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Procter & Gamble Co. and Kroger Co. topped the list of eight Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky firms that made repeat appearances on the Fortune 500 list this year, joined by insurance/financial services firm American Financial Group.

Fortune ranks companies based on annual revenue. Walmart Stores ranked at No. 1, with $408 billion in revenues.

P&G ranked 22nd, down from 20th in 2009, with $79.7 billion in revenue versus $83.5 billion last year; and Kroger ranked 23rd, down from 22 last year, with $76.7 billion in revenues, up from $76 billion a year ago.

Other firms on the list included:

• Macy’s Inc. at 103, down from 98, with $23.5 billion in revenues, down from $25 billion last year;

• Fifth Third Bancorp at 248, up from 302, with $9 on line pay day loans.5 billion, up from $8.6 billion;

• Ashland Inc. at 280, up from 310, with $8.1 billion, down from $8.4 billion;

• Omnicare at 347, up from 392, with $6.2 billion, down from $6.3 billion;

• Western & Southern Financial Group at 420, up from 441, with $5 billion, down from $5.4 billion;

• General Cable Corp. at 469, down from 396, with $4.4 billion, down from $6.2 billion;

• American Financial Group at 478, with $4.3 billion in revenues.

AK Steel, which had ranked at 334 in 2009, fell off the list this year.

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