| 1 | 2 | Covenant Health
100 Fort Sanders West Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37922
| 865-531-5555
covenanthealth.com
Service
| 11,357
8,458 / 2,899
| Hospitals, health care system
| Covenant Health
Knoxville, TN
$1.5 billion
| Jim VanderSteeg
President, CEO
1996
|
| 2 | 3 | Knox County Schools
912 S. Gay St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
| 865-594-1800
knoxschools.org
Government
| 9,558
7,256 / 2,302
| Public education system
| NA
NA
NA
| Bob Thomas
Superintendent
1873
|
| 3 | 4 | University of Tennessee
831 Andy Holt Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
| 865-974-1000
tennessee.edu
Government
| 8,959
6,791 / 2,168
| State university
| NA
NA
NA
| Randy Boyd
Donde Plowman
UT system president
UT Knoxville chancellor
1794
|
| 4 | 1 | Y-12 National Security Complex
P.O. Box 2009
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
| 865-574-1000
y12.doe.gov; nnsa.energy.gov/fieldoffices/npo
U.S. Government, National Security
| 7,241
NA / NA
| Uranium storage, processing, manufacturing; supplying uranium for the U.S. Nuclear Navy, global security and nuclear nonproliferation
| NNSA
Consolidated Nuclear Security
Washington, DC
Oak Ridge, TN
$1.8 billion
| Michelle Reichert
Teresa Robbins
President, CEO
Manager
1943
|
| 5 | 5 | Walmart Stores
702 SW 8th St.
Bentonville, AR 72716
| 479-273-4000
walmartstores.com
Retail trade
| 6,863
NA / NA
| Discount stores and wholesale clubs
| Walmart Stores
Bentonville, AR
NA
| Melissa Ownby
Market manager
1962
|
| 6 | 6 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1 Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
| 865-576-1946
ornl.gov
Government
| 5,772
NA / NA
| Research and development
| U.S. Department of Energy/UT-Battelle LLC
Oak Ridge, TN
$2.3 billion
| Thomas Zacharia
Lab director
1943
|
| 7 | 9 | Clayton
5000 Clayton Road
Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-380-3000
claytonhomes.com
Home building
| 5,436
5,391 / 45
| Offers traditional on/off site-built homes, including modular homes, manufactured homes
| Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha, NE
$8.6 billion
| Kevin Clayton
CEO
1966
|
| 8 | 7 | University of Tennessee Medical Center
1928 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
| 865-305-9000
utmedicalcenter.org
Service
| 5,290
4,407 / 883
| Health care system
| University Health System
Knoxville, TN
$1 billion
| Joseph R. Landsman
President, CEO
1956
|
| 9 | 10 | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive
Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000
denso.com/us-ca/en
Manufacturing
| 4,500
NA / NA
| Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| DENSO Corporation
Kariya, Japan
NA
| Shinichi Nakamizo
President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
1988
|
| 10 | 8 | The Dollywood Company
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
| 800-DOLLYWOOD
dollywood.com
Entertainment, hospitality
| 4,000
NA / NA
| Theme parks, water parks, lodging, dinner shows, theaters
| The Dollywood Co.
Pigeon Forge, TN
NA
| Eugene Naughton
President, The Dollywood Company
1986
|
| 11 | 11 | K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City)
6307 Lonas Road
Knoxville, TN 37909
| 865-584-7061
foodcity.com
Retail trade
| 3,398
NA / NA
| Retail supermarket
| K-VA-T Food Stores
Abingdon, VA
NA
| Ron Tacker
Executive VP, Knoxville division
1955
|
| 12 | 12 | State of Tennessee
Department of Human Resources, 17th Floor, WRS TN Towers, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.
Nashville, TN 37243
| 615-741-2087
tn.gov/hr
Government
| 3,176
3,093 / 83
| State government
| NA
NA
$394 billion
| Bill Lee
Governor
1796
|
| 13 | 13 | Sevier County Schools
226 Cedar St.
Sevierville, TN 37862
| 865-453-4671
sevier.org
Government
| 3,000
2,500 / 500
| Public education system
| NA
NA
$160 million
| Stephanie Huskey
Interim director of schools
1890
|
| 14 | 14 | Tennova Healthcare
900 E. Oak Hill Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37917
| 865-545-7836
tennova.com
Service
| 2,900
NA / NA
| Hospitals, health care system
| Tennova Healthcare
Knoxville, TN
NA
| Tony Benton
President, CEO, Tennova East Tennessee market
1928
|
| 15 | 15 | Blount Memorial Hospital
907 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-983-7211
blountmemorial.org
Medical
| 2,722
NA / NA
| Hospital
| NA
NA
$299.4 million
| Don Heinemann
CEO
1947
|
| 16 | 17 | Kroger Co.
2620 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37214
| 615-871-2777
kroger.com
Retail trade
| 2,621
NA / NA
| Grocery stores
| The Kroger Co.
Cincinnati, OH
NA
| Sonya Hostetler
President, Nashville division
1956
|
| 17 | 16 | Knox County Government
400 Main St., Ste. 630
Knoxville, TN 37902
| 865-215-2000
knoxcounty.org
Government
| 2,600
2,300 / 300
| County government
| NA
NA
NA
| Glenn Jacobs
County mayor
1792
|
| 18 | 18 | Tanger Outlet Center Sevierville
1645 Parkway, Ste. 960
Sevierville, TN 37862
| 865-453-1053
tangeroutlet.com/sevierville
Retail trade
| 2,500
NA / NA
| Retail outlet shopping center
| Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
Greensboro, NC
NA
| Terri Dempsey
Property manager
NA
|
| 19 | 20 | Blount County Government
341 Court St.
Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-273-5700
blounttn.org
Government
| 2,492
1,881 / 611
| County Government, Blount County Schools, Blount County Highway Department
| NA
NA
NA
| Ed Mitchell
County mayor
1795
|
| 20 | 19 | U.S. Dept. of Energy - Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
200 Administration Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
| 865-576-0742
energy.gov/orem
Government
| 2,375
NA / NA
| Addresses diverse risks to protect the region’s health and environment
| U.S. Department of Energy
Washington , DC
NA
| Jay Mullis
Manager
1989
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