| • • • Best Large Companies (250 or more employees) | ||
| Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
| 1 | UniFirst, Wilmington, Mass. | Provides uniforms and work wear to businesses |
| 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 | DPR Construction, Redwood City, Calif. | General contractor and construction manager |
| 5 | North Highland Worldwide Consulting, Atlanta | Management consulting firm focusing on complex business problems |
| 6 | Collaborative Solutions, Reston, Va. | Finance and HR consulting firm |
| 7 | Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa | Hotel |
| 8 | The Beck Group, Dallas | Design/build construction firm |
| 9 | Duke Realty, Indianapolis | Owns/manages office space |
| 10 | Hanson Professional Services, Springfield, Ill. | Provides engineering, planning and consulting services |
| 11 | FCCI Insurance Group, Sarasota | Provides commercial property and casualty insurance to business owners |
| 12 | Insperity, Kingwood, Texas | Provides human resources and business solutions |
| 13 | Alliance Residential, Phoenix | Has more than $3 billion invested in real estate and manages a $9-billion portfolio |
| 14 | Protiviti, Menlo Park, CA | Consulting firm specializing in finance, technology, operations, governance, risk and internal audit |
| 15 | WithumSmith+Brown, Princeton, N.J. | Accounting and consulting firm |
| 16 | CBIZ MHM-Tampa Bay, Cleveland | Provides tax, accounting and consulting services |
| 17 | BDO USA, Chicago | Accounting |
| 18 | American Strategic Insurance, St. Petersburg | Offers personal lines residential property insurance, commercial lines property insurance, personal umbrella insurance, flood and excess flood insurance |
| 19 | RCI, Parsippany, N.J. | Vacation timeshare exchange; manages vacation rentals |
| 20 | Moss Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Houston | Funeral and cremation services company |
| 21 | Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Orlando | Timeshare company |
| 22 | Capital City Bank, Tallahassee | Bank |
| 23 | BRPH, Melbourne | Architectural/engineering firm |
| 24 | Suffolk Construction, Boston | Provides preconstruction, construction management, design-build and general contracting services |
| 25 | FBC Mortgage, Orlando | Mortgage lender |
| 26 | Arthrex, Naples | Surgical device designer/manufacturer; medical education |
| 27 | CA Technologies, Islandia, N.Y. | IT management and security software company |
| 28 | Total Quality Logistics, Cincinnati | Transportation logistics company |
| • • • Best Midsized Companies (50 to 249 employees) | ||
| Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
| 1 | HomeBanc N.A., Tampa | Banking services |
| 2 | Elite SEM, New York | Digital marketing |
| 3 | RevContent, Sarasota | Advertising and content provider |
| 4 | Ausley McMullen, Tallahassee | Civil law firm |
| 5 | Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners, Tampa | Insurance/risk management firm |
| 6 | PowerDMS, Orlando | Cloud-based document management software company |
| 7 | The Lord's Place, West Palm Beach | Provides services focused on moving individuals and families from dependence to self-determination |
| 8 | Atlantic Coast Bank, Jacksonville | Community bank |
| 9 | MCCi, Tallahassee | Records management |
| 10 | Daszkal Bolton, Boca Raton | Accounting/advisory firm |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | Mint Physician Staffing, Houston | Physician staffing firm |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Cole Engineering Services, Orlando | Develops simulation-based training, serious gaming, technical services, training and other support services |
| 16 | Market Traders Institute, Lake Mary | Provides education to beginner, intermediate and advanced market traders |
| 17 | Security First Managers, Ormond Beach | Homeowners insurance company |
| 18 | Hayes Locums, Fort Lauderdale | Health care staffing firm |
| 19 | Premier Eye Care, Tampa | Provides eye care to insured members |
| 20 | RNnetwork, Salt Lake City | Nurse staffing firm |
| 21 | Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants, Miami | Provides a comprehensive approach to income, estate, financial and business planning |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Advanced Medical, Port Orange | Health care recruitment firm |
