Aflac - Columbus, GA - No. 26
Aflac ranks the highest on the 2009 Best Companies to Work For list. This insurance and employee benefits company is actually located about two hours south of Metro Atlanta, but is worth mentioning since they employ almost 5,000 Georgians and offer great benefits like having the largest onsite corporate day care in the state of Georgia.
QuikTrip - Metro Atlanta - No. 27
This 24-hour convenience store employs almost 2,000 people in the Atlanta area and is known nationwide for great employee benefits and long-lasting loyalty, with over 200 employees sticking around for 20 years or more! Face it, you just can't beat all-you-can-drink free coffee and fountain drinks!
PCL Construction - Cartersville, GA - No. 28
Cartersville just squeaks into the northwest outskirts of the Atlanta suburbs and is home to PCL Construction Enterprises and its 430 Georiga employees. PCL is 100% employee owned and has been defying the recession with extraordinary growth.
Alston & Bird - Atlanta, GA - No. 36
Alston & Bird made the list because of their excellent benefits for new parents. We're talking about three months' paid leave for new moms, adoption benefits up to $7,000, special parking for pregnant moms, onsite child care, and a "maternity closet" to recycle clothing. Alston & Bird employs around 900 Atlantans.
Children's Heathcare of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA - No. 60
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is a long-standing top choice for job seekers in Atlanta. This Children's hospital offers innovative employee benefits like the Strong4Life employee wellness program and is extremely involved in the local community. CHOA employs almost 7,000 people in the Atlanta area.
Deloitte - Atlanta, GA - No. 61
Deloitte is a top audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory firm with offices in Atlanta. With almost 2,000 employees in the Metro area, Deloitte employs the best of the best and strives for diversity, landing it a spot on Fortune's list.
Milliken - LaGrange, GA - No. 64
Located in LaGrange, Milliken may seem like a long commute but it is a reverse commute and is actually comparable to what many suburban residents face each day to get to Atlanta. Milliken employs almost 1,500 people in its LaGrange location and has also made BusinessWeek's list of "Best Places to Launch a Career."
Bright Horizons - Atlanta, GA - No. 80
Bright Horizons employs just over 300 people in the Atlanta area office and offers great stock options and investment plans. They also work toward a great goal - they are leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, early education, and work/life solutions and strive to make a positive impact on the community.
