(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce honored a record 125 companies tonight at the 2018 Best Places to Work in Indiana celebration dinner, with rankings announced in four categories.
Taking the top spot:
- Hanapin Marketing, a Bloomington-based digital marketing company – small category (between 15 and 74 U.S. employees)
- E-gineering, a technology consulting firm on the northeast side of Indianapolis – medium category (between 75 and 249 U.S. employees)
- Blue 449, an open source media company from Indianapolis – large category (between 250 and 999 U.S. employees)
- Edward Jones, an investment firm with branch offices throughout the state – major category (1,000 or more U.S. employees)
It’s Hanapin Marketing’s first-place debut, while Blue 449 is a repeat honoree from last year.
E-gineering and Edward Jones are no strangers to No. 1; they last took top honors in 2015 and this marks the third and fifth time, respectively, in leading their category.
“These four companies are the gold standard for creating a successful culture in which employees can thrive. Company leaders particularly understand the importance today of work-life balance, treating workers with respect and offering benefits or perks that really resonate,” states Indiana Chamber President Kevin Brinegar.
“Attracting and keeping a talented workforce is top of mind for all Hoosier employers. Every company on the list made people the priority in its workplace, backing that up with policies and practices geared toward employee success and satisfaction.”
The companies received the Best Places to Work award of excellence at a dinner held at the Indiana Convention Center and sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College.
Winning companies ranged in employee count (at the time of application) from 16 to more than 1,700. Out-of-state parent companies were eligible to participate if at least 15 full-time employees are in Indiana.
Organizations that have displayed sustained excellence during the program’s 13-year history are also awarded Best Places to Work in Indiana Hall of Fame and Pinnacle designations.
Hall of Fame companies are those that have been named a Best Place to Work in Indiana at least 60% of the time in the program’s history; a total of 20 organizations on the 2018 list meet that criteria. Two companies – Edward Jones and Katz, Sapper & Miller – have made the Best Places to Work list all 13 years of the program.
The Pinnacle designation is reserved for those that have finished first in their category three or more times in a five-year period. The four Pinnacle companies in the program’s history are: Edward Jones, Hollingsworth & Zivitz, P.C., Microsoft and Sikich.
More information about the Best Places to Work companies is available via a special section of the May/June issue of the Indiana Chamber’s BizVoice® magazine, a statewide publication released tonight and accessible online at www.bizvoicemagazine.com.
Other program partners are Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, the Best Companies Group, HR Indiana SHRM and the Wellness Council of Indiana.
In addition to Ivy Tech Community College being the event sponsor, Purdue Global is the spirit sponsor and FirstPerson is the opening reception sponsor. Platinum sponsors are CareSource and Moser Consulting. Silver sponsors are Comcast, Eaton Corporation, Formstack, Human Capital Concepts, OurHealth, Pacers Sports & Entertainment and Smithville. Visibility sponsors are Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc., Delta Dental of Indiana and ESCO Communications, Inc.
These top companies in the state were determined through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. The Best Companies Group, which handled the selection process, oversees similar programs in 25 other states.
All companies participating in the 2018 Best Places to Work program receive an in-depth evaluation identifying strengths and weaknesses according to their employees, who are surveyed anonymously.
The report is often used in developing or enhancing employee retention and recruitment programs.
For more information on the Indiana Chamber’s Best Places to Work program, go to www.bestplacestoworkIN.com.
