100 Utah's top private companies.Many people think launching a great business means having a single supreme, all-original idea that sends a frenzied fren·zied adj. Affected with or marked by frenzy; frantic: a frenzied rush for the exits. fren entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. off and running to an auspicious aus·pi·cious adj. 1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See Synonyms at favorable. 2. Marked by success; prosperous. start, eager investors cheering. That happens, occasionally, but that attitude is exactly what gave us the dot-com (1) Refers to the period (dot) followed by the abbreviation of the commercial domain (.com) at the end of an Internet address. Since the .com domain is so widely used, the Internet became known as the "dot-com" world, and dot-com companies are those formed to offer services or implosion implosion /im·plo·sion/ (im-plo´zhun) see flooding. im·plo·sion n. 1. . Old fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices ideas like selling fresher groceries gro·cer·y n. pl. gro·cer·ies 1. A store selling foodstuffs and various household supplies. 2. groceries Commodities sold by a grocer. cheaper will beat "produce ordered on the Web and delivered to your door" every time. More often than not, the ideas found in the top 100 private companies in Utah are not new. The dictionary dictionary, published list, in alphabetical order, of the words of a language. In monolingual dictionaries the words are explained and defined in the same language; in bilingual dictionaries they are translated into another language. is the only place success comes before work. This list is a celebration of people who did not look for shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. ... and the fact that some things never change. Million Air When Bill Haberstock started flying charters out of Salt Lake City in the late 1960s, his home airport had a reputation as little more than a second-tier gas station, a place to refuel re·fu·el v. re·fu·eled also re·fu·elled, re·fu·el·ing also re·fu·el·ling, re·fu·els also re·fu·els v.tr. To supply again with fuel. v.intr. but with no meaningful fleet. "There was no one company doing it all," says Haberstock, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Million Air that is now in Provo Provo, city, United States Provo (prō`vō), city (1990 pop. 86,835), seat of Utah co., N central Utah, on the Provo River near Utah Lake; inc. 1851. and Salt Lake. "The impression in the country was nobody in SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC. really knows aviation." In 1995, he bought the Million Air franchise--then just a fueling station--after convincing a customer to invest. Now the company has done several hundred million in private jet sales/ownership transactions, regularly flies Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. , George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as the lead doctor in the long-running television drama, ER and Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. , and
services the larger planes for groups like the Utah Jazz jazz, the most significant form of musical expression of African-American culture and arguably the most outstanding contribution the United States has made to the art of music.
Origins of JazzJazz developed in the latter part of the 19th cent. . Sixty-five percent of the business is from outside Utah, and the company has 220 employees instead of the 33 it started with. Last year the company's 10 planes hit all continents but Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. . A full service approach is key: charter operations, aircraft management, a fixed based operation (FBO FBO Federal Business Opportunities FBO FedBizOpps (formerly Commerce Business Daily) FBO Fixed Base Operator FBO For the Benefit Of (finance) FBO Fixed Base Operation FBO Faith Based Organization ) to do fueling, ground handling and provisions for non-fleet planes, and sales and brokerage BROKERAGE, contracts. The trade or occupation of a broker; the commissions paid to a broker for his services. . "Managed planes bring up maintenance which brings up fuel which brings up sales, and all are synergistic synergistic /syn·er·gis·tic/ (sin?er-jis´tik) 1. acting together. 2. enhancing the effect of another force or agent. syn·er·gis·tic adj. 1. ," says Mike Parker Michael Parker (b. October 31, 1949) is a politician from the state of Mississippi. Parker was born in Laurel, Mississippi and he graduated from William Carey College with a BA in English in 1970. , vice president of sales and marketing. "When one grows the others grow as well." Huish Huish is the name of a number of places in the West Country of England:
Dan Huish knew a good deal when he saw it. He was selling Sears service contracts when he noticed a woman behind him selling detergents. "I said, 'hey that's great product,' because people would re-buy every few months," he remembers. We'd we'd 1. Contraction of we had. 2. Contraction of we should. 3. Contraction of we would. we'd have ~would be willing to bet $750 to $800 million that Huish can no longer write nice letters to detergent detergent (dētûr`jənt, dĭ–), substance that aids in the removal of dirt. Detergents act mainly on the oily films that trap dirt particles. companies to learn about the ingredients, as he did in college between chemistry classes, throwing hopeful potions into a cement cement, binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine powder. mixer mixer, either of two electronic devices in which two or more signals are combined. In the type of mixer used in radio receivers, radar receivers, and similar systems, a signal is translated upward or downward in frequency. after long nights in the chemical library. That's how much he sells annually these days, far from humble beginnings Humble Beginnings was an American pop punk band from New Jersey. While never gaining large-scale success, many of the band's members went on to mainstream success with other outfits. in the '70s selling to church groups, neighborhood people, and small stores Noun 1. small stores - personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay commissary - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) , before he hit the big time with little retail stores, then Albertson's and Vaughn's. He has gone from two or three employees to 2300, to operating large plants in Utah, Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. , Kentucky Kentucky, state, United States Kentucky (kəntŭk`ē, kĭn–), one of the so-called border states of the S central United States. It is bordered by West Virginia and Virginia (E); Tennessee (S); the Mississippi R. , and a new one in Texas. Huish does 95 percent of all private label (generic Generic Describes the characteristics and/or experience of the total universe of a coupon of MBS sector type; that is, in contrast to a specific pool or collateral group, as in a specific CMO issue. ) brands for everyone from WalMart to Albertson's, Costco Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States,[1] with its flagship warehouse in nearby Seattle. , and his own value brand, Sun detergents. Employees are taught to think on their feet, think for themselves--and be humble Humble may refer to:
"Always run a little scared, don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. ever think that you are the best," he said. "Somebody else out there always wants that business. Always try to have full automation and be low cost, but above all treat your employees well and make them feel part of the company. They are the success." Moroni Moroni (mōrō`nē), town (1990 pop. 23,432), capital of Comoros, on Njazidja (formerly Grande Comore) island, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, an arm of the Indian Ocean. Feed You'd you'd 1. Contraction of you had. 2. Contraction of you would. you'd you had or you would you'd have ~would think if you processed and sold 100 million pounds of turkeys annually, you'd be fit to gobble 1. gobble - To consume, usually used with "up". "The output spy gobbles characters out of a tty output buffer." 2. gobble - To obtain, usually used with "down". "I guess I'll gobble down a copy of the documentation tomorrow." See also snarf. and strut a little. Truth is, selling 50,000 tons (Transparent Optical Networking Services) A marketing term for providing dark fiber to a customer. The customer is responsible for generating the transmission signal and interpreting it at the other end. See dark fiber. of turkey each year means you are still small potatoes small potatoes pl.n. Informal 1. A person or thing regarded as unimportant. 2. An insignificant amount or sum. ; just big enough to build a high-end high-end adj. Informal 1. Appealing to sophisticated and discerning customers: a high-end department store; high-end video equipment. 2. custom product niche niche: see ecology. niche Smallest unit of a habitat that is occupied by an organism. A habitat niche is the physical space occupied by the organism; an ecological niche is the role the organism plays in the community of organisms found in the , says David Bailey David Bailey may refer to:
In the United Kingdom:
Doing the things the big players are unwilling to do, with more than 400 product lines and 450 customers, is the key for this 67-year-old co-op of farmers founded in 1938. Today, 900 employees process five million turkeys every year, and during Bailey's 18 years at Moroni annual production has doubled from 45 to 100 million pounds--still just three percent of a market dominated dom·i·nate v. dom·i·nat·ed, dom·i·nat·ing, dom·i·nates v.tr. 1. To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power: by brands like Jennie-O Jennie-O is a brand name of turkey products manufactured by Hormel in Willmar, Minnesota. The company was founded by Earl B. Olson in 1940, when he began raising turkeys. In 1949 he bought the former Farmers Produce Company of Willmar and its turkey processing plant. and Butterball. "The public likes the idea their food is produced by a family-owned farm," he says. "And that's who we are. We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are putting a picture of our farmers right on the label, and it says 'Grown with watchful watch·ful adj. 1. Closely observant or alert; vigilant: kept a watchful eye on the clock. See Synonyms at aware, careful. 2. Archaic Not sleeping; awake. care by devoted family farmers: from our farms to your table, we guarantee a perfect turkey every time.'" "We're moving forward but it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have tough out there. The competition is fierce but we're staying alive," Bailey says.
