March 2007: The 100 best companies to work for in Oregon

   

 

Large companies

Companies with 250 or more Oregon employees

Rank 2007	Rank 2006	Company/Organization Industry	City Website	Benefits & compensation	Work environment	Decision making & trust	Performance management	Career development & learning	Employer benefits survey	TOTAL
1	1	U.S. Cellular Wireless communications provider	Medford uscellular.com	92.3	93.3	95	91.2	93.4	68.5	533.66
2	NR	Microsoft Corporation Business/consumer software	Tigard microsoft.com	91.4	91.5	87.4	84.1	83.9	89.2	527.53
3	NR	Qualcomm Wireless communication products/svcs.	Portland qualcomm.com	86.3	88.8	85.4	80.6	80.4	86.2	507.65
4	5	Carr Auto Group Automotive sales and service	Beaverton carrauto.com	82.4	89.5	90.1	84.8	84.8	74.6	506.22
5	3	Edge Wireless LLC Wireless voice and data services	Bend edgewireless.com	83.8	89.7	89.1	82.7	85	75.4	505.68
6	16	Evanta Leadership, networking and collaboration	Portland cioexecutivesummit.com, evanta.com	86.6	87.6	90.8	79.2	76.5	84.6	505.32
7	7	Walsh Construction Co. General contractor/multi-unit construction	Portland walshconstructionco.com	87.3	87.9	86.8	77.6	80.8	83.1	503.48
8	41	Pacific Continental Bank Prof., nonprofit and business banking	Eugene therightbank.com	79.2	87.9	86.8	80.6	80.1	86.2	500.75
9	NR	MulvannyG2 Architecture Architecture, planning and interior design	Portland mulvannyg2.com	82	89.9	89.4	79.2	81.7	72.3	494.51
10	46	Point B Solutions Group LLP Project leadership services	Portland pointb.com	73.4	92.4	92.6	85.5	79.7	70	493.6
11	8	David Evans Enterprises Engineering, land use and architecture	Portland deainc.com	81.6	87.8	87	75.9	79.9	80	492.2
12	NR	S.D. Deacon Corp. of Oregon Commercial construction services	Portland deacon.com	85.5	88.3	86.7	80.3	81.8	69.2	491.83
13	52	AmeriTitle Title and escrow insurance agency	Bend ameri-title.com	84.3	85.3	84	78.2	80.6	77.7	490.09
14	10	T-Mobile Wireless voice, messaging and data svcs.	Salem/Redmond t-mobile.com	83.2	82	82.3	80.2	78.6	81.5	487.84
15	25	The Paradies Shops Airport retail sales	Portland theparadiesshops.com	75	84	87.2	81.5	81.3	78.5	487.46
16	19	WRG Design Land use and engineering consulting	Portland wrgdesign.com	80.3	87.2	82.5	77.7	80.2	75.4	483.28
17	NR	Grant Thornton LLP Accounting, tax, business advisory svcs.	Portland GrantThornton.com	81.5	83.9	83.7	73.9	79.9	79.2	482.13
18	14	Cintas Corporation Uniform design/distribution, business svcs.	Portland cintas.com	80.8	84	85.9	80	79.5	70.8	480.97
19	NR	Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon Home, auto and commercial insurance �	Tigard Farmers.com	73.4	81.7	81.2	77.3	78.9	86.9	479.42
20	24	Edelman Public relations and marketing services	Portland edelman.com	68.6	84.8	86.7	77.3	77.6	83.8	478.85
21	26	Avista Utilities Natural gas distribution and services	Medford avistautilities.com	81.8	84.9	82.6	72.5	77.4	79.2	478.43
22	18	Oregon Community Credit Union Banking and financial services	Eugene oregoncommunitycu.org	79.9	86.4	82.4	78.4	75.7	72.3	475.11
23	21	West Coast Bancorp Banking and financial services	Lake Oswego wcb.com	74.3	82.3	82.8	77.6	75.5	81.5	474.04
24	9	Umpqua Bank Banking and financial services	Roseburg umpquabank.com	73.9	85.2	83.6	77.6	78.2	75.4	473.88
25	2	The Personnel Department Employment, staffing and recruitment	Portland goodstaff.com	70.3	84.4	89.5	79.3	82.6	67.7	473.79
Rank 2007	Rank 2006	Company/Organization Industry	City Website	Benefits & compensation	Work environment	Decision making & trust	Performance management	Career development & learning	Employer benefits survey	TOTAL
