Northwest Public Companies In Profile
------------------------------------------------------------------ THE TOP 100 companies are profiled here. The number in parentheses after the corporate name is the finish for that company in this year's rankings. ------------------------------------------------------------------
ACKERLEY COMMUNICATIONS (73) 800 Fifth Ave., Suite 3770 Seattle, WA 98104 206-624-2888
Employees: 1,051 Exchange: American Stock symbol: AK Founded: 1975 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Barry Ackerley
Ackerley owns radio and TV stations, billboards, airport advertising and the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team.
ACTIVE VOICE (22) 2901 Third Ave., Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98121-1049 206-441-4700
Employees: 227 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ACVC Founded: 1983 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Robert Richmond
Active Voice develops personal computer-based call-processing systems.
ADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS (58) 1400 N.W. Compton Drive, Suite 340 Beaverton, OR 97006 503-690-1236
Employees: 64 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ADSO Founded: 1988 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: John Migliore
Adaptive Solutions makes parallel pattern-recognition computing products.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES (84)
22100 Bothell-Everett Highway P.O. Box 3003 Bothell, WA 98041-3003 206-487-7000
Employees: 2,514 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ATLI Founded: 1969 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Dennis Fill
ATL is a leader in producing medical ultrasound systems.
AIRBORNE FREIGHT (82)
3101 Western Ave. P.O. Box 662 Seattle, WA 98111-0662 206-285-4600
Employees: 19,493 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: ABF Founded: 1946 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Robert Cline
Airborne Freight provides door-to-door delivery of packages and documents.
AIRSENSORS (10)
708 Industry Drive Seattle, WA 98188 206-575-1594CQ2
Employees: 275 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ARSN Founded: 1978 Fiscal year: April Chief executive: Robert Stemmler
AirSensors develops systems to convert gasoline-powered engines to alternative fuel sources.
ALASKA AIR GROUP (72)
19300 Pacific Highway S. P.O. Box 68900 Seattle, WA 98168-0900 206-431-7040
Employees: 10,467 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: ALK Founded: 1932 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: John Kelly
The Group operates Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.
ALBERTSON'S (44)
250 Parkcenter Blvd. P.O. Box 20 Boise, ID 83726 208-385-6200
Employees: 80,000 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: ABS Founded: 1939 Fiscal year: January Chief executive: Gary Michael
Albertson's is one of the nation's largest grocery chains.
ALCIDE (52) 8561 154th Ave. N.E. Redmond, WA 98052 206-882-2555
Employees: 11 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ALCD Founded: 1981 Fiscal year: May Chief executive: Joseph Sasenick
Alcide makes products for the dairy, health-care and automotive industries.
BARRETT BUSINESS SYSTEMS (3) 4724 S.W. Macadam Ave. Portland, OR 97201 503-220-0988
Employees: 13,325 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: BBSI Founded: 1965 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: William Sherertz
Barrett is a provider of professional employer services.
BMC WEST (30)
1475 Tyrell Lane P.O. Box 8008 Boise, ID 83707-2008 208-338-1750
Employees: 2,923 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: BMCW Founded: 1987 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Donald Hendrickson
BMC West operates building materials centers in 10 states.
BOEING (97)
7755 E. Marginal Way S. Seattle, WA 98108 206-655-2121
Employees: 105,000 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: BA Founded: 1916 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Philip Condit
Boeing is the largest aerospace company in the U.S.
BOISE CASCADE (69)
1111 W. Jefferson St. P.O. Box 50 Boise, ID 83728-0001 208-384-6161
Employees: 17,820 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: BCC Founded: 1913 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: George Harad
Boise Cascade grows and harvests timber, and produces timber products.
CASCADE BANCORP (15)
1100 N.W. Wall St. P.O. Box 369 Bend, OR 97709 541-385-6205
Employees: 117 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: CACB Founded: 1990 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Roger Shields
Cascade operates the eight-branch Bank of the Cascades.
CASCADE CORP. (29)
2020 S.W. Fourth Ave., Suite 600 Portland, OR 97201 503-227-0024
Employees: 1,103 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: CASC Founded: 1967 Fiscal year: January Chief executive: Robert Warren Jr.
Cascade makes hydraulically actuated equipment.
CASCADE FINANCIAL (74) 2828 Colby Ave. Everett, WA 98201 206-339-5500
Employees: 87 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: CASB Founded: 1916 Fiscal year: June Chief executive: Frank McCord
Cascade Savings Bank is a financial institution serving Puget Sound.
