Weathering the Storm.
Call it the revenge of the tortoise. For many privately held companies, the last few years were slow torture, as publicly traded companies watched their stock valuations rocket through the stratosphere.
Meanwhile, privately held firms plugged along, out of the limelight. Sure, there was steady pay and growth for many, but that was small consolation to those whose neighbors were buying new boats and second homes with their stock options.
That, as they say, was then. Today, privately held companies are having the last laugh, as even solidly performing publicly traded companies weather a panic-induced storm in the stock market, buffering their value (and therefore cash flow and agility) regardless of their core performance.
In May, Utah Business looked at Utah's Top 100 publicly held companies. In this issue we look at the Beehive state's privately held businesses to learn how they've weathered recent economic uncertainly and how being private has helped fuel their success.
Harmons
To begin, take a look at what they're selling and how. If your company has the lock on a particular product, you can often put your business on autopilot. But if the guy down the street sells the same item, as happens in the grocery business, you've got to hustle to carve out a niche, deciding between chasing the lowest price or providing the best service to make your name. For 70 years, the four generations of family running Harmons, have chosen the latter.
Ever since opening their first 24-hour fruit stand in 1932, the Harmon family has built a reputation for customer service and dean stores. "Service has and will continue to be paramount focus in our company," says Vice President Bob Harmon. It's paying off, with 40 percent growth in sales over the past 10 years. Now with 1,800 employees and 10 stores throughout the state (with an 11th opening this fall), they're holding a healthy 12 percent market share against the large chain stores.
Being a family-run company, they feel closer to their customers and thus better able than chains to adapt to changing needs. "Today, much of corporate America has lost sight of the consumer, they are driven by the price of the stock," opines Harmon, Of course, the larger buying power of the big chains gives them a price advantage, but that's not to say Harmons doesn't stay competitive. In fact, they automatically match weekly ad prices of their competitive. In fact, they automatically match weekly ad prices of their competitors, in addition to their own promotions.
Flying J
Being able to make a profit on this margins consumer goods depends on shaving costs, and no one is better proof of that than Flying J. They're flying high on new technology and integrated services, doing so well that of the 10 million privately held companies nationwide, Flying J snagged the 46th spot on the Fortune 500 list last year with revenue of $4.2 billion.
Starting in 1968 with just a few filling stations, pilot O. Jay Call (hence the name) built an integrated transportation empire that spans the industry, from fuel exploration and refining, to freight hauling, trucker-specific banking, and their flagship Flying J truck stops.
Making all those disparate elements work together mean looking forward and seeing new ways to smooth operations, eliminating redundancy and wasted time on the part customers and employees, according to spokesperson Virginia Parker "We've changed the way our industry does business, for example, by being the first to automate the fuel desk and the service island, so we could process transactions more accurately and therefore make it more competitive."
That said, Call credits their success with understanding that what's really at stake in a truck stop isn't gas and new tires, it's the people buying them. "We service people, not equipment. There's nothing we offer that our customers can't get within a two-mile radius, so we've got to win on service," Parker quotes Call as saying.
America First Credit Union
Giving our customers what they want, and how they want it is what's making winners of America First Credit Union. Remember the old saw about making lemon from lemonades? To see it in action, look no further than America First. Facing intense competition from other credit unions and Banks, yet hamstrung by a 1999 Utah law prohibiting them from opening outside their current five county area, America First made an advantage from adversity.
"We've adopted the philosophy that we'll serve the members the way them want to be served," explains Executive Vice President Brent Allen, which is why they've developed three channels of service delivery, rather than trying to specialize in just one. In addition to brick-and-mortar branches, "We've become a big player on the Internet, [and] we also have a pretty sophisticated call center. We make our services available to our members whatever way they want, whichever is most beneficial to them."
Having their limits defined for them also meant they couldn't get overextended, so when the economy stumbled, they were in good shape to weather the storm. "We're pretty well staying the course," says Allen. They're weathering it in fine form, with some 300,000 members 47 branches, and $2.3 billion in assets.
Lifetime Products
Another Utah company has seen their growth do nothing but continue, in part because it's building on their proven expertise. As Vice President Brent Allen (no relation) explains, Lifetime Products got its start making adjustable basketball standards and became the world's largest producer of them some five years ago.
Not content to rest on their laurels (and existing markets), Lifetime's design team created new ones. Using their existing expertise in plastic and metal manufacturing, Lifetime designed the folding polyethylene plastic table, which is now sold in Wal-Mart, Costco and similar outlets. "They have virtually replaced the heavy, wood pressboard tables consumers may be familiar with," says Allen, in part because of their easy maintenance and light weight.
Another reason for Lifetime's success is their vertical integration in product manufacturing. "We both manufacture the parts and then assemble them here in Utah," says Allen. "The benefit of vertical integration means both quality control and cost efficiency."
Snowbird
Probably no company is bringing together their services as seamlessly as Snowbird Corporation. For those living along the Wasatch Snowbird may seem like just another ski resort with a couple large hotels attached but underneath that snowy exterior lies a corporate meeting and family recreation giant.
Of course, Utah has lots of ski resorts, and the country is full of places for corporate get-togethers, but what sets "The Bird" apart (besides an unmatchable location just 40 minutes from an international airport) is top-flight product and service delivery matched with a seamlessly integrated approach for handling billing.
"We provide very little hassle for our guests," explains Marketing Director Dave Fields. "They're not writing a hundred checks or pulling their card out everywhere they go, they can literally get their lift tickets, spa treatments, meal and room charges, everything sent to one central billing. People want a vacation that's simple. Once they step off the plane, it is all taken care of," from transportation to meeting services and all the other perks of a world-class facility.
That kind of one-stop shopping appeals to meeting planners, whose business accounted for 55 percent of the room rentals last year and 60 percent of Snowbird's winter season income. (Owner Dick Bass does not release financial information about the company.)
Ironically, doing so much so well is sometimes a problem for Snowbird. "One of our big challenges is identifying the Snowbird customer, because they are so varied," says Fields. That's why they're pairing a heavy print advertising budget with a major investment in online services. "We are investing a lot more in the Internet, and our site is now one of the most comprehensive in the ski industry. It is one area we are focusing on extensively, and we are getting a lot of results from it."
Snowbird isn't resting on their laurels, either. According to owner Dick Bass, their long-term plans include a multi-disciplinary institute. "Ever since I left college, I've wanted a place for the enhancement of the body, mind and spirit, where you can couple physical activities outdoors with literature, philosophy, diet, art--a non-test, non-grade place for learning."
Of course, doing that will be expensive, and while none of the companies we looked at have to answer to the public via their stock performance, many have to answer to the bank when times get tough.
Bass said Snowbird was "finally looking up and then 9/11 came along and bam, we were right back in it." He estimates their current debt load at about $45 million. Following the incidents of last fall, Snowbird trimmed payroll by 30 percent to cut costs, and is now tracking back toward profitability, but for the time being at least plans for his institute are on hold.
Although each of these companies are in different industries, all of them share a common link in that being privately held means being free from the vagaries, fashions and moods of the marketplace.
Whether in manufacturing or service, a few lessons from their success were clear: Make your services as easy to access as possible, for the widest variety of customers. Don't get pinned into one kind of service delivery, and invest early in technology that can readily improve your business. Finally, know where and why you want to expand your business, before investing in a new direction. As someone once said "growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
One area they do disagree on is what their plans for succession are, or at least what they are saying about them. Privately held companies, owned either entirely by the founder, or through non-traded shares, typically are tight lipped about what their long-term ownership intentions are. The founder of Lifetime products, for example, didn't even want his name used, much less to discuss his long term plans.
