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2006 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon — Top 50 Small Companies

This year's list of Best companies with fewer than 250 employees worldwide

Rank 2006	Rank 2005	Company/Organization Industry	City Website	Benefits, attraction and retention	Work Environment	Decision making and trust	Performance management	Career development and learning	Employer survey of benefits	TOTAL
1	2	Weston Dealerships Automotive sales	Gresham buyweston.com	97.4	98.3	97.9	97.2	96.9	77.6	565.3
2	7	Bridge City Legal Litigation support and consulting	Portland bridgecitylegal.com	95.8	97.6	96.8	94.7	95.2	79.9	560
3	6	NW Newborn Specialists PC Specialized medical practice	Portland	89	90.2	90.2	87.1	87.9	95.5	539.9
4	5	Conkling Fiskum & McCormick Public affairs/communication/research	Portland cfm-online.com	94.9	95.1	95.2	85.9	86.4	78.4	535.9
5	3	United Human Capital Solutions* Employment services	Lake Oswego uhcsolutions.com	91	92.2	95.1	95.5	89.7	71.6	535.1
6	1	Staff Finders Technical of Ore. Employment services	Beaverton stafffinders.com	89.2	95.1	94.5	88.2	88.9	77.6	533.5
7	8	Neurology Assoc. of Eugene/Spr. Specialized medical practice	Eugene	92	94	95.5	88.6	89.5	69.4	529
8	12	Performance Health Technology Third-party claims administration	Salem phtech.com	89.3	95.9	92.9	88.2	87.5	74.6	528.4
9	18	Pittman & Brooks PC Accounting and tax preparation	Portland pittman-brooks.com	82	93.5	93.6	85.1	88.1	83.6	525.9
10	10	Reitmeier Mechanical Industrial and commercial contracting	Tigard reitmeiermechanical.com	91	93	94.8	88.2	90.8	65.7	523.5
11	13	Employment Trends Employment services	Portland employmenttrends.com	81.3	93	92.4	85.4	84.7	81.3	518.1
12	NR	PREM Group Real estate management	Portland premgroupinc.com	87.1	93.6	90.7	86.1	87.4	73.1	518
13	11	Pacific Benefit Consultants Insurance agency	Eugene pbcins.com	87.6	94.6	93.6	85.7	84.7	71.6	517.8
14	22	KPD Insurance Insurance agency	Spr./Medford kpdinsurance.com	88.8	89.9	88.2	86.6	88	75.4	516.9
15	68	Jordan Schrader PC Legal services	Lake Oswego jordanschrader.com	93.2	91.4	87	86.2	83.5	75.4	516.7
16	NR	Evanta Event facilitation	Portland evanta.com	88	90.7	95.3	85.2	83.4	73.1	515.7
17	15	NW Community Credit Union Banking and financial services	Eugene nwcu.com	83	92.3	88.2	84.6	86.1	79.9	514.1
18	24	Willamette Valley Bank Banking and financial services	Salem willamettevalleybank.com	86.4	94.2	89	80.8	86.7	76.1	513.2
19	4	Tec Laboratories Pharmaceutical manufacturing	Albany teclabsinc.com	78.6	94	90.8	86.5	86.1	76.9	512.9
20	67	The Partners Group Ltd. Insurance agency	Portland tpgrp.com	88	90.8	90.5	87.4	83.6	66.4	506.7
21	64	VTM Public relations and marketing	Portland vtm-inc.com	83.9	89	89.6	80.5	86	75.4	504.4
22	NR	Contractors Insurance Services Insurance agency	Lake Oswego cisiins.com	82	91.4	92.6	81.8	83.8	72.4	504
23	30	Madden Industrial Craftsmen Industrial employment services	Beaverton mici.com	82.1	94.9	95.7	88.4	79	63.4	503.5
24	66	Pop Art Interactive and creative design services	Portland popart.com	78.4	89.5	91.3	85.1	81.8	76.1	502.2
25	NR	Palo Alto Software Software design and services	Eugene paloalto.com	84.6	92.5	83.7	80.1	79.2	82.1	502.2
