AK Steel, which is headquartered in West Chester, was recently named to this year’s Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations. The company was ranked 381st on this year’s list and generated approximately $6.5 billion in revenue in 2011.
In Cincinnati, there were eight other companies that made the list with Kroger leading the local contingent. The grocer is ranked 23rd on this year’s list and generated $90.4 billion in revenue in 2011.
Other Cincinnati area companies that made the list include Procter & Gamble (No. 27, $82.6 billion), Macy’s (No. 110, $26.4 billion), Ashland (No. 307, $8.4 billion), Fifth Third Bank (No. 372, $6.7 billion), Omnicare (No. 389, $6.2 billion), General Cable (No. 421, $5.9 billion) and Western and Southern Financial Group (No. 482, $5 billion).
Topping the Fortune 500 list, Exxon Mobil generated $453 billion in revenue last year.