However, there are exceptions to that rule. For example, Dick Bass, still running Snowbird at 72, has said he intends to turn it over to a non-profit corporation after he's gone, partly out of a desire to realize his dreams of creating a mountain center of learning, but also because "there's no way my kids could pay the taxes on this place if I was to give it to 'em."
For their part, the Harmons family plans to keep their business in the family. "We went out several years ago to a couple family succession planning groups, to work through those kinds of things," explains VP Bob Harmon. While keeping a business in one family "typically fades out second-to-third generation," according to Harmon, they've structured their family's path "with education and estate planning, at least through the fourth generation." Planning too far ahead is folly according to Harmon, since "you can only care for what you've got, and what you can see in the future, but at this point we're definitely looking forward to a fourth and fifth generation" in the business, "and even further if that's something the family wants to do."
By staying in touch with their core purposes and then building from there, these businesses have become models of success. Learn how the rest of Utah's Top 100 companies fared on the following pages.
Tom Price is a Salt lake City-based freelance writer.
Top Private Companies BY TOTAL EMPLOYERS THIS YEAR'S RANK COMPANY ADDRESS/WEBSITE 1 Intermountain Health Care 36 S. State St. 22nd Floor (801) 442-2000 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 442-3540 F www.ihc.com 2 Huntsman Corporation 500 Huntsman Way (801) 584-5700 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 (801) 584-5781 F www.huntsman.com 3 Brigham Young University BYU, D-346 ASB (801) 422-3563 P Provo, Utah 84602 (801) 422-0209 F www.byu.edu 4 Flying J Inc. 1104 Country Hills Drive (8010 624-1000 P Ogden, Utah 84403 (801) 395-8004 F www.flyingj.com 5 Management & Training Corp. 500 N Marketplace Drive (801) 693-2600 P Centerville, Utah 84014 (801) 693-2900 F www.mtctrains.com 6 C.R. England Inc. 4701 W. 2100 South (801) 972-2712 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84321 (801) 974-3846 F www.crengland.com 7 Sinclair Oil 550 E. South Temple (801) 524-2700 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 (801) 524-2720 F www.sinclairoil.com 8 Icon Health & Fitness Inc 1500 S. 1000 West (801) 750-3630 P Logan, Utah 84321 (801) 750-0209 F www.iconfitness.com 9 Larry H. Miller Group 5650 S. State St. (801) 563-4100 P Murray, Utah 84107 (801) 563-4198 F www.lhm.com 10 Associated Food Stores Inc. 1850 W 2100 South (801) 973-4400 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 (801) 973-2158 F www.afstores.com 11 comm.comm 1991 S. 4650 West (801) 257-5800 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 (801) 908-5976 F www.comcenters.com 12 Mrs. Field's Original 321 W Lawndale Drive Cookie Company Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 736-5600 P www.mrsfields.com (801) 736-5944 F 13 * Deer Valley Resort P.O. Box 889 (801) 649-1000 P Park City, Utah 84060 (801) 649-1910 F www.deervalley.com 14 Staker Parsons Co. 1000 W. Center St (Formerly Staker Paving North Salt Lake, Utah 84054 and Construction) www.stakerparsons.com (801) 298-7500 P (801) 295-5526 F 15 Huish Detergents 15 W. South Temple, Ste. 1400 (801) 975-3100 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 (801) 975-3207 F www.huish.com 16 Harmon City Inc 3540 S. 4000 West, Ste 500 (801) 969-8261 P West Valley, Utah 84120 (801) 964-1299 F www.harmonsgrocery.com 17 Slaymaker Group Inc. 404 E. 4500 South, Ste. A12 (801) 261-3700 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 (801) 261-1615 F Website: NA 18 O.C. Tanner 1930 S State St. (801) 486-2430 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 493-3013 F www.octanner.com 19 Lifetime Products P.O. Box 160010 Freeport (801) 776-1532 P Circle, (801) 728-1959 F Bldg. D11 Clearfield, Utah 84016 www.lifetime.com 20 Clyde Companies 1565 W 400 North (801) 765-7800 P Orem, Utah 84057 (801) 765-7830 F www.genevarock.com 21 Greenbacks/ All a Dollar 2369 W. Orton Circle (801) 977-7777 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 (801) 977-7799 F Website: NA 22 Market Star Corporation 2475 Washington Blvd. (801) 393-1155 P Ogden, Utah 84401 (801) 393-4115 F www.marketstar.com 23 * Snowbird Corporation P.O. Box 929000 (801) 933-2047 P Snowbird, Utah 84092 (801) 933-2293 F www.snowbird.com 24 ARUP Laboratories 500 Chipeta Way (801) 776-1532 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 (801) 728-1959 F www.aruplab.com 25 * Lagoon Corporation P.O. Box 696 375 N. Lagoon (801) 451-8000 P Drive (801) 451-8015 F Farmington, Utah 84025 www.lagoonpark.com 26 Young Electric Sign Company 2401 Foothill Dr. (801) 464-4600 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 (801) 483-0998 F www.yesco.com 27 Morinda 550 E Timpanogas Circle, (801) 234-1000 P Bldg. G Orem, Utah 84059 (801) 234-1001 F www.morinda.com 28 America First Credit Union 1344 W. 4675 South (801) 778-8613 P Riverdale, Utah 84405 (801) 778-8452 F www.americafirst.com 29 Deseret Management 60 E South Temple Corporation Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 538-0651 P Website: NA (801) 538-0655 F 30 Neways 150 E. 400 North (801) 432-2800 P Salem, Utah 84653 (801) 432-7437 F www.usa.neways.com 31 Moroni Feed PO Box 368 (435) 436-8221 P Moroni, Utah 84646 (435) 436-8101 F www.moronifeed.com 32 Garff Enterprises Inc. 531 S. State St. (801) 521-6111 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 297-7115 F www.kengarff.com 33 HK Systems 515 E 100 South (801) 530-4338 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 (801) 530-4476 F www.hksystems.com 34 Phone Directories 135 S. Mountainway Dr. Company Inc. Orem, Utah 84058 (801) 225-0801 P www.phonedir.com (801) 225-0991 F 35 Gastronomy Inc 48 Market St, Ste 250 (801) 322-2020 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 (801) 363-5275 F www.gastronomyinc.com 36 Layton Companies 9090 S. Sandy Pkwy. (801) 568-9090 P Sandy, Utah 84070 (801) 569-5450 F www.layton-const.com 37 CompHealth 4021 S 700 East, Suite 