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Fortune’s Blue Ribbon Companies 2014

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As 2014 draws to a close, we took a look over Fortune’s lists and notices a few names that kept appearing throughout the year. These 10 all-stars made appearances in Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For, Most Admired Companies, Fastest Growing Companies, Fortune Global 500, and, of course, the Fortune 500 itself.

Aflac

Ranked:
125 on Fortune 500
496 on Global 500
1 in Insurance: Life and Heath on World's Most Admired Companies
58 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

American Express

Ranked:
90 on Fortune 500
333 on Global 500
1 in Consumer Credit Cards and Related Services on World's Most Admired Companies (No. 11 overall)
67 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

Apple

Ranked:
5 on Fortune 500
15 on Global 500
1 in Computers on World's Most Admired Companies (No. 1 overall)
88 on Fastest-Growing Companies

Cisco

Ranked:
55 on Fortune 500
214 on Global 500
2 in Network and Other Communications Equipment on World's Most Admired Companies (No. 49 overall)
55 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

Goldman Sachs

Ranked:
74 on Fortune 500
270 on Global 500
3 in Megabanks on World's Most Admired Companies (No. 33 overall)
45 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

Google

Ranked:
46 on Fortune 500
162 on Global 500
1 in Internet Services and Retailing on World's Most Admired Companies (No. 3 overall)
1 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

Intel

Ranked:
53 on Fortune 500
195 on Global 500
1 in Semiconductors on World's Most Admired Companies (No. 47 overall)
84 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

Microsoft

Ranked:
34 on Fortune 500
104 on Global 500
4 in Computer Software on World's Most Admired Companies (No. 24 overall)
86 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

Publix Super Markets

Grocery clerk James Delarosa takes inventory of the salad dressing and condiments aisle at a Publix Super Markets Inc.

Ranked:
104 on Fortune 500
418 on Global 500
2 in Food and Drug Stores on World's Most Admired Companies
75 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

Qualcomm

Ranked:
120 on Fortune 500
480 on Global 500
1 in Network and Other Communications Equipment on World's Most Admired Companies
32 on 100 Best Companies to Work For

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