| 1 | 1 | The Dollywood Company
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
| 800 DOLLYWOOD
dollywood.com
| 4,000
Service
| Amusement parks, water parks, lodging, dinner theaters
| The Dollywood Co.
Pigeon Forge, TN
| Craig Ross
President
1986
|
| 2 | 2 | K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City)
6307 Lonas Road
Knoxville, TN 37909
| 865-584-7061
foodcity.com
| 3,328
Retail trade
| Grocery stores
| K-VA-T Food Stores
Abingdon, VA
| Ron Tacker
Division executive vice president
1955
|
| 3 | 3 | Pilot Flying J
5508 Lonas Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909
| 865-588-7487
pilotflyingj.com
| 1,893
Retail trade
| Travel centers, convenience centers
| Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha, NE
| Jimmy Haslam
CEO
1958
|
| 4 | 6 | Copper Cellar Corp.
3001 E. Industrial Parkway
Knoxville, TN 37901
| 865-673-3400
coppercellar.com
| 1,576
Service
| Full-service restaurants
| NA
NA
| Michael D. Chase
Owner
1975
|
| 5 | 4 | 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
|
| 6 | 5 | Summit Medical Group
1225 E. Weisgarber Road, Ste. 200
Knoxville, TN 37909
| 865-584-4747
summitmedical.com; summithealthcare.com
| 1,424
Service, health care
| Physician group
| NA
NA
| Ed G. Curtis
CEO
1995
|
| 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 Inc.
NA
| Randy Burleson
Owner
1992
|
| 8 | 11 | Weigel Stores
3100 Weigel Lane
Powell, TN 37849
| 865-938-2042
weigels.com
| 950
Retail trade
| Service stations and convenience stores
| Weigel Stores
Powell, TN
| William "Bill" Weigel
Ken McMullen
Owner, chairman
President
1935
|
| 9 | 10 | Southeast Foods Co./Pennant Foods
310 Corporate Drive, Ste. 103
Knoxville, TN 37923
| 865-691-1393
wenburgerknoxville.com
| 883
Service
| Fast food restaurants, Wendy's franchisee
| Brockway Moran & Partners
Boca Raton, FL
| Tina Hertzel
CFO
1979
|
| 10 | NR | Quality Home Health
9123 Cross Park Dr., Suite 150
Knoxville, TN 37923
| 865-531-0016
qualityhomehealth.com
| 800
Service
| Home health care agency
| NA
NA
| Thom Mills
Administrator
1983
|
| 11 | 12 | DeRoyal Industries
200 DeBusk Lane
Powell, TN 37849
| 865-938-7828
deroyal.com
| 747
Manufacturing
| Medical supply manufacturing
| NA
NA
| Pete DeBusk
Chairman
1973
|
| 12 | 13 | Charles Blalock & Sons
PO Box 4750
Sevierville, TN 37862
| 865-453-2808
blalockcompanies.com
| 740
Construction
| Highway and bridge construction, commercial site preparation, asphalt manufacture and paving, ready mix concrete manufacture
| NA
NA
| Sid Blalock, CEO
Jim Blalock
President
1962
|
| 13 | 9 | Ingles Markets
P.O. Box 6676
Asheville, NC 28816
| 828-669-2941
ingles-markets.com
| 715
Retail trade
| Grocery stores
| Ingles Markets Inc.
Asheville, NC
| Rusty Reed
District manager
1963
|
| 14 | NR | OrthoTennessee
256 Fort Sanders West Blvd., Ste. 200
Knoxville, TN 37922
| 865-769-4545
orthotennessee.com
| 707
Service
| Health care
| NA
NA
| Jon-David Deeson
CEO
1998
|
| 15 | 15 | Radio Systems Corp.
10427 PetSafe Way
Knoxville, TN 37932
| 865-777-5404
radiosystemscorporation.com
| 705
Manufacturing & Production
| Radio Systems Corporation® is a leading manufacturer of pet products with an overall mission to build the most trusted pet brands globally. Our family of brands includes PetSafe®, Invisible Fence® Brand, and SportDOG Brand®.
| Radio Systems Corporation
Knoxville, TN
| Willie Wallace
CEO
1991
|
| 16 | 17 | Belk Inc.
2801 W. Tyvola Road
Charlotte, NC 28217
| 704-357-1000
belk.com
| 644
Retail trade
| Department stores
| Belk Inc.
Charlotte, NC
| Matthew Dutton
Vice president, regional manager
1919
|
| 17 | NR | Wilderness at the Smokies
1424 Old Knoxville Highway
Sevierville, TN 37876
| 865-428-5770
wildernessatthesmokies.com
| 638
Service
| Hotel and water park resort
| Wilderness at the Smokies
Sevierville, TN
| Phillip Froehlich
Josef Haas
General Manager
Executive vice president, CEO
2008
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