The 2010 List: 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon

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100 Best Companies 2010, Medium Companies
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Our annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon turns 17 this year with nearly 20,000 employees participating. Oregon Business research editor Brandon Sawyer and research partner Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall calculated the rankings based on confidential employee surveys and a benefits report completed by each company.

LARGE COMPANIES					Companies with 250 or more employees worldwide
RANK ‘10	RANK ‘09	COMPANY	CITY HEADQUARTERS	OREGON SENIOR EXEC / TITLE	EMPLOYEES: OR / TOTAL	BUSINESS	SURVEY SCORE: EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER	TOTAL SCORE
1	7	Microsoft Corporation	Portland Redmond, Wash.	Chris Preston ATU Sales Manager	49 91,469	Software sales and services	455.9 82.2	538.11
2	1	Hitachi Consulting	Portland Dallas, Texas	Mike Broberg Vice President	30 2,000	Management and technology consulting	450.5 76.9	527.42
3	NR	Marriott Downtown Waterfront	Portland Bethesda, Md.	Lance Rohs General Manager	209 123,000	Hotel travel and group convention services	435.7 74.0	509.74
4	2	Kimpton Hotels Portland	Portland San Francisco, Calif.	Craig Thompson General Manager	357 6,465	Hotels	435.6 71.6	507.23
5	6	GVA Kidder Mathews	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Steven Klein SVP, Managing Partner	45 375	Commercial real estate brokerage, prop. mgmt., appraisal, construction, development	441.8 64.9	506.70
6	NR	Perkins Coie LLP	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Tammy Goichenberg Office Administrator	128 2,000	Law firm	408.9 88.5	497.36
7	11	Employment Trends	Portland Salt Lake City, Utah	Tracie Basile-Cooper President	30 446	Placement of direct hire, temporary, and temporary-to-hire personnel	418.1 75.0	493.10
8	26	Oregon Electric Group	Portland	Jeff Thiede President	400 500	Electrical contractor	419.7 73.1	492.78
9	10	Pricewaterhouse- Coopers	Portland New York, N.Y.	Steve Terry Partner	141 156,000	Business assurance, tax and advisory	409.6 83.2	492.77
10	20	Slalom Consulting	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Kory Kimball Managing Director	18 597	Business/technology consulting in project mgmt., business process, software dev., ERP	421.7 67.3	489.01
11	12	Wilson Construction Company	Canby	Don Wilson President	97 395	Electrical distrib./transmission line construction for utilities, power providers	423.1 64.9	488.00
12	27	Turner Construction	Portland New York, N.Y.	Dan Kavanaugh VP and General Manager	71 5,200	Construction manager and general contractor	409.5 75.5	484.98
13	18	Portland Trail Blazers	Portland	Larry Miller President	174 536	Professional sports	401.4 81.3	482.65
14	8	Avista Utilities	Medford	Steve Vincent Regional Business Mgr. Oregon	62 1,511	Local natural gas distribution utility	403.9 77.9	481.78
15	NR	Lease Crutcher Lewis	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Bart Ricketts General Manager	69 500	Commercial contractor	412.1 68.8	480.85
16	NR	Andersen Construction Company	Portland	David Andersen President	259 290	Construction manager and general contractor	407.0 73.6	480.56
17	NR	Lane Powell PC	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Lewis Horowitz President	110 412	Law firm offering a broad range of legal services in business, employment and litigation	390.3 85.6	475.88
18	21	Pacific Continental Corporation	Eugene	Hal Brown CEO	240 268	Financial institution	393.1 77.4	470.50