CASCADE NATURAL GAS (101)
222 Fairview Ave. N. P.O. Box 24464 Seattle, WA 98124 206-624-3900
Employees: 475 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: CGC Founded: 1953 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: W. Brian Matsuyama.
This natural-gas utility serves Washington and Oregon.
CELLPRO (83)
22215 26th Ave. S.E. Bothell, WA 98021 206-485-7644
Employees: 160 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: CPRO Founded: 1987 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Richard Murdock
CellPro makes a system to separate cells from complex cell mixtures.
CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES (18)
2401 Fourth Ave., Suite 808 Seattle, WA 98121 206-443-6400
Employees: 109 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: CTSC Founded: 1988 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Stephen Katz
CTS makes software for billing and data processing in the cellular industry.
CENTENNIAL BANCORP (16)
675 Oak St. P.O. Box 1560 Eugene, OR 97440 541-342-3970
Employees: 170 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: CEBC Founded: 1977 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Richard Williams
Centennial is a full-service bank.
CFI PROSERVICES (37)
400 S.W. Sixth Ave., Suite 200 Portland, OR 97204 503-274-7280
Employees: 328 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: PROI Founded: 1978 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Matthew Chapman
CFI provides software and services to financial institutions.
COEUR D'ALENE MINES (56) 505 Front Ave. P.O. Box I Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-0316 208-667-3511
Employees: 1,183 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: CDE Founded: 1928 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Dennis Wheeler
Coeur d'Alene owns gold and silver mining interests.
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM (59)
1102 Broadway Plaza P.O. Box 2156 Tacoma, WA 98401-2156 206-305-1900
Employees: 201 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: COLB Founded: 1988 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Arnold Espe
Columbia offers commercial-banking services in Western Washington.
CONSEP (91)
213 S.W. Columbia St. Bend, OR 97702 541-388-3688
Employees: 142 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: CSEP Founded: 1984 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Volker Oakey
Consep makes pest-control products for commercial and consumer markets.
DATA I/O (63) 10525 Willows Road N.E. P.O. Box 97046 Redmond, WA 98073-9746 206-881-6444
Employees: 401 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: DAIO Founded: 1969 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: William Erxleben
Data I/O develops computer software and hardware for programmable integrated circuits.
DATAMARINE INTERNATIONAL (61)
7030 220th S.W. Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 206-771-2182
Employees: 100 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: DMAR Founded: 1969 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Peter Brown
Datamarine makes mobile communications equipment and marine-radio communications products.
DIGITAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (27)
6464 185th Ave. N.E. Redmond, WA 98052-6736 206-881-7544
Employees: 406 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: DGTL Founded: 1984 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Pat Howard
Digital produces outbound call-management systems.
EAGLE HARDWARE & GARDEN (65)
981 Powell Ave. S.W. Renton, WA 98055 206-227-5740
Employees: 3,850 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: EAGL Founded: 1989 Fiscal year: January Chief executive: David Heerensperger
Eagle operates a chain of home-improvement centers.
EDMARK (21)
6727 185th Ave. N.E. P.O. Box 97021 Redmond, WA 98073-9721 206-556-8400
Employees: 156 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: EDMK Founded: 1970 Fiscal year: June Chief executive: Sally Narodick
Edmark makes and sells software for the early education market.
EGGHEAD (98)
22705 E. Mission Liberty Lake, WA 99019 509-922-7031
Employees: 2,600 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: EGGS Founded: 1984 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Terence Strom
Egghead sells computer software through its retail chain.
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES (7)
13900 N.W. Science Park Drive Portland, OR 97229-5497 503-641-4141
Employees: 738 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ESIO Founded: 1953 Fiscal year: May Chief executive: Donald VanLuvanee
ESI's laser systems are used on semiconductor memory circuits, hybrid circuits, linear devices and other electronic devices.
EPITOPE (109)
8505 S.W. Creekside Place Beaverton, OR 97008 503-641-6115
Employees: 89 Exchange: American Stock symbol: EPT Founded: 1979 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Adolph Ferro
Epitope develops diagnostic tests for AIDS and other indications.
ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES (36)
10800 N.E. Eighth St., Suite 600 Bellevue, WA 98004 206-453-9400
Employees: 2,849 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: ESL Founded: 1967 Fiscal year: October Chief executive: Wendell Hurlbut
Esterline is a manufacturer in automation, aerospace and defense, and instrumentation.
