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Notable locations in Forest City: Forest City Municipal Golf Course (A), Westside Rest Home (B), Callison Recreation Center (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Tri-City Mall (1), Ingles Shopping Center (2), Horne Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Forest City include: Crestview Church (A), Saint Paul Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Cool Springs Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Fraternal Order of Eagles Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Spring Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Maimyetta Global Black Fine Artmsm and Hstrcl SCTY (Museums; 404 Hardin Road), Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 102 West Main Street).
Hotels: Gardo's Motel (1266 West Main Street), Four Seasons Services (168 Meadowbrook Drive), Comfort Inn Forest City (205 Commercial Drive).
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Rutherford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.7. This is significantly better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest City and their reported violations in the past:
MT VERNON BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
MT HEBRON UMC (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-20-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-02-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-18-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 19 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
MT VERNON CUBBARD (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-16-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-18-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 11 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest City that have no violations reported:
- EXCEL MART NO 305 (Population served: 110, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 28.4%
(16.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 52.4% for Black residents, 37.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 60.4% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest City, NC
People in group quarters in Forest City:
- 92 people in nursing homes
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Forest City compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Forest City (2011 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Forest City Main Branch at 364 Butler Road, branch established on 1971/08/12; Forest City Downtown Branch at 179 East Main Street, branch established on 1930/02/17. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- PNC Bank, National Association: 427 East Main Street Branch at 245 East Main Street, branch established on 1905/01/01. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Forest City Main Branch at 330 West Main Street, branch established on 1942/07/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Woodforest National Bank: Forest City Wal-Mart Branch at 197 Plaza Drive, branch established on 2005/05/25. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Forest City Branch at 318 West Main Street, branch established on 1987/09/09. Info updated 2011/10/11: Bank assets: $20,566.4 mil, Deposits: $17,596.8 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 433 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
- Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company: Forest City Branch at 102 West Main Street, branch established on 2007/07/30. Info updated 2010/07/12: Bank assets: $700.0 mil, Deposits: $672.7 mil, headquarters in Hendersonville, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Financial Services Corporation
- HomeTrust Bank: Butler Road Branch at 351 Butler Road, branch established on 2007/04/15. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,578.5 mil, Deposits: $1,249.7 mil, headquarters in Clyde, NC, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 20 total offices
- Carter Bank & Trust: Forest City Branch at 704 Oak Street, branch established on 2001/07/09. Info updated 2007/02/23: Bank assets: $3,970.4 mil, Deposits: $3,610.0 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 123 total offices
- The First National Bank of Shelby: Rutherford County Branch at 109 Plaza Drive Extension, branch established on 2005/04/18. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $898.1 mil, Deposits: $666.4 mil, headquarters in Shelby, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Forest City, North Carolina:
- Ramada Limited, 2600 Hwy 74a, Forest City, NC 28043
 , Phone: (828) 248-1711, Fax: (828) 245-7764
- Jameson Inns, 164 Jameson Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043 , Phone: (828) 287-8788
- Quality Inn, 205 Commerical Dr, Forest City, NC 28043 , Phone: (828) 248-3400, Fax: (828) 248-1183
- Holiday Inn Express, 200 Holiday Inn Dr, Forest City, NC 28043 , Phone: (828) 755-2000, Fax: (828) 755-2001
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Forest City, North Carolina
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (40%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rutherford County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Forest City (based on Rutherford County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.21%
| Here | | 70.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Charismatic Churches Independent | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 76.5% | 12.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 60.7% | 16.7% | 5.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 9.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 17 | Rutherford County: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Rutherford County: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48 | Rutherford County: | 7.63 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 46 | Here: | 7.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.0% | | North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Rutherford County: | 27.7% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.2% | | State: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
7 | $25,617 | $43,915 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $26,419 | $45,290 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
30 | $96,743 | $38,697 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $14,195 | $28,390 | 2 | $2,702 |
| Firefighters |
13 | $34,280 | $31,643 | 1 | $276 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,834 | $22,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
