Greater St. Louis has long proved itself a great home for headquarters operations, resulting in our impressive corporate resume today.
St. Louis is home to dozens of companies listed on various stock exchanges in the U.S., with market capitalizations ranging from over $500 thousand to more than $40 billion. Among these public companies, Greater St. Louis is home to the following 17 Fortune 1000 headquarters, of which 9 are Fortune 500.
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Company
|
Rank
|
Revenues
($ Billions)
|
|
| Express Scripts Holdings |
22
|
100.3
|
|
| Centene |
66
|
40.7
|
|
Emerson Electric
|
139
|
20.3
|
|
| Monsanto |
204
|
13.5
|
|
| Reinsurance Group of America |
246
|
11.5
|
|
| Jones Financial (Edward Jones) |
403
|
6.7
|
|
Graybar Electric
|
420
|
6.4
|
|
| Ameren |
431
|
6.1
|
|
Olin
|
467
|
5.6
|
|
Post Holdings
|
508
|
5.0
|
|
| Peabody Energy |
533
|
4.7
|
|
Panera Bread
|
760
|
2.8
|
|
| Stifel Financial |
785
|
2.6
|
|
| Caleres |
790
|
2.6
|
|
| Edgewell Personal Care |
845
|
2.4
|
|
| Belden |
846
|
2.4
|
|
| Arch Coal |
946
|
2.0
|
|
|
Source: "Fortune 500, 2017" Fortune, http://fortune.com/fortune500/, Accessed 6/13/17.
Greater St. Louis is also home to some of the nation’s largest private companies. The following St. Louis companies are listed among Forbes’ America’s Largest Private Companies.
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Rank
|
Company
|
|
13
|
Enterprise Holdings
|
|
30
|
World Wide Technology
|
|
48
|
Edward Jones
|
|
55
|
Graybar Electric
|
|
124
|
McCarthy Holdings
|
|
129
|
Apex Oil
|
|
170
|
Schnuck Markets
|
| 219 |
Alberici Corp. |
Source: "America's Largest Private Companies, 2017" Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamurphy/2017/08/09/americas-largest-private-companies-2/#410e0811247c, Accessed 7/14/17.
Many companies in the Greater St. Louis area reach far beyond our inland port to do business around the world — companies like Emerson, a leader in technology products and services; Bunzl Distribution, a supplier of outsourced food packaging and cleaning and safety products; and Sigma-Aldrich, a global supplier of fine chemicals and research supplies.
According to data compiled by the St. Louis Business Journal in 2016, St. Louis’s 25 largest international companies had international sales of over $114.9 billion in 2015.
St. Louis companies are also ranked nationally as best places to work, most innovative, and more.
Inc. magazine's list of America's 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies 2016 ranks include 36 companies based in the St. Louis metropolitan area; 14 St. Louis-based firms ranked in the top 2,000:
89. Worth Clark Realty
182. ONE3LED
252. LinkedSelling
540. Nvision IT
784. Mid America Logistics
952. Aegis Strategies
984. Evolve Digital Labs
1147. Paradowski
1577. Clearent
1721. Better Life
1727. Gemini Consulting & Services
1772. GadellNet Consulting Services
1803. Secure Data Technologies
1956. ShedsForLessDirect.com
The following is a sampling of businesses that have established locations or expanded operations in the St. Louis area in 2015-17.
