| 1 | 2 | The Dollywood Company
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 Brands
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
| 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
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