Nine Greater Cincinnati firms make Fortune 500

Fortune Magazine's 2008 rankings show Greater Cincinnati with nine Fortune 500 companies, with seven more making the Fortune 1000.

The top 100 companies includes Procter & Gamble, the Kroger Company, and Macy's Inc.

Also in the Fortune 500 are Fifth Third Bancorp, Ashland Inc., AK Steel Holdings, Omnicare Inc., Western & Southern Financial Group, and Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

The region also had 16 Fortune 1000 companies on the 2007 list.

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