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Winners: Florida's Best Companies to Work For 2015
The 100 companies that made the cut in our seventh annual Best Companies to Work For rankings
• • • Best Large Companies (250 or more employees) | ||
Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
1 | DPR Construction, Redwood City, Calif. | General contractor and construction manager specializing in complex and sustainable projects |
2 | Hunton & Williams, Miami | Law firm with disciplines in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, securities law, IP, international and government relations, regulatory law, privacy and cybersecurity, and products liability |
3 | Edward Jones, St. Louis, Mo. | Stock brokerage partnership |
4 | Protiviti, Tampa | Consulting firm specializing in finance, technology, operations, governance, risk and internal audit |
5 | HFF, Dallas | Provides capital markets transaction services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry |
6 | Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, Jacksonville | 963-room hotel in downtown Jacksonville |
7 | Peak 10, Charlotte, N.C. | IT infrastructure firm providing network and cloud services |
8 | Foley & Mansfield, Miami | Provides legal services in banking and finance, business and corporate, commercial litigation, construction law and litigation, creditors rights and elder law |
9 | Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa | Hotel for business travelers and vacationers |
10 | North Highland Worldwide Consulting, Atlanta | Management consulting firm focusing on complex business problems |
11 | FCCI Insurance Group, Sarasota | Provides commercial property and casualty insurance to business owners |
12 | CompHealth, Salt Lake City | Provides permanent placement and temporary staffing to health care facilities |
13 | CBIZ MHM - Tampa Bay, Cleveland | Provides tax, accounting and consulting services |
14 | CTI Resource Management Services, Jacksonville | Provides IT support services, including administrative, financial, logistic and facility management support services to government customers |
15 | UniFirst, Wilmington, Mass. | Provides uniforms and work wear to businesses |
16 | Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood | Third-largest public health care system in the U.S. |
17 | HOK, St. Louis, Mo. | Design, architecture, engineering and planning firm |
18 | Ryan, Dallas | Tax services firm, with the largest indirect and property tax practices in North America and the sixth-largest corporate tax practice in the U.S. |
19 | Suffolk Construction, Boston | Provides preconstruction, construction management, design-build and general contracting services |
20 | Capital City Bank, Tallahassee | Offers a full range of financial services |
21 | RCI, Parsippany, NJ | Vacation timeshare exchange; manages vacation rentals |
22 | Hanson Professional Services, Springfield, Ill. | Provides engineering, planning and consulting services |
23 | PCL Construction, Denver | General contracting organization, commercial buildings, civil engineering, industrial market |
24 | American Strategic Insurance Corp., St. Petersburg | Offers personal lines residential property insurance, commercial lines property insurance, personal umbrella insurance, flood and excess flood insurance |
25 | FBC Mortgage, Orlando | Mortgage lender |
26 | Alliance Residential, Phoenix | Has more than $3 billion invested in real estate and manages a $9-billion portfolio |
27 | Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Va. | Offers banking products and services to military personnel, veterans and their families |
28 | Sunset & Skyway Memory Gardens & Funeral Homes, Houston | Funeral, cremation and memorialization company |
29 | Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee | Law firm with focuses in health care and life sciences, business law, data privacy and security, and complex litigation. |
30 | Insperity, Kingwood, Texas | Provides human resources and business solutions |
31 | Weatherby Healthcare, Fort Lauderdale | Physician staffing company |
32 | CA Technologies, Islandia, N.Y. | IT management and security software company |
• • • Best Midsized Companies (50 to 249 employees) | ||
Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
1 | Financial Design Associates, Springfield, Mass. | Provides estate planning, life insurance, long-term care insurance, employee benefits, business insurance, pension and retirement planning, and investments/asset accumulation strategies |
2 | RNnetwork, Salt Lake City | Travel nurse staffing company |
3 | PowerDMS, Orlando | Cloud-based document management software company |
4 | AgileThought, Tampa | Mobile application and custom software development company |
5 | Optima Healthcare Solutions, Palm City | Develops software applications focusing on therapy businesses � clinical, administrative and financial |
6 | HomeBanc N.A., Tampa | Provides banking services |
7 | Security First Insurance, Ormond Beach | Homeowners insurance company |
8 | Premier Eye Care, Tampa | Provides eye care to insured members |
9 | Momentum Consulting, Miami Lakes | IT services and consulting with core areas in enterprise application development and systems integration, data management and business analytics, and Microsoft SharePoint implementation and development |
10 | The Lord's Place, West Palm Beach | Provides services focused on moving individuals and families from dependence to self-determination |
11 | Market Traders Institute, Lake Mary | Provides education to beginner, intermediate and advanced market traders |
12 | Cross, Fernandez & Riley, Orlando | Public accounting firm |
13 | Bouchard Insurance, Clearwater | Offers commercial, personal, group benefits and surety insurance services |
14 | iVenture Solutions, Jacksonville | Provides customer-oriented solutions to small and midsized business; services include network security, data center services, technology consulting; and disaster prevention and recovery |
15 | Clickbooth, Sarasota | Clickbooth's CPA (Cost-Per-Action) affiliate marketing model unites product sellers with those who drive traffic. |