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL (9)
19119 16th Ave. S. P.O. Box 69620 Seattle, WA 98168-9620 206-246-3711
Employees: 2,465 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: EXPD Founded: 1979 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Peter Rose
Expeditors specializes in international freight forwarding, customs brokerage and third-party logistics.
FIRST MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK (48)
400 108th Ave. N.E. Bellevue, WA 98004 206-455-7300
Employees: 93 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: FMSB Founded: 1952 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: John Valaas
First Mutual serves Seattle's Eastside and Ballard.
FLIR SYSTEMS (43) 16505 S.W. 72nd Ave. Portland, OR 97224 503-684-3731
Employees: 313 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: FLIR Founded: 1978 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Roger Daltry
Flir makes thermal-imaging systems for night vision and industrial markets.
FLOW INTERNATIONAL (32) 23500 64th Ave. S. Kent, WA 98032 206-813-3286
Employees: 798 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: FLOW Founded: 1974 Fiscal year: April Chief executive: Ronald Tarrant
Flow's markets are industrial cleaning, cutting and construction services.
FLUKE (46)
6920 Seaway Blvd. P.O. Box 9090 Everett, WA 98203 206-347-6100
Employees: 2,516 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: FLK Founded: 1953 Fiscal year: April Chief executive: William Parzybok
Fluke makes electronic test and measurement instruments and systems.
FRED MEYER (100) 3800 S.E. 22nd Ave. Portland, OR 97202 503-232-8844
Employees: 27,000 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: FMY Founded: 1923 Fiscal year: January Chief executive: Robert Miller
Fred Meyer is a major retailer in the West.
GOLD RESERVE (99) 1940 Seafirst Financial Center Spokane, WA 99201 509-623-1500
Employees: 113 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: GLDR Founded: 1956 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Rockne Timm
Gold Reserve develops mining properties to extract gold, diamonds and other minerals.
HECLA MINING (80) 6500 Mineral Drive Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814-8788 208-769-4100
Employees: 1,259 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: HL Founded: 1891 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Arthur Brown
Hecla is a diversified mining company.
HOLLYWOOD ENTERTAINMENT (8) 25600 S.W. Parkway Center Drive Wilsonville, OR 97070 503-570-1600
Employees: 6,723 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: HLYW Founded: 1988 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Mark Wattles
Hollywood operates 330 video-retail stores in 25 states.
HORIZON BANK (94) P.O. Box 580 Bellingham, WA 98227 360-733-3050
Employees: 113 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: HRZB Founded: 1922 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: V. Lawrence Evans
Horizon serves communities along north Puget Sound.
ICOS (64) 22021 20th Ave. S.E. Bothell, WA 98021 206-485-1900
Employees: 188 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ICOS Founded: 1989 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: George Rathmann
Icos seeks medications to treat chronic inflammatory diseases.
IDAHO POWER (95) 1221 W. Idaho St. P.O. Box 70 Boise, ID 83702-5627 208-388-2200
Employees: 1,522 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: IDA Founded: 1915 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Joseph Marshall
This electric utility serves Idaho, Oregon and Nevada.
IMMUNEX (93) 51 University St. Seattle, WA 98101-2936 206-587-0430
Employees: 770 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: IMNX Founded: 1981 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Edward Fritzky
Immunex develops drugs for cancer therapy and other diseases.
IN FOCUS SYSTEMS (2) 27700B S.W. Parkway Ave. Wilsonville, OR 97070-9215 503-685-8888
Employees: 391 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: INFS Founded: 1986 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: John Harker
In Focus makes equipment for projecting computer-generated data.
INTERLINQ (113) 11255 Kirkland Way Kirkland, WA 98033 206-827-1112
Employees: 140 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: INLQ Founded: 1982 Fiscal year: June Chief executive: Jiri Nechleba
Interlinq makes software for mortgage lenders.
INTERPOINT (38) 10301 Willows Road P.O. Box 97005 Redmond, WA 98073-9705 206-882-3100
Employees: 624 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: INTP Founded: 1969 Fiscal year: October Chief executive: Peter van Oppen
Interpoint makes network data storage products, power supplies and custom microelectronics.
INTERWEST BANCORP (81) 1259 W. Pioneer Way Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360-679-4181
Employees: 382 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: IWBK Founded: 1957 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Stephen Walden
The parent of InterWest Savings Bank stretches into greater Seattle.