300 (801) 284-6517 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 (801) 294-6881 F www.comphealth.com 38 Ream's Food Stores 160 E. Claybourne Ave. (801) 485-8451 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 485-0845 F www.reamfoods.com 39 Ultradent Products Inc 505 W 10200 South (801) 572-4200 P South Jordan, Utah 84095 (801) 572-0600 F www.ultradent.com 40 Rocky Mountain Helicopter 800 S. 3110 West (801) 375-1124 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84601 (801) 375-6712 F www.rmhllc.com 41 Winegar's Supermarkets Inc. 574 W 3400 South (801) 298-5407 P Bountiful, Utah 84010 (801) 298-5463 F www.winegars.com 42 Saddleman Inc. 80 W. 900 South (435) 753-6340 P Logan, Utah 84321 (435) 752-5777 F www.saddleman.com 43 Arctic Circle Restaurants 411 W 7200 South (801) 561-3620 P Midvale, Utah 84047 (801) 561-9646 F www.arcticcirclerest.com 44 Chuck-A-Rama 744 E. 400 South (801) 263-8808 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 (801) 433-0068 F www.chuck-a-rama.com 45 Jacobsen Construction Inc 3131 W 2210 South (801) 973-0500 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 (801) 973-7496 F www.jacobsen-const.com 46 Cache Valley Electric 919 N. 1000 West (435) 752-6405 P Logan, Utah 84321 (435) 759-9111 F www.cvelectric.com 47 Marketing Ally 501 N 900 East (801) 374-8709 P Provo, Utah 84604 (801) 374-0774 F www.marketingally.com 48 Mountain America 660 S. 200 East, Suite 300 Credit Union Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 325-6228 P www.mtnamerica.com (801) 325-6395 F 49 Extra Space Storage 2795 E Cottonwood Pkwy (801) 562-5556 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 (801) 365-4891 F www.extraspace.com 50 Dee's Inc. 777 E. 200 South (801) 487-4210 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 (801) 487-4207 F Website: NA 51 Ruby's Inn P.O. Box 640001 (435) 834-5341 P Bryce, Utah 84764 (435) 834-5265 F www.rubysinn.com 52 AMSCO Windows 1880 South 1045 West (801) 972-6444 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 (801) 974-0498 F www.amscowindows.com 53 Nicholas & Company Inc. 5520 W. Harold Gatty Dr. (801) 530-3101 P Salt Lake City, Utah 844116 (801) 530-5761 F www.nicholasandcompany.com 54 L.W. Miller Trans- 1050 W. 200 North portation Inc Logan, Utah 84321 (435) 753-8350 P www.lwmiller.com (435) 750-6022 F 55 SME Steel Contractors 5955 W. Wells Park Rd. (801) 280-0711 P West Jordan, Utah 84088 (801) 280-3460 F www.smesteel.com 56 Epixtech Inc. 400 W 5050 North (801) 223-5200 P Provo, Utah 84604 (801) 223-5202 F www.epixtech.com 57 Big-D Construction 420 E. South Temple, #550 (801) 415-6000 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 415-6900 F www.big-d.com 58 Burton Lumber & Hardware 2220 South State Street Company Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 487-8861 P www.burtonlumber.com (801) 487-5815 F 59 Lube Management Corp. 6900 S. 900 East, Ste. 200 (801) 569-3800 P Midvale, Utah 84047 (801) 569-3833 F Website: NA 60 Digital Technology 1180 N Mountain Spring Associated Pkwy, (Formerly Oldham Springville, Utah 84663 Associates) www.dtint.com (801) 853-5000 P (801) 853-5001 F 61 DATS Trucking Inc./ 321 N. Old Hwy 91 Overland Petroleum Hurricane, Utah 84736 (435) 673-1886 P www.datstrucking.com (435) 673-7993 F 62 Sundance R.R. #3 Box A-1 (801) 225-4107 P Sundance, Utah 84604 (801) 223-4551 F www.sundanceresort.com 63 Chromalox 2150 N. Rulon White Blvd. (801) 782-3030 P Ogden, Utah 84404 (801) 782-2930 F www.chromalox.com 64 Kencraft Inc. 119 E 200 North (801) 756-6916 P Alpine, Utah 84004 (801) 756-7791 F www.kencraftcandy.com 65 * Solitude Ski Resort 12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon (801) 534-1400 P Solitude, Utah 84121 (435) 649-5276 F www.skisolitude.com 66 GSC 2738 Commerce Way (801) 627-1660 P Ogden, Utah 84401 (801) 399-2109 F www.gscutah.com 67 Western Country Pies 250 W. Crossroads Square (801) 485-3883 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 485-4179 F Website: NA 68 St. Joseph Villa 451 Bishop Federal Lane (801) 487-7557 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 487-1112 F www.stjosephvilla.com 69 Stampin Up! 9350 S. 150 East 5th Floor (801) 601-5401 P Sandy, Utah 84070 (801) 601-5401 F www.stampinup.com 70 A&K Railroad Materials 1505 S Redwood Rd Inc Salt Lake City, Utah 84130 (801) 974-5484 P www.akrailroad.com (801) 977-9387 F 71 Orbit Irrigation Products P.O. Box 328 Inc. Bountiful, Utah 84010 (801) 299-5555 P www.orbitonline.com (801) 299-5549 F 72 Heritage Center 5600 N. Heritage School Dr. (801) 226-4600 P Provo, Utah 84604 (801) 226-4696 F www.heritagertc.org 73 Westminster College 1840 S. 1300 East (801) 484-7651 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 (801) 484-3252 F www.westminstercollege.edu 74 Gossner Foods Inc. 1000 North 1000 West (435) 752-9365 P Logan, Utah 84321 (435) 752-3147 F www.gossner.com 75 Workers Compensation Fund 392 E. Winchester (801) 288-8000 P Murray, Utah 84107 (801) 288-8131 F www.wcf-utah.com 76 PowerQuest Corporation P.O. Box 1911 (801) 437-8900 P Orem, Utah 84059 (801) 226-8941 F www.powerquest.com 77 Black Diamond 2084 E 3900 South Equipment Salt Lake City, (801) 278-5552 P Utah 84124 (801) 278-5554 F www.blackdiamondequipment.com 78 Okland Construction 1978 S. West Temple Co. Inc. Salt Lake City, (801) 486-0144 P Utah 84115 (801) 486-7570 F www.okland.com 79 Stein Erikson Lodge 7700 Stein Way (435) 649-3700 P Park City, Utah 84060 (435) 649-5825 F www.steinlodge.com 80 Shurtleff and 1875 W. 500 South Andrews Corporation Salt Lake City, (801) 973-9096 P Utah 84104 (801) 973-2248 F Website: NA 81 Easton Technical 392 E 6400 South Products Salt Lake City, (801) 539-1400 P Utah 84116 (801) 533-9907 F www.eastonarchery.com 82 Simmons Media Group 515 S. 700 East, Ste. 1C (801) 524-2600 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 (801) 323-9314 F www.simmonsmedia.com 83 Provo Canyon School 1350 N 750 Fast (801) 227-2000 P Provo, Utah 84057 (801) 227-2095 F www.provocanyon.com 84 Bailey's Moving & Storage 400 N. 700 West (801) 292-1466 P North Salt Lake, Utah 84054 (801) 298-4967 F www.baileysallied.com 85 MyFamily.com 360 W 4800 North (801) 426-3500 P