By the Numbers piece on Maine\u27s 16 largest employers, ranked by employment ran

By the Numbers piece on Maine\u27s 16 largest employers, ranked by employment range as of December 2002, and including the 2001 rankings. From largest to smallest they are: Portland-based Hannaford Bros Co.; Bath Iron Works Corp.; Freeport-based L.L. Bean Inc. and Arkansas.-based Wal-Mart Associates Inc. (tied); Portland-based Maine Medical Center; Camden-based MBNA Marketing Systems; Massachusetts.-based Shaw\u27s Supermarkets Inc. and UnumProvident Corp. in Portland (tied); Bangor-based Eastern Maine Medical Center and Jay-based International Paper Co. (tied); Portland-based Banknorth Group Inc. and Augusta-based MaineGeneral Medical Center (tied); and South Portland-based Anthem Health Systems, Augusta-based Central Maine Power Company, North Berwick-based Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, and Pennsylvania.-based Verizon New England Inc. (all tied)