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

This year's list of Best companies with 250 or more 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 U.S. Cellular
Wireless communication services 		Medford
uscellular.com 		90 93.2 94 91.5 91.8 70.1 530.6
2 29 The Personnel Department
Employment services 		Portland
goodstaff.com 		82.9 91 91.9 92.6 89.5 67.2 515.1
3 1 Edge Wireless LLC
Wireless communication services 		Bend
edgewireless.com 		84.7 89.6 88.5 83.3 83.6 73.9 503.6
4 8 Barco Medical Imaging Systems
Graphic board design 		Beaverton
barco.com 		79.5 89.6 86.3 80.4 88.6 70.1 494.5
5 22 Carr Auto Group
Automotive sales 		Beaverton
carrauto.com 		80.8 88.2 87.5 81 82.8 73.1 493.4
6 36 Equity Office
Commercial real estate 		Portland
equityoffice.com 		80.7 87.4 88.7 74.6 82.8 77.6 491.8
7 NR Walsh Construction Co.
Commercial/residential construction 		Portland
walshconstructionco.com 		84.5 86.6 83.7 74.8 80.4 77.6 487.6
8 6 David Evans and Associates
Engineering/architectural consulting 		Portland
deainc.com 		80 88.2 85.9 72.9 76.1 77.6 480.7
9 7 Umpqua Bank
Banking and financial services 		Roseburg
umpquabank.com 		78.3 88 86.3 79.1 80.6 67.9 480.2
10 NR T-Mobile USA
Wireless communication services 		Salem
t-mobile.com 		83.1 78 78.2 80.4 76.7 83.6 480
11 16 Sprint LCS/Medford Solutions
Inbound and outbound call center 		Medford
sprint.com/local 		81.3 85.1 79.8 82.4 79.3 71.6 479.5
12 NR Autodesk
Software design/services 		Tualatin
autodesk.com 		80 85.9 78.1 75.7 73.5 85.1 478.3
13 43 Ron Tonkin Family/Dealerships
Automotive sales and service 		Portland
tonkin.com 		78.5 85.7 82.4 74.7 77.8 78.4 477.5
14 5 Cintas Corporation
Uniform and facility supplies 		Portland
cintas.com 		78.7 83.7 85.6 79.7 80.9 68.7 477.3
15 15 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Legal services 		Portland
schwabe.com 		78.6 84.6 81.1 73.9 78.3 79.9 476.4
16 51 The Randall Group
Real estate investment 		Portland
randallgroup.com 		76.4 84.6 85.8 81.7 78.6 67.9 475
17 18 Bank of the Cascades
Banking and financial services 		Bend
botc.com 		76.9 82.8 83.1 74.7 77.8 78.4 473.7
18 44 Oregon Comm. Credit Union
Banking and financial services 		Eugene
oregoncommunitycu.org 		80.9 85.8 81.3 74.6 76.4 74.6 473.6
19 60 WRG Design
Land development and engineering 		Portland
wrgdesign.com 		80.8 84.4 78.8 77.2 75.2 76.9 473.3
20 23 Comcast
Cable TV, Internet and telecom svcs. 		Portland
comcast.com 		76.9 83.6 81.1 75.3 74.6 81.3 472.8
21 30 West Coast Bancorp
Banking and financial services 		Lake Oswego
wcb.com 		75.1 83.8 84.4 78.7 75.6 74.6 472.2
22 39 Kelly Services
Employment services 		Portland
kellyservices.com 		74.7 85.8 86.6 73.2 78.3 71.6 470.2
23 26 HSBC Card Services
Banking and financial services 		Tigard
hsbc.com 		76.8 79.2 79 78.6 76.4 79.1 469.1
24 NR Edelman
Public relations and marketing 		Portland
edelman.com 		69.1 85.5 83.3 74.4 76.1 80.6 469
25 NR The Paradies Shops
Airport retail sales 		Portland
theparadiesshops.com 		73.1 81.1 84.8 78.1 77.3 73.9 468.3
26 3 Avista Utilities