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Company
|
New Jobs
|
Investment
|
Industry
|
Expansion Month-Year
|
| Amazon Inc. |
384 |
|
Transportation / Distribution |
2017 |
| Chameleon Integrated Services |
60 |
|
IT Services |
2017 |
| Serioplast |
|
$3,150,000 |
Manufacturing |
2017 |
| Trans-Lux |
90 |
$2,300,000 |
Manufacturing |
2017 |
| CliqStudios |
98 |
$1,950,000 |
Manufacturing |
2017 |
| Pfizer |
80 |
$200,000,000 |
Medical / Pharmaceutical |
2017-2020 |
| MiTek |
200 |
|
Manufacturing |
2017 |
| Abstrakt |
100 |
|
Headquarters |
2017 |
| Nestle |
300 |
|
IT Jobs from California |
2017-2018 |
| Boeing Corp. |
500 |
|
Aerospace Research & Technology |
2017-2020 |
| Charter Communications |
1,300 |
$16,000,000 |
IT Services |
2013-2017 |
| BlueStrata EHR |
98 |
$138,000 |
Health Record Startup |
2017 |
| CliqStudios |
98 |
$1,950,000 |
Kitchen Designer/Manufacturer |
2017 |
| Reckitt Benckiser |
50 |
|
Consumer Goods |
2017 |
| Spray Dynamics |
50-60 |
|
Food Manufacturer |
2017 |
| World Wide Technology |
500 |
$95,000,000 |
IT Services |
2017 |
| Cushman & Wakefield |
600 |
$17,400,000 |
Real Estate |
2016-19 |
| BizLibrary |
90 |
|
IT Services |
2016-19 |
| KPMG |
175 |
|
IT Services |
2016-19 |
| Centene |
1000 |
$772,000,000 |
Headquarters |
2016-19 |
| Diode Dynamics |
200 |
$400,000 |
Manufacturing |
2016-19 |
| Sigma-Aldrich |
100 |
$10,000,000 |
Research |
2016-17 |
| CenturyLink |
190 |
|
IT Services |
2016-2017 |
| Chameleon Integrated Services |
45 |
$22,000,000 |
IT Services |
2016-17 |
| Reckitt Benckiser |
50
|
$31,500,000
|
Manufacturing |
2016-17 |
| Lacgene |
30 |
|
Headquarters |
2016-17 |
| LMI Aerospace |
60 |
$17,500,000 |
Aerospace Manufacturer |
2016-17 |
| Boundless |
20 |
|
Information Technology |
2016 |
| Air Evac Medical |
145 |
|
Health Services |
2016 |
| Delta Queen Steamboat Co. |
120 |
|
Transportation/Distribution |
2016 |
| Scott Air Force Base |
950 retained |
$100,000,000 |
IT Services |
2016 |
| US Census Bureau |
150 |
|
IT Services |
2016 |
| Anacomp Inc. |
50 |
$1,700,000 |
IT Services |
2016 |
| Virbac |
144 |
$37,900,000 |
Manufacturing |
2016 |
| AT&T |
50 |
|
IT Services |
2016 |
| Eurofins Panlabs |
55 |
|
Medical/ Pharmaceutical |
2015 |
| KPMG |
175 |
|
Information Technology |
2015-18 |
| Square |
200 |
|
Information Technology |
2015-20 |
| SKF Corp. |
73 |
|
Manufacturing |
2015-21 |
| Boeing Corp. |
700 |
|
Aircraft Manufacturing |
2017 |
| Watlow |
50 |
$30,000,000 |
Industrial Electric Heaters |
Fall 2016 |
| Brew Hub |
55 |
$20,000,000 |
Brewery |
Early 2016 |
| Menard's |
129 |
$29,000,000 |
Transportation/ Distribution |
2015-2016 |
| IKEA |
300 |
|
Furniture and Home Décor |
2015 |
| Seventh Wave |
40 |
$11,000,000 |
Biotech Laboratory |
2015 |
| AB Mauri |
50 |
|
Regional Sales |
2015 |
| Spectrum Brands |
45 |
$1,000,000 |
Consumer Products |
2015 |
| AdvancePierre |
50 |
|
Manufacturing |
2015 |
| Centerville Health Center |
200 |
$3,000,000 |
Medical / Pharmaceutical |
2015 |
| General Motors |
750 |
|
Automotive Manufacturing |
2015 |
| Centene Corporation |
200 |
|
Financial Claims Center |
2015 |
| Danforth Plant Science Center |
100 |
$45,000,000 |
Medical Research |
2015 |
| General Motors |
55 |
$133,000,000 |
Automotive Manufacturing |
2015 |
| St. Louis Brewing Company |
|
$20,000,000 |
Brewery |
2014-18 |
| Express Scripts |
1,100 |
$44,000,000 |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Management |
2014-18 |
|
Perficient
|
50-75
|
|
IT Consulting
|
2014-18
|
|
Express Scripts
|
1,500
|
$56,000,000
|
Pharmaceutical Benefits Management
|
2014-18
|
| Metal Container Corporation |
70 |
$150,000,000 |
Can and Aluminum bottle manufacturing |
2014-17 |
| Scott Air Force Base |
320 |
$16,000,000 |
New Cyber Security Squadrons |
2014-16 |
|
Watlow
|
50
|
$30,000,000
|
Industrial Electric Heaters
|
2014-16
|
|
Danforth Plant Science Center
|
100
|
$45,000,000
|
Plant research center
|
2015
|
| Spectrum Brands |
45 |
$1,000,000 |
Establishing Pet, Home & Garden divisional HQ |
2015 |
| Centene Corp. |
200 |
|
Claims center in Ferguson |
2015 |
|
General Motors
|
55
|
$130,000,000
|
Automotive plant
|
2015
|
|
Monsanto
|
675
|
$400,000,000
|
Research facility
|
2013-16
|