Carlisle Corporation
1001 to 5000 employees
Carlisle is in the business of real estate and old fashioned hamburgers. An unlikely mix at first glance, but the company's focus lies in hospitality and franchise development. Through subsidiary Wendelta, it is roughly the 5th-largest Wendy's franchise operator in the US with about 100 fast-food restaurants in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina. Among its non-restaurant developments is One Beale, a $175 million mixed-use property located in Memphis. This 30-story development will feature a Hyatt Regency hotel and spa, more than 25,000 sq. ft. of Class A office space, and luxury condominiums. Carlisle Corporation is family owned by founder and chairman Gene Carlisle and his wife Karen.