THIS
YEAR'S
RANK Company Phone/Fax
1 Mrs. Fields Original (801) 736-5600 P
Cookie Company (801) 736-5970 F
2 Intermountain Health Care (801) 442-2000 P
(801) 442-3540 F
3 Flying J Inc. (801) 624-1000 P
(801) 395-8004 F
4 Management & Training (801) 693-2600 P
Corp. (801) 693-2900 F
5 Sinclair Oil (801) 524-2700 P
(801) 524-2720 F
6 Associated Food Stores (801) 973-4400 P
Inc. (801) 973-2158 F
7 C.R. England Inc. (801) 972-2712 P
(801) 974-3846 F
8 Larry H. Miller Group (801) 563-4100 P
(801) 563-4198 F
9 Icon Health & Fitness Inc. (800) 201-3254 P
(435) 786-5000 F
10 Brigham Young University (801) 422-3563 P
(801) 422-0209 F
11 McLeod USA (801) 363-9600 P
(801) 363-9933 F
12 Huish Detergents (801) 975-3100 P
(801) 975-3207 F
13 Lifetime Products (801) 776-1532 P
(801) 728-1959 F
14 Harmon City Inc. (801) 969-8261 P
(801) 964-1299 F
15 O.C. Tanner (801) 486-2430 P
(801) 493-3013 F
16 Clyde Companies (801) 802-6900 P
(801) 802-6906 F
17 Deer Valley Resort (435) 645-6512 P
(435) 645-6939 F
18 ARUP Laboratories (801) 583-2787 P
(801) 583-2712 F
19 Sportsman's Warehouse (801) 566-6681 P
(801) 304-4305 F
20 Western Wats (801) 373-7735 P
(801) 379-5073 F
21 Market Star Corporation (801) 393-1155 P
(801) 393-4115 F
22 Alpine Confections, Inc. (801) 756-6916 P
(801) 756-7791 F
23 Garff Enterprises Inc. (801) 521-6111 P
(801) 297-7115 F
24 Young Electric Sign (801) 487-8481 P
Company (801) 467-3447 F
25 Deseret Management (801) 538-0651 P
Corporation (801) 538-0655 F
26 America First Credit Union (801) 778-8613 P
(801) 778-8452 F
27 Focus Communications (801) 393-1635 P
(801) 393-0661 F
28 CHG (800) 453-3030 P
(801) 264-6464 F
29 Moroni Feed (435) 436-8211 P
(435) 436-8101 F
30 MyFamily.com (801) 705-7000 P
(801) 705-7001 F
31 Regence BlueCross (801) 333-2100 P
BlueShield of Utah (801) 333-6516 F
32 Layton Companies (801) 568-9090 P
(801) 569-5450 F
33 DATS Trucking/Overland (435) 673-1886 P
Petroleum (435) 673-7993 F
34 Feature Films for Families (801) 263-8555 P
(801) 263-0117 F
35 Snowbird Corporation (801) 933-2047 P
(801) 947-8227 F
36 Slaymaker Group Inc. (801) 261-3700 P
(801) 261-1615 F
37 Newspaper Agency (801) 237-2800 P
Corporation (801) 237-2856 F
38 Ream's Food Stores (801) 485-8451 P
(801) 485-0845 F
39 Provo Craft Warehouse (801) 794-9000 P
(801) 794-9006 F
40 Select Portfolio (801) 293-1883 P
Servicing, Inc. Fax: NA
41 Gastronomy Inc. (801) 322-2020 P
(801) 363-5275 F
42 Ultradent Products Inc. (801) 572-4200 P
(801) 572-0600 F
43 Chuck-A-Rama (801) 433-FOOD P
(801) 433-0060 F
44 Tahitian Noni (801) 234-1000 P
International (801) 234-1001 F
45 Phone Directories Company (801) 225-0801 P
Inc. (801) 225-0991 F
46 Wheeler Machinery Company (801) 974-0511 P
(801) 974-0115 F
47 AMSCO Windows (801) 972-6444 P
(801) 974-0498 F
48 Cache Valley Electric (435) 752-6405 P
(435) 759-9111 F
49 SME Steel Contractors (801) 280-0711 P
(801) 280-3460 F
50 Ingenix (801) 982-3000 P
(801) 982-4040 F
51 Dee's Inc. (801) 487-4201 P
(801) 487-4207 F
52 Lube Management Corp. (801) 569-8800 P
(801) 569-8833 F
53 GSL Electric (801) 565-0088 P
(801) 565-0099 F
54 Ruby's Inn (435) 834-5341 P
(435) 834-5265 F
55 L.W. Miller Transportation (435) 753-8350 P
Inc. (435) 750-6022 F
56 Okland Construction Co. (801) 486-0144 P
Inc. (801) 486-7570 F
57 Nicholas & Company, Inc. (801) 531-1100 P
(801) 530-5198 F
58 Sorenson Companies (801) 461-9700 P
(801) 461-9722 F
59 Jacobsen Construction (801) 973-0500 P
Company Inc. (801) 973-7496 F
60 Andrus Transportation (435) 673-1566 P
Services (435) 673-1766 F
61 Basic Research (801) 517-7000 P
(801) 517-7001 F
62 Digital Technology (801) 853-5000 P
International (801) 853-5001 F
63 US Magnesium, LLC (801) 532-2043 P
(801) 534-1407 F
64 Mountain America Credit (801) 325-6228 P
Union (801) 325-6395 F
65 Stampin' Up! (801) 601-5400 P
(801) 601-5401 F
66 Petersen Inc. (801) 732-2000 P
(801) 732-2098 F
67 Big-D Construction (801) 415-6000 P
(801) 415-6900 F
68 Dynix (801) 223-5200 P
(801) 223-5202 F
69 Winegar's Supermarkets (801) 298-5407 P
Inc. (801) 298-5463 F
70 Burton Lumber & Hardware (801) 952-3700 P
Company (801) 952-3701 F
71 Stein Erikson Lodge (435) 649-3700 P
(435) 649-5825 F
