The financial services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 2 on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2010. This is the company’s 11th year on the list, according to the eight financial advisors serving North Kitsap. Edward Jones also ranked No. 1 for large-sized companies. The full list and related stories appear in the Feb. 8 issue of Fortune, available on newsstands Jan. 25 and currently at www.fortune.com/bestcompanies.

Edward Jones’ 11 Fortune rankings include top 10 finishes for eight years and consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003. This is the firm’s second consecutive year in the No. 2 spot.

In naming Edward Jones to the list, Fortune editors said: “The investment adviser weathered the recession without closing one of its 12,615 offices or laying off a single employee. Salaries were frozen, but profit sharing continued.”

To pick the “Best Companies to Work For,” Fortune partners with the Great Place to Work Institute, a global research and consulting firm with offices in 30 countries, to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America.

Edward Jones has local offices in Poulsbo and Kingston. For more information, go to www.edwardjones.com.