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The Sixteenth Annual 2005 Globe 100 | The Best of Massachusetts Business Index of coverage Globe 100 chart
1. Boston Scientific
2. Varian Semi Assoc.
3. Gillette Co.
4. Avid Tech
5. Investors Fncl
No. 6-10
Complete 2005 Globe 100 chart

Life sciences firms are kings of the hill
Aspen Technology endures profit plunge
NStar still delivers
State seeks a few good giants

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All-time best performers in Globe 100

2005 Rank2004 RankCompanyTotal pointsHighest RankYearGlobe 100 appearances
1 1 TJX Cos. 1,381 1 1997 17
2 2 State Street Corp. 1,309 2 2003 17
3 3 Eaton Vance Corp. 1,148 1 2000 17
4 5 Gillette Co. 1,136 3 2005 14
5 6 Staples 1,096 6 2002, 2003 15
6 7 Reebok International Ltd. 1,066 1 1992 15
7 8 EMC Corp. 1,066 1 1994, 1995 12
8 4 FleetBoston Financial Corp. 1,046 3 2004 15
9 12 Analog Devices 954 2 2000, 2001 16
10 10 Keane 941 1 1990, 1999 16
11 9 Parametric Technology Corp. 909 2 1993 10
12 14 Millipore Corp. 892 7 2001 14
13 11 New England Business Service 889 7 1990 14
14 15 Thermo Electron Corp. 877 27 1992 16
15 13 Raytheon Co. 875 8 1990 17
16 16 Watts Water Technologies 803 20 1999 14
17 18 Cabot Corp. 773 14 1996 15
18 20 Cognex Corp. 760 6 1991 10
19 21 PerkinElmer 735 11 1999 12
20 19 Stride Rite Corp. 711 2 1990 14
21 -- Kronos 708 9 2003 12
22 17 Biogen Idec 705 4 1998 10
23 23 UniFirst Corp. 697 28 1991 17
24 22 Pioneer Group 637 6 1995 8
25 -- Talbots 604 8 2001 10
Points awarded by rank in Globe 100 each year; a first-place ranking in any given year earns 100 points, second place 99 points, and so on.SOURCE: Standard&Poor's Compustat
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