austin
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46
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Pilgrim's Pride
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382
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5,666.3
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Pittsburg
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47
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Smith International
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390
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5,579.0
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Houston
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48
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RadioShack
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423
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5,081.7
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Fort Worth
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49
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Atmos Energy
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430
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4,973.3
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Dallas
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50
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Triad Hospitals
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432
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4,916.6
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Plano
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51
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Temple-Inland
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433
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4,910.0
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Austin
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52
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Whole Foods Market
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449
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4,701.3
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Austin
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53
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National Oilwell Varco
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452
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4,644.5
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Houston
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54
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El Paso
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455
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4,596.0
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Houston
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55
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Affiliated Computer Svcs.
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471
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4,351.2
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Dallas
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56
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Frontier Oil
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496
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4,001.2
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Houston
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57
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Brinker International
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504
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3,912.9
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Dallas
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58
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Neiman Marcus
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512
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3,821.9
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Dallas
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59
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Michaels Stores
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522
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3,676.4
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Irving
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60
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EOG Resources
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528
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3,620.2
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Houston
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61
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XTO Energy
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541
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3,519.0
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Fort Worth
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62
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Lennox International
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560
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3,366.4
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Richardson
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63
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BJ Services
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573
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3,243.2
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Houston
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64
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FMC Technologies
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576
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3,226.7
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Houston
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65
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Holly
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578
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3,212.7
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Dallas
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66
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EGL
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599
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3,096.5
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Houston
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67
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GameStop
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601
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3,091.8
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Grapevine
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68
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American National Ins.
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609
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3,045.5
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Galveston
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69
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Crosstex Energy
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610
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3,033.0
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Dallas
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70
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Trinity Industries
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632
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2,902.0
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Dallas
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71
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Sabre Holdings
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683
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2,521.3
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Southlake
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72
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US Oncology
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684
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2,518.6
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Houston
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73
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Cooper Cameron
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685
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2,517.8
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Houston
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74
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Stewart Information Services
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703
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2,430.6
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Houston
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75
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Pioneer Natural Resources
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708
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2,417.1
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Irving
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76
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Zale
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715
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2,383.1
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Irving
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77
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Rent A Center
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729
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2,339.1
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Plano
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78
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Builders FirstSource
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730
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2,337.8
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Dallas
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79
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Adams Resources & Engy.
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746
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2,269.7
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Houston
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|
80
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Benchmark Electronics
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749
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2,257.2
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Angleton
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81
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Noble Energy
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761
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2,186.7
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Houston
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82
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UICI
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773
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2,123.2
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N. Richland Hills
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83
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Pride International
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799
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2,034.6
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Houston
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84
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Southern Union
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803
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2,019.4
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Houston
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85
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Perot Systems
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807
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1,998.3
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Plano
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86
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Quanex
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809
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1,996.9
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Houston
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|
87
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Texas Industries
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822
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1,951.2
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Dallas
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|
88
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Pier 1 Imports
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836
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1,897.9
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Fort Worth
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|
89
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Rush Enterprises
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845
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1,864.8
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New Braunfels
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90
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Quanta Services
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849
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1,858.6
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Houston
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|
91
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Newfield Exploration
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870
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1,762.0
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Houston
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92
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Service Corp. Intl.
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879
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1,738.5
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Houston
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93
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Men's Wearhouse
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887
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1,724.9
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Houston
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94
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HCC Insurance Holdings
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918
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1,644.3
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Houston
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|
95
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Kinder Morgan
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932
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1,594.5
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Houston
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|
96
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ExpressJet Holdings
|
942
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1,562.8
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Houston
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|
97
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Alliance Data Systems
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946
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1,552.4
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Dallas
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|
98
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Oil States International
|
953
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1,531.6
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Houston
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|
99
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Belo
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962
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1,521.2
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Dallas
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|
100
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Pogo Producing
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978
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1,478.5
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Houston
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|
101
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BMC Software
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984
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1,463.0
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Houston
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|
102
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AmeriCredit
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988
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1,450.8
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Fort Worth
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From the April 17th, 2006 issue
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| Most profitable companies |
| Women CEOs of FORTUNE 500 companies |
 There are more women running FORTUNE 500 companies this year than there were last year. Currently, 10 FORTUNE 500 companies are run by women (up from 9 last year), and a total of 20 FORTUNE 1000 companies have women in the top job (up from 19). (more) |
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