(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana companies throughout the state have rallied to adapt to the current climate and new ways of operation. A total of 125 of these businesses have been named to the Best Places to Work in Indiana list, which includes more than 30 newcomers from last year.
Including three locally in the small business category – JA Benefits, LLC in Bedford, John Bethell Title Company, Inc. in Bloomington, and Artisan Electronics in Odon.
The annual program, which started in 2006, is presented by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
“With the extreme and unexpected challenges of 2020, we were delighted to see the program participation level stay relatively flat and that so many Hoosier companies responded to the pandemic in a way that their employees greatly appreciated,” offers Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar. “Company culture went far beyond the official benefits and perks to worker safety and taking job flexibility to levels that most couldn’t have imagined. All the employers honored should be especially proud to be on the list this year.”
Winning companies represent nearly 30 cities and towns across the state. In addition to Indianapolis, multiple winners hail from Carmel, Evansville, Fishers, Greenwood, Lawrence, Michigan City, Noblesville, Plainfield and South Bend.
The company rankings will be unveiled May 6 at an awards event sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College. The format is yet to be determined – either entirely virtual or a hybrid with an in-person option. Final determination will be made based on attendee safety and input of the winners.
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.
Winners were selected from four categories: small companies of between 15 and 74 U.S. employees; medium companies of between 75 and 249 U.S. employees; large companies of between 250 and 999 U.S. employees; and major companies with 1,000 or more U.S. employees. Out-of-state parent companies were eligible to participate if at least 15 full-time employees are in Indiana.
The 2021 Best Places to Work in Indiana companies range in Hoosier employee count from 15 to more than 2,300.
Organizations on this year’s list that have displayed sustained excellence during the program’s 16-year history receive additional recognition.
Hall of Fame companies is those that have been named the Best Place to Work in Indiana at least 60 percent of the time in the program’s history (or 10 out of 16 years). Of note: Edward Jones and Katz, Sapper & Miller have been named to the winning list all 16 years of the program.
In addition to the May 6 awards, winners will be recognized via a special section of the Indiana Chamber’s BizVoice® magazine and through Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick – both of which reach statewide audiences. Additional program partners are the Best Companies Group, Indiana State Council of SHRM, and the Wellness Council of Indiana.
All companies that participated in the 2021 Best Places to Work program receive an in-depth evaluation identifying strengths and weaknesses according to their employees. In turn, this report can be used in developing or enhancing employee retention and recruitment programs.
For more information on the Best Places to Work program, go to www.bestplacestoworkIN.com.
The 2021 Best Places to Work in Indiana awards will be open to the public.
Platinum sponsor is Moser Consulting. Silver sponsors: CLA and LHD Benefit Advisors. Visibility sponsors: Banning Engineering; Formstack; Horseshoe Casino Hammond; Jackson Lewis P.C.; MCM CPAs & Advisors; Old National Bank; Performance Services, Inc.; and ProCourse Fiduciary Advisors.
Sponsorships are still available; contact Tim Brewer at (317) 496-0704 or tbrewer@indianachamber.com for more details.
The 2021 Best Places to Work in Indiana companies listed in alphabetical order, no ranking:
* Hall of Fame companies
Small Companies (15-74 U.S. employees) (59)
Company / Primary Indiana Location
- ADVISA / Carmel
- American Income Life – Indiana / Indianapolis
- * Apex Benefits / Indianapolis
- Artisan Electronics / Odon
- Auctor Corporation / Indianapolis
- Banning Engineering / Plainfield
- BGBC CPAs & Advisors / Indianapolis
- BLASTmedia / Fishers
- BlueSky Commerce / Noblesville
- Brite Systems / Indianapolis
