 Our annual ranking of America's largest corporations |
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Nebraska
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1
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Berkshire Hathaway
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13
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81,663.0
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Omaha
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2
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ConAgra Foods
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143
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15,515.7
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Omaha
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3
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Union Pacific
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164
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13,578.0
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Omaha
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4
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Peter Kiewit Sons'
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483
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4,145.0
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Omaha
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5
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Mutual of Omaha Ins.
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491
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4,051.2
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Omaha
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6
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Werner Enterprises
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816
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1,971.8
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Omaha
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7
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Cabela's
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860
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1,799.7
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Sidney
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8
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West
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957
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1,523.9
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Omaha
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Nevada
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1
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Harrah's Entertainment
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309
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7,411.1
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Las Vegas
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2
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MGM Mirage
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334
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6,482.0
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Las Vegas
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3
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Sierra Pacific Resources
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612
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3,030.2
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Reno
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4
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International Game Technology
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717
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2,379.4
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Reno
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5
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Boyd Gaming
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753
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2,223.0
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Las Vegas
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6
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Amerco
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805
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2,008.1
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Reno
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7
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Las Vegas Sands
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877
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1,740.9
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Las Vegas
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8
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Southwest Gas
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891
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1,714.3
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Las Vegas
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New Hampshire
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1
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Fisher Scientific Intl.
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389
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5,589.8
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Hampton
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2
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Timberland
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941
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1,565.7
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Stratham
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3
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PC Connection
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992
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1,444.3
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Merrimack
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New Jersey
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1
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Johnson & Johnson
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32
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50,514.0
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New Brunswick
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2
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Medco Health Solutions
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51
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37,870.9
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Franklin Lakes
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3
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Prudential Financial
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64
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31,708.0
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Newark
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4
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Honeywell Intl.
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71
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28,862.0
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Morristown
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5
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Merck
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95
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22,011.9
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Whitehouse Station
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6
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Wyeth
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119
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18,755.8
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Madison
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7
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Chubb
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156
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14,082.3
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Warren
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8
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Public Service Enterprise Group
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178
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12,661.0
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Newark
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|
9
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Toys "R" Us
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208
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11,194.0
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Wayne
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10
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American Standard
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230
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10,264.4
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Piscataway
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11
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Schering-Plough
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250
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9,508.0
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Kenilworth
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12
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Lucent Technologies
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255
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9,441.0
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Murray Hill
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|
13
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Automatic Data Proc.
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271
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8,499.1
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Roseland
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14
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Campbell Soup
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302
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7,548.0
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Camden
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15
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Quest Diagnostics
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392
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5,503.7
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Lyndhurst
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16
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Becton Dickinson
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397
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5,464.4
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Franklin Lakes
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17
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Hovnanian Enterprises
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403
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5,348.4
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Red Bank
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18
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Bed Bath & Beyond
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419
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5,147.7
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Union
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19
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Avaya
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434
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4,902.0
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Basking Ridge
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|
20
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Engelhard
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454
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4,618.1
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Iselin
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|
21
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Sealed Air
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489
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4,085.1
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Saddle Brook
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22
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Pathmark Stores
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497
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3,980.5
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Carteret
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|
23
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Burlington Coat Factory
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580
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3,211.1
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Burlington
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|
24
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New Jersey Resources
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592
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3,148.3
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Wall
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25
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Rockwood Holdings
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598
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3,121.2
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Princeton
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|
26
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Cytec Industries
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617
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2,999.7
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West Paterson
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|
27
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NRG Energy
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646
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2,723.0
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Princeton
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|
28
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Exide Technologies
|
651
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2,690.9
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Lawrenceville
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|
29
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Linens 'n Things
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656
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2,649.3
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Clifton
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|
30
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IDT
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698
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2,468.5
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Newark
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|
31
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Commerce Bancorp
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775
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2,108.0
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Cherry Hill
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|
32
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C.R. Bard
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866
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1,771.3
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Murray Hill
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|
33
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Church & Dwight
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881
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1,736.5
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Princeton
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|
34
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Selective Insurance Group
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898
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1,696.8
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Branchville
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|
35
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Children's Place
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908
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1,668.7
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Secaucus
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36
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Suburban Propane Partners
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924
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1,620.2
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Whippany
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37
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Dun & Bradstreet
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993
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1,443.6
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Short Hills
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New Mexico
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1
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PNM Resources
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785
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2,076.8
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Albuquerque
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2
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Thornburg Mortgage
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951
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1,538.1
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Santa Fe
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New York
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1
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Citigroup
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8
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131,045.0
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New York
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2
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American Intl. Group
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9
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108,905.0
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New York
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3
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Intl. Business Machines
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10
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91,134.0
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Armonk
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4
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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17
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79,902.0
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New York
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|
5
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Verizon Communications
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18
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75,111.9
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New York
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|
6
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Altria Group
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20
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69,148.0
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New York
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|
7
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Morgan Stanley
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30
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52,498.0
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New York
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|
8
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Pfizer
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31
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51,353.0
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New York
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|
9
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Merrill Lynch
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34
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47,783.0
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New York
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|
10
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MetLife
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35
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46,983.0
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New York
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|
11
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Time Warner
|
40
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43,652.0
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New York
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|
12
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Goldman Sachs Group
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41
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43,391.0
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New York
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|
13
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PepsiCo
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61
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32,562.0
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Purchase
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|
14
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Lehman Brothers
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62
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32,420.0
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New York
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|
15
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American Express
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69
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30,080.0
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New York
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|
16
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New York Life Insurance
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74
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28,051.0
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New York
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|
17
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Alcoa
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79
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26,601.0
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New York
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|
18
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TIAA-CREF
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81
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25,916.8
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New York
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|
19
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News Corp.