ITRON (31) 2818 N. Sullivan Road Spokane, WA 99216-1897 509-924-9900
Employees: 991 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: ITRI Founded: 1977 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Johnny Humphreys
Itron makes automated meter readers for the utility industry.
KEY TECHNOLOGY (50) 150 Avery St. Walla Walla, WA 99362 509-529-2161
Employees: 339 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: KTEC Founded: 1948 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Thomas Madsen
Key Technoloy makes automated food-processing systems.
KEY TRONIC (28) P.O. Box 14687 Spokane, WA 99214-0687 509-928-8000
Employees: 2,925 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: KTCC Founded: 1969 Fiscal year: June Chief executive: Fred Wenninger
Key Tronic makes keyboards for computers.
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR (14)
5555 N.E. Moore Court Hillsboro, OR 97124-6421 503-681-0118
Employees: 438 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: LSCC Founded: 1983 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Cyrus Tsui
Lattice develops high-speed programmable logic devices.
LINDAL CEDAR HOMES (110)
4300 S. 104th Place Seattle, WA 98178 206-725-0900
Employees: 215 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: LNDL Founded: 1966 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Robert Lindal
Lindal makes top-of-the-line custom cedar homes.
LONGVIEW FIBRE (68)
P.O. Box 639 Longview, WA 98632 360-425-1550
Employees: 3,800 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: LFB Founded: 1927 Fiscal year: October Chief executive: Richard Wollenberg
Longview Fibre is a diversified timber-products company.
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC (104)
111 S.W. Fifth Ave. Portland, OR 97204-3699 503-221-0800
Employees: 13,000 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: LPX Founded: 1972 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Mark Suwyn
L-P's main businesses are building products and pulp.
MENTOR GRAPHICS (70)
8005 S.W. Boeckman Road Wilsonville, OR 97070-7777 503-685-7000
Employees: 2,039 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: MENT Founded: 1981 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Wally Rhines
Mentor Graphics makes electronic design automation systems.
METROPOLITAN BANCORP (51)
1520 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 206-625-1818
Employees: 180 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: MSEA Founded: 1935 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Patrick F. Patrick
Metropolitan is a savings and loan serving greater Seattle.
MICRON TECHNOLOGY (1)
8000 S. Federal Way P.O. Box 6 Boise, ID 83707-0006 208-368-4000
Employees: 8,080 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: MU Founded: 1978 Fiscal year: August Chief executive: Steve Appleton
Micron makes semiconductor memory components.
MICROSOFT (11)
One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 206-882-8080
Employees: 17,801 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: MSFT Founded: 1975 Fiscal year: June Chief executive: Bill Gates
Microsoft is the world's largest computer-software producer.
MIDISOFT (77) 1605 N.W. Sammamish Road, Suite 205 Issaquah, WA 98027 206-391-3610
Employees: 56 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: MIDI Founded: 1986
Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Larry Foster
Midisoft makes interactive multimedia audio software.
MONACO COACH (19) 91320 Coburg Industrial Way Coburg, OR 97408 541-686-8011
Employees: 965 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: MCCO Founded: 1968 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Kay Toolson
Monaco makes five lines of luxury motor coaches.
MORRISON KNUDSEN (119)
P.O. Box 73 Boise, ID 83729 208-386-5000
Employees: 7,800 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: MRN Founded: 1912 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Robert Tinstman
Morrison Knudsen is a major heavy-construction company.
NATIONAL SECURITIES (20)
1001 Fourth Ave., Suite 2200 Seattle, WA 98154 206-622-7200
Employees: 206 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: NATS Founded: 1947 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Steven Rothstein
National Securities conducts a brokerage business throughout the West.
NEORX (112)
410 W. Harrison St. Seattle, WA 98119 206-281-7001
Employees: 78 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: NERX Founded: 1984 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Paul Abrams
NeoRx develops agents to treat cancer and other diseases.
NIKE (33)
One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, OR 97005-6453 503-671-6453
Employees: 14,240 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: NKE Founded: 1968 Fiscal year: May Chief executive: Philip Knight
Nike makes athletic footwear and apparel products.
NORDSTROM (71)
1501 Fifth Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 206-628-2111
Employees: 37,000 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: NOBE Founded: 1901 Fiscal year: January Co-chairs: John Whitacre, Raymond Johnson
Nordstrom operates a chain of specialty apparel stores.
NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS (89)
220 N.W. Second Ave. Portland, OR 97209-3991 503-226-4211
Employees: 1,288 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: NWNG Founded: 1859 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Robert Ridgley
Northwest distributes natural gas.
OMEGA ENVIRONMENTAL (41)
19805 North Creek Parkway P.O. Box 3005 Bothell, WA 98041-3005 206-486-4800
Employees: 900 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: OMEG Founded: 1990 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Louis Tedesco
Omega provides services to clean up and store environmentally sensitive substances.
OREGON METALLURGICAL (24)
530 S.W. 34th Ave. P.O. Box 580 Albany, OR 97321-0177 541-967-9000
Employees: 580 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: OREM Founded: 1955 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Carlos Aguirre
Oremet converts titanium ore into titanium sponge.
OREGON STEEL MILLS (116)
1000 S.W. Broadway, Suite 2200 Portland, OR 97205 503-223-9228
Employees: 2,640 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: OS Founded: 1926 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Thomas Boklund
Oregon Steel produces steel plate and pipe.
PACCAR (45)
777 106th Ave. N.E. Bellevue, WA 98004 206-455-7400
Employees: 14,000 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: PCAR Founded: 1924 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Charles Pigott
Paccar makes large, Class 8 trucks and sells auto parts and winches.
PACIFICORP (88)
700 N.E. Multnomah St., Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97232-4116 503-731-2000
Employees: 12,651 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: PPW Founded: 1910 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Frederick Buckman
PacifiCorp is an electric utility.
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS (114)
33325 Eighth Ave. S. Federal Way, WA 98003 206-815-7000
Employees: 1,240 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: PTB Founded: 1992 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Bobby Abraham
Paragon is the nation's largest private-label maker of disposable diapers.
PEGASUS GOLD (103)
601 W. First Ave., Suite 1500 Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-4653
Employees: 961 Exchange: American Stock symbol: PGU Founded: 1961 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Werner Nennecker.
Pegasus mines for gold, silver, lead and zinc.
PENWEST (75)
777 108th Ave. N.E., Suite 2390 P.O. Box 1688 Bellevue, WA 98004-5193 206-462-6000
Employees: 514 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: PENW Founded: 1984 Fiscal year: August Chief executive: Tod Hamachek
Penwest makes ingredients for papermaking, food and drugs.
PLANAR SYSTEMS (5)
1400 N.W. Compton Dr. Beaverton, OR 97006-1992 503-690-1100
Employees: 501 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: PLNR Founded: 1983 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: James Hurd
Planar develops flat-panel displays for a variety of industries.
PLUM CREEK TIMBER (54)
999 Third Ave., Suite 2300 Seattle, WA 98104-4096 206-467-3600
Employees: 1,850 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: PCL Founded: 1989 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Rick Holley
Plum Creek produces timber products.
POPE & TALBOT (117)
1500 S.W. First Ave. Portland, OR 97201 503-228-9161
Employees: 2,800 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: POP Founded: 1849 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Peter Pope
Pope & Talbot is an integrated wood-fiber products company.
POPE RESOURCES (66)
19245 10th Ave. N.E. P.O. Box 1780 Poulsbo, WA 98370-0239 360-697-6626
Employees: 39 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: POPEZ Founded: 1985 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Gary Tucker
Pope Resources is a tree farmer, real estate developer and land marketer.
PORTLAND GENERAL (90)
One World Trade Center 121 S.W. Salmon St. Portland, OR 97204 503-464-8820
Employees: 2,562 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: PGN Founded: 1930 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Ken Harrison
Portland General is an electric utility.
PRECISION CASTPARTS (26)
4600 S.E. Harney Drive Portland, OR 97206-0898 503-777-3881
Employees: 5,646 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: PCP Founded: 1956 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: W.C. McCormick
Precision makes engine castings for aircraft.
PRICECOSTCO (92)
999 Lake Drive Issaquah, WA 98027 206-313-8100
Employees: 52,000 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: PCCW Founded: 1983 Fiscal year: August Chief executive: James Sinegal
Price/Costco operates cash-and-carry membership warehouses.
PROCYTE (106)
12040 115th Ave. N.E., Suite 210 Kirkland, WA 98034-6900 206-820-4548
Employees: 44 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: PRCY Founded: 1986 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Joseph Ashley
ProCyte is using peptide compounds to develop therapeutics.
