The Hampton Roads region is home to four Fortune 500 headquarters: Smithfood Foods, Norfolk Southern, Dollar Tree, and Amerigroup.

Revenue data from fiscal year 2009 or the most recent fiscal year available.

Source: Fortune 500 for 2010, CNNMoney.com

Major companies which are either headquartered in Norfolk or have their North American headquarters here include:

• CMA CGM
• Zim Integrated Shipping Services
• Maersk Line Limited -
• Landmark Media Enterprises
• Dominion Enterprises -
• FHC Health Systems (parent company of ValueOptions)
• Portfolio Recovery Associates
• Blackhawk Products Group

• Virginia is ranked the nations third lowest in annual operating costs for a headquarters by the Boyd Company Inc.
• Hampton Roads is ranked as having the second strongest gross metropolitan product in the United States by Brookings Institution -
• Virginia is the fourth most corporate tax-friendly state, as reported in 2010 by The Tax Foundation. -
• Virginia’s income tax rate of 6% has not changed since 1972 and is 0.9% below the national average -