72 Andalex Resources, Inc. (801) 568-8900 P
(801) 568-8930 F
73 IKANO Communications, Inc. (801) 924-0900 P
(801) 924-0908 F
74 PGM, Inc. (801) 434-9546 P
(801) 434-7304 F
75 Christus Health Utah (801) 487-7557 P
(801) 487-1112 F
76 Gossner Foods Inc. (435) 752-9365 P
(435) 752-3147 F
77 Workers Compensation Fund (801) 288-8000 P
(801) 288-8131 F
78 A & K Railroad (801) 974-5484 P
Materials Inc. (801) 972-2041 F
79 Macrotech Polyseal, Inc. (801) 973-9171 P
(801) 973-9188 F
80 Solitude Mountain Resort (801) 534-1400 P
(435) 649-5276 F
81 Westminster College (801) 484-7651 P
(801) 832-3107 F
82 GSC Foundries (801) 627-1660 P
(801) 399-2109 F
83 HK Systems (801) 530-4338 P
(801) 530-4476 F
84 Provo Canyon School (801) 227-2100 P
(801) 227-7130 F
85 Zero Manufacturing, Inc. (801) 298-5900 P
(801) 292-9450 F
86 Orbit Irrigation Products (801) 299-5555 P
Inc. (801) 299-5549 F
87 Kitco, Inc.--Wencor West (801) 489-2000 P
(801) 489-2199 F
88 Liberty Safe & Security (800) 247-5625 P
Products, Inc. (801) 465-2712 F
89 Marker, Ltd. (801) 972-2100 P
(801) 972-3938 F
90 Bailey's Moving & Storage (801) 292-1466 P
(801) 298-4967 F
91 Arctic Circle Restaurants (801) 561-3620 P
(801) 561-9646 F
92 Brent Brown Auto Group (801) 224-1320 P
(801) 224-8046 F
93 Western Country Pies (801) 485-3883 P
(801) 485-4179 F
94 Easton Technical Products (801) 539-1400 P
(801) 533-9907 F
95 Holiday Oil Company (801) 973-7002 P
(801) 973-7398 F
96 Cornerstone Nutritional (801) 451-0120 P
Labs, LLC (801) 451-9562 F
97 Black Diamond Equipment (801) 278-5552 P
(801) 278-5554 F
98 Nature's Way (801) 489-1500 P
(801) 489-1700 F
99 Neils Fugal Sons (801) 785-3152 P
(801) 785-5844 F
100 Pride Transport Inc. (801) 972-8890 P
(801) 972-1450 F
THIS
YEAR'S
RANK Company Address
1 Mrs. Fields Original 2855 E. Cottonwood Pkwy St. 400
Cookie Company Salt Lake City, UT 84121
www.mrsfields.com
2 Intermountain Health Care 36 S. State St., 22nd Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
www.ihc.com
3 Flying J Inc. 1104 Country Hills Drive
Ogden, UT 84403
www.flyingj.com
4 Management & Training 500 N. Marketplace Drive
Corp. Centerville, UT 84014
www.mtctrains.com
5 Sinclair Oil 550 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
www.sinclairoil.com
6 Associated Food Stores 1850 W. 2100 South
Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84119
www.afstores.com
7 C.R. England Inc. 4701 W. 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84321
www.crengland.com
8 Larry H. Miller Group 9350 S. 150 E. Ste 1000
Sandy, UT 84070
www.lhm.com
9 Icon Health & Fitness 1500 S. 1000 West
Inc. Logan, UT 84321
www.iconfitness.com
10 Brigham Young University BYU, D-70 ASB
Provo, UT 84602
www.byu.edu
11 McLeod USA 215 S. State St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
www.mcleodusa.com
12 Huish Detergents 15 W. South Temple, Ste. 1400
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
www.huish.com
13 Lifetime Products P.O. Box 160010
Freeport Center, Bldg. D11
Clearfield, UT 84016
www.lifetime.com
14 Harmon City Inc. 3540 S. 4000 West, Ste. 500
West Valley City, UT 84120
www.harmonsgrocery.com
15 O.C. Tanner 1930 S. State St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
www.octanner.com
16 Clyde Companies 252 W. Center St.
Provo, UT
www.clydeinc.com
17 Deer Valley Resort P.O. Box 889
Park City, UT 84060
www.deervalley.com
18 ARUP Laboratories 500 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
www.aruplab.com
19 Sportsman's Warehouse 7035 S. High Tech Dr.
Midvale, UT 84047
www:sportsmanswarhouse.com
20 Western Wats 701 E Timpanogus Pkwy BldgM
Orem, UT 84097
www.westernwats.com
21 Market Star Corporation 2475 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84401
www.marketstar.com
22 Alpine Confections, Inc. 119 E. 200 North
Alpine, UT 84004
www.kencraftcandy.com
23 Garff Enterprises Inc. 531 S. State St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
www.kengarff.com
24 Young Electric Sign 1148 S. 300 W.
Company Salt Lake City, UT 84101
www.yesco.com
25 Deseret Management 60 E. South Temple
Corporation Salt Lake City, UT 84111
www:deseretmanagement.com
26 America First Credit Union 1344 W. 4675 South
