Top Workplaces 2025: Meet 36 great small Oregon and SW Washington employers

Here are the top 36 small employers – each with 99 or fewer employees – celebrated in this year’s Top Workplaces competition for Oregon and Southwest Washington. Energage, The Oregonian/OregonLive’s research partner, selected and ranked the winners based on the results of employee engagement surveys. This is the 14th year of the Top Workplaces competition.

Each winner is listed here with the year it was founded and its ownership, industry sector, headquarters city and regional employment.

1. Portland Web Design, Inc. (DBA Powerful Web). Founded 2010. Private. Web-based Services. Headquarters: Clackamas, OR.  Regional employees: 39.
2. Opal. Founded 2011. Private. Mass Market Apps / Software. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 39.
3. Compass Commercial Real Estate Services. Founded 1996. Partnership. Real Estate – Other. Headquarters: Bend, OR. Regional employees: 53.
4. Trend. Founded 2015. Private. Advertising & Marketing – Other. Headquarters: Vancouver, WA. Regional employees: 67.
5. Portland Rescue Mission. Founded 1949. Non-profit. Human & Social Services. Headquarters: Portland, OR             . Regional employees: 90.
6. Kidder Mathews. Founded 1969. Private. Agents / Brokers. Headquarters: Seattle, WA. Regional employees: 76.
7. Juniper Mountain Counseling. Founded 2008.Private. Behavioral & Mental Health. Headquarters: Bend,      OR. Regional employees: 35.
8. The Delphian School. Founded 1974. Non-profit. Primary/Secondary Schools. Headquarters: Sheridan, OR. Regional employees: 97.
9. Elliott Powell Baden Baker Inc. Founded 1950. Private. Business Insurance. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 50.
10. Northwest ADHD Treatment Center. Founded 2014. Private. Behavioral & Mental Health. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 56.
11. General Pacific. Founded 1965. Cooperative/Mutual. Distribution, Logistics, & Freight – Other. Headquarters: Fairview, OR. Regional employees: 67.
12.  Total Quality Logistics – TQL. Founded 1997. Private. Logistics. Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH. Regional employees: 51.
13. Tillamook People’s Utility District. Founded 1946. Public. Electricity. Headquarters: Tillamook, OR. Regional employees: 85.
14. Beaver Coach Sales. Founded 2012. Private. Hospitality, Entertainment, Recreation, & Travel. Headquarters: Bend, OR. Regional employees: 55.
15.  Virtual Supply. Founded 1927. Private. Wholesale Distribution. Headquarters: Beaverton, OR. Regional employees: 54.
16.  Orchid Health. Founded 2014. Private. Hospitals & Health Systems. Headquarters: Oakridge, OR. Regional employees: 82.
17.  Blue Marble. Founded 2005. Private. Consumer Goods. Headquarters: Ashland, OR. Regional employees: 73.
18.  Madden Industrial Craftsmen. Founded 1988. Private. Staffing. Headquarters: Beaverton, OR. Regional employees: 92.
19.  Kinco. Founded 1975. Private. Wholesale Distribution. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 59.
20. Northern Wasco County PUD. Founded 1939. Non-profit. Utility. Headquarters: The Dalles, OR. Regional employees: 76.
21.  The Portland Montessori School. Founded 2012. Non-profit. Primary / Secondary Schools. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 42.
22.  Burns & McDonnell. Founded 1898. Private. Engineering. Headquarters: Kansas City, MO. Regional employees: 70.
23.  Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt, P.C. Founded 1979. Private. Certified Public Accountants & Consultants. Headquarters: Lake Oswego, OR. Regional employees: 77.
24.  Buckley Law. Founded 1989. Private. Law. Headquarters: Lake Oswego, OR. Regional employees: 53.
25.  Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Founded 1974. Non-profit. Human & Social Services. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 93.
26.  ELYON International . Founded 1997. Private. Custom Software Development & Consulting. Headquarters: Vancouver, WA. Regional employees: 89.        
27.  Jordan Ramis. Founded 1963. Private. Law. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 46.
28. Pavelcomm, Inc. Founded 1985. Private. Managed Services & Outsourcing. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 41.
29.  Fusion EMS. Founded 1995. Public. Electronics Manufacturing Services. Headquarters: Hillsboro, OR. Regional employees: 44.
30.  Smith Teamaker. Founded 2009. Private. Food / Beverages. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 86.
31.  GRO. Founded 2010. Private. Landscaping & Lawn Care. Headquarters: Vancouver, WA. Regional employees: 80.
32.  WHA Insurance. Founded 1950. Private. General Insurance. Headquarters: Eugene, OR. Regional employees: 70.
33. Ardon Health Specialty Pharmacy. Founded 2014. Private. Pharmacy. Headquarters: Portland, OR. Regional employees: 95.
34. Tualatin Country Club. Founded 1912. Private. Golf Course/Country Club. Headquarters: Tualatin, OR. Regional employees: 60.
35. Actalent. Founded 2021. Private. Staffing. Headquarters: Hanover, MD. Regional employees: 58.
36.  Emerio Design, LLC. Founded 2005. Private. Engineering. Headquarters: Beaverton, OR. Regional employees: 67.