1999 100 Best Companies to Work for in America
Great Place to Work(r) Institute produces the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" lists. The lists are co-authored by Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz.
| Great Place to Work® Institute USA
The List Publisher's Site:
Fortune Magazine |
| Rank | Companies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Synovus Financial 8827 employees www.synovus.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services |
| 2 | TDIndustries 994 employees www.tdindustries.com Industry: Construction & Real Estate Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 3 | SAS Institute 3402 employees www.sas.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines 26478 employees www.southwest.com Industry: Transportation - Airline/Commercial Aviation Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 5 | Scitor 595 employees www.scitor.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 6 | PeopleSoft 4640 employees www.peoplesoft.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs 8206 employees www.gs.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 8 | Deloitte & Touche 24234 employees www.deloitte.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Cooperative |
| 9 | MBNA 17580 employees www.mbnainternational.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 10 | Hewlett-Packard 67000 employees www.hp.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 11 | Edward Jones 14437 employees www.edwardjones.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 12 | Finova Group 1155 employees www.finova.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 13 | AFLAC 2232 employees www.aflac.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 14 | First Tennessee Bank 6634 employees www.ftb.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 15 | Frank Russell 1480 employees www.russell.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Cooperative |
| 16 | WRQ 664 employees www.wrq.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private |
| 17 | Janus 1184 employees www.janus.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 18 | A.G. Edwards & Sons 14455 employees www.agedwards.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Private |
| 19 | Acxiom 4000 employees www.acxiom.com Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Private |
| 20 | W.L. Gore & Associates 4481 employees www.gore.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 21 | Kingston Technology 663 employees www.kingston.com Industry: Information Technology - Hardware Ownership: Private |
| 22 | J.M. Smucker 1845 employees www.smucker.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 23 | J.M. Family Enterprises 2843 employees www.jmfamily.com |
| 24 | Cisco Systems 11700 employees www.cisco.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 25 | UNUM 4254 employees www.unum.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Life Insurance Ownership: Private |
| 26 | Timberland 1717 employees www.timberland.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 27 | Microsoft 18300 employees www.microsoft.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Non-profit |
| 28 | Merck 33407 employees www.merck.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 29 | Plante & Moran 978 employees www.plante-moran.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Private |
| 30 | Great Plains Software 736 employees www.greatplains.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Private |
| 31 | Guidant 5150 employees www.guidant.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Medical devices Ownership: Private |
| 32 | Lucas Digital 1220 employees www.lucasdigital.com Industry: Media - Television/Film/Video Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 33 | Graniterock 615 employees www.graniterock.com Industry: Construction & Real Estate - Contracting Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 34 | Odetics 510 employees www.odetics.com Industry: Transportation Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 35 | Autodesk 1765 employees www.autodesk.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 36 | CDW Computer Centers 1489 employees www.cdw.com Industry: Retail - Computers/electronics Ownership: Private |
| 37 | Valassis Communications 1274 employees www.valassis.com Industry: Media Ownership: Private |
| 38 | REI 5436 employees www.rei.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 39 | Fenwick & West 514 employees www.fenwick.com Industry: Professional Services - Legal Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 40 | Continental Airlines 36506 employees www.continental.com Industry: Transportation - Airline/Commercial Aviation Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 41 | Capital One Financial 9687 employees www.capitalone.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 42 | Ohio National Financial Services 582 employees www.ohionational.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private |
| 43 | Wegmans Food Markets 24779 employees www.wegmans.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 44 | Marriott International 125663 employees www.marriott.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 45 | J.D. Edwards 3196 employees www.jdedwards.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 46 | BMC Software 2382 employees www.bmc.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 47 | QUALCOMM 7216 employees www.qualcomm.com Industry: Telecommunications Ownership: Private |
| 48 | Whole Foods Market 14894 employees www.wholefoods.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 49 | Intel Corporation 40797 employees www.intel.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 50 | Patagonia 643 employees www.patagonia.com Industry: Retail - Clothing Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 51 | Compuware 7159 employees www.compuware.com Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 52 | K2 711 employees www.k2sports.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 53 | Amgen 4316 employees www.amgen.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 54 | Bureau of National Affairs 1598 employees www.bna.com Industry: Media - Publishing and printing Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 55 | Starbucks 24745 employees www.starbucks.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 56 | Genentech 3315 employees www.gene.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Private |
