Construction Scores High among America's Best Employers

Employees’ reviews place four contractors and construction-equipment manufacturing names in the Top 10 Engineering and Manufacturing firms on Forbes ranking

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Contractors and construction-equipment manufacturing firms scored highly in Forbes magazine’s list of America's Best Employers.

Google, Costco, Marathon Petroleum, The Container Store and L.L. Bean made up the Top 5 companies on the Forbes list. Harley-Davidson ranked 10th.

The research also divided the companies into 25 industry-oriented lists.

Four big names in the construction and construction-equipment world were included in the Top 10 Engineering and Manufacturing firms on the Forbes list. Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins ranked 21st overall, John Deere ranked No. 38, Bosch No. 66, and Kansas-City-based AEC firm Burns & McDonnell ranked No. 163.

Forbes’ rankings are based on independent research of American employees working for large U.S. organizations or U.S. divisions of international firms. Survey participants were asked if they would recommend their employer or any other employers in their industry to a potential employee. The demographic mix of respondents in the sample is representative of the overall U.S. workforce.

"It is especially gratifying that this honor comes directly from employees of Deere and others who know about Deere," said Sam Allen, Deere’s chairman and chief executive officer. "Our employees take on the challenge each day to help ensure the world has enough food, fiber, shelter and infrastructure. This presents opportunities in the workplace to help people lead better lives all across the world."

Caterpillar ranked No. 248 among America's Best Employers, according to Forbes, materials manufacturers Georgia Pacific and Masco ranked Nos. 249 and 332, respectively. San-Francisco-based engineer/constructor URS ranked No. 341 and design-builder CH2M Hill finished the Engineering and Manufacturing list at No. 345 overall.

Go to Forbes.com to see America's Best Employers list

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