PROTOCOL SYSTEMS (78)
8500 S.W. Creekside Place Beaverton, OR 97008-7107 503-526-8500
Employees: 250 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: PCOL Founded: 1985 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: James Moon
Protocol Systems makes patient-monitoring equipment.
PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT (102) 411 108th Ave. N.E. P.O. Box 97034 Bellevue, WA 98009-9734 206-454-6363
Employees: 2,150 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: PSD Founded: 1960 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Richard Sonstelie
Puget Power is an electric utility serving mainly the Puget Sound region.
QUALITY FOOD CENTERS (39)
10116 N.E. Eighth St. P.O. Box 3967 Bellevue, WA 98009 206-455-3761
Employees: 4,200 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: QFCI Founded: 1954 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Stuart Sloan
QFC operates a supermarket chain in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties.
RED LION INNS (76) 4001 Main St. Vancouver, WA 98663 360-696-0001
Employees: 0 Exchange: American Stock symbol: RED Founded: 1987 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: David Johnson
Red Lion owns 10 Red Lion hotels.
RENTRAK (23)
7227 N.E. 55th Ave. Portland, OR 97218 503-284-7581
Employees: 404 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: RENT Founded: 1977 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Ron Berger
Rentrak distributes prerecorded videocassettes.
RIVERVIEW SAVINGS BANK (40)
700 N.E. Fourth Ave. P.O. Box 1068 Camas, WA 98607 360-834-2231
Employees: 67 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: RVSB Founded: 1923 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Patrick Schaeffer
Riverview offers financial services through nine branches in Southwest Washington.
ROYAL OAK MINES (67)
5501 Lakeview Drive Kirkland, WA 98033 206-822-8992
Employees: 1,400 Exchange: Amex Stock symbol: RYO Founded: 1991 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Margaret Witte
Royal Oaks operates gold mines in Canada.
SAFECO (85)
Safeco Plaza Seattle, WA 98185 206-545-5000
Employees: 7,500 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: SAFC Founded: 1923 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Roger Eigsti
Safeco operates in insurance and mutual funds.
SCHNITZER STEEL (17)
3200 N.W. Yeon Ave. P.O. Box 10047 Portland, OR 97210-0047 503-224-9900
Employees: 1,059 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: SCHN Founded: 1984 Fiscal year: August Chief executive: Leonard Schnitzer
Schnitzer collects steel scrap and mankes finished steel products.
SEATTLE FILMWORKS (6)
1260 16th Ave. W. Seattle, WA 98119 206-281-1390
Employees: 478 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: FOTO Founded: 1976 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Gary Christophersen
Seattle FilmWorks markets 35mm film and developing.
SEQUENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS (53)
15450 S.W. Koll Parkway Beaverton, OR 97006-6063 503-626-5700
Employees: 2,129 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: SQNT Founded: 1983 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Karl Powell Jr.
Sequent makes computer systems.
SHURGARD STORAGE CENTERS (49) 1201 Third Ave., Suite 2200 Seattle, WA 98101 206-624-8100
Employees: 700 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: SHU Founded: 1972 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Charles Barbo
Shurgard operates 268 storage centers across the country.
SIERRA ON-LINE (4)
3380 146th Place S.E. Suite 300 Bellevue, WA 98007 206-649-9800
Employees: Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: SIER Founded: 1982 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Kenneth Williams
Sierra develops video games.
SPACELABS MEDICAL (96)
15220 N.E. 40th St. Redmond, WA 98073-9713 206-882-3700
Employees: 1,458 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: SLMD Founded: 1958 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Carl Lombardi
SpaceLabs Medical supplies patient-monitoring equipment and clinical-information systems.
STARBUCKS (12)
2401 Utah Ave. S. P.O. Box 34067 Seattle, WA 98124-1067 206-447-1575
Employees: 11,500 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: SBUX Founded: 1971 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Howard Schultz
Starbucks sells coffee products from its own stores across the country.
STERLING FINANCIAL (42)
111 N. Wall St. Spokane, WA 99201 509-458-2711
Employees: 494 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: STSA Founded: 1983 Fiscal year: June Chief executive: Harold Gilkey
Sterling operates a savings and loan, mainly in rural locales.
SUN SPORTSWEAR (118)
6520 S. 190th St. Kent, WA 98032 206-251-3565
Employees: 508 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: SSPW Founded: 1981 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: William Wiley
Sun makes screen-printed casual sportswear.
