Colorado nets 10 companies on the 2023 Fortune 500 list
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Ten Colorado companies are included in this year's Fortune 500 list, which ranks the largest U.S. businesses by revenue.
Driving the news: The highest-listed local company, with annual earnings of more than $37 billion, is Arrow Electronics, a Centennial-based wholesale supplier of electronics and office equipment.
- The 10 Colorado businesses that made the ranking — half of which are headquartered in Denver — together generated about $156.2 billion in revenue.
Of note: For a city its size, Denver is a heavy hitter when it comes to the number of Fortune 500 companies that call it home.
- By comparison, Seattle boasts eight, Minneapolis has six, there are two in Austin, one in Salt Lake City, and Portland, Oregon, has none.
Here's the full local list:
No. 109: Arrow Electronics, a wholesale supplier of electronics equipment in Centennial
No. 249: DISH Network, a satellite television provider based in Englewood
No. 269: Ball, an aluminum can manufacturer headquartered in Westminster, which also acquired the naming rights to Ball Arena
No. 276: DCP Midstream, one of the country's largest natural gas companies, based in Denver
No. 329: Ovintiv, a Denver-based oil and gas producer
No. 340: Liberty Media, a mass media company headquartered in Englewood
No. 342: Qurate Retail, an online commerce business based in Englewood
No. 348: Newmont, the world's largest gold-mining company based in Denver
No. 349: VF, a Denver-based apparel, footwear and accessories group
No. 357: DaVita, a kidney dialysis company and medical care service provider based in Denver