The Tampa Bay area is anchored by several large employers who provide jobs and stability to the Tampa economy. Lets not forget about MacDill Airforce base which has 12,000 people and is a major force in the local economy.
Headquartered Companies # Employees
| Publix Super Markets | 22,515 | |
| BayCare Health Care System | 17,000 | |
| TECO Energy Inc. | 4,894 | |
| Times Publishing Co. | 4,072 | |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 4,000 | |
| Caspers Co. (McDonald’s restaurants) | 3,990 | |
| Beall’s | 3,950 | |
| Outback Steakhouse Inc. | 3,625 | |
| Raymond James Financial Inc. | 3,300 | |
| Tech Data Corp | 3,200 | |
| Home Shopping Network | 3,000 | |
| Jabil Circuit Inc | 2,885 | |
| H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center | 2,500 |
Non-Headquartered Companies
| Wal-Mart | 16,800 | |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 14,000 | |
| JPMorgan Chase | 3,600 | |
| AT&T Global Network Services* | 3,500 | |
| MI Metals Inc.* | 3,500 | |
| Busch Entertainment Corp. | 3,500 | |
| Mosaic* | 3,300 | |
| HCA HealthServices of Florida | 2,800 | |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 2,700 |
* Indicates Tampa Bay is a Division/Subsidary Headquarters
Ten Florida companies made Fortunes 2012 list of the Most Admired Companies. Four of those companies are in Tampa Bay. They are: Publix Supermarkets, Tech Data with $25 billion+ in revenues and Jabil Circuit with 120,000 workers worldwide and Raymond James with over 5,000 financial advisors
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Private companies serve as cornerstone in Tampa Bay economy, job market., Thirty-nine of Florida’s biggest privately owned businesses are based in the greater Tampa Bay area, employ nearly 250,000 workers and generate revenues topping $43 billion. Combined, they form a lesser-known cornerstone of the regional economy. Six of the 39 private companies on this list also made the latest Tampa Bay Times rankings of the area’s top workplaces. Among them are Universal Health Care, American Strategic Insurance, Southeast Personnel Leasing, Power Design, Modern Business Associates and Hawkins Construction.
Biggest private companies in greater Tampa Bay area
Ranked by revenue
Company Based Employees Revenue What they do
1 Publix Super Markets Lakeland 70,000 $27.2 billion Grocery
2 OSI Restaurant Partners* Tampa 85,000 $2.8 billion Restaurants
3 Rooms To Go Seffner 6,400 $1.5 billion Furniture retailer
4 Automated Petroleum Brandon 30 $1.3 billion Gasoline distributor
5 Beall’s Bradenton 4,100 $1.2 billion Retail
6 Universal Health Care St. Petersburg 1,000 $1.1 billion Insurance
7 Southeast Personnel Leasing Holiday 43,438 $1 billion Staffing
8 American Strategic Insurance St. Petersburg 260 $725 million Insurance
9 AVI-SPL Tampa 1,500 $550 million Audio-visual
10 Gulfeagle Supply Tampa 700 $435 million Roofing supply
11 Modern Business Associates St. Petersburg 101 $356 million HR outsourcing
12 J.H. Williams Oil Tampa 36 $353 million Petroleum marketing
13 A-1 Contract Staffing Tampa 15,350 $345 million Staffing
14 Tampa Bay Fisheries Dover 450 $339 million Seafood processing
15 Lazydays RV Center Seffner 492 $315 million RV sales/service
16 Bankers Financial St. Petersburg 689 $307 million Insurance
17 KHS&S Contractors Tampa 1,300 $276 million Construction
18 America II Electronics St. Petersburg 600 $250 million Tech distributor
19 Florida Infusion Services Palm Harbor 30 $235 million Drug wholesaler
20 Caspers Co. Tampa 1,200 $178 million McDonald’s franchise
21 Amscot Financial Tampa 1,285 $173 million Financial
22 Great Bay Distributors Largo 296 $170 million Beer distributor
23 Gardner-Gibson Tampa 450 $165 million Protective coatings
24 Carlton Fields Tampa 616 $163 million Law firm
25 McNichols Tampa 344 $160 million Metal products
26 Times Publishing** St. Petersburg 930 $151 million Newspaper
27 Pepin Distributing Tampa 291 $143 million Beer distributor
28 Hit Promotional Products Largo 575 $140 million Advertising
29 Tampa Armature Works Riverview 610 $136 million Electrical equipment
30 Neal Communities of
Southwest Florida Bradenton 82 $111 million Housing developer
31 Power Design St. Petersburg 349 $110 million Electrical contractor
32 First Watch Bradenton 2,000 $101 million Restaurants
33 Lifestyle Family Fitness*** St. Petersburg 502 $100 million Fitness clubs
34 IC Intracom Oldsmar 280 $90 million Computer peripherals
35 Hawkins Construction Tarpon Springs 92 $87 million General contractor
36 Sanwa Growers Tampa n/a $87 million Agriculture
37 Creative Contractors Clearwater 58 $85 millionCommercial construction
38 Arthur Rutenberg Homes Clearwater 40 $82 million Construction
39 FKQ Advertising & Marketing Clearwater 78 $79 million Advertising
* OSI plans to become a public company.
** Owns the Tampa Bay Times.
*** Acquired by LA Fitness.
Source: From Florida Trend magazine annual ranking of top 200 private companies in Florida.
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