Provo, Utah 84604 (801) 426-3509 F www.myfamily.com 86 Holiday Oil Company 3115 W. 2100 South (801) 973-7002 P West Valley, Utah 84119 (801) 973-7398 F www.saltlakebiz.com 87 Petersen Inc 1527 N 2000 West (801) 732-2000 P Ogden, Utah 84404 (801) 732-2098 F www.petersen-inc.com 88 Parsons Bahle & Latimer 201 S. Main St., Ste. 1800 (801) 532-1234 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 536-6111 F www.parsonsbehlelaw.com 89 Nature's Way 1375 N Mountain Spring Pkwy (801) 489-1500 P Springville, Utah 84663 (801) 489-1700 F www.naturesway.com 90 HIP Enterprises 344 N. Main Street (801) 546-2488 P Layton, Utah 84041 (801) 546-2489 F Website: NA 91 Browning Winchester One Browning Place (801) 876-2711 P Morgan, Utah 84050 (801) 876-3331 F www.browning.com 92 LeGrand Johnson 1000 S. Main St. Construction Logan, Utah 84321 (435) 752-2000 P www.n1.net/~ljcc (435) 752-2968 F 93 Futura Industries PO Box 160350 Corporation Clearfield, Utah 84016 (801) 773-6282 P www.futuraind.com (601) 774-3271 F 94 Komatsu Equipment Co. 2350 W. 1500 South (801) 972-3660 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 (801) 975-1354 F www.komatsueq.com 95 Morris Murdock Travel 240 F Morris Ave (801) 487-9731 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (801) 483-6677 F www.morrismurdocktravel.com 96 Pride Transport Inc. 5499 W. 2500 South (801) 972-8890 P Salt Lake City, Utah 84120 (801) 972-1450 F www.pridetransport.com 97 Neils Fugal Sons 1005 S Main Street (801) 785-3152 P Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 (801) 785-5884 F www.fugal.com 98 Utah Paperbox Company 340 W. 200 South (801) 363-0093 P Salt Lake City, Utah (801) 363-9212 F www.upbslc.com 99 Mountain States Mortgage 1333 E 9400 South (801) 576-1000 P Sandy, Utah 84093 (801) 576-8350 F www.mortgagespan.com 100 Bowman & Kemp Group 2393 S. 1900 West (801) 731-0615 P Ogden, Utah 84401 www.bowman-kemp.com THIS YEAR'S RANK COMPANY SENIOR OFFICER YEAR EST. 1 Intermountain Health Care Bill Nelson 1975 (801) 442-2000 P (CEO) (801) 442-3540 F 2 Huntsman Corporation Peter R. Huntsman 1970 (801) 584-5700 P (President) (801) 584-5781 F 3 Brigham Young University Merrill J. Baterman 1875 (801) 422-3563 P (President) (801) 422-0209 F 4 Flying J Inc. Jay Call 1968 (8010 624-1000 P (Chairman) (801) 395-8004 F 5 Management & Training Corp. Scott Marquardt 1980 (801) 693-2600 P (President & CEO) (801) 693-2900 F 6 C.R. England Inc. Daniel E. England 1920 (801) 972-2712 P (CEO) (801) 974-3846 F 7 Sinclair Oil Earl Holdong 1976 (801) 524-2700 P (President) (801) 524-2720 F 8 Icon Health & Fitness Inc Scott Waterson 1977 (801) 750-3630 P (CEO) (801) 750-0209 F 9 Larry H. Miller Group Larry H. Miller 1979 (801) 563-4100 P (Owner) (801) 563-4198 F 10 Associated Food Stores Inc. Richard Parkinson 1940 (801) 973-4400 P (President) (801) 973-2158 F 11 comm.comm Allen Truit 1997 (801) 257-5800 P (President/CEO) (801) 908-5976 F 12 Mrs. Field's Original Larry A. Hodges 1996 Cookie Company (President) (801) 736-5600 P (801) 736-5944 F 13 * Deer Valley Resort Bob Wheaton 1981 (801) 649-1000 P (General Manager) (801) 649-1910 F 14 Staker Parsons Co. S. Val Staker 1969 (Formerly Staker Paving (President) and Construction) (801) 298-7500 P (801) 295-5526 F 15 Huish Detergents Dan Huish 1975 (801) 975-3100 P (President) (801) 975-3207 F 16 Harmon City Inc Dean Peterson 1932 (801) 969-8261 P (President) (801) 964-1299 F 17 Slaymaker Group Inc. Scott Slaymaker 1996 (801) 261-3700 P (CEO) (801) 261-1615 F 18 O.C. Tanner Kent Murdock 1927 (801) 486-2430 P (CEO) (801) 493-3013 F 19 Lifetime Products Barry Mower 1972 (801) 776-1532 P (CEO) (801) 728-1959 F 20 Clyde Companies Wilford W Clyde 1954 (801) 765-7800 P (President) (801) 765-7830 F 21 Greenbacks/ All a Dollar Brent L. Bishop NA (801) 977-7777 P (President/CEO) (801) 977-7799 F 22 Market Star Corporation Alan E. Hall 1988 (801) 393-1155 P (CEO) (801) 393-4115 F 23 * Snowbird Corporation Bob Bonar 1971 (801) 933-2047 P (President & CEO) (801) 933-2293 F 24 ARUP Laboratories Carl R. Kjeldsberg 1984 (801) 776-1532 P (President) (801) 728-1959 F 25 * Lagoon Corporation David W. Freed 1886 (801) 451-8000 P (President) (801) 451-8015 F 26 Young Electric Sign Company Michael T. Young 1979 (801) 464-4600 P (President) (801) 483-0998 F 27 Morinda Kerry Asay 1996 (801) 234-1000 P (President) (801) 234-1001 F 28 America First Credit Union Olin F. Craig 1939 (801) 778-8613 P (President) (801) 778-8452 F 29 Deseret Management Rodney Brady 1966 Corporation (CEO) (801) 538-0651 P (801) 538-0655 F 30 Neways Thomas Mower 1986 (801) 432-2800 P (President) (801) 432-7437 F 31 Moroni Feed David Bailey 1938 (435) 436-8221 P (CEO) (435) 436-8101 F 32 Garff Enterprises Inc. Robert H. Garff 1997 (801) 521-6111 P (CEO) (801) 297-7115 F 33 HK Systems Mike Johnson 1949 (801) 530-4338 P (Senior VP) (801) 530-4476 F 34 Phone Directories John Woodall 1973 Company Inc. (President) (801) 225-0801 P (801) 225-0991 F 35 Gastronomy Inc John W Williams 1978 (801) 322-2020 P (President) (801) 363-5275 F 36 Layton Companies Alan S. Layton 1953 (801) 568-9090 P (President) (801) 569-5450 F 37 CompHealth Michael Weinholz 1979 (801) 284-6517 P (CEO) (801) 294-6881 F 38 Ream's Food Stores Paul Ream 1946 (801) 485-8451 P (President) (801) 485-0845 F 39 Ultradent Products Inc Dan Fischer 1978 (801) 572-4200 P (President) (801) 572-0600 F 40 Rocky Mountain Helicopter Russ Spray 1970 (801) 375-1124 P (CEO) (801) 375-6712 F 41 Winegar's Supermarkets Inc. Don Mathews 1917 (801) 298-5407 P (President) (801) 298-5463 F 42 Saddleman Inc. Ronald A. Friedman 1979 (435) 753-6340 P (Owner) (435) 752-5777 F 43 Arctic Circle Restaurants Gary L Roberts 1950 (801) 561-3620 P (President/CEO) (801) 561-9646 F 44 Chuck-A-Rama Mike Johanson 1966 (801) 263-8808 P (President) (801) 433-0068 F 45 Jacobsen Construction Inc Lonnie M Bullard 1922 (801) 973-0500 P (President & CEO) (801) 973-7496 F 46 Cache Valley Electric Jim Laub 1915 (435) 752-6405 P (CEO) (435) 759-9111 F 47 Marketing Ally Alegandro Vargas 1991 (801) 374-8709 P (CEO) (801) 374-0774 F 48 Mountain America Gordon Dames 1996 Credit Union (President) (801) 325-6228 P (801) 325-6395 F 49 Extra Space