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The electronic version of the 2012 Book of Lists contains a wealth of information useful for S.C. businesspeople. The 2012 Book of Lists is a comprehensive regional database compiled using information from company representatives and in-house research. All information can be downloaded in Excel format.

The electronic version of the 2012 Book of Lists contains a wealth of information useful for S.C. businesspeople. The 2012 Book of Lists is a comprehensive regional database compiled using information from company representatives and in-house research. All information can be downloaded in Excel format.

In each printed issue of GSA Business, we rank the top players in the Upstate in a selected industry or industries, and each year we compile our published lists in the Book of Lists. This online version of the 2012 Book of Lists is the largest, most up-to-date compilation available for businesses in the Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson areas.

All participating accounting firms in the Charleston area, ranked by number of CPAs

All participating accounting firms in the Columbia area, ranked by number of CPAs

All participating accounting firms in South Carolina, ranked by number of CPAs

Participating Upstate accounting firms, ranked by number of CPAs

All participating advertising, PR and marketing firms in the Charleston area, ranked by number of local employees

All participating Advertising, PR and Marketing firms in the Columbia area, ranked by number of local employees

All participating Advertising, PR and Marketing firms in South Carolina, ranked by total number of employees

Participating Upstate advertising, marketing and public relations Firms, ranked by number of local employees

Upstate airports, ranked by length of runway

All participating alternative fuel industry companies in the Columbia area, ranked by number of employees

All participating alternative/outdoor event venues in the Charleston region, ranked by capacity.

All participating alternative/outdoor event venues in the Columbia region, ranked by capacity.

Participating Upstate event venues, ranked by capacity

All participating architecture firms in the Charleston region, ranked by total number of architects in the Charleston area

All participating architecture firms in the Columbia region, ranked by total no. of architects.

All participating architecture firms in South Carolina, ranked by total no. of architects

All participating attractions in the Charleston area, ranked by annual attendance

All participating area attractions in the Upstate, ranked by no. of attendees

Participating Upstate aerospace and aviation companies, ranked by number of local employees

Banks in the Charleston area, ranked by market share

Banks in the Columbia area, ranked by market share

Banks in South Carolina, ranked by market share

Upstate banks, ranked by market share

Biotech and biomedical companies in the Charleston area, ranked by number of employees

Biotech and biomedical companies in the Columbia area, ranked by number of employees

Participating Upstate BMW suppliers, ranked by number of local employees

All participating new boat dealers in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of units sold.

All participating boat dealers in the Columbia Region, ranked by total no. of boats sold

All participating brokerage firms in the Charleston area, ranked by total number of licensed brokers

All participating brokerage firms in the Columbia area, ranked by total number of licensed brokers

All participating brokerage firms in the Upstate, ranked by total number of licensed brokers

Participating Upstate business brokerage firms, ranked by number of business brokers

Participating business communications/telecommunication companies in the Charleston region, ranked by number of technicians

Participating business communications/telecommunication companies in the Columbia region, ranked by number of local employees

Participating business communications/telecommunication companies in the Upstate, ranked by number of local employees

All participating business consulting firms in the Charleston region, ranked by total number of consultants

All participating business consulting firms in the Columbia region, ranked by total no. of consultants.

Participating Upstate call centers, ranked by number of call center employees

All participating caterers in the Charleston area, ranked by largest event in 2010 (published in 2011)

All participating Caterers in the Columbia area, ranked by largest event in 2009 (published in 2010)

All participating caterers in the Upstate, ranked by largest event catered in 2010 (published in 2011)

All participating certified commercial investment members in the Charleston region, listed alphabetically. (2009)

Participating certified commercial investment members in the Upstate, listed alphabetically (2011)

Participating S.C. chambers of commerce, ranked by number of members

Participating Chartered financial consultants in the Upstate, listed alphabetically

Participating Upstate wealth and investment advisers designated as certified investment management analysts, listed alphabetically (2011)

All participating colleges and universities in the Charleston region, ranked by fall enrollment

All participating colleges and universities in the Columbia region, ranked by fall enrollment

All participating colleges and universities in South Carolina, ranked by fall enrollment

All participating Upstate colleges & universities, ranked by fall enrollment

All participating commercial property management companies in the Charleston region, ranked by number of local commercial property managers

Participating Upstate commercial property management companies, ranked by number of local commercial property managers