Natural gas distribution and services 		Medford
avistautilities.com 		78.2 84.6 80.6 72.5 72.2 77.6 465.7
27 11 R&H Construction
Commercial construction 		Portland
rhconst.com 		78.7 81.1 80.4 71.5 77.2 75.4 464.3
28 21 Nike
Footwear/apparel design and marketing 		Beaverton
nike.com 		75.8 82 77.1 66.3 66.9 95.5 463.6
29 25 Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Legal services 		Portland
bullivant.com 		77 84.6 80 69 75.3 77.6 463.5
30 24 Oregon Medical Laboratories
Clinical reference laboratory services 		Eugene
omlabs.com 		78.5 83 79.6 73.1 75.3 71.6 461.1
31 14 Wells Fargo Bank
Banking and financial services 		Portland
wellsfargo.com 		72 81.5 81.8 78.7 77.2 67.9 459.1
32 NR Kaiser Permanente NW
Health care organization 		Portland
kaiserpermanente.org 		80.7 82 78.5 67.1 72.3 78.4 459
33 NR Symantec Corporation
Software design and services 		Springfield
symantec.com 		76.5 82.5 76 70.6 73.5 79.1 458.2
34 NR Stimson Lumber Company
Forest products manufacturing 		Portland
stimsonlumber.com 		82.8 81.1 82.4 73.1 75.1 63.4 457.9
35 57 Lime Financial Services Ltd.
Mortgage lending 		Lake Oswego
limefinancial.com 		69.5 86.9 84 76.2 75.4 65.7 457.7
36 42 SYSCO Food Svcs. of Portland
Food products distribution 		Wilsonville
syscoportland.com 		77.1 78.2 81 75.2 74.4 70.9 456.8
37 72 Henningsen Cold Storage Co.
Refrigerated warehousing and transp. 		Hillsboro
henningsen.com 		77.3 80.1 79.5 70 76.1 73.1 456.1
38 NR Wieden+Kennedy
Advertising 		Portland
wk.com 		77.6 84.5 80.2 67.1 67.9 78.4 455.7
39 13 Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Commercial and personal insurance 		Portland
heffgroup.com 		74.9 85.5 80.7 70.8 76.6 66.4 454.9
40 NR KeyBank, Oregon/SW Wash.
Banking and financial services 		Portland
key.com 		71.4 81.3 79.6 74.5 71.5 75.4 453.7
41 34 Providence Health System, Ore.
Health care system 		Portland
providence.org/oregon 		75.5 81.2 76.4 65.9 70.4 82.8 452.2
42 10 Perkins Coie LLP
International legal services 		Portland
perkinscoie.com 		77.8 78.7 75.4 71.2 70.8 76.1 450
43 12 Parametrix
Engineering and environmental sciences 		Portland
parametrix.com 		74.8 82.2 79.3 68.9 67.3 76.1 448.6
44 35 Andersen Construction Co.
Commercial construction 		Portland
andersen-const.com 		78.8 82.9 82.6 69.6 71.7 62.7 448.3
45 56 Harland Financial Solutions
Financial software 		Portland
harlandfinancialsolutions.com 		72.7 78.4 75.7 65 71.3 79.9 443
46 9 The Stoller Group
Employment services 		Tualatin
expresspersonnel.com 		65.9 79.3 79.3 68.8 74.9 74.6 442.8
47 36 PremierWest Bank
Banking and financial services 		Medford
premierwestbank.com 		67.3 80.2 81.7 71.6 70 69.4 440.2
48 48 Columbia River Bank
Banking and financial services 		The Dalles
columbiariverbank.com 		65.9 78.4 77.8 68.7 68 80.6 439.4
49 NR First American Title Ins. of Ore.
Title insurance 		Portland
firstam.com 		73 81 80.2 68.4 71.4 64.9 438.9
50 NR Portland Impact
Nonprofit anti-poverty services 		Portland
portlandimpact.org 		68.1 84.5 84.1 65.3 66.1 69.4 437.5

NR = Not ranked in 2005

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