Riverdale, UT 84405
www.americafirst.com
27 Focus Communications 457 East 26th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
www.focusservices.com
28 CHG 4021 S. 700 East, Ste. 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
www.comphealthgroup.com
29 Moroni Feed P.O. Box 368
Moroni, UT 84646
www.moronifeed.com
30 MyFamily.com 360 W. 4800 North
Provo, UT 84604
www.myfamilyinc.com
31 Regence BlueCross 2890 E. Cottonwood Pkwy.
BlueShield of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
www.ut.regence.com
32 Layton Companies 9090 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, UT 84070
www.laytoncompanies.com
33 DATS Trucking/Overland 321 N. Old Highway 91
Petroleum Hurricane, UT 84737
www.datstrucking.com
34 Feature Films for Families 5286 S. 320 West, Ste. A116
Murray, UT 84107
www.familytv.com
35 Snowbird Corporation P.O. Box 929000
Snowbird, UT 84092
www.snowbird.com
36 Slaymaker Group Inc. 404 E. 4500 South, Ste. A12
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Website: NA
37 Newspaper Agency 143 South Main Street
Corporation Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
www.nacorp.com
38 Ream's Food Stores 160 E. Claybourne Ave.
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
www.reamfoods.com
39 Provo Craft Warehouse 151 East 3450 North
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
www.provocraft.com
40 Select Portfolio Servicing 3815 South West Temple
Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84115
www.selectservicing.com
41 Gastronomy Inc. 48 Market St., Ste. 250
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
www.gastronomyinc.com
42 Ultradent Products Inc. 505 W. 10200 South
South Jordan, UT 84095
www.ultradent.com
43 Chuck-A-Rama 744 E. 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
www.chuck-a-rama.com
44 Tahitian Noni P.O box 4000
International Orem, UT 84059
www.tahitiannoni.com
45 Phone Directories Company 135 S. Mountainway Drive.
Inc. Orem, UT 84058
www.phonedir.com
46 Wheeler Machinery Company 4901 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84120
www.wheelermachinery.cat.com
47 AMSCO Windows 1880 S. 1045 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
www.amscowindows.com
48 Cache Valley Electric 919 N. 1000 West
Logan, UT 84321
www.cvelectric.com
49 SME Steel Contractors 5955 W. Wells Park Road
West Jordan, UT 84088
www.smesteel.com
50 Ingenix 2525 Lake Park Boulevard
Salt Lake City, UT 84120
www.ingenix.com
51 Dee's Inc. 777 E. 200 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Website: NA
52 Lube Management Corp. 6900 S. 900 East, Ste. 200
Midvale, UT 84047
Website: NA
53 GSL Electric 8540 Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070
www.gslelectric.com
54 Ruby's Inn P.O. Box 64001
Bryce, UT 84764
www.rubysinn.com
55 L.W. Miller Transportation 1050 W. 200 North
Inc. Logan, UT 84321
www.lwmiller.com
56 Okland Construction Co. 1978 S. West Temple
Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84115
www.okland.com
57 Nicholas & Company, Inc. 5520 W. Harold Gatty Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
www.nicholasandcompany.com
58 Sorenson Companies 2511 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
www.sdihq.com
59 Jacobsen Construction 3131 W. 2210 South
Company Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84119
www.jacobsen-const.com
60 Andrus Transportation 630 North 3050 East
Services St. George, UT 84790-9088
www.andrustrans.com
61 Basic Research 5742 West Harold Gatty Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
www.basicresearch.org
62 Digital Technology 1180 N. Mountain Spring Pkwy.
International Springville, UT 84663
www.dtint.com
63 US Magnesium, LLC 238 North 2200 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-2921
www.usmagnesium.com
64 Mountain America Credit 7181 S. Campus View Dr.
Union West Jordon, UT 84084
www.mtnamerica.com
65 Stampin' Up! 9350 S. 150 East, 5th Floor
Sandy, UT 84070
www.stampinup.com
66 Petersen Inc. 1527 N. 2000 West
Ogden, Utah 84404
www.peterseninc.com
67 Big-D Construction 404 W. 400 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
www.big-d.com
68 Dynix 400 W. Dynex Dr.