Storage Kenneth M Woolley 1977 (801) 562-5556 P (President/CEO) (801) 365-4891 F 50 Dee's Inc. Michael Olsen 1931 (801) 487-4210 P (President) (801) 487-4207 F 51 Ruby's Inn Mon Dell Syrett 1916 (435) 834-5341 P (President) (435) 834-5265 F 52 AMSCO Windows Mitch Kapanickas 1969 (801) 972-6444 P (801) 974-0498 F 53 Nicholas & Company Inc. William Nicholas 1939 (801) 530-3101 P Mouskondis (801) 530-5761 F (CEO) 54 L.W. Miller Trans- L.W. Miller 1982 portation Inc (President) (435) 753-8350 P (435) 750-6022 F 55 SME Steel Contractors Jerry Moyes 1992 (801) 280-0711 P (801) 280-3460 F 56 Epixtech Inc. Jack Blount 1983 (801) 223-5200 P (President) (801) 223-5202 F 57 Big-D Construction Bill Smith 1967 (801) 415-6000 P (CEO) (801) 415-6900 F 58 Burton Lumber & Hardware Dan Burton 1911 Company (CEO) (801) 487-8861 P (801) 487-5815 F 59 Lube Management Corp. Kirk Umprey 1999 (801) 569-3800 P (President/CEO) (801) 569-3833 F 60 Digital Technology Don Oldham 1968 Associated (CEO) (Formerly Oldham Associates) (801) 853-5000 P (801) 853-5001 F 61 DATS Trucking Inc./ Don L. Ipson 1988 Overland Petroleum (President & CEO) (435) 673-1886 P (435) 673-7993 F 62 Sundance Matthew Bailey 1969 (801) 225-4107 P (General Manager) (801) 223-4551 F 63 Chromalox David Hesler 1975 (801) 782-3030 P (Division Manager) (801) 782-2930 F 64 Kencraft Inc. David Taiclet 1966 (801) 756-6916 P (President) (801) 756-7791 F 65 * Solitude Ski Resort Gary DeSeelhorst 1958 (801) 534-1400 P (Owner) (435) 649-5276 F 66 GSC Herbert Christian 1979 (801) 627-1660 P (President) (801) 399-2109 F 67 Western Country Pies Mark Grandinetti 1990 (801) 485-3883 P (CEO) (801) 485-4179 F 68 St. Joseph Villa Galen Ewer 1947 (801) 487-7557 P (CEO) (801) 487-1112 F 69 Stampin Up! Shelli Gardner 1988 (801) 601-5401 P (President) (801) 601-5401 F 70 A&K Railroad Materials Morris Kulmer 1958 Inc (President) (801) 974-5484 P (801) 977-9387 F 71 Orbit Irrigation Products K. C. Ericksen 1971 Inc. (President) (801) 299-5555 P (801) 299-5549 F 72 Heritage Center Gerald Spanos 1984 (801) 226-4600 P (CEO) (801) 226-4696 F 73 Westminster College Dr. Michael Bassis 1928 (801) 484-7651 P (President) (801) 484-3252 F 74 Gossner Foods Inc. Dolores Wheeler 1920 (435) 752-9365 P (President) (435) 752-3147 F 75 Workers Compensation Fund Lane Summerhayes 1922 (801) 288-8000 P (President) (801) 288-8131 F 76 PowerQuest Corporation 1984 (801) 437-8900 P Paul Winn (801) 226-8941 F (CEO) 77 Black Diamond Peter Metcalf 1989 Equipment (801) 278-5552 P (CEO) (801) 278-5554 F 78 Okland Construction Randy Okland 1918 Co. Inc. (801) 486-0144 P (President) (801) 486-7570 F 79 Stein Erikson Lodge Russ Olsen 1982 (435) 649-3700 P (General Manager) (435) 649-5825 F 80 Shurtleff and Gary Cole 1947 Andrews Corporation (801) 973-9096 P (President) (801) 973-2248 F 81 Easton Technical Erik Watts 1970 Products (801) 539-1400 P (CEO) (801) 533-9907 F 82 Simmons Media Group David E. Simmons 1977 (801) 524-2600 P (President/CEO) (801) 323-9314 F 83 Provo Canyon School Jeff Smith 1971 (801) 227-2000 P (CEO) (801) 227-2095 F 84 Bailey's Moving & Storage Hal Morrell 1952 (801) 292-1466 P (CEO) (801) 298-4967 F 85 MyFamily.com Tom Stockham 1964 (801) 426-3500 P (CEO) (801) 426-3509 F 86 Holiday Oil Company Jerald J. Wagstaff 1875 (801) 973-7002 P (President) (801) 973-7398 F 87 Petersen Inc Steven Petersen 1961 (801) 732-2000 P (CEO) (801) 732-2098 F 88 Parsons Bahle & Latimer Ray Etcheverry 1882 (801) 532-1234 P (President) (801) 536-6111 F 89 Nature's Way Rony Mahony 1979 (801) 489-1500 P (Acting President) (801) 489-1700 F 90 HIP Enterprises Hersch Ipakchain 1989 (801) 546-2488 P (801) 546-2489 F 91 Browning Winchester Charles Guevremont 1878 (801) 876-2711 P (President) (801) 876-3331 F 92 LeGrand Johnson Larry L. Jardine 1934 Construction (CEO) (435) 752-2000 P (435) 752-2968 F 93 Futura Industries Susan Johnson Corporation (President) (801) 773-6282 P (601) 774-3271 F 94 Komatsu Equipment Co. Carl Waggoner 1934 (801) 972-3660 P (President) (801) 975-1354 F 95 Morris Murdock Travel Mark Slack 1952 (801) 487-9731 P (President) (801) 483-6677 F 96 Pride Transport Inc. D. Jeff England 1970 (801) 972-8890 P (President) (801) 972-1450 F 97 Neils Fugal Sons Daniel B Fugal 1993 (801) 785-3152 P (CEO) (801) 785-5884 F 98 Utah Paperbox Company Paul Keyser 1922 (801) 363-0093 P (801) 363-9212 F 99 Mountain States Mortgage J R Green 1924 (801) 576-1000 P (President) (801) 576-8350 F 100 Bowman & Kemp Group Mel Kemp 1983 (801) 731-0615 P (CEO) THIS YEAR'S RANK COMPANY DESCRIPTION 1 Intermountain Health Care A community-owned, nonprofit (801) 442-2000 P healthcare organization (801) 442-3540 F servng Utah and Idaho. 2 Huntsman Corporation Largest privately held (801) 584-5700 P chemical company in North (801) 584-5781 F America. 3 Brigham Young University Accredited four-year private (801) 422-3563 P university; schools of law (801) 422-0209 F and business nationally ranked in top 40. 4 Flying J Inc. Number one distributor of (8010 624-1000 P diesel fuel in the U.S. with (801) 395-8004 F various convenience stores and restaurants. 5 Management & Training Corp. Helping at-risk populations (801) 693-2600 P become employable. (801) 693-2900 F 6 C.R. England Inc. Refrigerated trucking and (801) 972-2712 P common carrier. (801) 974-3846 F 7 Sinclair Oil Little America Hotel chain, (801) 524-2700 P Sun Valley and Snow Basin ski (801) 524-2720 F resorts, gas stations and convenience stores throughout the nation. 8 Icon Health & Fitness Inc Fitness equipment (801) 750-3630 P manufacturer. (801) 750-0209 F 9 Larry H. Miller Group Auto dealerships servicing (801) 563-4100 P Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New (801) 563-4198 F Mexico, Oklahoma and Oregon. 10 Associated Food Stores Inc. Services grocery and (801) 973-4400 P convenience stores in Utah, (801) 973-2158 F Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona and Mountana. 11 comm.comm Provides outsourcing, customer (801) 257-5800 P service and technical support (801) 908-5976 F for high-tech companies. 12 Mrs. Field's Original Company includes Mrs. Field's Cookie Company Cookies, TCBY, Pretzel Time, (801) 736-5600 P Pretzel Maker and Great (801) 736-5944 F American Cookies. 