15 | $45,078 | $36,062 | 6 | $6,139 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $9,806 | $23,534 | 1 | $1,329 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $20,422 | $35,009 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
12 | $30,463 | $30,463 | 13 | $2,990 |
| Water Supply |
15 | $37,363 | $29,890 | 1 | $1,329 |
| Electric Power |
9 | $28,102 | $37,469 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $4,456 | $26,736 | 1 | $1,103 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,183 | $26,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
130 | $376,961 | $34,796 | 25 | $15,868 |
Forest City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $3,704,000 ($495.72)
Solid Waste Management: $868,000 ($116.17)
Parks & Recreation: $318,000 ($42.56)
All Other: $80,000 ($10.71)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $4,778,000 ($639.45)
Parks & Recreation: $1,524,000 ($203.96)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,959,000 ($797.51)
Police Protection: $1,806,000 ($241.70)
Sewerage: $1,780,000 ($238.22)
Regular Highways: $953,000 ($127.54)
Solid Waste Management: $926,000 ($123.93)
Parks & Recreation: $841,000 ($112.55)
Water Utilities: $763,000 ($102.11)
Fire Protection: $557,000 ($74.54)
Central Staff Services: $404,000 ($54.07)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $315,000 ($42.16)
Financial Administration: $226,000 ($30.25)
Libraries: $117,000 ($15.66)
General - Other: $57,000 ($7.63)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $36,000 ($4.82)
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000 ($1.07)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($0.40)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $292,000 ($39.08)
- General - Interest on Debt: $32,000 ($4.28)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $441,000 ($59.02)
All Other: $34,000 ($4.55)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $7,092,000 ($949.14)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $716,000 ($95.82)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,092,000 ($949.14)
Other, NEC: $716,000 ($95.82)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $601,000 ($80.43)
General Revenue, NEC: $136,000 ($18.20)
Rents: $17,000 ($2.28)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $1,279,000 ($171.17)
Electric Utilities: $254,000 ($33.99)
Regular Highways: $152,000 ($20.34)
Police Protection: $107,000 ($14.32)
Parks & Recreation: $74,000 ($9.90)
Fire Protection: $26,000 ($3.48)
Central Staff: $26,000 ($3.48)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($1.34)
Libraries: $8,000 ($1.07)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $3,000 ($0.40)
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000 ($0.27)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,324,000 ($1515.52)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $8,511,000 ($1139.05)
Water Utilities: $1,588,000 ($212.53)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $439,000 ($58.75)
General Support: $332,000 ($44.43)
Highways: $289,000 ($38.68)
- Tax - Property: $1,044,000 ($139.72)
NEC: $101,000 ($13.52)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,256,000 ($435.76)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $426,000 ($57.01)
4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,020 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.65% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,766 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.49% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Forest City:
- WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAGY (1320 AM; 1 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: WAGY, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCAB (590 AM; 1 kW; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WGMA (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: MOONGLOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
- WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Forest City:
- WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WYFG (91.1 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGWG (88.3 FM; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Owner: GARDNER-WEBB JUNIOR COLLEGE, INC.)
- WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Forest City:
- WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
- WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
- WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Forest City, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 31
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 48
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 32
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 86
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Forest City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 15,800
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,010
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Forest City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Forest City, NC
| Most common first names in Forest City, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 234 | 71.3 years |
| William | 166 | 73.6 years |
| Mary | 158 | 77.1 years |
| John | 136 | 74.5 years |
| Robert | 91 | 68.9 years |
| George | 88 | 76.0 years |
| Charles | 86 | 73.0 years |
| Annie | 59 | 83.6 years |
| Thomas | 56 | 71.2 years |
| Margaret | 51 | 77.3 years |
| Most common last names in Forest City, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 91 | 75.9 years |
| Harris | 81 | 74.1 years |
| Greene | 66 | 74.6 years |
| Hardin | 66 | 77.9 years |
| Jones | 63 | 75.9 years |
| Harrill | 55 | 80.3 years |
| Davis | 55 | 73.6 years |
| Johnson | 45 | 73.4 years |
| Tate | 44 | 75.4 years |
| Moore | 42 | 71.0 years |
| Businesses in Forest City, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Papa John's Pizza | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Quality | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Quiznos | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Decora Cabinetry | 2 | | Ramada | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Ryan's Grill | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| FedEx | 3 | | Staples | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | T-Mobile | 2 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | Tire Kingdom | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Kincaid | 1 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | | Verizon Wireless | 1 |
| Lowe's | 1 | | Waffle House | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | | Walmart | 1 |
| McDonald's | 2 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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