QUICK Update
FEBRUARY 2004 ISSUE

"The 100 Best Companies to Work For"

Julia Boorstin

Fortune

January 12, 2002, pp. 58-78

This yearly list provides interesting reading on what various companies are doing to provide a great place to work. There is a brief description of the innovative programs at each company. The top 50 on this year's list are:

  1. J.M.Smucker (jams and other foods)
  2. Alston & Bird (law firm)
  3. Container Store (container products)
  4. Edward Jones (financial services)
  5. Republic Bancorp (financial services)
  6. Adobe Systems (publishing software)
  7. TDIndustries (construction)
  8. SAS Institute (software)
  9. Wegmans Food Markets (grocery)
  10. Xilinx (specialty chipmaker)
  11. CDW (computer products)
  12. W.L. Gore (Gore-Tex fabric and guitar strings)
  13. Quicken Loans (mortgage broker)
  14. Third Federal S&L (financial services)
  15. Genentex (biotech)
  16. Milliken (textiles)
  17. Vision Service Plan (vision benefits plans)
  18. Plante & Moran (accounting)
  19. JM Family Enterprises (automobile distributor)
  20. Synovus (financial services)
  21. Bronson Healthcare (health-care group)
  22. Pella (window and door maker)
  23. S.C. Johnson & Son (household products)
  24. REI (sports retailer)
  25. Microsoft (software)
  26. Griffin Hospital (healthcare)
  27. Sterling Bank (financial services)
  28. Cisco Systems (networking)
  29. SEI Investments (investment services)
  30. Stew Leonard's (grocery)
  31. American Fidelity Assurance (insurance and financial solutions)
  32. Valero Energy (refinery and gasoline retailer)
  33. Amgen (biotech)
  34. Starbucks (coffee)
  35. Mayo Clinic (healthcare)
  36. American Express (travel and financial services)
  37. VHA (hospital staffing and equipment)
  38. MITRE (technology consulting)
  39. HomeBanc Mortgage (mortgages)
  40. SRA International (information technology)
  41. Goldman Sachs (investment)
  42. Arnold & Porter (legal services)
  43. Baptist Health Care (healthcare)
  44. Hot Topic (clothing)
  45. American Cast Iron Pipe (iron pipe)
  46. Intel (computer products)
  47. Whole Food Markets (health-food grocery)
  48. Network Appliance (network-hardware)
  49. Monsanto (agricultural technology)
  50. Timberland (footware)

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