Provo, UT 84604
www.dynix.com
69 Winegar's Supermarkets 574 W. 3400 South
Inc. Bountiful, UT 84010
www.winegars.com
70 Burton Lumber & Hardware 1170 S. 4400 W.
Company Salt Lake City, UT 84104
www.burtonlumber.com
71 Stein Erikson Lodge 7700 Stein Way
Park City, UT 84060
www.steinlodge.com
72 Andalex Resources, Inc. 45 West 10000 South, Suite 401
Sandy, UT 84070
www.andalex.com
73 IKANO Communications, Inc. 265 East 100 South, Suite 245
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
www.ikano.com
74 PGM, Inc. 581 West 1600 North
Orem, UT 84057
www.pgminc.com
75 Christus Health Utah 451 Bishop Federal Lane
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
www.st.josephvilla.com
76 Gossner Foods Inc. 1051 N. 1000 West
Logan, UT 84321
www.gossner.com
77 Workers Compensation Fund 392 E. Winchester
Murray, UT 84107
www.wcf-utah.com
78 A & K Railroad Materials PO Box 30076
Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84130
www.akrailroad.com
79 Macrotech Polyseal, Inc. 1754 West 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84100
www.polyseal.com
80 Solitude Mountain Resort 12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon
Solitude, UT 84121
www.skisolitude.com
81 Westminster College 1840 S. 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
www.westminstercollege.edu
82 GSC Foundries 2738 Commerce Way
Ogden, UT 84401
www.gscutah.com
83 HK Systems 515 E. 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
www.hksystems.com
84 Provo Canyon School 4501 N. University Ave.
Provo, UT 84604
www.provocanyon.com
85 Zero Manufacturing, Inc. 500 W. 200 North
North Salt Lake, Utah 84504
www.zerocases.com
86 Orbit Irrigation Products P.O. Box 328
Inc. Bountiful, UT 84010
www.orbitonline.com
87 Kitco, Inc.--Wencor West 1625 North 1100 West
Springville, UT 84663
www.wencor.com
88 Liberty Safe & Security 1199 West Utah Avenue
Products, Inc. Payson, UT 84651
www.libertysafe.com
89 Marker, Ltd. 1070 West 2300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
www.markerusa.com
90 Bailey's Moving & Storage 400 N. 700 West
North Salt Lake, UT 84054
www.baileysallied.com
91 Arctic Circle Restaurants 411 W. 7200 South
Midvale, UT 84047
www.arcticcirclerest.com
92 Brent Brown Auto Group 1995 N. University Parkway
Provo, UT 84604
www.brentbrownauto.com
93 Western Country Pies 250 W. Crossroads Square
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
www.schwans.com
94 Easton Technical Products 5040 W. Harold Gatty Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
www.eastonarchery.com
95 Holiday Oil Company 3115 W. 2100 South
West Valley City, UT 84119
www.saltlakebiz.com
96 Cornerstone Nutritional P.O. Box 617
Labs, LLC Farmington, UT 84025
www.cnlabs.com
97 Black Diamond Equipment 2084 E. 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
blackdiamondequipment.com
98 Nature's Way 1375 N. Mountain Spring Pkwy.
Springville, UT 84663
www.naturesway.com
99 Neils Fugal Sons 1005 S. Main St.
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
www.fugal.com
100 Pride Transport Inc. 5499 W. 2500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84120
www.pridetransport.com
THIS
YEAR'S
RANK Company Senior Officer
1 Mrs. Fields Original Steve Russo
Cookie Company (President)
2 Intermountain Health Care Bill Nelson
(CEO)
3 Flying J Inc. Phil Adams
(CEO/President)
4 Management & Training Scott Marquardt
Corp. (President & CEO)
5 Sinclair Oil Peter Johnson
(President)
6 Associated Food Stories Richard Parkinson
Inc. (President)
7 C.R. England Inc. Daniel E. England
(CEO)
8 Larry H. Miller Group Larry H. Miller
(Owner)
9 Icon Health & Fitness Scott Watterson
Inc. (CEO)
10 Brigham Young University Cecil O. Samuelson
(President)
11 McLeod USA Robert Hatch
(General VP)
12 Huish Detergents Dan Huish
(President)
13 Lifetime Products Barry Mower
(CEO)
14 Harmon City Inc. Dean Peterson
(President)
15 O.C. Tanner Kent Murdock
(CEO)
16 Clyde Companies Wilford W. Clyde
(President)
17 Deer Valley Resort Bob Wheaton
(General Manager)
18 ARUP Laboratories Carl R. Kjeldsberg
(President)
19 Sportsman's Warehouse Stuart B. Utgaard
(CEO)
20 Western Wats Greg Graul
(COO)
21 Market Star Corporation Alan E. Hall
