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Grant thornton LLPPresents

In association with theSouth Carolina Chamber of Commerce,

the 25th annual ranking of the state’slargest privately owned companies.

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MORE THAN $1 BILLION

1. Milliken&Company Spartanburg JosephM.Salley Manufactureroftextileproductsandchemicals

2. TheInterTech NorthCharleston AnitaG.Zucker Manufacturerofhigh-performancepolymerandelastomeric

GroupInc.andAffiliates JonathanM.Zucker materialsandcomposites,electronicsandfinancialservices1

3. JMSmithCorporation Spartanburg WilliamR.Cobb Wholesaledistributionofpharmaceuticalsandproviderof

software,computersystemsanddataprocessingservices

$100 MILLION TO $999 MILLION

4. SoutheasternFreight Lexington WilliamT.Cassels,Jr. Motorfreighttransportation

LinesInc.

5. PigglyWiggly Charleston DavidR.Schools Wholesalegrocerydistribution

HoldingsLLC

6. HilexPolyCo.LLC Hartsville StanBikulege Manufacturerofplasticbagandfilmproducts.Focusingprimarily

onhighdensitypolyethylene(HDPE),productsrangefrom

baggingsystemstoagriculturalfilms

7. MountVernonMillsInc. Mauldin W.DavidHastings Manufactureroftextilerelatedproductsincludingclothand

chemicals.Transporterofthesetextilegoodsandother

over-the-roaddeliveries

NO. COMPANY CITY CEO BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

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Thisyearmarksthe25thanniversaryofGrantThornton’sSouthCarolina100SM,therankingofthestate’slargestpri-vatelyheldcompanies.TheSouthCarolina100iscompiledbyGrantThorntonLLP,thefifthlargestaccountingfirmin

theUnitedStates,underthedirectionofPartnerMarkBallewandincooperationwiththeSouthCarolinaChamberofCommerce.

Privatelyheldcompaniesexperiencedagreatdealofchangein2008and2009,resultinginadecreasednumberofcompaniesthatappearonthisyear’slist.Lastyear’slistfeatured100companies;thisyear’shas91.Totalrevenuesforthe2009SouthCarolina100are$18.2billion,comparedto$20.5billionlastyear.Milliken&CompanyofSpartanburgremainsthetopcompanyasthestate’slargestprivatelyheldbusiness.Othercompaniesinthetop10include:TheInterTechGroupInc.andAffiliates(No.2);J.M.SmithCorporation(No.3);SoutheasternFreightLinesInc.(No.4);PigglyWigglyHoldingsLLC(No.5);HilexPolyCo.LLC(No.6);MountVernonMillsInc.(No.7);Carolina-EasternInc.(No.8);M.B.KahnConstructionCompanyInc.(No.9);andConsolidatedSystemsInc.(No.10).

Twenty-fiveofthecompaniesaremanufacturers,representing$7.7billioninrevenuesorabout42percentofthetotalrevenue.SouthCarolina100manufacturers’employeesaccountforapproximately37,700workersor47percentofthejobsrepresentedinthesurvey.Twenty-twoofthecompaniesarewholesaledistributioncompanieswith$5.5billioninrevenuesandapproximately7,300employees.

Thisyear,thereare15companiesintherankingeitherforthefirsttimeorafteranabsence.TheyareHilexPolyCo.LLC(No.6);PearlstineDistributorsInc.(No.33);CaféEnterprisesInc.(No.35);AmericanLaFranceLLC(No.45);ParkPlaceCorporation(No.69);GBSLumberInc.(No.72);GreenvilleMeatsInc.(No.74);ArnoldConstructionGroup(No.79);SumterPackagingCorp.(No.80);TylerConstructionGroupInc.

(No.86);SunbeltPackagingLLC(No.87);HawthorneServicesInc.(No.88);C.RayMilesConstructionCo.Inc.(No.89);LollisMetalsInc.(No.90);andFortRoofing&SheetMetalWorksInc.(No.91).

Thecompanieswithrankincreasesof15ormorefor2009wereH.R.AllenInc.andDillonProvisionCompanyInc.,up26places;YearginPotterShackelfordConstructionInc.,up21places;O’NealInc.,up20places,ThompsonIndustrialServicesLLC,up19places;ISOPolyfilmsInc.andWhaleyFoodserviceRepairs,up18places;PalmettoSyntheticsLLC,up17places;IMICHotelsandIndustrialPackagingSupplies,up16places;andNewSouthConstructionSupplyLLCandCarolinaCeramicsLLCup15places.

