Newton County residents looking for a great place to work locally may want to consider the five companies that garnered spots on the 2014 list of FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. General Mills, Darden Restaurants, Publix Super Markets, Edward Jones and Quik Trip, which all have locations in Newton County, joined 95 other global and national corporations in the annual survey of employee satisfaction. General Mills has a cereal production plant off Ga. Highway 142, Publix has a supermarket at the intersection of Brown Bridge and Salem roads, and Longhorn Steakhouse off U.S.