| 1 | 1 | Covenant Health
100 Fort Sanders West Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37922
| 865-531-5555
covenanthealth.com
Service
| 10,119
8,021 / 2,098
| Hospitals/health care system
| Covenant Health
Knoxville, TN
$1.2 billion
| Jim VanderSteeg
President, CEO
1996
|
| 2 | 2 | Knox County Schools
912 S. Gay St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
| 865-594-1800
knoxschools.org
Government
| 8,146
7,634 / 512
| Public education system
| NA
NA
NA
| Dr. Buzz Thomas
Bob Thomas
Interim superintendent
Superintendent
1873
|
| 3 | 3 | Y-12 National Security Complex
P.O. Box 2009
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
| 865-574-1000
y12.doe.gov; nnsa.energy.gov/fieldoffices/npo
Manufacturing, government
| 7,000
NA / NA
| Uranium storage, processing, manufacturing; supplying fuel for U.S. Navy, global non-proliferation
| NNSA
Consolidated Nuclear Security
Washington, DC
Oak Ridge, TN
NA
| Geoff Beausoleil
Morgan Smith
Manager
President, CNS
1943
|
| 4 | 4 | University of Tennessee
831 Andy Holt Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
| 865-974-1000
tennessee.edu
Government
| 6,646
6,443 / 203
| State university
| NA
NA
$2.1 billion
| Dr. Joe DiPietro
Beverly J. Davenport
President, UT System
Chancellor
1794
|
| 5 | 5 | Walmart Stores
702 SW 8th St.
Bentonville, AR 72716
| 479-273-4000
walmartstores.com
Retail trade
| 5,951
NA / NA
| Discount stores and wholesale clubs
| Walmart Stores
Bentonville, AR
NA
| Melissa Ownby
Market manager
1962
|
| 6 | 6 | University of Tennessee Medical Center
1928 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37932
| 865-305-9000
utmedicalcenter.org
Service
| 5,144
NA / NA
| Health care system
| University Health System
Knoxville, TN
$756.3 million
| Joseph R. Landsman
President, CEO
1956
|
| 7 | 7 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
One Bethel Valley RoadÂ
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
| 865-576-1946
ornl.gov
Government
| 4,327
4,258 / 69
| Research and development
| Dept. of Energy/UT-Battelle
Oak Ridge, TN
$1.5 billion
| Thomas Zacharia
Lab Director
1943
|
| 8 | 8 | Tennova Healthcare
900 E. Oak Hill Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37917
| 865-545-7836
tennova.com
Service
| 4,033
NA / NA
| Hospitals/health care system
| Tennova Healthcare
Knoxville, TN
NA
| Tony Benton
Knoxville Metro CEO
1928
|
| 9 | 12T | The Dollywood Company
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
| 800 DOLLYWOOD
dollywood.com
Service
| 4,000
NA / NA
| Amusement parks, Water Parks, Lodging, Dinner Theaters
| The Dollywood Co.
Pigeon Forge, TN
NA
| Craig Ross
President
1986
|
| 10 | 9 | Denso Manufacturing Tennessee
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000
densocorp-na-dmtn.com
Manufacturing
| 3,900
NA / NA
| Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| Denso Corp.
Kariya, Japan
$35.9 billion
| Jack Helmboldt
President, CEO
1988
|
| 11 | 10 | K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City)
6307 Lonas Road
Knoxville, TN 37909
| 865-584-7061
foodcity.com
Retail trade
| 3,393
NA / NA
| Grocery stores
| K-VA-T Food Stores
Abingdon, VA
NA
| Ron Tacker
Division Executive Vice President
1955
|
| 12 | 11 | State of Tennessee
505 Deaderick St.
Nashville, TN 37243
| 615-741-2087
tn.gov/hr
Government
| 3,187
3,065 / 122
| State government
| NA
NA
$28.8 billion
| Bill Haslam
Governor
1796
|
| 13 | 15T | Knox County Government
400 Main St., Ste. 630
Knoxville, TN 37902
| 865-215-2000
knoxcounty.org
Government
| 3,169
2,699 / 470
| County government
| NA
NA
NA
| Tim Burchett
County mayor
1792
|
| 14 | 17 | Clayton Homes
500 Alcoa Trail
Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-380-3000
claytonhomes.com
Manufacturing, retail, finance, insurance
| 3,139
NA / NA
| Vertically integrated housing builder and provider
| Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha, NE
$210.8 billion
| Kevin Clayton
CEO
1956
|
| 15 | 15T | Kroger Co.
2620 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
| 615-871-2777
kroger.com
Retail trade
| 3,129
NA / NA
| Grocery stores
| The Kroger Co.
Cincinnati, OH
$108.5 billion
| Rick Going
President, Nashville division
1956
|
| 16 | 20 | Blount Memorial Hospital
907 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-983-7211
blountmemorial.org
Medical
| 2,572
NA / NA
| Hospital
| NA
NA
NA
| Don Heinemann
CEO
1947
|
| 17 | 21 | TeamHealth
265 Brookview Centre Way, Ste. 400
Knoxville, TN 37919
| 865-693-1000
teamhealth.com
Service
| 2,523
2,311 / 213
| At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect our physicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Through our approximately 20,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians, TeamHealth offers outsourced emergency medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, anesthesiology, orthopedic hospitalist, acute care surgery, obstetrics and gynecology hospitalist, ambulatory care, post-acute care and medical call center solutions to approximately 3,200 acute and post-acute facilities and physician groups nationwide. Our philosophy is as simple as our goal is singular: we believe better experiences for physicians lead to better outcomes—for patients, hospital partners and physicians alike.
| TeamHealth
Knoxville, TN
$3.6 billion
| Dr. Lynn Massingale
Leif Murphy
Michael D. Snow
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
President, CEO
1979
|
| 18 | 14 | City of Knoxville
400 W. Main St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
| 865-215-2106
knoxvilletn.gov
Government
| 2,459
1,487 / 972
| Local municipal government
| NA
NA
NA
| Madeline Rogero
Mayor
1791
|
| 19 | 22 | East Tennessee Children's Hospital
2018 Clinch Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37916
| 865-541-8000
etch.com
Service
| 2,358
NA / NA
| Health care system
| NA
NA
$161 million
| Keith D. Goodwin
President, CEO
1937
|
| 20 | 18 | Sevier County Schools
226 Cedar St.
Sevierville, TN 37862
| 865-453-4671
sevier.org
Government
| 2,300
2,000 / 300
| Public education system
| NA
NA
$140 million
| Dr. Jack A. Parton
Director of schools
1890
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