ParticipationintheSouthCarolina100isvoluntary,andcompaniesarerankedbaseduponnetrevenuesfortheirmostrecentlycompletedfiscalyear.Toqualify,companiesmustbeprivatelyheld,headquarteredinSouthCarolina.Theycannotbeasubsidiaryofanothercompany.Financialinstitutions,insurancecompanies,realestateandotherbro-kerages,healthcareorganizationsandcompaniesprimarilyengagedinretailarenoteligiblefortheSouthCarolina100listing.

GrantThorntonLLPistheU.S.memberfirmofGrantThorntonInternational,oneofsixglobalaccounting,taxandbusinessadvisoryorganizations.Throughmemberfirmsinmorethan110countries,in-cluding51officesintheUnitedStates,thepartnersandemployeesofGrantThorntonmemberfirmsprovidepersonalizedattentionandthehighest-qualityservicetopublicandprivateclientsaroundtheglobe.

Tolearnmoreaboutthisyear’ssurvey,pleasecontactMarkBallew,theassurancepartnerinGrantThornton’sColumbiaoffice,at(803)231-3045ore-mailatmark.ballew@gt.com.GrantThornton’sWebsiteaddressiswww.GrantThornton.com.

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NO. COMPANY CITY CEO BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

8. Carolina-EasternInc. Charleston AltonPhillips Distributoroffertilizerandagriculturalchemicalsandseeds

9. M.B.KahnConstruction Columbia WilliamH.Neely Commercial,industrial,institutionalandgeneralconstruction

Co.Inc. managementservices

10. ConsolidatedSystemsInc. Columbia BradfordL.Pemberton Manufacturerofsteelbuildingproducts

11. Edens&Avant Columbia TerryS.Brown Develops,ownsandoperatesneighborhoodshoppingplacesin

primarymarketsthroughouttheEastCoast.

12. EllettBrothersInc. Chapin F.HewittGrant Wholesaledistributorforsportinggoodsandmarineitems

13. TheBenArnold-Sunbelt Ridgeway KevinJ.Karcher Importeranddistributorofwineandspirits

BeverageCo.

14. BlanchardMachinery Columbia JoeBlanchard Sales,rentals,partsandserviceforCaterpillarmachines

Company andengines

15. MetromontCorporation Greenville RichardH.Pennell,Jr. Manufacturerofarchitecturalandpre-stressedconcreteproducts

16. MedicalServices Lexington RonnieL.Young Healthcareservicesandrentalandsaleofhomemedical

ofAmericaInc. equipmentandsupplies

17. SoutheasternPaperGroup Spartanburg E.LewisMiller,Jr. Wholesaledistributionofpaperandchemicalproducts

18. Ogletree,Deakins,Nash, Greenville L.GrayGeddie,Jr. Professionalservices,laborandemploymentlaw

Smoak&StewartPC

19. WilburSmithAssociatesInc. Columbia M.StevensonSmith Consultingengineers,plannersandeconomists

20. C.C.DicksonCo. RockHill JonathanPerry HVAC/Refrigerationwholesalesupplier

21. DiamondHillPlywood Darlington JohnC.Ramsey Wholesaledistributionofbuildingproductsandmanufacturer

CompanyInc. ofplywood

22. PrestageFarms Camden Dr.RonPrestage Turkeyproduction

ofSouthCarolinaLLC

23. LoxcreenCompanyInc. WestColumbia JohnWayneParrish,Jr. Manufacturer/distributorofaluminumandplasticextrusions

andbuildingproducts

24. ThompsonConstruction Sumter GregA.Thompson Industrialcontractors,generalcontractors,industrialcleaning

GroupInc. servicesandplantmaintenanceservices

25. DarganConstructionCo. MyrtleBeach A.ShawDargan,III Commercialgeneralcontractor

26. JHMHotels Greenville HasmukhP.Rama Hoteldevelopment,managementandownershipofupscale

hotelsinSoutheasternU.S.andCanada

27. SpartanburgForest Greer StephenMichael PressuretreatedSYPandrelatedproducts

ProductsInc.