26	NR	Windermere/Realty Partners Real estate sales	Clackamas windermere.com	75.8	93.2	95.4	92.8	91.1	52.2	500.5
27	49	Hutchinson, Cox, Coons, DuPriest, Orr & Sherlock PC Legal services	Eugene eugene-law.com	80.6	92.9	93.2	88	82.6	62.7	500
28	29	NW Staffing Resources Employment services	Portland nwstaffing.com	80.6	90.6	90.3	78.6	79.4	79.9	499.4
29	NR	Arciform LLC Historic home restoration	Portland oldhomesnewlife.com	78.3	88.9	90.2	78.9	90.1	67.9	494.3
30	21	Vernier Software & Tech. Educational software and hardware	Beaverton vernier.com	87.6	87.9	82.5	76.5	77.2	81.3	493
31	9	Capital Pacific Bank Banking and financial services	Portland capitalpacificbank.com	80.9	90.3	91	82.5	82.6	65.7	493
32	23	Columbia Community Bank Banking and financial services	Hillsboro columbiacommunitybank.com	81.5	90.2	89.8	77.9	79.8	71.6	490.8
33	NR	Oregon Telecom Telecommunications	Salem oregontelecom.com	72.3	91.1	90.6	83.5	77.8	75.4	490.7
34	36	Cascade Employers Assoc. Human resources management	Salem cascadeemployers.com	79.3	91.5	91.1	72.2	80.9	75.4	490.4
35	NR	Becker Capital Management Investment services	Portland beckercap.com	88.8	89.7	80.5	74.8	76	79.9	489.7
36	31	Combined Communications Radio broadcasting/media	Bend	75.9	90.2	86.2	80.7	78.4	76.9	488.3
37	NR	The Bank of Oswego Banking and financial services	Lake Oswego bankofoswego.com	82.3	88.2	85.3	76.1	83	73.1	488
38	32	Boly:Welch Employment services	Portland bolywelch.com	80.1	90.6	81.2	75.2	76	84.3	487.4
39	NR	Independent Actuaries Benefits consulting and administration	Beaverton independentactuaries.com	81.8	91.8	89.2	74	80.6	67.9	485.3
40	69	NW Portland Area Indian Health Board Health care admin.	Portland npaihb.org	85.5	86.9	77.5	64.2	80.7	88.1	482.9
41	28	Pacific Continental Bank Banking and financial services	Eugene therightbank.com	76.7	86.8	85.3	77.3	78.9	77.6	482.6
42	NR	Adroit Construction Co. Commercial construction	Ashland adroitbuilt.com	83.2	86.5	91.2	80.8	82.9	57.5	482.1
43	55	Sussman Shank LLP Legal services	Portland sussmanshank.com	83.5	86.6	84.6	73.5	74.7	79.1	482
44	NR	Sparling Electrical engineering and design	Portland sparling.com	71.9	88.3	84.7	78.2	79.1	79.1	481.3
45	NR	EthicsPoint Compliance reporting/risk management	Portland ethicspoint.com	79.5	90.9	91	82	75.4	59.7	478.5
46	14	Point B Solutions Group LLP Project leadership services	Portland pointb.com	68.2	91.3	90.8	80.2	76.7	70.9	478.1
47	42	opus:creative Graphic and web design	Portland opuscreative.com	73.8	88.7	87.8	77.7	77.3	70.9	476.2
48	NR	Community First Bank Banking and financial services	Prineville cfbnk.com	79.3	87	88.5	76.2	79.5	65.7	476.2
49	33	Convergence Networks IT and network services	Milwaukie cnwi.net	78.1	86.4	87.8	78.5	79	64.9	474.7
50	20	On-Site Financial Employment and accounting services	Portland onsitefinancial.com	74.7	89.3	87.5	77.6	72.3	72.4	473.8

NR= Not ranked in 2005
*Formerly Financial Placements/fpBioMed

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Links:

• Introduction to 2006 list
• 2006 Best Large Companies
• Methodology
• 2006 category winners
• 2006 alphabetical company index

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