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1 Home Depot 22 84,740.0 Atlanta
2 United Parcel Service 46 49,692.0 Atlanta
3 Coca-Cola 83 28,857.0 Atlanta
4 Coca-Cola Enterprises 118 20,936.0 Atlanta
5 Delta Air Lines 129 19,154.0 Atlanta
6 AFLAC 165 15,393.0 Columbus
7 Southern 166 15,353.0 Atlanta
8 SunTrust Banks 193 13,464.6 Atlanta
9 Genuine Parts 243 10,843.2 Atlanta
10 Mohawk Industries 328 7,586.0 Calhoun
11 AGCO 359 6,828.1 Duluth
12 Newell Rubbermaid 378 6,410.9 Atlanta
13 Synovus Financial Corp. 511 4,462.8 Columbus
14 BlueLinx Holdings 568 3,833.9 Atlanta
15 Georgia Gulf 645 3,176.3 Atlanta
16 Superior Essex 675 2,993.1 Atlanta
17 Exide Technologies 682 2,939.8 Alpharetta
18 Mirant 708 2,815.0 Atlanta
19 Spectrum Brands 740 2,653.4 Atlanta
20 Acuity Brands 766 2,530.7 Atlanta
21 Graphic Packaging 773 2,504.6 Marietta
22 AGL Resources 776 2,494.0 Atlanta
23 Rock-Tenn 811 2,315.8 Norcross
24 Flowers Foods 883 2,036.7 Thomasville
25 Mueller Water Products 928 1,849.0 Atlanta
26 Equifax 931 1,843.0 Atlanta
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