|
86
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23,859.0
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New York
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|
20
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Amerada Hess
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88
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23,255.0
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New York
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|
21
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
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110
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20,222.0
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New York
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|
22
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Cendant
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114
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19,471.0
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New York
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|
23
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Loews
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145
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15,363.3
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New York
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|
24
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CBS
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149
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14,536.4
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New York
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|
25
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Eastman Kodak
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155
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14,268.0
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Rochester
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|
26
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Marsh & McLennan
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186
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12,109.0
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New York
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|
27
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Pepsi Bottling
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192
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11,885.0
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Somers
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28
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Consolidated Edison
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199
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11,732.0
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New York
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|
29
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Bear Stearns
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202
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11,552.4
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New York
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|
30
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Colgate-Palmolive
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204
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11,396.9
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New York
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|
31
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Arrow Electronics
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209
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11,164.2
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Melville
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|
32
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Omnicom Group
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225
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10,481.1
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New York
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|
33
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Viacom
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241
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9,817.6
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New York
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|
34
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L-3 Communications
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253
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9,444.7
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New York
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|
35
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Guardian Life of America
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256
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9,377.4
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New York
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|
36
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Bank of New York Co.
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278
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8,312.0
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New York
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|
37
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Avon Products
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281
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8,149.6
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New York
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|
38
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ITT Industries
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291
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7,844.7
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White Plains
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|
39
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KeySpan
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295
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7,695.8
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Brooklyn
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|
40
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Assurant
|
306
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7,497.7
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New York
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|
41
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IAC/InterActiveCorp
|
313
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7,118.8
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New York
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|
42
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Estee Lauder
|
340
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6,336.3
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New York
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|
43
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Dover
|
342
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6,307.0
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New York
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|
44
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Interpublic Group
|
348
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6,274.3
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New York
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|
45
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McGraw-Hill
|
359
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6,003.6
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New York
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|
46
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Starwood Hotels & Rsrts.
|
360
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5,977.0
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White Plains
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|
47
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Asbury Automotive Group
|
364
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5,874.2
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New York
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|
48
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Foot Locker
|
383
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5,653.0
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New York
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|
49
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CIT Group
|
384
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5,652.6
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New York
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|
50
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Cablevision Systems
|
414
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5,224.7
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Bethpage
|
|
51
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Barnes & Noble
|
422
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5,103.0
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New York
|
|
52
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Liz Claiborne
|
440
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4,847.8
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New York
|
|
53
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Henry Schein
|
445
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4,788.7
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Melville
|
|
54
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Corning
|
456
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4,579.0
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Corning
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|
55
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Constellation Brands
|
487
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4,087.6
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Fairport
|
|
56
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M&T Bank Corp.
|
519
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3,738.4
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Buffalo
|
|
57
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NTL
|
526
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3,628.4
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New York
|
|
58
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CA
|
539
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3,530.0
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Islandia
|
|
59
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Warner Music Group
|
542
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3,502.0
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New York
|
|
60
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North Fork Bancorp.
|
543
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3,484.0
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Melville
|
|
61
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New York Times
|
557
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3,372.8
|
New York
|
|
62
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Polo Ralph Lauren
|
567
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3,305.4
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New York
|
|
63
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Jarden
|
585
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3,189.1
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Rye
|
|
64
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Forest Laboratories
|
588
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3,159.6
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New York
|
|
65
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MasterCard
|
627
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2,937.6
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Purchase
|
|
66
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Leucadia National
|
631
|
2,903.5
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New York
|
|
67
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ETrade Financial
|
679
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2,550.7
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New York
|
|
68
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Vornado Realty Trust
|
681
|
2,550.1
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New York
|
|
69
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Reader's Digest Assn.
