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Survey Eligibility: Any private or public company, non-profit or government organization with at least 15 Oregon-based employees is eligible to participate in this survey. How to participate: The survey sign-up link for the 2011 survey (conducted August through October) will be posted to oregon100best.com by early August. You may also send an e-mail with name, title, phone number, and e-mail address of the person who will act as the 100 Best contact to 100best@oregonbusiness.com to pre-register for participation. Benchmade Knife Company Awarded Business of the YearThe Oregon City Chamber of Commerce has presented Benchmade Knife Company the 2009 Business of the Year Award. Recipients of this award are companies exhibiting responsiveness to the community, showing business growth, and participating with local schools, colleges, and/or charities. Benchmade, known for technologically superior engineering and commitment to quality, employs over 100 people. The company was recognized for making significant contributions to local education and for its strong commitment to veterans through scholarship programs and charitable giving. In 2009 they were voted in the top 10 most admired manufacturing companies in Oregon. Bob’s Red Mill Passes Ownership to WorkersBob Moore, owner of Bob's Red Mill just turned 81. To celebrate, he and his business partners are passing ownership of the company into the hands of employees. This ensures the future of Bob’s Red Mill will be managed by employees who are passionate about the company’s success. “It’s been my dream all along to turn this company over to the employees, and to make that dream a reality on my birthday is just the icing on the cake,” Moore said in a news release. The announcement was made during an all-company meeting at the Bob’s Red Mill in Milwaukie. Moore said the shift to an ESOP won’t change the make-up of the company, and it will continue to produce high quality whole grains and gluten free food as they always have. 
Family Building Blocks Awarded Early Head Start GrantFamily Building Blocks announces that it will be able to serve an additional 60 young children and their families. The Salem-based non-profit has been selected to provide Early Head Start services for low-income families with infants and toddlers and pregnant women. Early Head Start promotes healthy families by providing education, home-visits, activities for families, child care services and more. Read more in the Statesman Journal article, "Federal funds to give babies a head start." TEC Equipment and Medical Teams International Head to HaitiThe Oregonian reported January 20, 2010, that Tec Equipment, Inc., a Portland truck dealership, has donated its corporate jet - and its CEO to pilot the jet - to transport seven doctors and other health professionals from Oregon to Haiti. The team of doctors are from Medical Teams International, which already has crews on the ground in the earthquake-ravaged country. In a news release, Dave Schwanke, corporate marketing manager for TEC Equipment, Inc., said employees pledged and raised money for the cost of the round trip flight, which is estimated to use 4,000 gallons of jet fuel. TEC Equipment President and CEO Dave Thompson was set to pilot the small jet. Oregon Coast Aquarium Implements Streaming Video TrainingOregon Coast Aquarium is the first Cascade member to take advantage of streaming videos available at a discount through the Association's newest technology partner, Business Training Library. Through the Aquarium's arrangement, 600 videos and DVDs are available for two years. Pricing is related to size of the organization's workforce; e.g., 1-50, 51-100. Topics include: “The Supervisor and Sexual Harassment,” “Workplace Ethics” and “Developing Excellent Time Management Habits.” All Cascade members have access to Cascade's Online Learning Center through which over 3,000 e-learning courses are available. The current Top 10 (most popular) courses are:
Sixteen Years Without a Time Loss AccidentOn August 18, 2009, Mid-Valley Rehabilitation's Wood Products Division reached their goal of 16 years without a lost time accident. The last time-loss accident, which involved a chop saw, occured on August 17, 1993. With a wide variety of hazardous equipment in use, such as pneumatic nail/staple guns, forklifts, and a wide range of saws, this record is impressive. Employees all look out for hazards, such as oil spills from the forklists, tripping hazards, and so on - and will actually take care of the problem without having to be asked. Incentive programs and rewards, unique daily safety meetings where workers recite company safety rules, routine equipment maintenance, and keeping work areas clean are all important elements of the safety program at Mid-Valley's Wood Products Division. The Division celebrated the 16-year milestone with a BBQ and a day at the beach. Benchmade Knife Company, Inc. Recognized as Manufacturer of the YearBenchmade Knife Company, Inc. of Oregon City was recognized in the October 30, 2009 Portland Business Journal as Medium Manufacturer of the Year. Among its strengths noted in the Journal article were full benefits, profit sharing, cross-training, green efforts to reduce waste, lean manufacturing, four-day a week scheduling, increases in the workforce of 19% and increases in revenue of 17%. By next year, all manufacturing jobs will be in the U.S. It is great to have an Association member recognized for its HR and related strengths. Many Cascade staff have supported Benchmade since it joined in 2006 and Benchmade has hosted our training and advisory committee meetings. ProGrass Landscape Wins Innovations in Philanthropy AwardProGrass Landscape Care and Design, headquartered in Portland, was honored by the Portland Business Journal on October 1 for their Gardens for Kids community partnership. The award came during the 2009 Corporate Philantropy Awards luncheon. Through Gardens for Kids, ProGrass works with public elementary schools to create gardens and nature spaces for their community's children. Schools can apply to receive up to $10,000 in labor, design and educational assistance. Kettle Foods Wins R&D AwardKettle Foods, headquartered in Salem, earned the 2009 Food Processing Magazine's research and development award. Voted the best R&D team in the mid-sized category by Food Processing readers, Kettle Foods was nominated by its peers and joins winners in the large- and small-size categories, General Mills and Peas of Mind. The honor was bestowed in recognition of the company's People's Choice Campaign, a program introduced to harness the passion and creativity of Kettle Brand fans by inviting them to suggest future flavors and vote on their favorites. (Reported by Portland Business Journal.) SEDCOR Presents Annual Honor AwardsOn June 10, 2009, SEDCOR, the economic development group for Marion and Polk Counties, held their Annual Honors Luncheon at Willamette Valley Vineyards. The awards honor outstanding companies in the following categories: Manufacturer of the Year, Business Partner of the Year, Agri-Business of the Year, Community Service, and Innovative Product.
The complete press release is available at sedcor.org/pages/pressreleases/hl09_june09.html. Northwest Pipe VP of HR Receives Book AwardWinsor Jenkins, Corporate Vice President for Human Resources at Northwest Pipe in Portland, won an Axiom Business Book Award as one of the best business books published during 2008. His book, The Collaborator, uses a soccer metaphor to show how soccer's eleven operating principles and other business competencies are powerful in dealing with the challenges of global business. Reser's Grows in BeavertonAs reported by Portland Business Journal, Reser's Fine Foods has completed a major expansion of its research and development facility in Beaverton, where Reser's is headquartered. "It's grown from about 2,000 square feet to about 10,000 square feet," said David Lakey, vice president of marketing at Reser's, which has 12 manufacturing facilities in seven states. "We've had substantial growth in our business and more or our customers want to do product development with us." Reser's was founded in 1950 by Mildred and Earl Reser, and remains very much a family business today.
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