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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

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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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