The 2009 Top 34 Medium Companies to Work For in Oregon

Share this article! NUMBER 1: MEDIUM COMPANIES Companies with 50 TO 249 employees worldwide 2009 2008 Company Industry City Website Benefits and Compensation Work Environment Decision Making and Trust Performance Management Career Dev and Learning Employer Benefits Survey TOTAL 1 NR Slayden Construction Group Stayton 87.7 93.0 92.6 87.1 89.8 84.7 534.86 General contractor slayden.com … Read more

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No. 1 Medium Company: Slayden Construction Group
The list of benefits offered at Slayden Construction Group is long and diverse, ranging from strong insurance plans to family-friendly bonuses and innovative morale builders. It starts with 100%-employer-paid health, dental, vision, short-term disability and life insurance. Add to that income protection, a hospital confinement plan and cancer indemnity insurance, and you’ve got a robust package covering health and well being. In addition to a commitment to flex scheduling to accommodate families, this company covers child care costs of up to $5,000 per employee annually and awards five $2,000 grants each year to help employees pay for higher ed for their children. And then there’s the private plane rides to and from projects, limo rides to company events, a skybox suite at the Rose Garden, catered lunches, golf tournaments, and winter trips to places such as Maui, Cancun and Sea World. “This is an excellent company, absolutely no other company can compare,” says an employee. No wonder this company made the list.

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No. 2 Medium Company: Sparling
At Sparling, a technology engineering and design consulting firm in Portland, leaders have created a “Day On” program that allows employees to volunteer in their communities for one day out of the year and still get paid. It’s great philanthropy and also a great team-building when employees volunteer together. “Our long-term goals are clearly communicated, including business and cultural goals,” says one employee. “The teamwork this fosters makes it a great place to work.” Employees often must work overtime to make sure a project is completed. But the company promotes a healthy work-life balance by paying full overtime to salaried staff who work more than 40 hours in a week. Last fall the company, which has been a 100 Best winner for four years, also began offering on-site life strategies workshops for employees. One upcoming workshop: how to survive the financial crisis.

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	THE LIST INTRODUCTION
	THE TOP 34 MEDIUM COMPANIES
	THE TOP 33 SMALL COMPANIES
	CATEGORY WINNERS, METHODOLOGY AND INDEX