February 3, 2014 / Fortune Asia / Volume 169 / Number 2 / 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

43 THE 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR
Fortune surveyed employees at hundreds of companies to find out what makes them happiest.

26 Chris Christie: Can Corporate America’s Candidate Get Out of This Jam?
The New Jersey governor was riding high as a moderate Republican who could win his party’s nomination in 2016. Then came a mysterious traffic jam and a whole mess of questions.
By Tory Newmyer

30 First Solar Rises Again
With backing from the heirs of Sam Walton and a tough CEO, the company has been reborn as a profit-making powerhouse.
By Adam Lashinsky

38 Norway’s Trillion-Dollar Oil Problem
Thanks to Norway’s petroleum riches, the country’s sovereign wealth fund is minting money. The challenge? How to spend it all. By Vivienne Walt

44 Yes, Goldman Sachs Really Is a Great Place to Work
The company has a reputation for long hours and intense competition, but scary-smart colleagues and sweet perks make the bank the ultimate career destination for the truly type A.
By Anne VanderMey

52 The 2014 List
Google tops Fortune’s 17th annual ranking of the best workplaces in corporate America. The big news: All 100 of the Best Companies are hiring.
By Milton Moskowitz and Robert Levering

4 MACRO
Closer Look
From the billionaire couple who made pomegranates popular comes the next supermarket superfruit: the mandarin. One problem―there’s competition.
By Anne VanderMey

7 MACRO
Urban Planning
Warren Buffett visits Quicken Loans chairman Dan Gilbert, who is investing heavily in downtown Detroit.
By Anne VanderMey

8 MACRO
Road Warrior
Travel tips and tales from Kenneth Feld, CEO of Feld Entertainment, producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
By Catherine Dunn

10 VENTURE
How I Got Started
Hobie Alter, founding father of the surfing industry, followed his bliss to design surfboards and sailboats.
Interview by Dinah Eng

13 VENTURE
Verne Harnish
Domestic manufacturing can be profitable if you do it right.

14 TECH
Tech Transfer
The maker of Keurig machines emerges from the lab with top-secret tech to reinvent home beverages.
By Beth Kowitt

17 TECH
Tech Star
Eugene Kaspersky made billions crusading against cyber-evil. Now he’s living the high life.
By Vivienne Walt

18 TECH
The Fortune 500 Series
The best place to find a qualified job candidate? At PepsiCo, the answer is increasingly ”on the go.”
By Jennifer Alsever

20 INVEST
Interview
Morgan Stanley’s Dennis Lynch embraces volatility.
By Scott Medintz

22 INVEST

21st-Century Investing
Big-data companies are soaring. Despite high prices, it’s still possible to cash in.
By Lauren Silva Laughlin

23 INVEST
Wealth Adviser
European stocks are ready to rebound. Here’s how to make sure a rising dollar doesn’t erase your gains.
By Janice Revell

24 Allan Sloan
A word of caution for investors: Don’t be a slave to history.

25 Sheila Bair
When it comes to the new banking rules, more isn’t always better.

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60 BING!

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14 Green Mountain, which makes the Keurig brewing machine, is reengineering its pods and building new appliances to expand beyond coffee.
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