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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)
201
Apollo Group Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
8200
202
Limited Brands Inc., Columbus, Ohio
5600
203
Owens Corning, Toledo, Ohio
3200
204
International Speedway Corp., Daytona Beach, Fla.
7900
205
Cabot Corp., Boston, Mass.
2800
206
Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., Atlantic City, N.J.
7900
207
Portland General Electric Co., Portland, Ore.
4900
208
Mylan Inc., Canonsburg, Pa.
2800
209
Hexcel Corp., Stamford, Conn.
2800
210
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas
2000
211
Vectren Corp., Evansville, Ind.
4900
212
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., Parsippany, N.J.
6500
213
Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Ore.
3700
214
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Teaneck, N.J.
7300
215
Parker Drilling Co., Houston, Texas
1300
216
NII Holdings Inc., Reston, Va.
4800
217
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Plano, Texas
2000
218
Temple-Inland Inc., Austin, Texas
2600
219
Williams-Sonoma Inc., San Francisco, Calif.
5700
220
Photronics Inc., Brookfield, Conn.
3600
221
Commercial Metals Co., Irving, Texas
5000
222
Ashland Inc., Covington, Ky.
5100
223
Cabela’s Inc., Sidney, Neb.
5900
224
Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn.
2000
225
Avery Dennison Corp., Pasadena, Calif.
2600
226
Millipore Corp., Billerica, Mass.
3800
227
Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Del.
2800
228
Ecolab Inc., Saint Paul, Minn.
2800
229
GulfMark Offshore Inc., Houston, Texas
4400
230
NSTAR, Boston, Mass.
4900
231
Rockwood Holdings Inc., Princeton, N.J.
2800
232
Walter Industries Inc., Tampa, Fla.
1200
233
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Denver, Colo.
2000
234
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill.
3500
235
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.
3500
236
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.
3800
237
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., Corona, Calif.
2800
238
Sonoco Products Co., Hartsville, S.C.
2600
239
Cintas Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio
2300
240
Covance Inc., Princeton, N.J.
8700
241
International Rectifier Corp., El Segundo, Calif.
3600
242
Vishay Intertechnology Inc., Malvern, Pa.
3600
243
Brinker International Inc., Dallas, Texas
5800
244
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., Montvale, N.J.
2800
245
Avista Corp., Spokane, Wash.
4900
246
Alexander & Baldwin Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii
4400
247
Health Management Associates Inc., Naples, Fla.
8000
248
SunPower Corp., San Jose, Calif.
3600
249
Cameron International Corp., Houston, Texas
3500
250
Constellation Brands, Fairport, N.Y.
2000
251
Zimmer Holdings Inc., Warsaw, Ind.
3800
252
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc., Exton, Pa.
3000
253
Dillard’s Inc., Little Rock, Ark.
5300
254
General Cable Corp., Highland Heights, Ky.
3300
255
Avis Budget Group Inc., Parsippany, N.J.
7500
256
Quest Diagnostics Inc., Lyndhurst, N.J.
8000
257
Kindred Healthcare Inc., Louisville, Ky.
8000
258
EMC Corp., Hopkinton, Mass.
3500
259
Molex Inc., Lisle, Ill.
3600
260
Publix Super Markets Inc., Lakeland, Fla.
5400
261
Rex Stores Corp., Dayton, Ohio
5700
262
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cheshire, Conn.
2800
263
ITT Corp., White Plains, N.Y.
3800
264
Greif Inc., Delaware, Ohio
2600
265
NetApp Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.
3500
266
MannKind Corp., Valencia, Calif.
2800
267
Level 3 Communications Inc., Broomfield, Colo.
4800
268
Ross Stores Inc., Pleasanton, Calif.
5600
269
Titanium Metals Corp., Dallas, Texas
3300
270
International Textile Group Inc., Greensboro, N.C.
2200
271
Key Energy Services Inc., Houston, Texas
1300
272
Silgan Holdings Inc., Stamford, Conn.
3400
273
Xerox Corp., Norwalk, Conn.
3500
274
GEO Group Inc., Boca Raton, Fla.
8700
275
Chemtura Corp., Waterbury, Conn.
2800
276
Sauer-Danfoss Inc., Lincolnshire, Ill.
3500
277
PetSmart Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
5900
278
ArvinMeritor Inc., Troy, Mich.
3700
279
AutoZone Inc., Memphis, Tenn.
5500
280
FiberTower Corp., San Francisco, Calif.
4800
281
Fortune Brands Inc., Deerfield, Ill.
3400
282
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc., Detroit,
3700
283
Crown Holdings Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.
3400
284
IAC/InterActiveCorp, New York, N.Y.
7300
285
Complete Production Services Inc., Houston, Texas
1300
286
Seaboard Corp., Shawnee Mission, Kan.
2000
287
International Game Technology, Reno, Nev.
3900
288
WGL Holdings Inc., Washington, D.C.
4900
289
NewPage Holding Corp., Dayton, Ohio
2600
290
Collective Brands Inc., Topeka, Kan.
5600
291
Trinity Industries Inc., Dallas, Texas
3700
292
Dean Foods Co., Dallas, Texas
2000
293
AK Steel Holding Corp., West Chester, Ohio
3300
294
Microchip Technology Inc., Chandler, Ariz.
3600
295
Parker-Hannifin Corp., Cleveland, Ohio
3400
296
CH Energy Group Inc., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
4900
297
Olin Corp., Clayton, Mo.
2800
298
Harsco Corp., Camp Hill, Pa.
3300
299
Crown Castle International Corp., Houston, Texas
7300
300
Clear Channel Outdoor HOldINg Inc., San Antonio, Texa
7300

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