Northern Colorado's large technology employers are getting some recognition as the nation's top corporate citizens.

The CRO magazine ranks the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2007 from among 1,100 public companies based on a variety of corporate policies and actions.

The companies are given scores in categories focusing on shareholders, community, governance, diversity, employees, environment, human rights and products. The companies are then ranked by their average scores.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. was in the No. 2 spot on the list, with an average score of 1.703. AMD scored high in the employee relations and environment categories.

Intel Corp. scored an average of 1.399 points, putting it at No. 5. Intel had the highest score of all 100 companies listed for its employee relations. Additionally, Intel has landed on the Best Corporate Citizens list every year since its 2000 inception.

Agilent Technologies was seventh on the list with an average score of 1.3. The company, which recently sold more than 1,000 acres of land to Larimer County for its open space program, received its highest mark for environmental stewardship.

Eastman Kodak Co. came in at No. 34 with an average of .76. The company received its highest score in work-force diversity.

Tech companies might have topped the list, but other companies with a presence in Northern Colorado were recognized as well. Wells Fargo & Co. came in at No. 46 and KeyCorp, parent of Key Bank, landed at No. 89. Also on the list were Whole Foods at No. 54, Office Depot at No. 64 and Best Buy at No. 73.