Arizona’s 10 largest public and privately held manufacturing companies, ranked by the number of employees based on full-time equivalents of 40 hours per week and based on industry research.
Raytheon Co.
Arizona employees in 2012: About 12,000
Employment change since 2011: Added about 500 jobs
2010 revenue: $25.2 billion
Principal: Taylor W. Lawrence, president
Company’s focus: Missile manufacturing
Year founded: 1922
Headquarters: Waltham, Mass.
Phone: (520) 694-7737
Website: raytheon.com
Intel Corp.
Arizona employees in 2012: About 11,000
Employment change since 2011: Added about 1,300 jobs
2010 revenue: $43.6 billion
Principal: Paul S. Otellini, president and CEO
Company’s focus: Semiconductor manufacturing
Year founded: 1968
Headquarters: Santa Clara, Calif.
Phone: (480) 554-8080
Website: intel.com
Honeywell International Inc.
Arizona employees in 2012: 10,100
Employment change since 2011: Added about 384 jobs
2010 revenue: $33.4 billion
Principal: Tim Mahoney, president and CEO, aerospace
Company’s focus: Aerospace manufacturing
Year founded: 1952
Headquarters: Morristown, N.J.
Phone: (602) 231-1000
Website: honeywell.com
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Arizona employees in 2012: About 7,600
Employment change since 2010: Added about 600 jobs
2010 revenue: $19 billion
Principal: Richard Adkerson, CEO
Company’s focus: Mining
Year founded: 1834
Headquarters: Phoenix
Phone: (602) 366-7323
Website: fcx.com
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Arizona employees in 2012: 5,402
Employment change since 2011: Added about 376 jobs
2010 revenue: $32.5 billion
Principal: Chris Marzilli, president
Company’s focus: Defense, communications
Year founded: 1952
Headquarters: Falls Church, Va.
Phone: (480) 441-3033
Website: generaldynamics.com
Boeing Co.
Arizona employees in 2012: 4,878
Employment change since 2011: Added about 78 jobs
2010 revenue: $64.3 billion
Principal: Harry Stonecither, CEO
Company’s focus: Aircraft manufacturing
Year founded: 1916
Headquarters: Chicago
Phone: (480) 891-3000
Website: boeing.com
Freescale Semiconductor
Arizona employees in 2012: 3,000
Employment change since 2011: Stayed about even
2010 revenue: $4.5 billion
Principal: Rich Beyer, chairman and CEO
Company’s focus: Microchip manufacturing
Year founded: 1953
Headquarters: Austin
Phone: (512) 895-2000
Website: freescale.com
Shamrock Foods Co.
Arizona employees in 2012: 1,828
Employment change since 2010: Added about 47 jobs
2010 revenue: $1.650 billion
Principal: Norman McClelland, CEO
Company’s focus: Processor of dairy products
Year founded: 1922
Headquarters: Phoenix
Phone: (602) 477-6400
Website: shamrockfoods.com
Microchip Technology Inc.
Arizona employees in 2012: About 1,539
Employment change since 2011: Lost about 21 jobs
2010 revenue: $1.487 billion
Principal: Steve Sanghi, CEO
Company’s focus: Microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors manufacturing
Year founded: 1987
Headquarters: Chandler
Phone: (480) 792-7200
Website: microchip.com
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Arizona employees in 2012: 1,378
Employment change since 2011: Lost about 58 jobs
2010 revenue: $1.294 billion
Principal: Christopher Long, vice president and GM Gilbert operations
Company’s focus: Aerospace manufacturing
Year founded: 1963
Headquarters: Dulles, Va.
Phone: (480) 899-6000
Website: orbital.com
