Given the current state of the economy I thought some job seekers (and employees) might be curious to know who is doing well these days.
I was reading the North Bay Biz’s 2009 edition (the 19th annual) of the top 500 ranking businesses in the North Bay and some of the companies I found on there were a little surprising. (If the banks, health care providers and car dealers are hurting, you may not know it by this list.)
Here are a few rankings that not necessarily surprised me, but certainly caught my eye:
1. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., with 2008 revenues of $5,900,000,000
2. Autodesk, with 2008 revenues of $2,156,000,000
3. State Farm Insurance, with 2008 revenues of $1,500,000,000
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5. Pacific Gas and Electric, with 2008 revenues of $974,000,000
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9. Kaiser Permanente (San Rafael and Santa Rosa), with 2008 revenues of $841,000,000
10. Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, with 2008 revenues of $760,000,000
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13. Safeway, with 2008 revenues of $554,800,000
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16. Marin General Hospital with 2008 revenues of $510,000,000
17. Costco with 2008 revenues of $492,000,000
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20. Restoration Hardware with 2008 revenues of $420,000,000
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29. Golden State Lumber with 2008 revenues of $266,000,000
30. Wells Fargo Bank with 2008 revenues of $262,000,000
31. Amy’s Kitchen with 2008 revenues of $258,500,000
32. Hansel Automotive with 2008 revenues of $253,000,000
33. Novato Community Hospital with 2008 revenues of $224,400,000
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36. Long’s Drugs with 2008 revenues of $172,000,000
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39. River Rock Casino with 2008 revenues of $160,000,000
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43. Bank of America with 2008 revenues of $141,000,000
44. West Bay Builders with 2008 revenues of $126,600,000
45. Freeman Toyota and Lexus with 2008 revenues of $125,000,000
46. Redwood Credit Union with 2008 revenues of $123,000,000
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50. Ghilotti Brothers Construction and WestAmerican Bank were tied with 2008 revenues of $115,000,000
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54. Midstate Construction with 2008 revenues of $110,000,000
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60. Home Depot with 2008 revenues of $95,100,000
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65. Friedman’s Home Improvement Stores with 2008 revenues of $91,000,000
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93. Whole Foods Markets with 2008 revenues of $62,000,000
167. Sonoma Market/Glen Ellen Village Market with 2008 revenues of $28,600,000 (pretty impressive showing given these are two small markets in two small towns)
… And now for some of the local real estate firms…
114. Frank Howard Allen Realtors with 2008 revenues of $48,000,000
158. Pacific Union Real Estate with 2008 revenues of $32,000,000
304. Creative Property Services with 2008 revenues of $13,500,000
319. Coldwell Banker of Napa Valley with 2008 revenues of $12,500,000
339. Bradley Real Estate with 2008 revenues of $11,100,000
349. Morgan Lane Real Estate with 2008 revenues of $10,400,000
425. Prudential California Realty, Sonoma with 2008 revenues of $6,900,000
If you think that your company should be on this list, you can apply here.