26	15	Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Regional law firm: transactional, litigation	Portland schwabe.com	75.6	83.9	80.2	72.7	77.7	83.1	473.18
27	16	The Randall Group Real estate investment/property mgmt.	Portland randallgroup.com	73.4	84.9	83.9	78.3	76.7	73.8	471.05
28	23	HSBC Card Services Banking and financial services	Tigard hsbc.com	75.9	79.1	78.7	77.9	75.1	82.3	469.01
29	4	Barco MIS Medical-imaging products	Beaverton barco.com/medical	77.1	83.6	81.5	73.4	80.8	71.5	467.94
30	54	Quest Diagnostics Medical laboratory services	Portland questdiagnostics.com	79.3	81.8	82.9	77.3	77.5	68.5	467.26
31	45	Harland Financial Solutions Software services to financial institutions	Portland harlandfinancial- solutions.com	74.6	82.7	80.5	68.7	73.9	84.6	465.02
32	20	Comcast Cable TV, Internet and telecom services	Beaverton comcastnw.com	75.9	81.7	80.1	75.1	73.7	76.9	463.42
33	27	R&H Construction Commercial construction services	Portland rhconst.com	80	81.6	79.2	70.8	77.1	73.8	462.55
34	48	Columbia River Bank Banking and financial services	The Dalles columbiariverbank.com	70.6	81.8	80.3	72.5	72.6	84.6	462.42
35	33	Symantec Information security software and svcs.	Springfield symantec.com	77.5	81.1	76.8	69.4	74.3	83.1	462.18
36	13	Ron Tonkin Family of Dealerships Automobile/motorcycle sales and service��	Portland tonkin.com	76.5	85.5	82.7	73.5	77.5	66.2	461.85
37	56	Robert Half International Staffing/recruitment svcs. and consulting	Portland, rhi.com	73.3	83.7	80.6	80.4	75.1	66.2	459.25
38	43	Parametrix Engineering and environmental science	Portland parametrix.com	75.6	80	81.1	69	71.9	78.5	456.06
39	17	Bank of the Cascades Banking and financial services	Bend BOTC.com	72.2	79.1	79.8	71.3	72.8	80	455.2
40	75	Doubletree Hotel, Portland — Lloyd Center Hotel, restaurant and banquet services��	Portland doubletree.com	65.1	84.5	86	76.7	73.3	68.5	454.06
41	NR	Alliance Data Consumer credit, transaction and mktg.	Bend alliancedata.com	72	87.3	79.8	72.3	68.5	73.8	453.75
42	NR	Capitol Auto Group New and used automobile sales	Salem capitolauto.com	71	85.5	81.5	75.5	77	63.1	453.58
43	22	Kelly Services Staffing services	Portland kellyservices.com	69.7	82.3	83.2	72.8	76.7	68.5	453.16
44	NR	Sage Software Accounting and business mgmt. software	Beaverton sagesoftware.com	71.7	80	78.4	73.1	71.1	77.7	451.99
45	28	Nike Footwear/apparel design and marketing	Beaverton nike.com	74.5	80.1	76	64.7	64.2	92.3	451.81
46	31	Wells Fargo Banking and financial services	Portland wellsfargo.com	71.6	80.2	76.4	72.4	70.7	80	451.3
47	NR	Wilson Construction Co. Utility industry construction services	Canby wilsonconst.com	82.5	81.8	82.5	68.9	73.1	62.3	451.11
48	NR	SAIF Corporation State-chartered workers’ compensation	Salem saif.com	80.7	78.6	75.6	69.1	73.1	73.8	450.95
49	64	VW Credit Automotive financing services	Hillsboro vwcredit.com	69.8	79	79.5	72.9	71.6	77.7	450.49
50	30	Oregon Medical Laboratories	Eugene omlabs.com	76	81.1	77	67.7	71.1	76.9	449.82

THE LIST The top 50 large companies to work for in Oregon The top 50 small companies to work for in Oregon THE INDEX Alphabetical index Category winners (Top 10s) Methodology WINNING PROFILES No. 1 large: U.S. Cellular leads the pack — again... No. 1 small: River City Travel, freedom isn't just a concept... No. 6 large: Evanta gives employees "everything"... No. 2 small: Columbia Printing nurtures a growing family... No. 7 large: Walsh builds success on shared values... No. 10 small: Quango, a place for hard work — ­­and naps...

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