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一、 美國財星雜誌(Fortune)頃公佈該公司調查之前一百名優良工作環境公司排行榜(100
Best Companies To Work for)，其中有7家公司位於喬治亞州。
二、 據前述排行榜，亞特蘭大之Alston
& Bird律師事務所高居第二名，其原因之一為該公司產假及辦公大樓內設有育幼中心等福利優厚。
三、
此外，排行榜中之喬州公司尚有：第20名之Synovus公司、第39名之HomeBanc
Mortgage公司、第54名之Memorial Health公司、第57名之AFLAC公司、第76名之Barton
Protective Services公司、第100名之Simmons公司。
四、
財星雜誌前一百名優良工作環境公司如下：
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2004
年排名
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2003
年排名
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公司
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地點
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1
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8
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J.M. Smucker Company
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Orrville, OH
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2
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3
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Alston & Bird
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Atlanta, GA
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3
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2
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Container Store
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Dallas, TX
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|
4
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1
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Edward Jones
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St. Louis, MO
|
|
5
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17
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Republic Bancorp
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Owosso, MI
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|
6
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5
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Adobe Systems
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San Jose, CA
|
|
7
|
7
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TDIndustries
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Dallas, TX
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|
8
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19
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SAS Institute
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Cary, NC
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|
9
|
10
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Wegmans Food Markets
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Rochester, NY
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|
10
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4
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Xilinx
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San Jose, CA
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|
11
|
13
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CDW
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Vernon Hills, IL
|
|
12
|
27
|
W.L. Gore
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Newark, DE
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|
13
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New
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Quicken Loans
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Livonia, MI
|
|
14
|
23
|
Third Federal S&L
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Cleveland, OH
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|
15
|
80
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Genentech
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South San Francisco, CA
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|
16
|
New
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Milliken
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Spartanburg, SC
|
|
17
|
16
|
Vision Service Plan
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Rancho Cordova, CA
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|
18
|
11
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Plante & Moran
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Southfield, MI
|
|
19
|
14
|
JM Family Enterprises
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Deerfield Beach, FL
|
|
20
|
9
|
Synovus
|
Columbus, GA
|
|
21
|
New
|
Bronson Healthcare
|
Kalamazoo, MI
|
|
22
|
12
|
Pella
|
Pella, IA
|
|
23
|
29
|
S.C. Johnson & Son
|
Racine, WI
|
|
24
|
73
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REI
|
Kent, WA
|
|
25
|
20
|
Microsoft
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Redmond, WA
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|
26
|
76
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Griffin Hospital
|
Derby, CT
|
|
27
|
26
|
Sterling Bank
|
Houston, TX
|
|
28
|
24
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Cisco Systems
|
San Jose, CA
|
|
29
|
64
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SEI Investments
|
Oaks, PA
|
|
30
|
30
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Stew Leonard's
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Norwalk, CT
|
|
31
|
New
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American Fidelity Assurance
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Oklahoma City, OK
|
|
32
|
70
|
Valero Energy
|
San Antonio, TX
|
|
33
|
New
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Amgen
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Thousand Oaks, CA
|
|
34
|
47
|
Starbucks
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Seattle, WA
|
|
35
|
