Oregon Business Magazine - March 2024

SMALL COMPANIES | 15-34 OREGON EMPLOYEES 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN OREGON Our Nature is the Reason Why We are honored to be ranked among the 2024 Top 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon. The wonders of our natural surroundings and the welcoming nature of our people define the Sunriver Resort Experience. We couldn’t exist without our diverse, talented, and dedicated staff; this recognition is a tribute to their hard work and dedication. SunriverResort.com 11 Jackson County Physical Therapy MEDFORD jc-pt.com Oregon Employees: 23 | Score: 629.86 This clinic provides cross-training among specialties and training under different departments and job titles to create employee advancement opportunities. The company also trains aspiring health care professionals through internships, summer training programs and clinical rotations. The company also sponsors community runs and wellness fairs and participates in medical-service trips overseas 12 Cell Staff PORTLAND cellstaff.com Oregon Employees: 18 | Score: 627.58 This health care staffing agency offers remote work for qualified employees along with a 401(k) match and generous commission and bonus plans. “The flexibility and work culture here are something I’ve never experienced in any of my previous jobs. It is truly one of a kind and hugely impacts the work I am able to put out!” one staffer writes. 13 Percipio Consulting Group PORTLAND percipiogroup.com Oregon Employees: 26 | Score: 627.54 This business consultancy fully covers employees’ health care premiums; provides monthly technology and mass-transit allowances; supports remote-work options; and offers four weeks of PTO, maternity/paternity and other leave support. “Percipio is by far the most supportive company that I have worked for,” one staff member writes. 14 Davidson Benefits Planning – an Alera Group Company TIGARD Www.davidsonbenefitsplanning.com Oregon Employees: 23 | Score: 627.26 Employees of this benefits advisory services firm praised the company’s flexibility, work culture and “downto-earth management team.” One employee writes, “We are respected and given autonomy and trust, and it’s overall a great place to work. There is a whole lot of love here!” 15 Pittman & Brooks PORTLAND pittmanbrooks.com Oregon Employees: 25 | Score: 622.51 “You can build your work schedule and take the necessary time off. I also appreciate the weekly meeting times each employee gets with the management staff,” writes one employee of this accounting firm, adding that employees can determine their own career path and adjust their projects and workloads accordingly. 16 Cable Hill Partners PORTLAND cablehill.com Oregon Employees: 21 | Score: 617.95 This financial advising firm offers a competitive total compensation package, DEI education and activities, summer internships, and much more. One employee writes, “We have a very collaborative, flat organization where management/decision makers have open doors and care about what’s going on with their team.” 17 Evergreen Consulting Group BEAVERTON evergreen-efficiency.com Oregon Employees: 31 | Score: 612.12 Employees of this energy-efficiency program design and management firm praised its commitment to its mission and its staff. “Evergreen cares!” one wrote. “Evergreen cares about the employees, the community, the environment and the clients. It isn’t first about the bottom line; it is first about the people and what is right.” 18 A&R Solar TUALATIN a-rsolar.com Oregon Employees: 24 | Score: 609.75 This solar installer offers a flex education stipend of $800 per employee per year, a tool stipend of $200 per eligible employee per year, and a health reimbursement account of $5,000 per eligible employee per year or $10,000 per family per year. 19 Matrix Networks PORTLAND mtrx.com Oregon Employees: 20 | Score: 608.08 This IT services firm offers a scholarship program that sponsors the certification for those looking for work in network administration and IT management. “Matrix walks the talk. No lip service about work/life balance — this company delivers,” one employee writes. Temperature Check In January the Pew Research Center polled 5,140 American adults regarding their views of the economy. n Slightly more than a quarter of those polled — 28% — rate economic conditions as excellent or good. That’s a nine-point percentage increase from April, but a substantial drop from January 2020, when 57% of Americans rated economic conditions as excellent or good. Positive ratings fell to 23% in April 2020, and while they improved shortly after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, they have since declined. n Thirty-three percent of Americans believe economic conditions will be worse a year from now, down from 46% last April. n Of those who rate the economy as excellent or good, the majority — 43% — cited low unemployment as the primary reason for their rating. Among those who rated the economy as fair or poor, the top reason given was inflation, with 28% of respondents citing concern about prices spiraling upward. n Seventy-two percent of Americans say they are very concerned about the prices of food and consumer goods; 64% say they are very concerned about the cost of housing. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/01/25/americans-more-upbeaton-the-economy-bidens-job-rating-remains-very-low/ 41

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