(CEO)
22 Alpine Confections, Inc. David Taiclet
(President)
23 Garff Enterprises Inc. Robert H. Garff
(CEO)
24 Young Electric Sign Michael T. Young
Company (President)
25 Deseret Management Rodney Brady
Corporation (CEO)
26 America First Credit Union Olin F. Craig
(President)
27 Focus Communications John Porter
(Owner)
28 CHG Michael Weinholz
(CEO/President)
29 Moroni Feed Dave Bailey
(CEO)
30 MyFamily.com David Moon
(CEO/President)
31 Regence BlueCross John Ruch
BlueShield of Utah (President)
32 Layton Companies Dave Layton
(President)
33 DATS Trucking/Overland Don L. Ipson
Petroleum (President & CEO)
34 Feature Films for Families Forrest Baker
(President)
35 Snowbird Corporation Bob Bonar
(President & CEO)
36 Slaymaker Group Inc. Scott Slaymaker
(CEO)
37 Newspaper Agency Harry Whipple
Corporation (President)
38 Ream's Food Stores Paul Ream
(President)
39 Provo Craft Warehouse Robert Workman
(CEO)
40 Select Portfolio James Ozanne
Servicing, Inc. (CEO)
41 Gastronomy Inc. John W. Williams
(President)
42 Ultradent Products Inc. Dan Fischer
(President)
43 Chuck-A-Rama Mike Johanson
(President)
44 Tahitian Noni Kerry Asay
International (President/CEO)
45 Phone Directories Company John Woodall
Inc. (President)
46 Wheeler Machinery Company Rob Campbell
(President)
47 AMSCO Windows R. Phillip Rasmussen
(Chairman)
48 Cache Valley Electric Jim Laub
(CEO)
49 SME Steel Contractors Jerry Moyes
(Owner)
50 Ingenix Kevin Pearson
(CEO)
51 Dee's Inc. Michael Olsen
(President)
52 Lube Management Corp. Kirk Umprey
(President/CEO)
53 GSL Electric Craig Taft
(President)
54 Ruby's Inn Rod Dell Syrett
(President)
55 L.W. Miller Transportation L.W. Miller
Inc. (President)
56 Okland Construction Co. Randy Okland
Inc. (President)
57 Nicholas & Company, Inc. Peter W. Mouskondis
(CEO)
58 Sorenson Companies David Parkinson
(Public Relations Director)
59 Jacobsen Construction Lonnie M. Bullard
Company Inc. (President & CEO)
60 Andrus Transportation James Andrus
Services (Owner)
61 Basic Research Evan Bybee
(President)
62 Digital Technology Don Oldham
International (CEO)
63 US Magnesium, LLC Michael H. Legge
(President)
64 Mountain America Credit Gordon Dames
Union (President)
65 Stampin' Up! Shelli Gardner
(President)
66 Petersen Inc. Steven Petersen
(CEO)
67 Big-D Construction Jack Livingood
(President)
68 Dynix Jack Blount
(President)
69 Winegar's Supermarkets Don Mathews
Inc. (President)
70 Burton Lumber & Hardware Dan Burton
Company (President)
71 Stein Erikson Lodge Russ Olsen
(General Manager)
72 Andalex Resources, Inc. Douglas H. Smith
(President)
73 IKANO Communications, Inc. Henry Smith
(CEO)
74 PGM, Inc. Bill Gammell
(Client Services)
75 Christus Health Utah Galen Ewer
(CEO)
76 Gossner Foods Inc. Dolores Wheeler
(President)
77 Workers Compensation Fund Lane A. Summerhayes
(President/CEO)
78 A & K Railroad Materials Morris Kulmer
Inc. (President)
79 Macrotech Polyseal, Inc. Ronald Zitting
(General Manager)
80 Solitude Mountain Resort Gary DeSeelhorst
(Owner)
81 Westminster College Dr. Michael Bassis
(President)
82 GSC Foundries Herbert Christian
(President)
83 HK Systems Todd Sermersheim
(Senior VP)
84 Provo Canyon School Kreg Gillman (CEO)
85 Zero Manufacturing, Inc. Craig Judd
(President)
86 Orbit Irrigation Products K.C. Ericksen
Inc. (CEO)
87 Kitco, Inc.--Wencor West Brent Wood
(CEO)
88 Liberty Safe & Security Steve Anderson
Products, Inc. (Manager)
89 Marker, Ltd. Daryl Santos
(CEO)
90 Bailey's Moving & Storage Hal Morrell
(CEO)
91 Arctic Circle Restaurants Gary J. Roberts
(President/CEO)
92 Brent Brown Auto Group Brent Brown
(President)
93 Western Country Pies Mark Grandinetti
(CEO)
94 Easton Technical Products Greg Easton
(President)
95 Holiday Oil Company Michael L. Wagstaff
(President)
96 Cornerstone Nutritional Brad Brower
Labs, LLC (President)
97 Black Diamond Equipment Peter Metcalf
(CEO)
98 Nature's Way Rory Mahony
99 Neils Fugal Sons Guy Fugal
(CEO)
100 Pride Transport Inc. Kirk Umprey
(President/CEO)
Utah
THIS FTE
YEAR'S Total
RANK Company Description FTE
1 Mrs. Fields Original Company includes Mrs. Fields 300
Cookie Company Cookies, TCBY, Pretzel Time, 30000
Pretzel Maker and Great
American Cookies.