New
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Mayo Clinic
|
Rochester, MN
|
|
36
|
36
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American Express
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New York, NY
|
|
37
|
49
|
VHA
|
Irving, TX
|
|
38
|
89
|
MITRE
|
McLean, VA
|
|
39
|
New
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HomeBanc Mortgage
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Atlanta, GA
|
|
40
|
37
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SRA International
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Fairfax, VA
|
|
41
|
35
|
Goldman Sachs
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New York, NY
|
|
42
|
60
|
Arnold & Porter
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Washington, DC
|
|
43
|
15
|
Baptist Health Care
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Pensacola, FL
|
|
44
|
New
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Hot Topic
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City of Industry, CA
|
|
45
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6
|
American Cast Iron Pipe
|
Birmingham, AL
|
|
46
|
28
|
Intel
|
Santa Clara, CA
|
|
47
|
32
|
Whole Foods Market
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Austin, TX
|
|
48
|
39
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Network Appliance
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Sunnyvale, CA
|
|
49
|
New
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Monsanto
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St. Louis, MO
|
|
50
|
62
|
Timberland
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Stratham, NH
|
|
51
|
85
|
Baptist Health South Florida
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Coral Gables, FL
|
|
52
|
45
|
Fannie Mae
|
Washington, DC
|
|
53
|
41
|
QuickTrip
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Tulsa, OK
|
|
54
|
New
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Memorial Health
|
Savannah, GA
|
|
55
|
18
|
Qualcomm
|
San Diego, CA
|
|
56
|
54
|
First Tennessee
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Memphis, TN
|
|
57
|
50
|
AFLAC
|
Columbus, GA
|
|
58
|
New
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Scooter Store
|
New Braunfels, TX
|
|
59
|
40
|
Alcon Laboratories
|
Fort Worth, TX
|
|
60
|
New
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St. Luke's Episcopal Health
|
Houston, TX
|
|
61
|
New
|
Nvidia
|
Santa Clara, CA
|
|
62
|
42
|
Continental Airlines
|
Houston, TX
|
|
63
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53
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National Instruments
|
Austin, TX
|
|
64
|
New
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General Mills
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Minneapolis, MN
|
|
65
|
82
|
ARUP Laboratories
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Salt Lake City, UT
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|
66
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48
|
Four Season Hotels
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Toronto, Canada
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|
67
|
81
|
American Century Investments
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Kansas City, MO
|
|
68
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56
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Valassis
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Livonia, MI
|
|
69
|
57
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Eli Lilly
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Indianapolis, IN
|
|
70
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31
|
Merck
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Whitehouse Station, NJ
|
|
71
|
New
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Arbitron
|
New York, NY
|
|
72
|
38
|
IBM
|
Armonk, NY
|
|
73
|
New
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Robert W. Baird
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Milwaukee, WI
|
|
74
|
65
|
Medtronic
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Minneapolis, MN
|
|
75
|
71
|
Ukrop's Super Markets
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Richmond, VA
|
|
76
|
86
|
Barton Protective Services
|
Atlanta, GA
|
|
77
|
25
|
Duncan Aviation
|
Lincoln, NE
|
|
78
|
61
|
Intuit
|
Mountain View, CA
|
|
79
|
51
|
Harley-Davidson
|
Milwaukee, WI
|
|
80
|
44
|
Bright Horizons
|
Watertown, MA
|
|
81
|
46
|
Procter & Gamble
|
Cincinnati, OH
|
|
82
|
22
|
MBNA
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Wilmington, DE
|
|
83
|
66
|
Northwestern Mutual
|
Milwaukee, WI
|
|
84
|
74
|
Marriott International
|
Washington, DC
|
|
85
|
67
|
A.G. Edwards
|
St. Louis, MO
|
|
86
|
New
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Men's Wearhouse
|
Houston, TX; Freemont, CA
|
|
87
|
94
|
Perkins Coie
|
Seattle, WA
|
|
88
|
New
|
Hyperion Solutions
|
Sunnyvale, CA
|
|
89
|
New
|
AstraZeneca
|
Wilmington, DE
|
|
90
|
New
|
Granite Construction
|
Watsonville, CA
|
|
91
|
95
|
Texas Instruments
|
Dallas, TX
|
|
92
|
97
|
Washington Mutual
|
Seattle, WA
|
|
93
|
88
|
Paychex
|
Rochester, NY
|
|
94
|
58
|
International Data Group
|
Boston, MA
|
|
95
|
100
|
Principal Financial
|
Des Moines, IA
|
|
96
|
72
|
FedEx
|
Memphis, TN
|
|
97
|
68
|
Ernst & Young
|
New York, NY
|
|
98
|
87
|
Publix Super Markets
|
Lakeland, FL
|
|
99
|
92
|
Nordstrom
|
Seattle, WA
|
|
100
|
New
|
Simmons
|
Atlanta, GA
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資料來源：經濟部國際貿易局
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