2010 100 Best Companies are announced

Portland, OR – Oregon Business magazine’s 17th annual 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon list is complete and the winners have been announced.

The 100 Best project recognizes large, medium and small companies for excellence in retention and rewards, work environment, decision-making and trust, performance management, career development and learning. The winners were honored last night at an awards ceremony at the Oregon Convention Center and are revealed in the March 2010 issue of Oregon Business, now available on the website OregonBusiness.com.

More than 300 companies participated in this year’s 100 Best survey, which analyzes Oregon companies’ best practices in creating great places to work. This year, nearly 20,000 Oregon employees completed the survey.

The Top 10 Companies out of the 2010 100 Best are:

Large:
#1: Microsoft Corp.
#2: Hitachi Consulting
#3: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel

Medium:
#1: Oregon Cascade Plumbing & Heating
#2: Hospice & Palliative Care of Washington County
#3: Capitol Auto Group
#4: Bay Bank, Division of Cowlitz Bank

Small:
#1: Pittman & Brooks PC
#2: Northwest Newborn Specialists PC
#3: Stamp-Connection

Oregon Business has conducted the annual study of best practices for the past 17 years. Oregon Business is the only magazine covering statewide business issues in Oregon. Founded in 1981, Oregon Business is a nationally award-winning publication that focuses on the key issues facing companies of all sizes and sectors throughout the state.