2 Intermountain Health Care A community-owned, nonprofit 25000
healthcare organization 25500
serving Utah and Idaho.
3 Flying J Inc. Number one distributor of 1601
diesel fuel in the U.S. with 10613
various convenience stores
and restaurants.
4 Management & Training Manage correctional 487
Corp. facilities and federal Job 5236
Corp Centers.
5 Sinclair Oil Little America Hotel chain, 2500
Sun Valley and Snow Basin ski 5000
resorts, gas stations and
convenience stores throughout
the nation.
6 Associated Food Stores Services grocery and 4120
Inc. convenient stores in Utah, 4280
Idaho, Nevada, Colorado,
Wyoming, Arizona and Montana.
7 C.R. England Inc. Refrigerated trucking and 550
common carrier. 4000
8 Larry H. Miller Group Auto dealerships servicing 1908
Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New 3602
Mexico, Oklahoma and Oregon.
9 Icon Health & Fitness Inc. Fitness equipment 3000
manufacturer. 3200
10 Brigham Young University Accredited four-year private 3000
university; schools of law 3000
and business nationally
ranked in top 40.
11 McLeod USA Provides local and long 57
distance phone service, 2775
Internet service, calling
cards, frame relay, training
and support.
12 Huish Detergents Full-line supplier of 1118
private-label detergents and 2235
cleaning products.
13 Lifetime Products Manufacturer of sporting 1750
goods and outdoor furniture. 2150
14 Harmon City Inc. One of Utah's largest family- 2000
owned grocery stores with 2000
nine locations.
15 O.C. Tanner Premier provider of 1664
recognition awards, including 1940
the Olympic medals for Salt
Lake City, UT and Athens,
Greece.
16 Clyde Companies Geneva Rock, Sunroc, Beehive 1825
Insurance, W.W. Clyde and 1825
Company, H.E. Davis
Construction and Gorge Rock.
17 Deer Valley Resort World-renowned ski resort 1750
ranked as one of the top for 1750
customer service, food and
beverage.
18 ARUP Laboratories Medical laboratory testing. 1600
1600
19 Sportsman's Warehouse Sportsman's warehouse is a 270
leading retailer of outdoor 1600
gear.
20 Western Wats Market Research Firm' 1300
1300
21 Market Star Corporation Field marketing for 1000
technology companies 1200
including national and
international services.
22 Alpine Confections, Inc. Candy products with retailers 125
and distributors throughout 1200
the world.
23 Garff Enterprises Inc. Car dealerships. 1200
1200
24 Young Electric Sign Custom signs and display 261
Company systems. 1164
25 Deseret Management Holding company which 1000
Corporation oversees the commercial 1000
businesses affiliated with
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
26 America First Credit Union One of the largest credit 1000
unions in Utah 1000
27 Focus Communications The complete telemarketing 1000
outsourcing provider for all 1000
Inbound, Outbound, and
Customer Service needs.
28 CHG CHG is the only healthcare 466
staffing firm that provides 956
physicians, allied health
professionals, and nurses to
hospitals and healthcare
organizations in all 50
states
29 Moroni Feed A co-op of 65 independent 950
turkey farmers. Producers of 950
Norbest brand turkeys.
30 MyFamily.com Genealogy website. 830
850
31 Regence BlueCross Health care products for 822
BlueShield of Utah businesses and individuals; 822
managed indemnity plans to
HMOs.
32 Layton Companies Professional construction 700
services including 800
construction management,
design-build and general
contracting across the
country.
33 DATS Trucking/Overland Motor freight and petroleum 350
Petroleum jobber. 800
34 Feature Films for Families The company markets and 620
distributes motion pictures 750
that are suitable for all
ages.
35 Snowbird Corporation Ski and summer resort. 740
740
36 Slaymaker Group Inc. Restaurant and food service; 600
36 units of TGI Friday's, 730
Tony Romas and Winger's
Diner.
37 Newspaper Agency Tribune/Morning Deseret 708
Corporation News--advertising. 708
38 Ream's Food Stores Operates more than 12 food 700
stores in Utah. 700
39 Provo Craft Warehouse Manufacturing, importing, and 700
retailing of crafts. 700
40 Select Portfolio Nationally recognized leader 700
Servicing, Inc. in the residential mortgage 700
servicing business
41 Gastronomy Inc. Owns and operates nine 650
restaurants in Salt Lake 650
City.
42 Ultradent Products Inc. Manufactures dental equipment 500
and products. 650
43 Chuck-A-Rama Restaurants. 480
650
44 Tahitian Noni Produces and distributes the 585
International health supplement Tahitian 610
Noni Juice.
45 Phone Directories Company North America's top 320
Inc. independent yellow page 600
publisher with directories
throughout the Western U.S.
and Canada.
