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ENR's Top Owners Sourcebook is a detailed analysis of issues concerning construction programs of top U.S. owners--privately-owned firms, non-profit institutions and government agencies. It tells readers who their largest potential clients are, offers insight into what the large clients are thinking, and what they expect from their service providers in the construction industry. It features the construction programs of top U.S. owners--privately-owned firms, non-profit institutions, and government agencies. The Sourcebook ranks 425 publicly traded companies based on construction spending as compiled by Standard & Poors. Separate tables list some of the largest university and healthcare projects, based on construction start value, compiled by McGraw Hill Construction Analytics.

The table below shows only rankings and firm name. For complete data from the Top Owners list see the following links.

The Top Owners for 2008
RANK FIRM NAME & LOCATION TYPE OF
FIRM (SIC CODE)
1
General Motors corp., Detroit, Mich.
3700
2
Alcoa Inc., New York, N.Y.
3300
3
Las Vegas Sands Corp., Las Vegas, Nev.
7900
4
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J.
2800
5
Southern Co., Atlanta, Ga.
4900
6
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif.
3600
7
American Electric Power Co. Inc., Columbus, Ohio
4900
8
Duke Energy Corp., Charlotte, N.C.
4900
9
Sempra Energy, San Diego, Calif.
4900
10
Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Mooresville, N.C.
5200
11
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.
3700
12
Verizon Communications Inc., New York, N.Y.
4800
13
PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y.
2000
14
Wyeth, Madison, N.J.
2800
15
Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn.
5300
16
Dominion Resources Inc., Richmond, Va.
4900
17
Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.
2800
18
Xcel Energy Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
4900
19
Progress Energy Inc., Raleigh, N.C.
4900
20
Wisconsin Energy Corp., Milwaukee, Wis.
4900
21
Pfizer Inc., New York, N.Y.
2800
22
FPL Group Inc., Juno Beach, Fla.
4900
23
Edison International, Rosemead, Calif.
4900
24
Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, Calif.
2800
25
Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
2800
26
El Paso Corp., Houston, Texas
4900
27
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del.
2800
28
Boeing Co., Chicago, Ill.
3700
29
Home Depot Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
5200
30
PG&E Corp., San Francisco, Calif.
4900
31
PPL Corp., Allentown, Pa.
4900
32
Ameren Corp., Saint Louis, Mo.
4900
33
Altria Group Inc., New York, N.Y.
2100
34
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill.
2800
35
Exelon Corp., Chicago, Ill.
4900
36
FirstEnergy Corp., Akron, Ohio
4900
37
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill.
3500
38
Sierra Pacific Resources, Reno, Nev.
4900
39
Entergy Corp., New Orleans, La.
4900
40
Consolidated Edison Inc., New York, N.Y.
4900
41
Northeast Utilities, Springfield, Mass.
4900
42
Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
4900
43
Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
5400
44
Gaylord Entertainment Co., Nashville, Tenn.
7000
45
Deere & Co., Moline, Ill.
3500
46
Wynn Resorts Ltd., Las Vegas, Nev.
7900
47
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York, N.Y.
2800
48
VeraSun Energy Corp., Brookings, S.D.
2800
49
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, Calif.
2800
50
News Corp., New York, N.Y.
4800
51
Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, N.J.
2800
52
United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
4200
53
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Decatur, Ill.
2000
54
Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill.
2000
55
ENSCO International Inc., Dallas, Texas
1300
56
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., Newark, N.J.
4900
57
Philip Morris International Inc., New York, N.Y.
2100
58
Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J.
2800
59
DISH Network Corp., Englewood, Colo.
4800
60
Spansion Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.
3600
61
Cleco Corp., Pineville, La.
4900
62
3M Co., Saint Paul, Minn.
2600
63
Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Allentown, Pa.
2800
64
Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif.
3600
65
Allegheny Energy Inc., Greensburg, Pa.
4900
66
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, Ill.
2800
67
Mirant Corp., Atlanta, Ga.
4900
68
Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y.
3600
69
Westar Energy Inc., Topeka, Kan.
4900
70
Pinnacle West Capital Corp., Phoenix, Ariz.
4900
71
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio
3000
72
Pepco Holdings Inc., Washington, D.C.
4900
73
Spectra Energy Corp., Houston, Texas
4900
74
TerreStar Corp., Reston, Va.
4800
75
MGM Mirage, Las Vegas, Nev.
7900
76
Kimberly-Clark Corp., Dallas, Texas
2600
77
Integrys Energy Group Inc., Chicago, Ill.
4900
78
Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.
2500
79
Great Plains Energy Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
4900
80
Pride International Inc., Houston, Texas
1300
81
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, N.J.
3700
82
Anheuser-Busch Co. Inc., Saint Louis, Mo.
2000
83
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Houston, Texas
1300
84
CMS Energy Corp., Jackson, Mich.
4900
85
Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wash.
2400
86
Penn National Gaming Inc., Wyomissing, Pa.
7900
87
Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, Ga.
2000
88
Emerson Electric Co., Saint Louis, Mo.
3600
89
ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd., Reston, Va.
4800
90
SCANA Corp., Columbia, S.C.
4900
91
MetroPCS Communications Inc., Dallas, Texas
4800
92
Nordstrom Inc., Seattle, Wash.
5600
93
Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, Mass.
2800
94
Hughes Communications Inc., Germantown, Md.
4800
95
Southern Union Co., Houston, Texas
4900
96
TECO Energy Inc., Tampa, Fla.
4900
97
DPL Inc., Dayton, Ohio
4900
98
Ameristar Casinos Inc., Las Vegas, Nev.
7900
99
Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
2000
100
Kohl’s Corp., Menomonee Falls, Wis.
5300

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