All participating commercial and industrial real estate agencies in the Charleston region, ranked by number of licensed commercial agents

All participating commercial and industrial real estate agencies in the Columbia area, ranked by number of commercial brokers

All participating commercial and industrial real estate companies in South Carolina, ranked by number of licensed commercial agents

Participating Upstate commercial real estate companies, ranked by total number of commercial and industrial sales and lease transactions in 2011

All participating software companies in the Charleston region, ranked by number of programmers

Participating Upstate software companies, ranked by number of programmers on staff

All participating computer training companies in the Charleston region, ranked by number of employees

All participating computer training companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating Upstate computer training companies, ranked by number of local trainers.

All participating court reporters in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of court reporters.

All participating credit unions in the Charleston region, ranked by the no. of members.

All participating credit unions in the Columbia region, ranked by the no. of members.

All participating credit unions in South Carolina, ranked by no. of members.

Upstate credit unions, ranked by total members

All participating defense contractors in the Charleston region, ranked by contract dollar amount in South Carolina.

Defense contractors in the Columbia region, ranked by FY2010 DOD contractual transactions.

Defense contractors in the region, ranked by FY2010 DOD contractual transactions.

All participating disaster cleanup companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating Upstate distribution centers, ranked by number of local employees

All participating economic development agencies in the Upstate, ranked by number of employees.

All participating employee benefit brokers in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of agents.

All participating employee benefit brokers in the Columbia region, ranked by number of agents.

Participating Upstate employee benefits firms, ranked by number of agents offering employee benefits

All participating engineering firms in the Charleston region, ranked by number of local licensed engineers

All participating engineering firms in the Columbia region, ranked by number of local licensed engineers

All participating engineering firms in South Carolina, ranked by number of licensed engineers

Participating Upstate engineering firms, ranked by number of local licensed engineers

All participating event planners in the Charleston region, ranked by total no. of employees.

Participating Columbia region event planners, ranked by number of employees

Participating Upstate event planners, ranked by number of employees

Participating Upstate event equipment rentals/suppliers, ranked by number of local employees.

Participating Upstate executive recruiters, ranked by No. of recruiters in the Upstate.

All participating exhibition centers, ranked by total square footage of exhibition space.

All participating exhibition centers, ranked by total square footage of exhibition space.

Participating Upstate exhibition/convention centers, ranked by maximum capacity.

Charleston-area exporters, ranked by number of 20-foot equivalent container units exported

Upstate exporters, ranked by estimated value of exports

Federal contractors in the Columbia area, ranked by value of contracts

Participating Upstate financial planning firms, ranked by number of local CFPs

All participating fitness centers in the Midlands, ranked by total square footage of fitness facility.

Participating Upstate fitness centers, ranked by combined square footage of Upstate facilities

Participating Upstate florists and event decor specialists listed alphabetically

Foreign Trade Zone 38 current and proposed sites and subzones

All participating foreign-owned companies in the Upstate, ranked by number of employees

All participating freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers in the Charleston area, ranked by number of employees

Participating general contractors in the Charleston region, ranked by value of 2011 local contracts

All participating general contractors in the Columbia region, ranked by value of local contracts in 2011

Participating general contractors in South Carolina, ranked by number of projects in 2011 in South Carolina

Participating general contractors in the Upstate, ranked by dollar value of 2011 contracts

All participating golf courses in the Charleston region, ranked by slope rating.

Participating Upstate golf courses, ranked by slope rating (back tees)

All participating health and insurance technology companies in the Columbia area, ranked by number of employees

Participating heating and air conditioning contractors in the Charleston area, ranked by number of local employees

Participating heating and air conditioning contractors in the Columbia area, ranked by number of local employees

Participating Upstate heating and air conditioning contractors, ranked by number of local employees

All participating home health care/infusion companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of employees.

All participating home health care/infusion companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating Upstate home health agencies, ranked by number of employees

All participating home inspection companies, ranked by no. of local home inspections completed.

Participating Upstate home inspection companies, ranked by number of inspections completed.

All participating homebuilders in the Charleston region, ranked by number of permits granted

All participating homebuilders in the Columbia area, ranked by number of permits granted

Participating Upstate homebuilders, ranked by number of permits granted

All participating hospitals in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of licensed beds.

