1 | 1 | Covenant Health 100 Fort Sanders West Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37922
| 865-531-5555 covenanthealth.com Service
| 11,913 8,140 / 3,773
| Hospitals, health care system
| Covenant Health Knoxville, TN $1.6 billion
| Jim VanderSteeg President, CEO 1996
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2 | 2 | Knox County Schools 400 W. Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902
| 865-594-1800 knoxschools.org Government
| 10,047 8,049 / 1,988
| Public education system
| NA NA NA
| Jon Rysewyk Superintendent 1873
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3 | 3 | University of Tennessee 831 Andy Holt Tower Knoxville, TN 37996
| 865-974-1000 tennessee.edu Government
| 9,299 6,292 / 3,007
| State university
| NA NA NA
| Randy Boyd Donde Plowman UT system president UT Knoxville chancellor 1794
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4 | 4 | Y-12 National Security Complex P.O. Box 2009 Oak Ridge, TN 37831
| 865-574-9918 y12.doe.gov; nnsa.energy.gov/fieldoffices/npo U.S. Government, National Security
| 7,800 7,800 / NA
| Uranium storage, processing, manufacturing; supplying uranium for the U.S. Nuclear Navy, global security and nuclear nonproliferation
| National Nuclear Security Administration Consolidated Nuclear Security Washington, DC Oak Ridge, TN $2.1 billion
| Teresa Robbins William C. Tindal Manager President, COO 1943
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5 | 6 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1 Bethel Valley Road Oak Ridge, TN 37831
| 865-576-1946 ornl.gov Government
| 6,000 NA / NA
| Research and development
| U.S. Department of Energy/UT-Battelle LLC Oak Ridge, TN $2.3 billion
| NA NA 1943
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6 | 8 | University of Tennessee Medical Center 1928 Alcoa Highway Knoxville, TN 37920
| 865-305-9000 utmedicalcenter.org Service
| 5,387 4,341 / 1,046
| Health care system
| University Health System Knoxville, TN $1 billion
| Joseph R. Landsman President, CEO 1956
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7 | 5 | Walmart Stores 702 SW 8th St. Bentonville, AR 72716
| 479-273-4000 walmartstores.com Retail trade
| 5,100 3,500 / 1,600
| Discount stores and wholesale clubs
| Walmart Stores Bentonville, AR $572.8 billion
| Nick Berkeley Senior VP, Southeast business unit lead 1962
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8 | 7 | Clayton 5000 Clayton Road Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-380-3000 claytonhomes.com Home building
| 5,047 4,973 / 60
| Offers traditional on/off site-built homes, including modular homes, manufactured homes
| Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE $10.5 billion
| Kevin Clayton CEO 1966
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9 | 9 | DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive Maryville, TN 37801
| 865-982-7000 denso.com/us-ca/en Manufacturing
| 5,000 NA / NA
| Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems
| DENSO Corporation Kariya, Japan NA
| Shinichi Nakamizo President, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 1988
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10 | 10 | The Dollywood Company 2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd. Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
| 800-DOLLYWOOD dollywood.com Entertainment, hospitality
| 4,500 NA / NA
| Theme parks, water parks, lodging, dinner shows, theaters
| The Dollywood Co. Pigeon Forge, TN NA
| Eugene Naughton President, The Dollywood Company 1986
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11 | 11 | K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City) 6307 Lonas Road Knoxville, TN 37909
| 865-584-7061 foodcity.com Retail trade
| 3,800 NA / NA
| Retail supermarket
| K-VA-T Food Stores Abingdon, VA NA
| Ron Tacker Executive VP, Knoxville division 1955
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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
| 3,122 3,023 / 99
| State government
| NA NA NA
| Bill Lee Governor 1796
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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 Director of schools 1890
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14 | 17 | Knox County Government 400 Main St., Ste. 630 Knoxville, TN 37902
| 865-215-2000 knoxcounty.org Government
| 2,941 2,603 / 338
| County government
| NA NA $852
| Glenn Jacobs County mayor 1792
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15 | 14 | Tennova Healthcare 900 E. Oak Hill Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917
| 865-545-7836 tennova.com Service
| 2,927 NA / NA
| Hospitals, health care system
| Tennova Healthcare Knoxville, TN NA
| Colin McRae President, CEO, Tennova East Tennessee market 1928
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16 | 15 | Blount Memorial Hospital 907 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-983-7211 blountmemorial.org Medical
| 2,688 2,140 / 548
| Hospital, health system
| NA NA $316.2 million
| Dr. Harold Naramore CEO 1947
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17 | 16 | 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
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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
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19 | 19 | Blount County Government 341 Court St. Maryville, TN 37804
| 865-273-5700 blounttn.org Government
| 2,430 1,849 / 582
| County Government, Blount County Schools, Blount County Highway Department
| NA NA NA
| Ed Mitchell County mayor 1795
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20 | 20 | 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
| Laura Wilkerson Acting manager 1989
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