| 25 | AgileThought, Tampa | Mobile application and custom software development company |
| 26 | A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure, Bartow | Engineering, geology and general contractor |
| 27 | Apollo Bank, Miami | Community bank focused on services to small and midsized businesses as well as entrepreneurs |
| 28 | Bouchard Insurance, Clearwater | Offers commercial, personal, group benefits and surety insurance services |
| 29 | Kaufman Lynn Construction, Boca Raton | Commercial construction firm |
| 30 | Hedrick Bros. Construction, West Palm Beach | Construction firm |
| • • • 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 | CAREERXCHANGE, Miami | Recruiting organization |
| 3 | Patel, Greene & Associates, Bartow | Engineering firm |
| 4 | Atlas Professional Services, Tampa | Managed service provider, managing companies’ technology needs |
| 5 | Bit-Wizards, Fort Walton Beach | Software development, digital marketing and IT consulting firm |
| 6 | Alltrust Insurance, Palm Harbor | Consulting firm specializing in health care plans and needs |
| 7 | Kavaliro, Orlando | Provides employees for permanent and part-time positions |
| 8 | Evershore Financial Group, Palm Beach Gardens | Financial planning firm specializing in wealth managment |
| 9 | Ennis, Pellum & Associates CPAs, Jacksonville | Public accounting and consulting firm offering audit, tax, technology and business advisory services |
| 10 | Clark/Nikdel/Powell, Winter Haven | Marketing, advertising and web development firm |
| 11 | Moore Communications Group, Tallahassee | Provides advertising, social media, graphic design, marketing, public affair and PR services |
| 12 | Uproar PR, Orlando | PR firm working with technology, consumer and professional services customers |
| 13 | Jimerson & Cobb, Jacksonville | Law firm specializing in business litigation, construction, banking and real estate |
| 14 | Clearview Land Design, Tampa | Civil engineering, site design, landscape architecture, land planning, community planning, GIS service |
| 15 | VS/Brooks, Coral Gables | Branding/communications agency |
| 16 | Clickbooth, Sarasota | Online advertising sales |
| 17 | Auburn Water System, Crestview | Potable water supplier |
| 18 | Net Conversion, Orlando | Digital marketing |
| 19 | Simple HR, Destin | Professional employer organization |
| 20 | InstaNatural, Orlando | A holding company for InstaNatural (beauty products) and TriNova (automotive and household cleaning) |
| 21 | Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance, Tallahassee | Multi-line insurance agency |
| 22 | Partners in Association Management, Tallahassee | Provides strategic and operational management for state, regional and national non-profit associations and other organizations |
| 23 | We Insure Group, Jacksonville | Insurance Agency |
| 24 | Member Benefits, Jacksonville | Insurance and financial services organization |
| 25 | JWB Real Estate Capital, Jacksonville | Turnkey property investments |
| 26 | Squaremouth, St. Petersburg | Compares travel insurance products |
| 27 | CPS Investment Advisors, Lakeland | Provides fee-only wealthy management services |
| 28 | Horizon Innovations, Jacksonville | Marketing firm |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | Management Specialists Services, Gainesville | Community association management firm |
| 31 | Newman-Dailey Resort Properties, Miramar Beach | Resort rentals, sales and association management |
| 32 | Overseas Cargo, Coral Gables | Transportation logistics |
| 33 | Crossman & Co., Orlando | Retail leasing and management company |
| 34 | New Horizons Computer Learning Center of South Florida, Plantation | Technology training company |
| 35 | PDR CPAs, Clearwater | CPA firm |
| 36 | Aquatic Design & Engineering, Orlando | Water feature designer/engineer |
| 37 | Findsome & Winmore, Orlando | Digital marketing agency |
| 38 | EverCheck, Jacksonville Beach | Health care license verification and monitoring company |
| 39 | Nitro Mobile Solutions, Tampa | Software developer |
| 40 | Future Energy Solutions, Fort Lauderdale | Designs, installs and maintains energy-efficient lighting for commercial markets |
| 41 | Sawgrass Mutual Insurance, Sunrise | Provider of homeowners insurance |
| 42 | DesignShop, Orlando | Exhibit, event and display services firm |
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