19	NR	Autodesk	Lake Oswego San Rafael, Calif.	Robert Kross SVP, Mfg. Industry Group	162 6,695	2D and 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software	384.9 84.6	469.52
20	NR	The Personnel Department	Portland	Marsha Trotter VP of Operations	50 1,500	Human resources consulting	407.7 61.5	469.24
21	NR	The Randall Group	Portland	Randy Norgart President	175 290	Property management	402.3 66.8	469.13
22	NR	May Trucking Company	Salem	C. Marvin May CEO	469 963	Interstate transportation	387.9 80.8	468.67
23	NR	Umpqua Bank	Roseburg Portland	Barbara Baker EVP, Cultural Enhancement	1,259 1,868	Banking	389.9 76.0	465.86
24	15	T-Mobile Customer Service	Salem/Redmond Bellevue, Wash.	John Weger, Joe Morrone GMs	1,560 36,000	Wireless carrier call centers	388.8 76.0	464.76
25	29	McKinstry Co. LLC	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Erik Teyema Senior Sales Engineer	57 1,343	Designs, builds and operates facility systems	391.1 73.6	464.66
26	NR	Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC	Portland	M. Long/D.F. Bartz, Jr. MP/President	335 410	Law firm	378.5 82.2	460.71
27	28	David Evans and Associates	Portland	Ken Wightman CEO	335 800	Infrastr. consultancy, sustainable solutions for energy, water, transp. and land development	381.3 77.9	459.18
28	NR	Women’s Healthcare Associates	Beaverton	Brian Kelly CEO	265 265	Obstetric and gynecology medical group practice	390.1 68.8	458.85
29	NR	Alpine Mortgage Planning	Lake Oswego Roseville, Calif.	Patrick Palmer President	190 530	Mortgage banking	407.8 50.0	457.80
30	NR	Henningsen Cold Storage Co.	Hillsboro	Michael Henningsen Jr. Chairman and President	75 264	Third party logistics	388.1 69.2	457.33
31	25	Edelman	Portland Chicago, Ill.	Jason Hunke General Manager	43 3,200	Public relations	376.9 79.8	456.71
32	NR	N.W. Community Credit Union	Eugene/ Springfield	Helen Byrnes President and CEO	251 251	Full service financial cooperative	377.3 79.3	456.63
33	16	Point B	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Steve Brook Market Director	27 386	Management consulting	392.0 64.4	456.42

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LARGE COMPANIES					Companies with 250 or more employees worldwide
RANK ‘10	RANK ‘09	COMPANY	CITY HEADQUARTERS	OREGON SENIOR EXEC / TITLE	EMPLOYEES: OR / TOTAL	BUSINESS	SURVEY SCORE: EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER	TOTAL SCORE
1	7	Microsoft Corporation	Portland Redmond, Wash.	Chris Preston ATU Sales Manager	49 91,469	Software sales and services	455.9 82.2	538.11
2	1	Hitachi Consulting	Portland Dallas, Texas	Mike Broberg Vice President	30 2,000	Management and technology consulting	450.5 76.9	527.42
3	NR	Marriott Downtown Waterfront	Portland Bethesda, Md.	Lance Rohs General Manager	209 123,000	Hotel travel and group convention services	435.7 74.0	509.74
4	2	Kimpton Hotels Portland	Portland San Francisco, Calif.	Craig Thompson General Manager	357 6,465	Hotels	435.6 71.6	507.23
5	6	GVA Kidder Mathews	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Steven Klein SVP, Managing Partner	45 375	Commercial real estate brokerage, prop. mgmt., appraisal, construction, development	441.8 64.9	506.70
6	NR	Perkins Coie LLP	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Tammy Goichenberg Office Administrator	128 2,000	Law firm	408.9 88.5	497.36
7	11	Employment Trends	Portland Salt Lake City, Utah	Tracie Basile-Cooper President	30 446	Placement of direct hire, temporary, and temporary-to-hire personnel	418.1 75.0	493.10
8	26	Oregon Electric Group	Portland	Jeff Thiede President	400 500	Electrical contractor	419.7 73.1	492.78