| 57 | Erie Insurance Group 3346 employees www.erie-insurance.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 58 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car 32066 employees www.enterprise.com Industry: Transportation Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 59 | Computer Associates 6804 employees www.cai.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Private |
| 60 | BE&K 2078 employees www.bek.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Pulp, paper and paper products Ownership: Private |
| 61 | LensCrafters 12923 employees www.lenscrafters.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 62 | Lucent Technologies 108305 employees www.lucent.com Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 63 | Sun Microsystems 16439 employees www.sun.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 64 | Johnson & Johnson 34591 employees www.jnj.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 65 | USAA 19051 employees www.usaa.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - General Insurance Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 66 | Wal-Mart Stores 780000 employees www.walmart.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 67 | Medtronic 9659 employees www.medtronic.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 68 | Ingram Micro 8065 employees www.ingrammicro.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 69 | Baptist Health South Florida 7400 employees www.baptistmedical.org Industry: Health Care - Hospital Ownership: Private |
| 70 | Four Seasons Hotels 10607 employees www.fourseasons.com Industry: Hospitality - Hotel/Resort Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 71 | Merrill Lynch 48529 employees www.ml.com Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 72 | Alagasco 1274 employees www.alagasco.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Energy Distribution Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 73 | Enron 12088 employees www.enron.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Energy Distribution Ownership: Private |
| 74 | Arrow Electronics 5105 employees www.arrow.com Industry: Retail - Computers/electronics Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 75 | Ernst & Young 29772 employees www.ey.com Industry: Professional Services - Consulting-Actuarial/Risk Assessment Ownership: Private |
| 76 | Lands' End 3934 employees www.landsend.com Industry: Retail - Clothing Ownership: Private |
| 77 | Harley-Davidson 5797 employees www.harley-davidson.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 78 | Publix Super Markets 113500 employees www.publix.com Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 79 | Federal Express 118046 employees www.fedex.com Industry: Transportation - Package Transport Ownership: Private |
| 80 | AlliedSignal 45096 employees www.honeywell.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 81 | American Cast Iron Pipe Company 2288 employees www.acipco.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Basic metals and fabricated metal products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 82 | Quantum 4354 employees www.quantum.com Industry: Information Technology - Storage/Data Management Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 83 | W.W. Grainger 13059 employees www.grainger.com Industry: Retail - Specialty Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 84 | S.C. Johnson 4205 employees www.scjohnson.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Personal and Household goods Ownership: Private |
| 85 | Cerner 2542 employees www.cerner.com Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 86 | Alcon Laboratories 4864 employees www.alconlabs.com Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private |
| 87 | Herman Miller 7382 employees www.hermanmiller.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Furniture Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 88 | Union Pacific Resources 1880 employees Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 89 | Worthington Industries 5520 employees www.worthingtonindustries.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Basic metals and fabricated metal products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 90 | Honda of America Manufacturing 13276 employees www.honda.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Automotive Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 91 | Kinko's 26861 employees www.kinkos.com Industry: Media - Publishing and printing Ownership: Private |
| 92 | Applied Materials 7833 employees www.appliedmaterials.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electronics Ownership: Private |
| 93 | Quad/Graphics 12000 employees www.qg.com Industry: Media - Publishing and printing Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 94 | 3M 38822 employees www.3m.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Private |
| 95 | 3COM 9154 employees www.3com.com Industry: Telecommunications Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 96 | Interface 3471 employees www.interfaceinc.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Building Materials Ownership: Private |
| 97 | Baldor Electric 4189 employees www.baldor.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 98 | Nordstrom 38152 employees www.nordstrom.com Industry: Retail Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 99 | Corning 6058 employees www.corning.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 100 | L.L. Bean 4070 employees www.llbean.com Industry: Retail - Clothing Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
