The
Portland Metropolitan Area has 41 companies with at least 1,500
employees
| Rank |
Company |
Employees |
Type of Business |
| 01 |
Intel Corporation |
15,000 |
Chip maker |
| 02 |
Fred Meyer Stores |
13,325 |
Retail merchandising |
| 03 |
Providence Health System |
12,800 |
Health care & insurance |
| 04 |
Oregon Health & Science University |
10,100 |
Hospital & school |
| 05 |
Legacy Health System |
7,158 |
Nonprofit health care |
| 06 |
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan NW |
7,093 |
Healthcare |
| 07 |
Safeway, Inc. (Portland division) |
6,000 |
Retail groceries |
| 08 |
U.S. Bank |
4,242 |
Financial institution |
| 09 |
Meier & Frank |
3,500 |
Apparel & accessories |
| 10 |
United Parcel Service |
3,100 |
Parcel delivery |
| 11 |
McDonald's Corporation |
3,000 |
Restaurant |
| 12 |
Freightliner LLC |
2,878 |
Diesel trucks |
| 13 |
Qwest Communications Int'l, Inc. |
2,858 |
Telecommunications |
| 14 |
Nike, Inc. |
2,850 |
Athletic footwear & apparel |
| 15 |
SW Washington Medical Center |
2,800 |
Medical center |
| 16 |
Portland General Electric |
2,787 |
Electric energy service |
| 17 |
Wells Fargo |
2,588 |
Commercial banking |
| 18 |
Albertsons Food Centers |
2,500 |
Retail grocery |
| 19 |
Bonneville Power Administration |
2,500 |
Utility |
| 20 |
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of OR |
2,105 |
HMO, insurance |
| 21 |
Portland Trail Blazers/Oregon Arena Corp. |
2,000 |
NBA franchise, operates the Rose Garden |
| 22 |
Shari's Management Corp. |
2,000 |
Restaurant chain |
| 23 |
Tektronix Inc. |
2,000 |
Test and measurement products |
| 24 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. (Vancouver site) |
1,900 |
Inkjet printers |
| 25 |
Adventist Medical Center |
1,825 |
Healthcare |
| 26 |
Horizon Air |
1,800 |
Airline |
| 27 |
Home Depot |
1,700 |
Home improvement |
| 28 |
Nordstrom, Inc. |
1,700 |
Clothing & accessories |
| 29 |
SHE America, Inc. |
1,700 |
Silicon wafers |
| 30 |
Standard Insurance Co. |
1,660 |
Insurance |
| 31 |
Rite Aid Corp. |
1,600 |
Drug store |
| 32 |
Wacker Siltronic Corp. |
1,600 |
Silicon wafers |
| 33 |
Bank of America |
1,594 |
Commercial banking |
| 34 |
Georgia-Pacific |
1,550 |
Paper products, packaging |
| 35 |
Precision Castparts Corp. |
1,545 |
Aerospace defense |
| 36 |
The Holland, Inc. |
1,500 |
Fast food |
| 37 |
Xerox Office Printing Business |
1,500 |
Network printers |
| 38 |
IBM |
1,500 |
Computers |
| 39 |
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. |
1,500 |
Silicon circuits |
| 40 |
McMenamins Pubs & Breweries |
1,500 |
Microbreweries, pubs, theaters |
| 41 |
Spirit Mountain Casino |
1,500 |
Casino |
Source: The Portland Business Journal 2003 Book of Lists |