46 Wheeler Machinery Company Supplier of highest quality 570
construction equipment and 570
furnishes parts and services
to construction, mining, and
industrial markets in Utah
47 AMSCO Windows Manufactures windows for 450
residential housing. 550
48 Cache Valley Electric Industrial and commercial 267
electrical contractor. 549
49 SME Steel Contractors Provides steel fabrication 210
for a variety of commercial 535
uses.
50 Ingenix Provider of technology 525
products that assist the 525
healthcare industry
51 Dee's Inc. Owners/operators of 235
restaurants, ranches and 523
community, developments.
52 Lube Management Corp. Operates 44 Jiffy Lube 300
franchises in Utah and 505
Oregon.
53 GSL Electric Telephone, television and 500
electric cable contractors; 500
Fiber Optics, data
communication equipment/
systems, computer wiring.
54 Ruby's Inn Hotel and resort. 500
500
55 L.W. Miller Transportation Trucking transportation, 340
Inc. semi-truck service and parts. 495
56 Okland Construction Co. Expertise in a wide array of 289
Inc. building types and projects. 490
57 Nicholas & Company, Inc. Supplier for the food service 489
industry. One of the Top 10 489
Family Friendly" companies in
Utah."
58 Sorenson Companies Diverse group of enterprises 475
and entrepreneurship; ground- 475
breaking medical devices,
real estate dev., IT, genetic
research, environmental
testing, & others.
59 Jacobsen Construction A leading provider of 450
Company Inc. construction management/ 450
general contracting
services primarily in the
Intermountain West.
60 Andrus Transportation Ground transportation, heavy 450
Services hauling, and motor freight 450
61 Basic Research Manufacturer and distributor 450
of nutritional products 450
62 Digital Technology Supplies newspaper publishing 325
International software for Macintosh. 450
63 US Magnesium, LLC Magnesium mining 400
400
64 Mountain America Credit Cooperative financial 425
Union institution. 438
65 Stampin' Up! Direct sales of decorative 425
stamp sets and accessories; 426
22,000 independent women
contractors.
66 Petersen Inc. Multi-disciplined engineering 400
design firm that provides 405
design, fabrication and
installation support to
companies worldwide.
67 Big-D Construction A commercial, residential and 371
industrial builder. 371
68 Dynix Global provider of library 240
information management 365
systems.
69 Winegar's Supermarkets Operates four full-service 365
Inc. grocery stores along the 365
Wasatch Front.
70 Burton Lumber & Hardware Building materials. 360
Company 360
71 Stein Erikson Lodge Full-service hotel 360
accommodations, catering, 360
audio/visual equipment.
Newly expanded conference and
meeting facility.
72 Andalex Resources, Inc. Coal mining company with 350
three divisions operating in 350
the state of Utah
73 IKANO Communications, Inc. World's largest provider of 350
private-label Internet 350
services
74 PGM, Inc. Research firm that gathers 350
information from consumers 350
and business professionals
through survey research
interviews using telephone
and web.
75 Christus Health Utah Health care and retirement 350
housing for older adults. 350
76 Gossner Foods Inc. Utah's largest family-owned 350
dairy. 350
77 Workers Compensation Fund WCF is a mutual insurance 350
company insuring more than 350
128,000 Utah employers.
78 A & K Railroad Materials New and relay railroad 50
Inc. materials 350
79 Macrotech Polyseal, Inc. Manufacturer of product lines 340
designed for sealing fluid 340
power systems and fluid
processing systems where
leakage control is needed
80 Solitude Mountain Resort Ski resort. 330
330
81 Westminster College Named by U.S. News & World 312
Report as one of America's 312
best colleges seven years in
a row; has 25 majors and
minors.
82 GSC Foundries Investment castings in 310
aluminum and steel alloys. 310
83 HK Systems Materials handling systems, 243
software solutions provider, 305
and total supply chain
solutions.
84 Provo Canyon School Residential treatment program 300
for high-risk adolescents. 300
85 Zero Manufacturing, Inc. Manufacturer of briefcases, 300
luggage, industrial boxes, 300
and cans
86 Orbit Irrigation Products Manufactures and distributes 300
Inc. over 700 lawn and garden 300
products to customers
worldwide.
87 Kitco, Inc.--Wencor West Manufacturer of airplane kits 300
and parts 300
88 Liberty Safe & Security Manufacturer of fabricated 300
Products, Inc. safes 300
89 Marker, Ltd. Designs and markets most 300
recognized lines of ski 300
apparel in the winter sports
industry
90 Bailey's Moving & Storage Division of Allied Van Lines 150
serving the West 300
91 Arctic Circle Restaurants Restaurant chain featuring 280
black angus beef hamburgers, 290
specialty drinks, shakes and
Arctic Circle's famous fry
sauce.
92 Brent Brown Auto Group Auto dealership. 275
275
93 Western Country Pies Produces more than 80,000 275
pies per day for stores 275
throughout the nation.
94 Easton Technical Products Manufacturer and marketer of 271
aluminum and composite 271
sporting goods.
95 Holiday Oil Company More than 29 fuel and 250
convenience stores throughout 250
Utah
96 Cornerstone Nutritional Manufacturer of powdered food 250
Labs, LLC and nutritional supplement 250
products
97 Black Diamond Equipment Manufacturer of climbing 230
gear. 250
98 Nature's Way Nutritional supplements 220
250
99 Neils Fugal Sons General contractor of 150
underground utilities. 250
100 Pride Transport Inc. Refridgerated transport; 200
services the 48 continental 235
United States and Canada.
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