TEKTRONIX (79)
26600 S.W. Parkway P.O. Box 1000 Wilsonville, OR 97070-1000 503-627-7111
Employees: 7,619 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: TEK Founded: 1946 Fiscal year: May Chief executive: Jerome Meyer
Tektronix produces a wide range of electronic instrumentation.
TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE (13)
9600 S.W. Nimbus Ave. P.O. Box 728 Beaverton, OR 97008 503-626-6775
Employees: 289 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: TMBS Founded: 1971 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: John Gorman
Timberline makes accounting and information-management software.
TJ INTERNATIONAL (115)
200 E. Mallard Drive Boise, ID 83706 208-364-3300
Employees: 3,500 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: TJCO Founded: 1960 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Tom Denig
TJ makes and markets specialty building products.
TODD (105)
1801 16th Ave. S.W. Seattle, WA 98134-1089 206-623-1635
Employees: 650 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: TOD Founded: 1916 Fiscal year: March Chief executive: Patrick Hodgson
Todd repairs, overhauls and converts marine vessels.
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR (57)
3625A S.W. Murray Blvd. Beaverton, OR 97005 503-644-3535
Employees: 285 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: TQNT Founded: 1981 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Steven Sharp
TriQuint makes analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits.
TRM COPY CENTERS (62)
5208 N.E. 122nd Ave. Portland, OR 97230-1074 503-257-8766
Employees: 570 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: TRMM Founded: 1981 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Michael Simon
TRM owns more than 25,000 5-cent photocopiers in more than 50 markets.
U.S. BANCORP (86)
The Tower Building 111 S.W. Fifth Ave. P.O. Box 8837 Portland, OR 97208 503-275-6111
Employees: 14,081
Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: USBC Founded: 1968 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Gerry Cameron
U.S. Bancorp is a financial-services company.
UNIVAR (108)
6100 Carillon Point Kirkland, WA 98033 206-889-3400
Employees: 3,237 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: UVX Founded: 1966 Fiscal year: February Chief executive: Paul Hough
Univar is a major distributor of chemicals.
WALL DATA (35)
11332 N.E. 122nd Way Kirkland, WA 98034-6931 206-814-9255
Employees: 783 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: WALL Founded: 1982 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: James Simpson
Wall Data makes Windows-based connectivity computer software products.
WASHINGTON ENERGY (107)
815 Mercer St. P.O. Box 1869 Seattle, WA 98109 206-622-6767
Employees: 1,258 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: WEG Founded: 1929 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: William Vititoe
Washington Energy is a natural-gas utility serving Western Washington.
WASHINGTON FEDERAL (87)
425 Pike St. Seattle, WA 98101 206-624-7930
Employees: 563 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: WFSL Founded: 1917 Fiscal year: September Chief executive: Guy Pinkerton
Washington Federal is a savings and loan operating in the Northwest and Utah.
WASHINGTON MUTUAL (47)
1201 Third Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 206-461-2000
Employees: 4,364 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: WAMU Founded: 1889 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Kerry Killinger
Washington Mutual is the largest independently owned financial institution in Washington state.
WASHINGTON WATER POWER (111)
1411 E. Mission Ave. P.O. Box 3727 Spokane, WA 99202 509-489-0500
Employees: 2,630 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: WWP Founded: 1889 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Paul Redmond
Washington Water is an electric utility.
WEST COAST BANCORP (55)
5335 S.W. Meadows Road Suite 201 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 503-684-0884
Employees: 376 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: WCBO
Founded: 1925 Fiscal year: December Chief executives: Victor Bartruff, Rodney Tibbatt
West Coast operates 28 offices in Western Oregon.
WEYERHAEUSER (60) Tacoma, WA 98477 206-924-2345
Employees: 39,431 Exchange: New York Stock symbol: WY Founded: 1900 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: John Creighton Jr.
Weyerhaeuser grows timber and sells forest products.
WHOLESOME & HEARTY FOODS (25)
975 S.E. Sandy Blvd., Suite 201 Portland, OR 97214 503-238-0109
Employees: 120 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: WHFI Founded: 1985 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Lyle Hubbard
Wholesome & Hearty provides meatless food products.
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES (34)
3800 First Interstate Tower Portland, OR 97201 503-227-5581
Employees: 13,180 Exchange: Nasdaq Stock symbol: WMTT Founded: 1906 Fiscal year: December Chief executive: Steven Rogel
Willamette makes and sells building materials, paper, bags, boxes and office papers.