Perkins Coie, Schweitzer Makes Forbes "Best Companies to Work For"

Source:  Puget Sound Business Journal, January 19, 2012.

Six companies based in Washington have been included on Fortune magazine ’s list of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.

  • Perkins Coie came in at No. 58 for its 10th consecutive year in the top 100.  Fortune highlighted the Seattle law firm’s “happiness committees” that throw frequent parties.
  • Pullman’s Schweitzer Engineering Labs, ranking at No. 97, supports employees’ education by adding $80 to the first paycheck of every month as an “educational allowance.”

The other companies are REI, Starbucks, Microsoft, Everett Clinic.