1. Northrop Grumman Corp.
• Sold a defense-contracting unit in Sierra Vista
• 500 jobs (50%)
2. Texas Instruments Inc.
• Chipmaker wound down local manufacturing
• 270 jobs (44%)
3. Sun Mechanical Contracting Inc.
• Contractor continued to shed jobs amid housing bust
• 168 jobs (43%)
4. Global Solar Energy Inc.
• Solar material maker
• 83 jobs (42%)
5. Fox Restaurant Concepts
• Company's recent expansion in the Phoenix area
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• 118 jobs (40%)
6. Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona
• Social-services provider has served area for more than 75 years
• 212 jobs (35%)
7. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
• Mining company retrenched as copper prices retreated
• 1,990 jobs (33%)
8. Wells Fargo
• Wachovia branches recently merged into Wells Fargo
• 288 (33%)
9. Koedyker & Kenyon Construction
• Locally based firm once employed more than 600
• 113 jobs (32%)
10. Comcast of Arizona
• Cable provider for northern Pima County
• 57 jobs (27%)