9	10	Pricewaterhouse- Coopers	Portland New York, N.Y.	Steve Terry Partner	141 156,000	Business assurance, tax and advisory	409.6 83.2	492.77
10	20	Slalom Consulting	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Kory Kimball Managing Director	18 597	Business/technology consulting in project mgmt., business process, software dev., ERP	421.7 67.3	489.01
11	12	Wilson Construction Company	Canby	Don Wilson President	97 395	Electrical distrib./transmission line construction for utilities, power providers	423.1 64.9	488.00
12	27	Turner Construction	Portland New York, N.Y.	Dan Kavanaugh VP and General Manager	71 5,200	Construction manager and general contractor	409.5 75.5	484.98
13	18	Portland Trail Blazers	Portland	Larry Miller President	174 536	Professional sports	401.4 81.3	482.65
14	8	Avista Utilities	Medford	Steve Vincent Regional Business Mgr. Oregon	62 1,511	Local natural gas distribution utility	403.9 77.9	481.78
15	NR	Lease Crutcher Lewis	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Bart Ricketts General Manager	69 500	Commercial contractor	412.1 68.8	480.85
16	NR	Andersen Construction Company	Portland	David Andersen President	259 290	Construction manager and general contractor	407.0 73.6	480.56
17	NR	Lane Powell PC	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Lewis Horowitz President	110 412	Law firm offering a broad range of legal services in business, employment and litigation	390.3 85.6	475.88
18	21	Pacific Continental Corporation	Eugene	Hal Brown CEO	240 268	Financial institution	393.1 77.4	470.50
19	NR	Autodesk	Lake Oswego San Rafael, Calif.	Robert Kross SVP, Mfg. Industry Group	162 6,695	2D and 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software	384.9 84.6	469.52
20	NR	The Personnel Department	Portland	Marsha Trotter VP of Operations	50 1,500	Human resources consulting	407.7 61.5	469.24
21	NR	The Randall Group	Portland	Randy Norgart President	175 290	Property management	402.3 66.8	469.13
22	NR	May Trucking Company	Salem	C. Marvin May CEO	469 963	Interstate transportation	387.9 80.8	468.67
23	NR	Umpqua Bank	Roseburg Portland	Barbara Baker EVP, Cultural Enhancement	1,259 1,868	Banking	389.9 76.0	465.86
24	15	T-Mobile Customer Service	Salem/Redmond Bellevue, Wash.	John Weger, Joe Morrone GMs	1,560 36,000	Wireless carrier call centers	388.8 76.0	464.76
25	29	McKinstry Co. LLC	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Erik Teyema Senior Sales Engineer	57 1,343	Designs, builds and operates facility systems	391.1 73.6	464.66
26	NR	Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC	Portland	M. Long/D.F. Bartz, Jr. MP/President	335 410	Law firm	378.5 82.2	460.71
27	28	David Evans and Associates	Portland	Ken Wightman CEO	335 800	Infrastr. consultancy, sustainable solutions for energy, water, transp. and land development	381.3 77.9	459.18
28	NR	Women’s Healthcare Associates	Beaverton	Brian Kelly CEO	265 265	Obstetric and gynecology medical group practice	390.1 68.8	458.85
29	NR	Alpine Mortgage Planning	Lake Oswego Roseville, Calif.	Patrick Palmer President	190 530	Mortgage banking	407.8 50.0	457.80
30	NR	Henningsen Cold Storage Co.	Hillsboro	Michael Henningsen Jr. Chairman and President	75 264	Third party logistics	388.1 69.2	457.33
31	25	Edelman	Portland Chicago, Ill.	Jason Hunke General Manager	43 3,200	Public relations	376.9 79.8	456.71
32	NR	N.W. Community Credit Union	Eugene/ Springfield	Helen Byrnes President and CEO	251 251	Full service financial cooperative	377.3 79.3	456.63
33	16	Point B	Portland Seattle, Wash.	Steve Brook Market Director	27 386	Management consulting	392.0 64.4	456.42

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