- Centerfirst / Carmel
- Conner Insurance / Indianapolis
- * Cripe / Indianapolis
- CSpring / Indianapolis
- DK Pierce & Associates / Zionsville
- ECS Solutions, Inc / Evansville
- Edify Labs, Inc. / Fishers
- eimagine Technology Group / Indianapolis
- Encamp / Indianapolis
- Family Horizons Credit Union / Indianapolis
- * First Person / Indianapolis
- Fleece Performance Engineering / Pittsboro
- General Insurance Services / Michigan City
- Goelzer Investment Management / Indianapolis
- Guidon Design / Indianapolis
- Hamilton Designs, LLC / Fishers
- HVAF of Indiana / Indianapolis
- Indiana Emergency Care / Lafayette
- Insurance Management Group / Marion
- Invesque / Carmel
- iRiS Recruiting Solutions / Carmel
- JA Benefits, LLC / Bedford
- John Bethell Title Company, Inc. / Bloomington
- KBSO Consulting LLC / Carmel
- * Leaf Software Solutions / Carmel
- LHD Benefit Advisors / Indianapolis
- Luther Consulting, LLC / Carmel
- Magnum Logistics / Plainfield
- Mainstay Property Group / Indianapolis
- Mattison Corporation / Indianapolis
- MD Architects / Indianapolis
- netlogx LLC / Indianapolis
- Peepers / Michigan City
- Powers & Sons Construction Company / Indianapolis
- Raybourn Group International / Indianapolis
- REGO-FIX USA / Whitestown
- Reis-Nichols / Indianapolis
- Schneider Geospatial, LLC / Indianapolis
- Sponsel CPA Group, LLC / Indianapolis
- Steinberger Construction, Inc. / Logansport
- T&W Corporation / Indianapolis
- The MDC Group / Noblesville
- The Mind Trust / Indianapolis
- The RND Group / Indianapolis
- TrueScripts / Washington
- Ultimate Technologies Group / Fishers
- Valve and Meter Performance Marketing / Lawrence
- Vibenomics / Fishers
- Visit Indy / Indianapolis
Medium Companies (75-249 U.S. employees) (38) Company / Primary Indiana Location
- American College of Education / Indianapolis
- Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc. / Indianapolis
- Community First Bank of Indiana / Kokomo
- DiscountFilters.com / Greenwood
- * E-gineering / Indianapolis
- * Elements Financial Federal Credit Union / Indianapolis
- Formstack / Fishers
- GadellNet Consulting Services / Carmel
- Gibson / South Bend
- Greenlight Guru / Indianapolis
- Harmony Healthcare IT / South Bend
- HWC Engineering, Inc. / Indianapolis
- * Indesign, LLC / Lawrence
- Indiana Oxygen Company / Indianapolis
- Interactive Digital Solutions / Noblesville
- * J.C. Hart Company, Inc / Carmel
- Jackson Systems / Indianapolis
- LifeOmic / Indianapolis
- Lochmueller Group, Inc. / Evansville
- MJ Insurance / Carmel
- Moser Consulting / Indianapolis
- NAMIC / Indianapolis
- Oak Street Funding LLC / Indianapolis
- OneCause / Indianapolis
- OrthoPediatrics / Warsaw
- Performance Services / Indianapolis
- Prolific / Indianapolis
- RQAW / Fishers
- Schmidt Associates / Indianapolis
- * SEP / Carmel
- Sharpen Technologies / Indianapolis
- Shrewsberry & Associates, LLC / Indianapolis
- Skillman Corporation / Indianapolis
- Springbuk / Indianapolis
- The Garrett Companies / Greenwood
- * United Consulting / Indianapolis
- Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Wabash Valley / Terre Haute
- Wessler Engineering / Indianapolis
Large Companies (250-999 U.S. employees) (15)
Company / Primary Indiana Location
- * Blue & Co., LLC / Carmel
- Blue Horseshoe Solutions / Carmel
- CAPTRUST Lakeside / Chesterton
- * Centier Bank / Merrillville
- Electric Plus, Inc. / Avon
- * FORUM Credit Union / Fishers
- Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino (Caesars Entertainment) / Anderson
- Hylant / Multiple locations
- Impact Networking / Indianapolis
- * Katz, Sapper & Miller / Indianapolis
- MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP / Indianapolis
- Merchants Bank of Indiana / Merchants Capital / Carmel
- Onebridge / Indianapolis
- * WestPoint Financial Group / Indianapolis
- Zotec Partners / Carmel
Major Companies (1,000+ U.S. employees) (13)
Company / Primary Indiana Location
- ARCO Design/Build / Indianapolis
- Baker Tilly US, LLP / Indianapolis
- Barnes and Thornburg LLP / Indianapolis
- CLA / Indianapolis
- Colliers International / Indianapolis
- CSI / Valparaiso
- * Edward Jones / Statewide
- First Busey Corporation / Carmel
- * Horseshoe Casino Hammond / Hammond
- * Microsoft Corporation / Indianapolis
- * Salesforce / Indianapolis
- Total Quality Logistics / Indianapolis
- UKG / Indianapolis