28. CoxIndustriesInc. Orangeburg R.MichaelJohnson Manufactureranddistributorofpressure-treatedwoodproducts

andoutdoorfurniture

29. TheMungoCompanies Irmo StevenW.Mungo Landdevelopmentandresidentialsingle-familyconstruction

30. O’NealInc. Greenville KevinC.Bean Planning,designandconstructionservicesformanufacturing,

chemicalpharmaceuticalandheavyindustrialclients

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31. Para-ChemSouthernInc. Simpsonville JohnW.Jordan,III Manufactureroffloorcoveringadhesives,polymersand

latexcoating

32. WestOilCompanyInc. Hartsville LexWest Distributorofpetroleumproducts

33. PearlstineDistributorsInc. Charleston LarryLipov Beerwholesaledistribution

34. G&PTruckingCo.Inc. Gaston G.CliftonParker Truckingcompany-truckloadtransportationoffreight

35. CaféEnterprisesInc. Taylors SteveBruce Casualdiningrestaurants

36. AugustaFiberglass Blackville JohnBoyd Fiberglasssolution-coatedcomponents

CoatingsInc.

37. TrehelCorporation Clemson WillHuss,Jr. Designandbuildingcontractorspecializingincommercial,

institutional,multifamilyandecumenicalfacilities

38. DefenderServicesInc. Columbia G.HollisCone Janitorial,security,temporaryandpermanentlaborservices,

employeepayrolling,materialhandlinganddistribution,

electrical,mechanical,HVAClabor,equipmentleasing,

andfacilitymanagement

$ 5 0 M I L L I O N T O $ 9 9 M I L L I O N

39. TerminixServiceInc. Columbia M.A.(Lex)Knox,Jr. Termiteandpestcontrolservices

40. DilmarOilCompanyInc. Florence Gray&EarleAtkinson Wholesaledistributorofpetroleumproducts

41. MalphrusConstruction HiltonHeadIsland GreggA.Malphrus Sitepreparation;clearing,grading,paving,drainage,utilities,

Co.Inc. grassing,etc.

42. H.G.ReynoldsCompanyInc. Aiken JeffreyG.Reynolds Generalcontractorspecializingininstitutional,industrialand

commercialconstruction

43. TheBeachCompany Charleston JohnC.L.Darby Full-servicerealestatefirm;development,sales,leasing

andmanagement

44. McCroryConstruction Columbia AllenAmsler Generalcontractor-Non-residentialconstruction

CompanyLLC

45. AmericanLaFranceLLC Summerville BillHinz Manufacturerofemergencyandvocationalvehicles

46. CreggerCompanyInc. WestColumbia MorrisCregger DistributorofplumbingandHVACproducts

47. IHServicesInc. Greenville RyanD.Hendley Industrialandcommercialcontractmaintenanceservices

andstaffing

48. TheLPAGroupInc. Columbia ArthurE.Parrish,P.E. Professionalconsultants,specializingintransportation,providing

completeplanning,environmentalanddesignservicesforairport,

highway,bridgeandarchitecturalprojects

49. SouthernFeltCo.Inc. NorthAugusta EdwardD.Andrew Manufacturerofnon-wovenindustrialfelts

50. HarperCorporation Greenville C.DouglassHarper Full-servicegeneralcontractorfocusedoncommercial,

healthcare,industrialandinstitutionalprojects

51. ColinxLLC Greenville DonavanA.Louis Ecommerce,warehousing,transportationmanagementservices

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52. YearginPotter Greenville R.LynnYeargin GeneralContractor–CommercialandIndustrial

ShackelfordConstructionInc.

53. TheYahnisCompany Florence KenEmery Distributorofbeerandnon-alcoholicbeverages

54. FirstSun Clemson JosephJ.Turner,Jr. Restaurantfranchisee

ManagementCorp.

55. SpiritTelecom Columbia VernonWilliams Allcommunicationsservicessuchaslongdistance,integrated

services,data,Internetandlocal

56. GeneralInformation Chapin RaymondConrad Pre-employmentbackgroundscreeningandHRsolutions

ServicesInc.

57. ISOPolyFilmsInc. GrayCourt JonT.McClure Manufacturerofplasticfilmsforflexiblepackaging

58. MerrittVeterinary Columbia RobertM.Mims,Jr. Wholesaledistributorofveterinarysupplies,drugs,equipment

SuppliesInc. andpetfood

59. Whit-MartInc. Charleston GaryP.Whitman Restaurants

L E S S T H A N $ 5 0 M I L L I O N

60. GatewaySupply Columbia SamP.Williams,Jr. WholesaledistributorofplumbingandHVACproducts

CompanyInc.