All participating hospitals in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of licensed beds.

Participating Upstate hospitals, ranked by No. of beds

All participating hotels in the Charleston region, ranked by number of guest rooms

All participating hotels in the Columbia region, ranked by number of guest rooms.

Participating Upstate hotels, ranked by number of guest rooms

All participating hotels with meeting facilities in the Charleston region, ranked by square footage of event space

All participating hotels with meeting facilities in the Columbia region, ranked by square footage of event space

Participating Upstate hotels with meeting facilities, ranked by square footage of event space

Importers in the Charleston area, ranked by number of 20-foot equivalent container units imported

All available industrial building space in the Charleston region, ranked by square footage.

All available industrial building space in the Columbia region, ranked by square footage.

Upstate industrial parks, ranked by largest tract

All participating industrial staffing companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of employees.

All participating industrial staffing companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating Upstate industrial staffing agencies, ranked by average Upstate workers on weekly payroll

Participating Upstate industrial suppliers, ranked by number of local employees

The most innovative companies in the Upstate, ranked by number of patents awarded in 2010.

The top commercial multiperil insurance companies in South Carolina, based on premiums written in 2010

The top earthquake insurance companies in South Carolina based on premiums written in 2009.

The top federal flood insurance companies in South Carolina based on premiums written in 2009.

The top fire insurance companies in South Carolina based on premiums written in 2009.

Top health and accident insurance companies in South Carolina, ranked by premiums written in 2009.

Top 25 life insurance companies in South Carolina, ranked by premiums written in 2009.

Title insurance companies in South Carolina based on premiums written in 2009.

Top workers' compensation insurance companies in South Carolina, ranked by premiums written

A combination package of lists of participating Upstate IT service providers

Participating Upstate IT services/networking companies, ranked by number of local employees

All participating commercial janitorial companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of employees.

All participating commercial janitorial companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating landscape architecture firms in the Charleston region, ranked by number of registered landscape architects

Participating landscape architecture firms in the Columbia region, ranked by number of registered landscape architects

Participating landscape architecture firms in the Upstate, ranked by number of registered landscape architects

All participating large employers in the Charleston region, ranked by number of employees.

All participating large employers in the Columbia region, ranked by number of employees.

All participating large employers in the Upstate, ranked by number of employees

Directory of lead attorneys of labor & employment practice area, listed alphabetically

All participating law firms in the Charleston area, ranked by total number of attorneys locally

All participating law firms in the Columbia region, ranked by total number of attorneys locally

All participating law firms in South Carolina, ranked by total number of attorneys

Participating Upstate law firms, ranked by total number of local attorneys

Participating Upstate law firms that specialize in mergers and acquisitions, ranked by number of lawyers in the Upstate.

Regional law schools, ranked by bar passage rate

LEED Accredited Professionals in the Charleston region, listed alphabetically by specialization.

LEED Accredited Professionals in the Columbia region, listed alphabetically by specialization.

Practicing LEED accredited professionals with Building Design & Construction specialization, listed alphabetically by last name

Participating Upstate firms with LEED Accredited professionals, ranked by number of LEED APs

All participating architecture firms with LEED accredited professionals and projects, ranked by no. of LEED APs.

Participating Upstate architect firms with LEED Accredited professionals, ranked by number of LEED APs

All general contracting companies with LEED accredited professionals and projects, ranked by no. of LEED APs.

Participating Upstate construction firms with LEED Accredited professionals, ranked by number of LEED APs

All engineering firms with LEED accredited professionals and projects, ranked by no. of LEED APs.

Participating Upstate engineering firms with LEED Accredited professionals, ranked by number of LEED APs

All participating lobbyists in the Columbia region, ranked by total no. of clients.

Participating Upstate logistics companies, ranked by number of local employees

All participating largest manufacturers in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of employees.

All participating largest manufacturers in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of employees.

All participating largest manufacturers in South Carolina, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating Upstate manufacturing companies, ranked by number of local employees

Participating minority-owned businesses in the Charleston area, listed alphabetically.

Participating certified minority-owned businesses in the Upstate, ranked by number of employees.

All participating mortgage companies, ranked by dollar volume of loans originated in South Carolina

All participating mortgage companies, ranked by dollar volume of loans originated in South Carolina

Participating Upstate mortgage lending firms, ranked by number of local licensed brokers

All participating motor freight companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of trucks

All participating motor freight companies in South Carolina, ranked by no. of trucks statewide.