13 * Deer Valley Resort World-renowned ski resort (801) 649-1000 P ranked as one of the top for (801) 649-1910 F customer service, food and beverage. 14 Staker Parsons Co. Provides earthwork, (Formerly Staker Paving excavation, custom asphalt and Construction) paving, heavy highway (801) 298-7500 P construction, aggregate (801) 295-5526 F crushing and manufacturing. 15 Huish Detergents Full-line supplier of private- (801) 975-3100 P label detergents and cleaning (801) 975-3207 F products. 16 Harmon City Inc One of Utah's largest family- (801) 969-8261 P owned grocery stores with (801) 964-1299 F nine locations. 17 Slaymaker Group Inc. Restaurant and food service; (801) 261-3700 P 36 units of TGI Friday's, Tony (801) 261-1615 F Romas and Winger's Diner. 18 O.C. Tanner Premier provider of (801) 486-2430 P recognition awards, including (801) 493-3013 F the Olympic medals for Salt Lake City, Utah and Athens, Greece. 19 Lifetime Products Manufacturer of sporting goods (801) 776-1532 P and outdoor furniture. (801) 728-1959 F 20 Clyde Companies Geneva Rock, Utah Servce, (801) 765-7800 P J & J Building Supply and (801) 765-7830 F Beehive Insurance. 21 Greenbacks/ All a Dollar With everything priced at $1, (801) 977-7777 P Greenbacks/All a Dollar's 75 (801) 977-7799 F stores in eight states incorporate party, convenience and discount elements. 22 Market Star Corporation Field marketing for technology (801) 393-1155 P companies including national (801) 393-4115 F and international services. 23 * Snowbird Corporation Ski and summer resort. (801) 933-2047 P (801) 933-2293 F 24 ARUP Laboratories Full-service reference (801) 776-1532 P laboratory specializing in (801) 728-1959 F esoteric testing. 25 * Lagoon Corporation Utah's largest amusement park (801) 451-8000 P offering rides, attractions (801) 451-8015 F and events throughout the year. 26 Young Electric Sign Company Custom signs and display (801) 464-4600 P systems. (801) 483-0998 F 27 Morinda Produces and distributes the (801) 234-1000 P health supplement Tahitian (801) 234-1001 F Noni Juice 28 America First Credit Union One of the largest credit (801) 778-8613 P unions in Utah with membership (801) 778-8452 F of 290,000. 29 Deseret Management Holding company for the LDS Corporation Church Includes Deseret News, (801) 538-0651 P Deseret Book, Bonneville, (801) 538-0655 F Beneficial Life and Zions Security Company. 30 Neways Manufacturer of health and (801) 432-2800 P beauty aid products. (801) 432-7437 F 31 Moroni Feed A co-op of 65 independent (435) 436-8221 P turkey farmers Producers of (435) 436-8101 F Norbest brand turkeys 32 Garff Enterprises Inc. Car dealerships. (801) 521-6111 P (801) 297-7115 F 33 HK Systems Materials handling systems, (801) 530-4338 P software solutions provider (801) 530-4476 F and total supply chain solutions 34 Phone Directories North America's top Company Inc. independent yellow page (801) 225-0801 P publisher with directories (801) 225-0991 F throughout the Western U. S. and Canada. 35 Gastronomy Inc Owns and operates nine clubs (801) 322-2020 P and restaurants in Salt Lake (801) 363-5275 F City. 36 Layton Companies Professional construction (801) 568-9090 P services including (801) 569-5450 F construction management, design-build and general contracting across the country. 37 CompHealth One of the largest healthcare (801) 284-6517 P recruiting and staffing (801) 294-6881 F companies in the nation. 38 Ream's Food Stores Operates more than 12 food (801) 485-8451 P stores in Utah. (801) 485-0845 F 39 Ultradent Products Inc Manufactures dental equipment (801) 572-4200 P and products (801) 572-0600 F 40 Rocky Mountain Helicopter Helicopter support services. (801) 375-1124 P (801) 375-6712 F 41 Winegar's Supermarkets Inc. Operates four full service (801) 298-5407 P grocery stores along the (801) 298-5463 F Wasatch Front 42 Saddleman Inc. Nation's leading manufacturer (435) 753-6340 P of automotive accessories (435) 752-5777 F including the LeBra. 43 Arctic Circle Restaurants Restaurant chain featuring (801) 561-3620 P black angus beef hamburgers, (801) 561-9646 F specialty drinks, shakes and Arctic Circle's famous fry sauce, 26 company-owned restaurants and 57 franchises located throughout the West. 44 Chuck-A-Rama Restaurants. (801) 263-8808 P (801) 433-0068 F 45 Jacobsen Construction Inc A leading provider of (801) 973-0500 P construction management/ (801) 973-7496 F general contracting services primarily in the Intermountain West. 46 Cache Valley Electric Industral and commercial (435) 752-6405 P electrical contractor. (435) 759-9111 F 47 Marketing Ally Telecommunications service (801) 374-8709 P provider, inbound and outbound (801) 374-0774 F call center and outsourcing 48 Mountain America Cooperative financial Credit Union institution. (801) 325-6228 P (801) 325-6395 F 49 Extra Space Storage National owner and developer (801) 562-5556 P of professionally managed (801) 365-4891 F self-storage facilities. 50 Dee's Inc. Owners/operators of (801) 487-4210 P restaurants, ranches and (801) 487-4207 F community developments. 51 Ruby's Inn Hotel and resort. (435) 834-5341 P (435) 834-5265 F 52 AMSCO Windows Manufactures windows for (801) 972-6444 P residental housing. (801) 974-0498 F 53 Nicholas & Company Inc. Supplier for the food- (801) 530-3101 P service industry. One of (801) 530-5761 F the "Top 10 Family Friendly" companies in Utah. 54 L.W. Miller Trans- Trucking transportation, portation Inc semi-truck service and (435) 753-8350 P parts. (435) 750-6022 F 55 SME Steel Contractors Provides steel fabri- (801) 280-0711 P cation for a variety of (801) 280-3460 F commercial uses. 56 Epixtech Inc. Library automations used (801) 223-5200 P by the University of (801) 223-5202 F Utah, Weber State, Salt Lake County and other libraries throughout the state, nation and abroad. 57 Big-D Construction A Commercial and manu- (801) 415-6000 P facturing builder. (801) 415-6900 F 58 Burton Lumber & Hardware Building materials. Company (801) 487-8861 P (801) 487-5815 F 59 Lube Management Corp. Operates 37 Jiffy Lube (801) 569-3800 P franchises in Utah and (801) 569-3833 F Oregon. 