For Immediate Release
June 28, 2006
Contact: Robin
Doussard
Oregon Business
magazine
503-223-0304
editor@oregonbusiness.com
OREGON BUSINESS
ANNOUNCES TOP PRIVATE COMPANIES
Portland, Ore. – The Oregon Business Private 150
welcomes two new billion-dollar babies this year as the number
of companies reporting annual revenues of more than $1 billion
expanded. The Private 150 is a signature research project that
identifies the top private companies in the state of Oregon,
published annually by Oregon
Business magazine.
Powerhouse window and door maker Jeld-Wen of Klamath Falls once
again leads the pack and forest products company Hampton
Affiliates of Portland moves up a notch from last year to the
number two position. Two new companies, jet fuel
distributor EPIC Aviation and retirement community developer
Colson & Colson Holiday Retirement Corp., both based in
Salem, join the billion-dollar club.
Revenue growth is the other big headline in this year’s
list: 2006 total revenues are at almost $37 billion compared to
about $34 billion last year, a whopping $3 billion increase.
The average revenue growth for the 137 companies that are on
both this and last year’s lists is 17.3%.
The total number of Oregon employees in the Private 150
remained almost unchanged from last year, with 62,231 employees
versus 57,964 in 2005. The number of worldwide employees in the
Private 150 is 135,620 for 2006 compared to 130,869 last year.
That mirrors the nationwide climate of slow job creation across
all sectors of employment, private and public, in what has
widely been labeled a jobless recovery. This year’s
Private 150 companies account for approximately 4% of
Oregon’s jobs.
See the July issue of Oregon
Business Magazine for the full listing of the top
private companies, or go to www.oregonbusiness.com
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