Participating Upstate motor freight companies, ranked by number of local employees

All participating Commercial Moving & Storage Companies in the Charleston region, ranked by number of local employees.

All participating commercial moving & storage companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating Upstate moving and storage companies, ranked by No. of local employees.

New companies announced in 2011, ranked by number of jobs to be created.

All available office buildings in the Charleston region, ranked by square footage.

All available office buildings in the Columbia region, ranked by square footage.

All participating office supply, equipment and furniture dealers in the Charleston region, ranked by total number of employees

All participating office supply, equipment and furniture dealers in the Columbia region, ranked by total number of employees

All participating office supply, equipment and furniture dealers in the Upstate, ranked by total number of employees

Participating Upstate permanent placement employment agencies, ranked by 2010 permanent placements

All participating pharmaceutical companies in the Upstate, ranked by total number of employees

Charleston region postgraduate degree programs, listed alphabetically

Columbia region postgraduate degree programs, listed alphabetically

Upstate postgraduate degree programs, ranked by Fall enrollment

All participating printing companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of employees.

All participating printing companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of employees.

All participating printing companies in South Carolina, ranked by no. of employees.

Participating Upstate printing companies, ranked by number of local employees

All participating private schools in the Charleston region, ranked by fall student enrollment

All participating private schools in the Columbia region, ranked by fall student enrollment

Participating Upstate private schools, ranked by fall student enrollment

All participating private schools in the Charleston area, ranked by spring student enrollment

All participating private schools in the Columbia region, ranked by spring student enrollment

Participating Upstate private schools, ranked by spring student enrollment

All participating professional staffing agencies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of local in-house employees.

All participating professional staffing agencies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of local in-house employees.

Participating Upstate professional staffing agencies, ranked by number of local staff

Upstate public high schools, ranked by percentage of teachers with advanced degrees

Participating Charleston-area recycling companies, ranked by number of local employees

Participating Upstate recycling companies, ranked by number of local employees

All participating residential real estate companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of licensed agents.

All participating residential real estate companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of licensed agents.

Participating Upstate residential real estate firms, ranked by 2010 residential sales volume.

All participating restaurants with banquet facilities in the Charleston region, ranked by capacity (sit-down meals).

All participating retirement communities in the Charleston region, ranked by total no. of beds/units.

All participating retirement communities in the Columbia region, ranked by total no. of units/beds.

Participating Upstate retirement communities, ranked by total number of beds/units.

S.C. Small Business Administration lenders, ranked by the value of SBA 7(a) Loans for FY 2011

S.C. Small Business Administration lenders, ranked by the value of SBA 7(a) Loans for FY 2011

S.C. Small Business Administration lenders, ranked by the value of SBA 7(a) Loans for FY 2011

S.C. Small Business Administration lenders, ranked by the value of SBA 7(a) Loans for FY 2011

All participating security system companies in the Charleston region, ranked by no. of local employees.

All participating security system companies in the Columbia region, ranked by no. of local employees.

Participating Upstate commercial security system providers, ranked by number of local employees

All participating Charleston region Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.

All participating Columbia region Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.

All participating Upstate Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.

Participating Upstate day spas, ranked by number of spa technicians

All participating temporary staffing agencies in the Charleston region, ranked by avg. number of workers on weekly payroll.

All participating temporary staffing agencies in the Columbia region, ranked by avg. number of workers on weekly payroll.

All participating temporary staffing agencies in South Carolina, ranked by avg. number of workers on weekly payroll.

Participating Upstate temporary staffing agencies, ranked by average Upstate workers on weekly payroll

All participating tour companies in the Charleston region, listed alphabetically.

All participating urgent care centers in the Charleston region, listed alphabetically.

All participating urgent care centers in the Upstate region, listed alphabetically

All participating videographers in the Charleston region, listed alphabetically.

All participating warehousing and distribution companies in the Columbia region, ranked by square footage of warehouse or distribution space

Participating Upstate wealth and investment advisors, listed alphabetically

All participating Web designers in the Charleston region, ranked by total number of local employees

Participating Upstate Web design companies, ranked by number of local Web designers

Participating Upstate certified woman-owned businesses, ranked by number of employees