Our annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon turns 18 this year with nearly 14,000 employees participating. The large size category is comprised of the top 33 highest-scoring companies with 100 or more 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 large size category is comprised of the top 33 highest-scoring companies with 100 or more Oregon employees.
| LARGE COMPANIES — 100 OR MORE OREGON EMPLOYEES | ||||||||
| RANK ’11 | ’10 | COMPANY | CITY / HEADQUARTERS | OREGON SENIOR EXECUTIVE / TITLE | EMPLOYEES OR/TOTAL | DESCRIPTION | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL SCORE |
| 1 | 4 | Kimpton Portland | Portland San Francisco | Craig Thompson General Manager | 357 6,465 | Hotels and restaurants | 461.3 70.8 | 532.05 |
No. 1 Large Company: Kimpton Portland
With two hotels in downtown Portland, Kimpton has made its signature boutique hotel experience a staple in the Portland hospitality industry. But beautiful hotels and chic restaurants can’t do much without amazing employees. As one worker says: “In short, the culture of fun, development, benefits, work environment, teamwork and advancement allows the employees to really come to work each day knowing they come first.”
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| LARGE COMPANIES — 100 OR MORE OREGON EMPLOYEES | ||||||||
| RANK ’11 | ’10 | COMPANY | CITY / HEADQUARTERS | OREGON SENIOR EXECUTIVE / TITLE | EMPLOYEES OR/TOTAL | DESCRIPTION | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL SCORE |
| 2 | 3 | Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront | Portland Bethesda, Md. | Lance Rohs General Manager | 256 126,704 | Hotel | 445.1 72.2 | 517.27 |
No. 2 Large Company: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
When employees had their hours slashed during the recession, Marriott allowed those workers to keep their benefits. It’s this kind of dedication to staff that has landed the company on the 100 Best list several times. “Marriott is a great place to work because we are one big family,” says one manager. “We take great care of our associates, so they in turn take great care of our guests.”
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| LARGE COMPANIES — 100 OR MORE OREGON EMPLOYEES | ||||||||
| RANK ’11 | ’10 | COMPANY | CITY / HEADQUARTERS | OREGON SENIOR EXECUTIVE / TITLE | EMPLOYEES OR/TOTAL | DESCRIPTION | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL SCORE |
| 3 | NR | Carr Auto Group | Beaverton | Keeley Weber-Jones HR Director | 240 280 | Automotive dealership | 435.7 74.5 | 510.23 |
No. 3 Large CompanY: Carr Auto Group
The Carr Auto group has made it into the Top Ten six out of the past eight years. The company’s perks include excellent health insurance, flexible time off and telecommuting options, as well as generous giving programs. “This is a family-run business and they treat all of the employees like they are family,” says one employee.
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The large size category of Oregon Business magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list is comprised of the top 33 highest-scoring companies with 100 or more Oregon employees. Winning companies this year ranged from Capitol Auto Group Inc. to Pricewaterhouse- Coopers LLP, to David Evans and Associates. The list contains quality information on the 100 Best Companies in Oregon, answering questions such as:
- Where did Alpine Mortgage Planning rank for its work environment?
- Did Autodesk knock it out of the park on promoting career development, or did it get creamed?
- Genentech is known for its commercially viable drug products, but how does it fare when it comes to providing benefits?
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