60 Digital Technology Supplies newspaper Associated publishing software for (Formerly Oldham Macintosh. Associates) (801) 853-5000 P (801) 853-5001 F 61 DATS Trucking Inc./ Motor freight and Overland Petroleum petroleum jobber. (435) 673-1886 P (435) 673-7993 F 62 Sundance Sundance is a year-round (801) 225-4107 P mountain community (801) 223-4551 F offering restaurants, shopping, artistic programs, outdoor summer theater and meeting space. 63 Chromalox World's first producer of (801) 782-3030 P electric sheathed (801) 782-2930 F resistance elements. 64 Kencraft Inc. Candy products with (801) 756-6916 P retailers and distri- (801) 756-7791 F butors throughout the world. 65 * Solitude Ski Resort Ski resort. (801) 534-1400 P (435) 649-5276 F 66 GSC Investment castings in (801) 627-1660 P aluminum and steel (801) 399-2109 F alloys. 67 Western Country Pies Produces more than 80,000 (801) 485-3883 P pies per day for stores (801) 485-4179 F throughout the nation. 68 St. Joseph Villa Nursing home (801) 487-7557 P (801) 487-1112 F 69 Stampin Up! Direct sales of (801) 601-5401 P decorative stamp sets (801) 601-5401 F and accesories; 22,000 independent women contractors. 70 A&K Railroad Materials Leading manufacturer of Inc electric heating (801) 974-5484 P components for (801) 977-9387 F industrial and commercial applications. 71 Orbit Irrigation Products Manufactures and Inc. distributes over 700 (801) 299-5555 P lawn and garden products (801) 299-5549 F to customers worldwide. 72 Heritage Center Residential treatment (801) 226-4600 P program for high-risk (801) 226-4696 F adolescents. 73 Westminster College Named by U.S. News & (801) 484-7651 P World Report as one of (801) 484-3252 F America's best colleges seven years in a row; has 25 majors and minors. 74 Gossner Foods Inc. Utah's largest family- (435) 752-9365 P owned dairy. (435) 752-3147 F 75 Workers Compensation Fund WCF is a mutual insurance (801) 288-8000 P company insuring more (801) 288-8131 F than 128,000 Utah employers. 76 PowerQuest Corporation Software company for (801) 437-8900 P information system (801) 226-8941 F professionals. 77 Black Diamond Manufacturer of Equipment climbing gear (801) 278-5552 P (801) 278-5554 F 78 Okland Construction Expertise in a wide Co. Inc. array of building types (801) 486-0144 P and projects. (801) 486-7570 F 79 Stein Erikson Lodge Full-service hotel (435) 649-3700 P accommodations, (435) 649-5825 F catering, audio/ visual equipment. Newly expanded conference and meeting facility. 80 Shurtleff and Provides heavy steel Andrews Corporation construction for (801) 973-9096 P projects throughout (801) 973-2248 F the United States. 81 Easton Technical Manufactures archery Products equipment and (801) 539-1400 P outdoor products. (801) 533-9907 F 82 Simmons Media Group Owns and operates (801) 524-2600 P 28 radio stations in (801) 323-9314 F four Western states; outdoor advertising company with over 240 billboards in Utah. 83 Provo Canyon School Residential treatment (801) 227-2000 P program for high (801) 227-2095 F risk adolescents 84 Bailey's Moving & Storage Division of Allied (801) 292-1466 P Van Lines Serving (801) 298-4967 F the West. 85 MyFamily.com Genealogy website (801) 426-3500 P (801) 426-3509 F 86 Holiday Oil Company More than 29 fuel and (801) 973-7002 P convenience stores (801) 973-7398 F throughout Utah. 87 Petersen Inc Multi disciplined (801) 732-2000 P engineering design (801) 732-2098 F firm that provides design, fabrication and installation support to companies worldwide. 88 Parsons Bahle & Latimer Law firm offering (801) 532-1234 P litigation and (801) 536-6111 F business services. 89 Nature's Way Nutritional (801) 489-1500 P supplements (801) 489-1700 F 90 HIP Enterprises Mullboons and (801) 546-2488 P Peppercorn (801) 546-2489 F restaurants. 91 Browning Winchester World renowned (801) 876-2711 P manufacturer of (801) 876-3331 F firearm and archery equipment 92 LeGrand Johnson General contractor Construction specializing in (435) 752-2000 P heavy construction (435) 752-2968 F and highway work; ready-mix plants. 93 Futura Industries Servics customers Corporation in the aluminum (801) 773-6282 P industry (601) 774-3271 F 94 Komatsu Equipment Co. Distributor of (801) 972-3660 P construction, (801) 975-1354 F mining and utility equipment. 95 Morris Murdock Travel Travel company with (801) 487-9731 P locations in Utah, (801) 483-6677 F Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. 96 Pride Transport Inc. Services 48 states (801) 972-8890 P and Canada. (801) 972-1450 F 97 Neils Fugal Sons General contractor (801) 785-3152 P of underground (801) 785-5884 F utilities 98 Utah Paperbox Company Manufacturer of custom (801) 363-0093 P made boxes. (801) 363-9212 F 99 Mountain States Mortgage Mortgage banking (801) 576-1000 P (801) 576-8350 F 100 Bowman & Kemp Group Manufacturing of steel (801) 731-0615 P and metal fabricated structures. THIS YEAR'S UTAH EMP./ RANK COMPANY TOTAL EMP. 1 Intermountain Health Care 22,500 (801) 442-2000 P 23,000 (801) 442-3540 F 2 Huntsman Corporation 81 (801) 584-5700 P 14,000 (801) 584-5781 F 3 Brigham Young University 13,627 (801) 422-3563 P 13,677 (801) 422-0209 F 4 Flying J Inc. NA (8010 624-1000 P 11,000 (801) 395-8004 F 5 Management & Training Corp. 575 (801) 693-2600 P 7,992 (801) 693-2900 F 6 C.R. England Inc. 400 (801) 972-2712 P 6,930 (801) 974-3846 F 7 Sinclair Oil 2,100 (801) 524-2700 P 5,600 (801) 524-2720 F 8 Icon Health & Fitness Inc 3,000 (801) 750-3630 P 4,800 (801) 750-0209 F 9 Larry H. Miller Group 3,900 (801) 563-4100 P 4,500 (801) 563-4198 F 10 Associated Food Stores Inc. 4,500 (801) 973-4400 P 4,200 (801) 973-2158 F 11 comm.comm 2,500 (801) 257-5800 P 3,900 (801) 908-5976 F 12 Mrs. Field's Original 300 Cookie Company 3,000 (801) 736-5600 P (801) 736-5944 F 13 * Deer Valley Resort 2,200 (801) 649-1000 P 2,200 (801) 649-1910 F 14 Staker Parsons Co. 2,000 (Formerly Staker Paving 2,200 and Construction) (801) 298-7500 P (801) 295-5526 F 15 Huish Detergents 975 (801) 975-3100 P 1,850 (801) 975-3207 F 16 Harmon City Inc 1,800 (801) 969-8261 P 1,800 (801) 964-1299 F 17 Slaymaker Group Inc. 1,180 (801) 261-3700 P 1,758 (801) 261-1615 F 18 O.C. Tanner 272 (801) 486-2430 P 1,740 (801) 493-3013 F 19 Lifetime Products 1,600 (801) 776-1532 P 1,600 (801) 728-1959 F 20 Clyde Companies 1,500 (801) 765-7800 P 1,500 (801) 765-7830 F 21 Greenbacks/ All a Dollar 450 (801) 977-7777 P 1,500 (801) 977-7799 F 22 Market Star Corporation 423 (801) 393-1155 P 1,400 (801) 393-4115 F 23 * Snowbird Corporation 1,400 (801) 933-2047 P 1,400 (801) 933-2293 F 24 ARUP Laboratories 1,350 (801) 776-1532 P 1,370 (801) 728-1959 F 25 * Lagoon Corporation 1,200 (801) 451-8000 P 1,200 (801) 451-8015 F 26 Young Electric Sign Company 320 (801) 464-4600 P 1,200 (801) 483-0998 F 27 Morinda 460 (801) 234-1000 P 1,093 (801) 234-1001 F 28 America First Credit Union 1,049 (801) 778-8613 P 1,049 (801) 778-8452 F 29 Deseret Management 1,000 Corporation 1,000 (801) 538-0651 P (801) 538-0655 F 30 Neways 600 (801) 432-2800 P 1,000 (801) 432-7437 F 31 Moroni Feed 980 (435) 436-8221 P 980 (435) 436-8101 F 32 Garff Enterprises Inc. 973 (801) 521-6111 P 973 (801) 297-7115 F 33 HK Systems 250 (801) 530-4338 P 900 (801) 530-4476 F 34 Phone Directories 385 Company Inc. 800 (801) 225-0801 P (801) 225-0991 F 35 Gastronomy Inc 750 (801) 322-2020 P 750 (801) 363-5275 F 36 Layton Companies 750 (801) 568-9090 P 750 (801) 569-5450 F 37 CompHealth 338 (801) 284-6517 P 748 (801) 294-6881 F 38 Ream's Food Stores 745 (801) 485-8451 P 745 (801) 485-0845 F 39 Ultradent Products Inc 500 (801) 572-4200 P 650 (801) 572-0600 F 40 Rocky Mountain Helicopter 139 (801) 375-1124 P 663 (801) 375-6712 F 41 Winegar's Supermarkets Inc. 625 (801) 298-5407 P 625 (801) 298-5463 F 42 Saddleman Inc. 110 (435) 753-6340 P 620 (435) 752-5777 F 43 Arctic Circle Restaurants 600 (801) 561-3620 P 600 (801) 561-9646 F 44 Chuck-A-Rama 550 (801) 263-8808 P 550 (801) 433-0068 F 45 Jacobsen Construction Inc 328 (801) 973-0500 P 549 (801) 973-7496 F 46 Cache Valley Electric 350 (435) 752-6405 P 510 (435) 759-9111 F 47 Marketing Ally 500 (801) 374-8709 P 500 (801) 374-0774 F 48 Mountain America 500 Credit Union 500 (801) 325-6228 P (801) 325-6395 F 49 Extra Space Storage 100 (801) 562-5556 P 500 (801) 365-4891 F 50 Dee's Inc. 500 (801) 487-4210 P 500 (801) 487-4207 F 51 Ruby's Inn 500 (435) 834-5341 P 500 (435) 834-5265 F 52 AMSCO Windows 475 (801) 972-6444 P 475 (801) 974-0498 F 53 Nicholas & Company Inc. 430 (801) 530-3101 P 460 (801) 530-5761 F 54 L.W. Miller Trans- 350 portation Inc 450 (435) 753-8350 P (435) 750-6022 F 55 SME Steel Contractors 210 (801) 280-0711 P 436 (801) 280-3460 F 56 Epixtech Inc. 254 (801) 223-5200 P 430 (801) 223-5202 F 57 Big-D Construction 425 (801) 415-6000 P 425 (801) 415-6900 F 58 Burton Lumber & Hardware 400 Company 400 (801) 487-8861 P (801) 487-5815 F 59 Lube Management Corp. 280 (801) 569-3800 P 400 (801) 569-3833 F 60 Digital Technology 325 Associated 400 (Formerly Oldham Associates) (801) 853-5000 P (801) 853-5001 F 61 DATS Trucking Inc./ NA Overland Petroleum 400 (435) 673-1886 P (435) 673-7993 F 62 Sundance 400 (801) 225-4107 P 400 (801) 223-4551 F 63 Chromalox 400 (801) 782-3030 P 400 (801) 782-2930 F 64 Kencraft Inc. 380 (801) 756-6916 P 380 (801) 756-7791 F 65 * Solitude Ski Resort 375 (801) 534-1400 P 375 (435) 649-5276 F 66 GSC 360 (801) 627-1660 P 360 (801) 399-2109 F 67 Western Country Pies 355 (801) 485-3883 P 355 (801) 485-4179 F 68 St. Joseph Villa 350 (801) 487-7557 P 350 (801) 487-1112 F 69 Stampin Up! 350 (801) 601-5401 P 350 (801) 601-5401 F 70 A&K Railroad Materials 50 Inc 350 (801) 974-5484 P (801) 977-9387 F 71 Orbit Irrigation Products 300 Inc. 342 (801) 299-5555 P (801) 299-5549 F 72 Heritage Center 325 (801) 226-4600 P 325 (801) 226-4696 F 73 Westminster College 325 (801) 484-7651 P 325 (801) 484-3252 F 74 Gossner Foods Inc. 325 (435) 752-9365 P 325 (435) 752-3147 F 75 Workers Compensation Fund 320 (801) 288-8000 P 320 (801) 288-8131 F 76 PowerQuest Corporation 320 (801) 437-8900 P 320 (801) 226-8941 F 77 Black Diamond 280 Equipment (801) 278-5552 P 305 (801) 278-5554 F 78 Okland Construction NA Co. Inc. (801) 486-0144 P 302 (801) 486-7570 F 79 Stein Erikson Lodge 300 (435) 649-3700 P 300 (435) 649-5825 F 80 Shurtleff and 20 Andrews Corporation (801) 973-9096 P 300 (801) 973-2248 F 81 Easton Technical 300 Products (801) 539-1400 P 300 (801) 533-9907 F 82 Simmons Media Group 175 (801) 524-2600 P 300 (801) 323-9314 F 83 Provo Canyon School 276 (801) 227-2000 P 276 (801) 227-2095 F 84 Bailey's Moving & Storage 116 (801) 292-1466 P 276 (801) 298-4967 F 85 MyFamily.com 270 (801) 426-3500 P 270 (801) 426-3509 F 86 Holiday Oil Company 270 (801) 973-7002 P 270 (801) 973-7398 F 87 Petersen Inc 260 (801) 732-2000 P 260 (801) 732-2098 F 88 Parsons Bahle & Latimer 255 (801) 532-1234 P 255 (801) 536-6111 F 89 Nature's Way 220 (801) 489-1500 P 250 (801) 489-1700 F 90 HIP Enterprises 250 (801) 546-2488 P 250 (801) 546-2489 F 91 Browning Winchester 247 (801) 876-2711 P 247 (801) 876-3331 F 92 LeGrand Johnson 210 Construction 247 (435) 752-2000 P (435) 752-2968 F 93 Futura Industries 240 Corporation 240 (801) 773-6282 P (601) 774-3271 F 94 Komatsu Equipment Co. 104 (801) 972-3660 P 226 (801) 975-1354 F 95 Morris Murdock Travel 192 (801) 487-9731 P 220 (801) 483-6677 F 96 Pride Transport Inc. 213 (801) 972-8890 P 213 (801) 972-1450 F 97 Neils Fugal Sons 194 (801) 785-3152 P 213 (801) 785-5884 F 98 Utah Paperbox Company 200 (801) 363-0093 P 200 (801) 363-9212 F 99 Mountain States Mortgage 200 (801) 576-1000 P 200 (801) 576-8350 F 100 Bowman & Kemp Group 200 (801) 731-0615 P 200 * Ski resorts and amusement parks contain average total employess for the year 2001. All information based on year end 2001 Sources Cahaba Research Associates, Edgar Oline, Yahoo.com/ finance, sec gov, company websites, American Business Directory, Department of Commerce, Employment Security Office. Some descriptions may be based on data from previous listing. NOTE (a) recently delisted by NASDAQ, appeal pending. If any of the above information appears incorrect, of if you feel your business warrants inclusion, please contact rankings@utahbusiness. com or FAX (801) 568- 0812. To view, download or submit information for consideration, this list and the complete "Book of Lists" are available online at www.utahbusiness.com