The full list of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Indiana companies by ranking:
*Hall of Fame companies
**Pinnacle companies
Small Companies (15-74 U.S. employees) (57)
Company / Primary Indiana Location
- Hanapin Marketing / Bloomington
- Sharpen Technologies Inc. / Indianapolis
- eimagine / Indianapolis
- That’s Good HR / Indianapolis
- Big City Cars / Fort Wayne
- University High School of Indiana / Carmel
- Lakeside Wealth Management / Chesterton
- * Cripe / Indianapolis
- * Indesign, LLC / Indianapolis
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) / Indianapolis
- * Apex Benefits / Indianapolis
- Leaf Software Solutions / Carmel
- Visit Indy / Indianapolis
- Magnum Logistics / Plainfield
- mAccounting, LLC / Indianapolis
- Wessler Engineering / Indianapolis
- Goelzer Investment Management, Inc. / Indianapolis
- T&W Corporation / Indianapolis
- The Garrett Companies / Greenwood
- * FirstPerson / Indianapolis
- JA Benefits, LLC / Bedford
- Insurance Management Group / Marion
- Probo Medical / Fishers
- Jackson Systems / Indianapolis
- RQAW / Indianapolis
- LHD Benefit Advisors / Indianapolis
- OfficeWorks / Fishers
- Peepers by PeeperSpecs / Michigan City
- The Skillman Corporation / Indianapolis
- Community First Bank of Indiana / Kokomo
- BlueSky Technology Partners / Noblesville
- CleanSlate Technology Group / Carmel
- Hamilton County Tourism / Carmel
- Clinical Architecture / Carmel
- Brite Systems / Indianapolis
- Greenlight Guru / Indianapolis
- DK Pierce and Associates / Zionsville
- Guidon Design / Indianapolis
- Nix Companies / Poseyville
- BLASTmedia / Fishers
- Accutech Systems / Muncie
- Pondurance / Indianapolis
- Sigstr / Indianapolis
- Grote Automotive / Fort Wayne
- VOSS Automotive / Fort Wayne
- Merritt Contracting / Lebanon
- netlogx LLC / Indianapolis
- General Insurance Services / Michigan City
- Bloomerang / Indianapolis
- Inovateus Solar LLC / South Bend
- Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc. / Indianapolis
- Springbuk / Indianapolis
- ClearObject, Inc. / Fishers
- OrthoPediatrics / Warsaw
- CENTURY 21 Scheetz / Multiple locations
- Public Safety Medical / Indianapolis
- RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate / Indianapolis
Medium Companies (75-249 U.S. employees) (30)
Company / Primary Indiana Location
- * E-gineering / Indianapolis
- Formstack / Indianapolis
- Oak Street Funding LLC / Indianapolis
- Moser Consulting / Indianapolis
- Blue Horseshoe / Carmel
- Gregory & Appel Insurance / Indianapolis
- American College of Education / Indianapolis
- First Internet Bank / Fishers
- Lessonly / Indianapolis
- Emarsys North America / Indianapolis
- * Software Engineering Professionals (SEP) / Carmel
- Weddle Bros. Construction Co., Inc. / Bloomington
- J.C. Hart Company, Inc. / Carmel
- HWC Engineering, Inc. / Indianapolis
- CREA, LLC / Indianapolis
- Visiting Nurse and Hospice of the Wabash Valley / Terre Haute
- * Schmidt Associates, Inc. / Indianapolis
- Parkview Wabash Hospital / Wabash
- IDSolutions / Noblesville
- * Elements Financial Federal Credit Union / Indianapolis
- Midwest Mole / Greenfield
- Peoples Bank SB / Munster
- Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc. / Indianapolis
- Morales Group, Inc. / Indianapolis
- * United Consulting Engineers / Indianapolis
- United Way of Central Indiana / Indianapolis
- ESCO Communications / Indianapolis
- Merchants Bank of Indiana and PR Mortgage & Investments / Carmel
- Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries, Inc (DBA The Rescue Mission) / Fort Wayne
- Envelop Group / Indianapolis
Large Companies (250-999 U.S. employees) (25)
Company / Primary Indiana Location
- Blue 449 / Indianapolis
- Kemper CPA Group LLP / Multiple locations
- Onebridge / Indianapolis
- ** Sikich / Indianapolis
- Hylant / Multiple locations
- * FORUM Credit Union / Fishers
- The Kendall Group / Fort Wayne
- * Katz, Sapper & Miller / Indianapolis
- IPMG / West Lafayette
- Appirio, A Wipro Company / Indianapolis
- * Centier Bank / Merrillville
- * WestPoint Financial Group / Indianapolis
- Carbonite / Indianapolis
- Parkview Whitley Hospital / Columbia City
- * Blue & Co., LLC / Carmel
- Parkview Noble Hospital / Kendallville
- * Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company / Fort Wayne
- American Structurepoint, Inc. / Indianapolis
- Bastian Solutions / Indianapolis
- Parkview Huntington Hospital / Huntington
- MutualBank / Muncie
- Ontario Systems / Muncie
- Aluminum Trailer Company / Nappanee
- Pacers Sports & Entertainment / Indianapolis
- * Monarch Beverage / Indianapolis
Major Companies (1,000+ U.S. employees) (13)
Company / Primary Indiana Location
- * ** Edward Jones / Statewide
- * Horseshoe Casino Hammond / Hammond
- * Salesforce / Indianapolis
- Aerotek / Multiple locations
- CareSource / Indianapolis
- Ameristar Casino + Hotel East Chicago / East Chicago
- Total Quality Logistics / Indianapolis
- Perficient / Carmel
- Colliers International – Indianapolis / Indianapolis
- Kronos Incorporated / Indianapolis
- Comcast Corporation / Multiple locations
- First Merchants Bank / Muncie
- * Capital Group / Carmel
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The Indiana Chamber partners with 25,000 members and investors – representing over four million Hoosiers – to achieve the mission of “cultivating a world-class environment which provides economic opportunity and prosperity.”
Source: Indiana Chamber
