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Prefer PDFs? A printer-friendly PDF of this list is available. Download PDF file Prefer Excel? A complete spreadsheet of this list is available. Download Excel file Knoxville-Area Private Employers1 Ranked According to Area Employees Rank '16 '15 Company Phone Website Local employees Sector Description Parent company Top local executive Locally established 1 2 The Dollywood Company2 2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd. Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 800 DOLLYWOOD dollywood.com 4,000 Service Amusement parks The Dollywood Co. Pigeon Forge, TN Craig Ross President 1986 2 1 K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City) 6307 Lonas Road Knoxville, TN 37909 865-584-7061 foodcity.com 3,393 Retail trade Grocery stores K-VA-T Food Stores Abingdon, VA Mickey Blazer Executive vice president 1955 3 3 Pilot Flying J 5508 Lonas Drive Knoxville, TN 37909 865-588-7487 pilotflyingj.com 1,841 Retail trade Travel centers, convenience stores NA NA Jimmy Haslam CEO 1958 4 6 Jewelry Television 9600 Parkside Drive Knoxville, TN 37922 865-692-6000 jtv.com 1,500 Retail trade Home shopping network Multimedia Commerce Group Knoxville, TN Tim Matthews President, CEO 1993 5 5 Summit Medical Group 1225 E. Weisgarber Road, Ste. 200 Knoxville, TN 37909 865-584-4747 summitmedical.com; summithealthcare.com 1,489 Service, health care Physician group NA NA Ed G. Curtis CEO 1995 6 4 Copper Cellar Corp. 3001 E. Industrial Parkway Knoxville, TN 37901 865-673-3400 coppercellar.com 1,400 Service Full-service restaurants: Copper Cellar, Calhoun's, Chesapeake's, Cherokee Grill & Steakhouse, Smoky Mountain Brewery NA NA Michael D. Chase Owner 1975 7 7 Burleson Brands3 5401 Kingston Pike, Bldg. 1, Ste. 280 Knoxville, TN 37919 865-584-7779 burlesonbrands.com 975 Service Full-service restaurants: Aubrey's, Sunspot, Bistro by the Tracks, Barley's Taproom, Stefano's Pizza, drink, Fieldhouse Social, The Crown and Goose NA NA Randy Burleson Owner 1992 8 11 Collier Restaurant Group P.O. Box 6369 Sevierville, TN 37864 865-428-1823 collierrestaurantgroup.com 950 Service Restaurant operations, management: Flapjacks Pancake Cabins, The Melting Pot, T.G.I. Fridays, Golden Corral, Quaker Steak & Lube, Old Chicago Pizza, Corky's BBQ, Smoky Mountain Pancake House, Smoky's Pancake Cabin, Riverslanding Campgroud NA NA Royce Pruitt Cary Zimmerman CFO CEO 1968 9 12 Ingles Markets P.O. Box 6676 Asheville, NC 28816 828-669-2941 ingles-markets.com 914 Retail trade Grocery stores Ingles Markets Inc. Asheville, NC Rusty Reed District manager 1963 10 8 Southeast Foods Co./Pennant Foods 310 Corporate Drive, Ste. 103 Knoxville, TN 37923 865-691-1393 wenburgerknoxville.com 876 Service Fast food restaurants, Wendy's franchisee Brockway Moran & Partners Boca Raton, FL Tina Hertzel CFO 1979 11 NR Weigel Stores 3100 Weigel Lane Powell, TN 37849 865-938-2042 weigels.com 835 Retail trade Service stations and convenience stores Weigel Stores Powell, TN William "Bill" Weigel Ken McMullen Owner, chairman President 1935 12 NR DeRoyal Industries 200 DeBusk Lane Powell, TN 37849 865-938-7828 deroyal.com 766 Manufacturing Medical supply manufacturing NA NA Pete DeBusk Chairman 1973 13 16 Charles Blalock & Sons 419 Robert Henderson Road Sevierville, TN 37862 865-453-2808 blalockcompanies.com 690 Manufacturing Heavy highway and bridge construction; manufacturer of asphalt, ready mix concrete NA NA Sid Blalock Jim Blalock CEO President 1962 14 10 Shoney's of Knoxville Main Office, 9720 Parkside Drive Knoxville, TN 37922 865-690-6331 shoneysknox.com 683 Service Family restaurant, Shoney's franchisee NA NA Roy Leslie President, CEO 1962 15 15 Radio Systems Corporation 10427 PetSafe Way Knoxville, TN 37932 865-777-5404 radiosystemscorporation.com 682 Consumer packaged goods Consumer pet products and services NA NA Willie Wallace CEO 1991 16 14 Rural Metro - Tennessee 10140 Gallow Point Drive Knoxville, TN 37931 865-573-5779 ruralmetrosouth.com/locations/tennessee/east-tennessee.html 651 Service, health care Fire and emergency medical services American Medical Response Greenwood Village, CO Christopher Blach Regional director 1977 17 13 Belk 2801 W. Tyvola Road Charlotte, NC 28217 704-357-1000 belk.com 644 Retail trade Department stores Belk Charlotte, NC Matthew Dutton Vice president, regional manager 1919 1 Excluding nonprofits; 2 Includes Dollywood, Dollywood Splash Country; 3 Formerly Aubrey's Restaurants. Source declined to participate. Information from Knoxville Chamber Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites. NA=not applicable or not available. Area includes Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier and Union counties. This list and other Knoxville-area market data are available as Excel spreadsheets at www.knoxvillebiz.com. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Angela Akers at 865-342-6424 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.