According to the 2011 Fortune 500 list, the First Coast stacks up well when compared to Florida's other metropolitan areas.
State Rank - Fortune 1000 Rank - Company Name - Revenues ($ millions) - City
1. 102 Publix Super Markets 25,328.1 Lakeland
2. 109 Tech Data 24,376.0 Clearwater
3. 133 World Fuel Services 19,131.1 Miami
4. 161 NextEra Energy 15,317.0 Juno Beach
5. 182 Jabil Circuit 13,409.4 St. Petersburg
6. 197 AutoNation 12,501.5 Fort Lauderdale
7. 211 Office Depot 11,633.1 Boca Raton
8. 230 CSX 10,636.0 Jacksonville
9. 324 Winn-Dixie Stores 7,247.8 Jacksonville
10. 332 Darden Restaurants 7,113.1 Orlando
11. 398 Fidelity National Financial 5,740.3 Jacksonville
12. 420 WellCare Health Plans 5,440.2 Tampa
13. 426 Fidelity National Information Services 5,331.0 Jacksonville
14. 429 Harris 5,206.1 Melbourne
15. 435 Health Management Associates 5,169.0 Naples
16. 437 Ryder System 5,136.4 Miami
# of Fortune 500 companies by Metropolitan Area
5 Miami/South Florida
4 Jacksonville
3 Tampa/St. Petersburg
1 Orlando
1 Lakeland
1 Brevard County
1 Naples
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2011/states/FL.html
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2011/full_list/
Update by Ennis Davis
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