For Immediate
Release
March 2, 2007
Contact:
Dan Forester
Oregon Business
magazine
503-223-0304
danf@mediamerica.net
Annual Ranking of 100 Best
Companies Released
Portland, OR – Oregon
Business magazine released the 2007 100 Best Companies to Work For in
Oregon list at a special event yesterday evening at the
Oregon Convention Center. Over one thousand business
leaders from around the state attended the event, which
featured a keynote address by Jennifer Robin of the Great Place
to Work Institute.
The 100 Best Companies
list recognizes 50 large companies, defined as those with more
than 250 employees and 50 small companies, defined as those
with less than 250 employees, for excellence the following
areas: benefits and compensation, work environment;
decision-making and trust; performance management; and career
development and learning. The top five companies in each
category received recognition from their peers at the March 1st
event. The complete 100
Best Companies list is published in the March 2007 issue
of Oregon Business
magazine and online at www.oregonbusiness.com.
The top large company on this year’s list, for the second
year in a row, is US Cellular, of Medford, Ore. The other
large companies recognized at the event are, in order of rank,
Microsoft Corporation, Qualcomm, Carr Auto Group, and Edge
Wireless LLC.
The leading small company in 2007 is River City Travel of
Portland, Ore., followed, in order of rank, by Columbia
Printing and Graphics, United Risk Solutions, Inc., Bridge City
Legal, Inc., and Performance Health Technology.
A record number of companies and employees participated in the
2007 100 Best Companies to
Work for in Oregon survey, with over 31,000 employees at
342 companies filling out confidential surveys this year to
help determine the final rankings. Overall, the number of
companies participating was up 32% from last year.
"The 100 Best
Companies survey continues to gain momentum
statewide” says Oregon
Business Editor Robin Doussard. “This year’s
record participation really demonstrates the commitment to
workplace excellence.”
The Oregon Business
100 Best Companies to
Work for survey
Oregon Business
has conducted the annual study of best practices for the last
13 years. The survey has two parts — a satisfaction
survey completed by employees and a benefits survey submitted
by company management. Rankings are derived from scores of both
parts of the survey, with the employee survey counting for 5/6
of the total score, and the benefit survey counting for the
remaining 1/6 of the total score.
About Oregon Business
magazine
Oregon Business
is the only magazine covering businesses and the people who run
them throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. Founded in
1981, Oregon Business
focuses on the key issues facing companies of all sizes and
sectors throughout the region.
About the sponsors of the 100
Best Companies Event
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of
Oregon
is a local, not-for-profit community of members and providers,
working together to transform health care. At Regence we are
partnering with healthy-minded employers to: provide quality
health care and wellness plans, and promote healthy
living. We provide tools to help your employees take
charge of their health.
OnPoint Community Credit
Union makes exceptional value easier for everyone.
Membership is open to everyone who lives or works in Benton,
Clackamas, Columbia, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk,
Washington and Yamhill counties. For more information, visit
OnPoint¹s website at www.onpointcu.com.
OregonLive.com is the
number one local website in Oregon for news and information
with an audience of more than 575,000 unique visitors per
month. Their large, diverse audience and Best Local Jobs
section make OregonLive.com a top recruiting resource.
WorkSource Oregon is a
network of public and private partners working together for
businesses and workers, connecting businesses with training and
recruitment resources, and also helping workers find jobs and
training.
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