16 | Berkowitz Pollack Brant, Miami | Provides a comprehensive approach to income, estate, financial and business planning |
17 | Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPAs, St. Petersburg | Accounting and consulting firm with a focus on helping clients increase income, protect assets, transfer wealth and manage tax consequences |
18 | Apollo Bank, Miami | Community bank focused on services to small and midsized businesses as well as entrepreneurs |
19 | KAST Construction, West Palm Beach | Construction management firm in multiple markets, including hospitality, residential, high-rise condominium, municipal buildings, retail, health care, industrial, science, technology and the arts. |
20 | First Florida Credit Union, Jacksonville | Provides financial products and services. |
21 | True Partners Consulting, Chicago | Tax and business advisory firm focusing on general business, finance and tax consulting |
22 | S-One Holdings, Sarasota | Holding company for ABAQA, Avatrex, Brand Management Group, LexJet and Utopia Digital Technologies |
23 | Compass Research, Orlando | Clinical research company focused on testing new medications |
24 | Cole Engineering Services, Orlando | Develops simulation-based training, serious gaming, technical services, training and other support services |
25 | The Villages Insurance, The Villages | Insurance agency focused on personal, commercial, senior life and health and employee benefits insurance |
26 | Kyra InfoTech, Lakeland | Provides information technology services to the state of Florida |
27 | Air-Transport IT Services, Orlando | Develops, maintains and supports software and hardware for the airport and seaport industries |
28 | Emphasys Software, Miami | Develops software focused on clients in public housing, housing finance, treasury and debt management, residential real estate and the travel industry |
29 | AustinCSI, Plano, Texas | Management consulting firm specializing in project management, organizational change management, software quality management and customer experience management. |
• • • Best Small Companies (15 to 49 employees) | ||
Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
1 | Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, Winter Park | Law office focusing on employment matters |
2 | Atlas Professional Services, Tampa | Managed service provider, managing companies� technology needs |
3 | InterMed Biomedical Services, Alachua | Sells and services biomedical equipment |
4 | Alltrust Insurance, Palm Harbor | Consulting firm specializing in health care plans and needs |
5 | Kavaliro, Orlando | Provides employees for permanent and part-time positions |
6 | MatrixOneSource, Jacksonville | Outsourcing and IT company, specializing in HR, payroll and IT services |
7 | ReliaQuest, Tampa | Provides security technology services |
8 | Management Specialists Services, Gainesville | Community association management firm |
9 | Ennis, Pellum & Associates CPAs Jacksonville | Public accounting and consulting firm offering audit, tax, technology and business advisory services |
10 | HNM Global Logistics, Orlando | Freight forwarder specializing in importing, exporting, custom brokerage and warehousing |
11 | Bit-Wizards, Fort Walton Beach | Software development, digital marketing and IT consulting firm |
12 | InfiLaw Naples | Provides management solutions, educational programs and course delivery to law schools and higher-ed institutions |
13 | Convergence Consulting Group, Tampa | Consults with customers on operational and strategic challenges |
14 | Radey Law Firm, Tallahassee | Law firm offering regulatory, transactional, litigation and governmental consulting |
15 | B&B Office Systems, Gainesville | Office equipment and repair services, document management, office work flow solutions |
16 | Weston Insurance, Coral Gables | Insurer focused on windstorm and hail policies |
17 | iMethods, Jacksonville | Health care and general IT consulting/recruiting firm |
18 | Squaremouth, St. Petersburg | Compares travel insurance products |
19 | Moore Communications Group, Tallahassee | Provides advertising, social media, graphic design, marketing, public affair and PR services |
20 | Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., Fort Myers | Public accounting and consulting firm, offering audits and reviews, bookkeeping, business services, financial planning, forensic accounting and health care advisory services |
21 | Uproar PR, Orlando | PR firm working with technology, consumer and professional services customers |
22 | Horizon Innovations, Jacksonville | Marketing firm |
23 | Convert2Media, Ocoee | Marketing firm |
24 | Evershore Financial Group, Palm Beach Gardens | Financial planning firm specializing in wealth managment |
25 | Cardinal Management Group of Florida, Naples | Community management company |
26 | rbb Public Relations, Coral Gables | Marketing communications company |
27 | Clark/Nikdel/Powell, Winter Haven | Marketing, advertising and web development firm |
28 | Right Management, Fort Lauderdale | Career development, job placement firm |
29 | Ropella Group Milton | Executive search and consulting firm specializing in chemical, consumer products tech and energy industries |
30 | The Davidson Cos., St. Augustine | Provides planning, development, construction and marketing for real estate projects |
31 | CPS Investment Advisors, Lakeland | Provides fee-only wealthy management services |
32 | Sandcastle Community Management, Naples | Association management company working with condo and homeowners associations |
33 | Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance, Tallahassee | Multi-line insurance agency |
34 | CAREERXCHANGE, Miami | Recruiting organization |
35 | Jimerson & Cobb, Jacksonville | Law firm specializing in business litigation, construction, banking and real estate |
36 | Crossman & Co., Orlando | Retail leasing and management company |
37 | MCCi, Tallahassee | Document management and scanning, and open-records request management |
38 | Sawgrass Mutual Insurance, Davie | Provides homeowner insurance |
39 | Partners in Association Management, Tallahassee | Provides strategic and operational management for state, regional and national non-profit associations and other organizations |