Our annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon turns 18 this year with nearly 14,000 employees participating. The medium size category is comprised of the top 34 highest-scoring companies with 35-99 Oregon employees.
Our annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon turns 18 this year with nearly 14,000 employees participating. Oregon Business research editor Brandon Sawyer and DHM Research calculated the rankings based on employee surveys and a benefits report from each company.
The medium size category is comprised of the top 34 highest-scoring companies with 35-99 Oregon employees.
| MEDIUM COMPANIES — 35 to 99 OREGON EMPLOYEES | ||||||||
| RANK ’11 | ’10 | COMPANY | CITY / HEADQUARTERS | OREGON SENIOR EXECUTIVE / TITLE | EMPLOYEES OR/TOTAL | DESCRIPTION | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL SCORE |
| 1 | 1 | Microsoft Corporation | Portland Redmond, Wash. | Chris Preston General Manager | 50 80,000 | Software | 459.4 83.0 | 542.42 |
No. 1 Medium Company: Microsoft
Microsoft is widely recognized as an industry leader in compensation and benefits packages. Perks include gym memberships, adoption fee assistance and temporary child-care help. “Microsoft has taken such good care of me as an employee over the past five years,” says one employee. “The fact that I have had two children while employed at Microsoft and have not paid a dime for co-pays or prescriptions [shows we have benefits] second to none.”
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| MEDIUM COMPANIES — 35 to 99 OREGON EMPLOYEES | ||||||||
| RANK ’11 | ’10 | COMPANY | CITY / HEADQUARTERS | OREGON SENIOR EXECUTIVE / TITLE | EMPLOYEES OR/TOTAL | DESCRIPTION | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL SCORE |
| 2 | NR | Ruby Receptionists | Portland | Jill Nelson President, CEO | 48 48 | Virtual receptionist service | 453.3 67.9 | 521.22 |
No. 2 Medium Company: Ruby Receptionists
The virtual receptionists-for-hire company was overwhelmingly praised by employees for its three-tiered core value system. “It’s the happiest place on earth. I never want to leave,” says a worker. “I don’t even care if I make half the salary I did previously.”
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| MEDIUM COMPANIES — 35 to 99 OREGON EMPLOYEES | ||||||||
| RANK ’11 | ’10 | COMPANY | CITY / HEADQUARTERS | OREGON SENIOR EXECUTIVE / TITLE | EMPLOYEES OR/TOTAL | DESCRIPTION | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL SCORE |
| 3 | NR | Digimarc Corporation | Beaverton | Bruce Davis Chairman and CEO | 92 92 | Digital identities for media and everyday objects. | 439.3 73.1 | 512.41 |
No. 3 Medium Company: Digimarc Corp.
One of the key phrases that employees keep using is “values.” The company strives to include everyone in its success by bonusing employees with shares in the company, encouraging continuing education and constantly improving its procedures. “The culture is one of camaraderie, innovation, creativity and loyalty,” says a worker. “There is a real sense that everyone cares about each other.”
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| MEDIUM COMPANIES — 35 to 99 OREGON EMPLOYEES | ||||||||
| RANK ’11 | ’10 | COMPANY | CITY / HEADQUARTERS | OREGON SENIOR EXECUTIVE / TITLE | EMPLOYEES OR/TOTAL | DESCRIPTION | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL SCORE |
| 4 | 6 | Barran Liebman LLP | Portland | Ed Harnden Managing Partner | 35 35 | Employment, labor and litigation law firm | 436.5 74.1 | 510.56 |
No. 4 Medium CompanY: Barran Liebman LLP
Barran Liebman takes the community it works in seriously, providing employees with ample opportunity to give back through firm-led philanthropic and volunteer projects. The company also takes time out of the day to recognize personal events for employees such as new babies or marriages.
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The medium size category of Oregon Business magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list is comprised of the top 34 highest-scoring companies with 35-99 Oregon employees. Winning companies this year ranged from ENTEK Manufacturing Inc. to Turner Construction, to Olsson Industrial Electric Inc. The list contains quality information on the 100 Best Companies in Oregon, answering questions such as:
- How does Oregon Cascade Plumbing & Heating rank as a Salem plumber?
- Can Smarsh provide an innovative email archiving system as well as take care of its 80 employees?
- How do Smart Wireless’s employee benefits compare to those of Vernier Software & Technology?
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