61. ThompsonIndustrial Sumter GregA.Thompson Providerofintegratedindustrialcleaningandfacilitiessupport

ServicesLLC servicesinSoutheasternU.S.

62. IMICHotels Columbia E.L.(Bert)Pooser,Jr. Developers,ownersandoperatorsofhotels,marinarestaurant

andstoragefacilities

63. WhaleyFoodserviceRepairs Lexington WellsF.Whaley Providerofqualitypartsandrepairservicesforcommercial

kitchenequipment

64. WolverineBrassInc. Conway LloydW.Coppedge Manufactureranddistributorofplumbingproducts

65. SouthlandLogHomesInc. Irmo KennethS.Sekley Designer,manufacturerandselleroflogandsolid

woodstructures

66. H.R.AllenInc. Charleston HerbertR.Allen,Jr. Electricalandmechanicalcontractor

67. IndustrialPackagingSupplies FountainInn JerryW.Murdock Distributorofpackagingsupplies

68. GeneralWholesale Greenville TeeHooper SouthCarolinadistributorforTraneandSanyoHVACequipment

DistributorsLLC andparts

69. ParkPlaceCorporation Greenville JimmyOrders Manufacturerofmattressesandupholsteredfurniture

70. DillonProvision Dillon DanBozard Wholesalemeatdistributor

CompanyInc.

71. MartinEngineeringInc. WhiteRock ElizabethMartin Generalcontractor

72. GBSLumberInc. Greenville OlinR.McNeely Distributorofbuildingmaterialsprimarilytosmall-to-medium

residentialhomebuilders

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73. PalmettoSyntheticsLLC Kingstree HenryM.Poston Manufacturerofsolution-dyedcolorsandvariouslustersinboth

resinsofpolyesterandnylon

74. GreenvilleMeatsInc. Greenville DanSloan Beef,porkandpoultryprocessinganddistribution

75. J.L.AndersonCo.Inc. Cheraw RobertS.Rogers,III Brickmanufacturing,saleofbrick,masonryandother

buildingproducts

76. EasleyCustomPlasticsInc. Easley CraigA.Homan Custominjectionmolder

77. DoveDataProductsInc. Florence RichardB.Coxe Manufactureranddistributorofsuppliesforprinters,copiers

andfaxmachines

78. GMKAssociatesInc. Columbia ThomasP.Monahan Architecture,engineering,constructionservices,interiorsand

design/build

79. ArnoldConstruction Columbia BenArnold Generalcontractoranddesign-buildfirm,newcommercial

Corporation andmultifamilyaswellasrenovationsandupfits

80. SumterPackagingCorp Sumter BenjaminDeSollar Corrugatedpackaging

81. ChicoraDevelopment MyrtleBeach DonJ.Smith Realestatefirm-brokerageforcommercialandresidential

SCCorporation propertysalesandleasing,managementofcommercialand

residentialrealestate,anddevelopmentofresidentialsubdivisions

82. AMEInc. FortMill GreggS.Campbell Industrialandgeneralcontractors,cranerental,rigging,plant

relocationsandfabrication

83. NewSouthConstruction WestColumbia JimSobeck Distributorofconcreteandmasonryproducts

SupplyLLC

84. CarolinaCeramicsLLC Columbia MichaelBorden Commercialandresidentialbrickmanufacturer

85. ColiteInternationalLtd. Columbia MartinBrown Full-servicesignmanufacturerandprogramimplementation

company

86. TylerConstructionGroupInc. Columbia CharlesP.Tyler Generalcontractor

87. SunbeltPackagingLLC York DanJanick Supplierofpackagingmaterials,equipmentandindustrial

consumables

88. HawthorneServicesInc. Charleston BruceStoehr Aviationandairportmanagementandoperations

89. C.RayMiles Lugoff C.RayMiles Heavyroadconstruction

ConstructionCo.Inc.

90. LollisMetalsInc. Anderson JamesD.Lollis Sheetmetalfabrication

91. FortRoofing&Sheet Sumter WilliamFort Commercialroofingcontractor

MetalWorksInc.

1Ranking excludes the Hudson’s Bay Company

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