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	Knoxville Major Employers
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Knoxville Major Employers

U.S. Department of Energy - Oak Ridge Operations	12,610	Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, a limited liability partnership between the University of Tennessee and Battelle Memorial Institute. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville. Scientists and engineers at ORNL conduct basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that build the nation's expertise in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the natural environment; and contribute to national security.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville	9,317	The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. The system is headquartered in Knoxville and includes campuses in Memphis, Martin, Tullahoma, and Chattanooga. Additionally, UT-Battelle, a partnership between the university and the Battelle Memorial Institute, manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Knox County Public School System	8,104
Covenant Health	8,000	Covenant Health Systems was established in 1983 by the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, "Grey Nuns," to direct, support and conduct their health care, elder care and social service systems throughout the United States. Today, Covenant Health Systems serves as sponsor, governance organization and manager of multiple health and elder care related organizations throughout New England.
St. Mary's Medical Center	3,606
University of Tennessee Medical Center	3,225	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis includes the Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Its pediatric residency program is affiliated with Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. There are also graduate medical education programs in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville, family medicine centers in Knoxville, Jackson and Memphis, and public and continuing education programs across the state. The Health Science Center is part of the statewide, multi-campus University of Tennessee system, a subdivision of the Knoxville-based University of Tennessee.
City of Knoxville	2,820
County of Knox	2,500
Clayton Homes	2,500	Clayton Homes, a component company of Berkshire Hathaway, is the United States' largest manufacturer of manufactured housing. The company is vertically integrated; it builds, sells, finances, leases, and insures manufactured and modular homes. Clayton's corporate headquarters are in Maryville, Tennessee. It operates 41 manufacturing plants in the United States and markets its products in 49 states through 448 company-owned retail outlets and more than 1300 independent retailers. Its subsidiary Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., specializes in mortgages for manufactured homes, providing more than $11.0 billion in loans for more than 325,000 customers. Another subsidiary provides insurance for 160,000 families.
State of Tennessee, Regional Offices	2,401
Baptist Health System of East Tennessee	2,347
Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA)	2,300	Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is the world’s third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto and Rusal. Alcoa leads the world in alumina production and capacity. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa oversees operations in 44 countries. It is followed closely by a former subsidiary, Alcan, a Canadian-based company in Montreal, which was the third-leading producer behind Alcoa, but in terms of sales Alcan is ahead of Alcoa. Alcoa made a hostile $27 billion bid for Alcan on May 7th, 2007, aiming to reunite the two companies and form the largest aluminum producer in the world. The takeover bid was withdrawn after Alcan announced a friendly takeover by Rio Tinto on July 12, 2007.
Dollywood	2,150	Dollywood is a theme park owned by country music singer Dolly Parton and the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. It is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, just off US 441 between Gatlinburg and Sevierville. The park first opened in 1961 as a small tourist attraction named "Rebel Railroad", featuring a steam train, general store, blacksmith shop, and saloon. In 1966, Rebel Railroad was renamed "Goldrush Junction" and in 1970, the Cleveland Browns football team purchased the attraction. In 1976, Jack and Pete Herschend bought Goldrush Junction, and in 1977, renamed it "Silver Dollar City Tennessee" as a sister park to their original Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri. In 1986, Dolly Parton became a co-owner, and the park was renamed "Dollywood".
Denso Manufacturing Tennessee	2,100
Wal-Mart Stores	2,091

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