Top 10 taxpayers in Manatee County in 2009 – Tampa Bay Business Journal

This was an interesting way to look at who’s footing the bill for

1. Florida Power & Light Co.
Parent company: FPL Group (NYSE: FPL)
Nature of business: Electric utility
Headquarters: Juno Beach
Year founded: 1925
Web site: www.fplgroup.com
2. Tropicana Products Inc.
Principal Manatee office: 1001 13th Ave. E., Bradenton
Parent company: PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP)
Nature of business: Beverage manufacturer
Headquarters: Chicago; founded in Bradenton
Year founded: 1947
Web site: www.tropicana.com
3. Gulfstream Natural Gas System LLC
Principal Manatee office: 1905 Intermodal Circle, Suite 310, Palmetto
Parent company: Joint interstate natural gas pipeline development Williams Cos. (NYSE: WMB) and Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK)
Nature of business: Natural gas delivery through Port Manatee
Headquarters: Tampa
Year founded: 2002
Web site: www.gulfstreamgas.com
4. Verizon Florida Inc.
Parent company: Regional division of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)
Nature of business: Provides voice, data and video services to 5,879-square-mile area and more than 3 million accounts
Headquarters: New York
Year founded: 1983 as Bell Atlantic, renamed in 2000
Web site: www.verizon.com
5. Gulf Coast Factory Shops
Principal Manatee property: Prime Outlets – Ellenton, 5461 Factory Shops Blvd., Ellenton
Parent company: Prime Retail
Nature of business: Retail development
Headquarters: Baltimore
Year founded: 1993
Web site: www.primeretail.com
6. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Principal Manatee property: Four retail stores
Parent company: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT)
Nature of business: Retail stores
Headquarters: Bentonville, Ark.
Year founded: 1962
Web site: www.walmart.com
7. Manatee Memorial Hospital
Principal Manatee property: 206 Second St. E., Bradenton
Parent company: Universal Health Services Inc. (NYSE: UHS)
Nature of business: Hospital
Headquarters: King of Prussia, Pa.
Year founded: 1953
Web site: www.manateememorial.com
8. Bright House Networks LLC
Principal Manatee office: 5413 E. State Road 64, Bradenton
Nature of business: Communications provider
Headquarters: Syracuse, N.Y.
Year founded: 2003
Web site: www.brighthouse.com
9. Benderson Development Co. LLC
Principal Manatee office: 8441 Cooper Creek Blvd., University Park
Nature of business: Real estate development
Headquarters: University Park
Year founded: 2003
Web site: www.benderson.com
10. HCA Health Services of Florida Inc.
Principal Manatee property: Blake Medical Center, 2020 59th St. W., Bradenton
Parent company: HCA (NYSE: HCA)
Nature of business: Hospital management
Headquarters: Nashville, Tenn.
Year founded: 1981
Web site: www.hcahealthcare.com