"The 100 Best Companies to Work For"

Robert Levering and Milton Moskowicz

Fortune

January 24, 2005, pp. 72-90

This yearly list (with accompanying short descriptions) is always good for some contemplation of one's own company. Here are the top 50 from this year's list:

1. Weegmans Food Markets (grocery)
2. W.L. Gore (GORE-TEX fabric)
3. Republic Bancorp (finance)
4. Genentech (biotech)
5. Xilinx (programmable chips)
6. J.M. Smucker (jam and jelly)
7. S.C. Johnson & Son (consumer products)
8. Griffin Hospital (healthcare)
9. Alston & Bird (legal services)
10. Vision Service Plan (eye-care insurance)
11. Starbucks (coffee)
12. Quicken Loans (mortgage)
13. Adobe Systems (software)
14. CDW (computer and electronics seller)
15. Container Store (organizer products)
16. SAS Institute (software)
17. Qualcomm (digital wireless communications)
18. Robert W. Baird (financial services)
19. QuikTrip (gasoline and convenience stores)
20. HomeBanc Mortgage (mortgage)
21. David Weekly Homes (homebuilder)
22. TDIndustries (heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical)
23. Valero Energy (oil and gasoline)
24. Network Appliance (hardware-software storage provider)
25. JM Family Enterprises (Toyota distributor)
26. American Century Investment (financial services)
27. Cisco Systems (networking systems)
28. American Cast Iron Pipe (iron and steel products)
29. Stew Leonard's (grocery)
30. Whole Foods Market (natural foods grocery)
31. Baptist Health South Florida (healthcare)
32. Arnold & Porter (legal services)
33. Amgen (biotech)
34. American Fidelity Assurance (insurance and financial services)
35. Goldman Sachs (financial services)
36. Bronson Healthcare Group (healthcare)
37. American Express (credit and financial services)
38. Timberland (apparel)
39. Pella (windows and doors)
40. National Instruments (measurement hardware and software)
41. Plante & Moran (accounting)
42. Alcon Laboratories (eyecare products)
43. Symantec (software)
44. SRA International (IT)
45. REI (recreational equipment)
46. Kimley-Horn & Associates (civil engineering and land planning)
47. Perkins Cole (legal services)
48. Memorial Health (healthcare)
49. Sterling Bank (financial services)
50. Synovus (financial services)

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