|
711
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2,389.7
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Pleasantville
|
|
70
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Tiffany
|
727
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2,346.8
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New York
|
|
71
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MBIA
|
742
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2,284.9
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Armonk
|
|
72
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Volt Info. Sciences
|
766
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2,177.6
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New York
|
|
73
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Scholastic
|
782
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2,079.9
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New York
|
|
74
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Systemax
|
784
|
2,077.5
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Port Washington
|
|
75
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AnnTaylor Stores
|
786
|
2,073.1
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New York
|
|
76
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National Fuel Gas
|
795
|
2,048.0
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Williamsville
|
|
77
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Sequa
|
808
|
1,997.6
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New York
|
|
78
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Intl. Flavors & Frag.
|
812
|
1,993.4
|
New York
|
|
79
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Phillips-Van Heusen
|
832
|
1,908.8
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New York
|
|
80
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Pall
|
835
|
1,902.3
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East Hills
|
|
81
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Dow Jones
|
867
|
1,769.7
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New York
|
|
82
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Symbol Technologies
|
868
|
1,765.6
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Holtsville
|
|
83
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NBTY
|
880
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1,737.2
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Bohemia
|
|
84
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Moody's
|
885
|
1,731.6
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New York
|
|
85
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Mutual of America Life
|
892
|
1,713.0
|
New York
|
|
86
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Coach
|
893
|
1,710.4
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New York
|
|
87
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Jetblue Airways
|
896
|
1,701.3
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Forest Hills
|
|
88
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Ambac Financial Group
|
911
|
1,661.7
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New York
|
|
89
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Duane Reade
|
935
|
1,589.5
|
New York
|
|
90
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Warnaco Group
|
968
|
1,504.6
|
New York
|
|
91
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Jefferies Group
|
971
|
1,497.9
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New York
|
|
92
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Paychex
|
991
|
1,445.1
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Rochester
|
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North Carolina
|
|
1
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Bank of America Corp.
|
12
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83,980.0
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Charlotte
|
|
2
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Lowe's
|
42
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43,243.0
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Mooresville
|
|
3
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Wachovia Corp.
|
57
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35,908.0
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Charlotte
|
|
4
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Duke Energy
|
117
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18,944.0
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Charlotte
|
|
5
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Nucor
|
177
|
12,701.0
|
Charlotte
|
|
6
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Progress Energy
|
222
|
10,646.0
|
Raleigh
|
|
7
|
Sonic Automotive
|
276
|
8,377.6
|
Charlotte
|
|
8
|
Reynolds American
|
280
|
8,256.0
|
Winston-Salem
|
|
9
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BB&T Corp.
|
292
|
7,831.5
|
Winston-Salem
|
|
10
|
VF
|
333
|
6,502.4
|
Greensboro
|
|
11
|
Family Dollar Stores
|
369
|
5,824.8
|
Matthews
|
|
12
|
Goodrich
|
402
|
5,404.5
|
Charlotte
|
|
13
|
SPX
|
446
|
4,786.8
|
Charlotte
|
|
14
|
Jefferson-Pilot
|
478
|
4,219.7
|
Greensboro
|
|
15
|
Pantry
|
511
|
3,826.9
|
Sanford
|
|
16
|
Laboratory Corp. of America
|
563
|
3,327.6
|
Burlington
|
|
17
|
Ruddick
|
624
|
2,964.7
|
Charlotte
|
|
18
|
Belk
|
649
|
2,692.2
|
Charlotte
|
|
19
|
Carlisle
|
680
|
2,550.5
|
Charlotte
|
|
20
|
Ingles Markets
|
744
|
2,273.9
|
Black Mountain
|
|
21
|
Quintiles Transnational
|
781
|
2,082.4
|
Durham
|
|
22
|
Martin Marietta Materials
|
804
|
2,010.5
|
Raleigh
|
|
23
|
Piedmont Natural Gas
|
871
|
1,761.1
|
Charlotte
|
|
24
|
Dex Media
|
914
|
1,658.4
|
Cary
|
|
25
|
Sealy
|
981
|
1,469.6
|
Trinity
|
|
North Dakota
|
|
1
|
MDU Resources Group
|
546
|
3,455.4
|
Bismarck
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From the April 17th, 2006 issue
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| Most profitable companies |
| Women CEOs of FORTUNE 500 companies |
 There are more women running FORTUNE 500 companies this year than there were last year. Currently, 10 FORTUNE 500 companies are run by women (up from 9 last year), and a total of 20 FORTUNE 1000 companies have women in the top job (up from 19). (more) |
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