Great Place to Work Announces 2012 Best Small and Medium Workplaces List

Ninth annual list recognizes 50 best small and medium workplaces in the U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place to Work®, a global research and consulting firm, today revealed the 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list, published by FORTUNE magazine.

Now in its ninth year, the list recognizes the top 50 small and medium sized companies in the United States with exceptional workplace cultures. In the number one spot on the Small list is first-time list maker, Ruby Receptionists, while ACUITY returns to the top spot on the Medium list for the fourth consecutive year. 

"The commitment to sustain great workplace cultures is flourishing in business of all sizes," said Susan Lucas Conwell, Global CEO of Great Place to Work. "We are pleased to recognize these companies and their success both as businesses and as workplaces. The diversity of industries, locations, and age of these companies suggests that there are no barriers to building great workplaces, except maybe the will to do so and the belief in the value of a strong workplace culture."

"We have long been creating a unique and rewarding workplace culture that deserves recognition," said Jill Nelson, Founder and CEO of Portland, Oregon-based Ruby Receptionists.  "We all come to work each day with a real passion and purpose for the work we do—and, more importantly, for the people we work with."

"Being on the Great Place to Work list nine years in a row doesn't represent a competition to us. Rather, it is a reaffirmation of the way we try to innovate the relationship with our coworkers," said Jessica Antonelli of ACUITY.  "The Great Place to Work process helps you evaluate how you are cultivating these long term relationships."

The 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list features 18 first-time list makers, representing the largest influx of newcomers in several years. This year's list also features several companies that have been on the list for all 9 years the list has been produced, including: ACUITY, Eileen Fisher, Kahler Slater, Holder Construction Company, and Professional Placement Resources.   While professional and financial service companies dominate the list, a handful of technology companies, staffing agencies, and even a mining company also grace the list. The 2012 list also features the first government agency: the City of Rancho Corodova. Divided into two categories, Small (50-250 employees) and Medium (251-999 employees), the 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list process, which uses Great Place to Work's unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie. 

Best Small Workplaces

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#1 Ruby Receptionists
#2 INTUITIVE Research and Technology Corporation
#3 Badger Mining Corporation
#4 Studer Group
#5 ENGEO Incorporated
#6 Talent Plus, Inc. 
#7 Walker & Dunlop
#8 Root, Inc.
#9 McMurry
#10 Granite Properties, Inc.
#11 Radio Flyer, Inc.
#12 City of Rancho Cordova
#13 Xactly Corporation
#14 Akraya, Inc.
#15 Kahler Slater
#16 ZocDoc
#17 Assurance Agency, Ltd.
#18 Navigator Management Partners
#19 Dixon Schwabl
#20 Paramount Staffing
#21 AnswerLab
#22 Integrated Project Management Company, Inc.
#23 Professional Placement Resources, LLC
#24 Conductor, Inc.
#25 Insomniac Games

Best Medium Workplaces

#1 ACUITY
#2 Integrity Applications Incorporated
#3 Quantum Health
#4 Pinnacle Financial Partners
#5 EILEEN FISHER
#6 Ryan, LLC
#7 OtterBox
#8 Rally Software Development
#9 Cirrus Logic
#10 Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC
#11 Return Path, Inc.
#12 Snagajob
#13 CustomInk, LLC
#14 Noblis
#15 Spectrum
#16 Spokane Teachers Credit Union
#17 dunnhumbyUSA
#18 Embrace Home Loans, Inc.
#19 DELTA Resources, Inc.
#20 Holder Construction Company
#21 Veterans United Home Loans
#22 4imprint, Inc.
#23 CALIBRE
#24 Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
#25 Higher One

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