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

1. Hanapin Marketing / Bloomington
2. Sharpen Technologies Inc. / Indianapolis
3. eimagine / Indianapolis
4. That’s Good HR / Indianapolis
5. Big City Cars / Fort Wayne
6. University High School of Indiana / Carmel
7. Lakeside Wealth Management / Chesterton
8. * Cripe / Indianapolis
9. * Indesign, LLC / Indianapolis
10. Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) / Indianapolis
11. * Apex Benefits / Indianapolis
12. Leaf Software Solutions / Carmel
13. Visit Indy / Indianapolis
14. Magnum Logistics / Plainfield
15. mAccounting, LLC / Indianapolis
16. Wessler Engineering / Indianapolis
17. Goelzer Investment Management, Inc. / Indianapolis
18. T&W Corporation / Indianapolis
19. The Garrett Companies / Greenwood
20. * FirstPerson / Indianapolis
21. JA Benefits, LLC / Bedford
22. Insurance Management Group / Marion
23. Probo Medical / Fishers
24. Jackson Systems / Indianapolis
25. RQAW / Indianapolis
26. LHD Benefit Advisors / Indianapolis
27. OfficeWorks / Fishers
28. Peepers by PeeperSpecs / Michigan City
29. The Skillman Corporation / Indianapolis
30. Community First Bank of Indiana / Kokomo
31. BlueSky Technology Partners / Noblesville
32. CleanSlate Technology Group / Carmel
33. Hamilton County Tourism / Carmel
34. Clinical Architecture / Carmel
35. Brite Systems / Indianapolis
36. Greenlight Guru / Indianapolis
37. DK Pierce and Associates / Zionsville
38. Guidon Design / Indianapolis
39. Nix Companies / Poseyville
40. BLASTmedia / Fishers
41. Accutech Systems / Muncie
42. Pondurance / Indianapolis
43. Sigstr / Indianapolis
44. Grote Automotive / Fort Wayne
45. VOSS Automotive / Fort Wayne
46. Merritt Contracting / Lebanon
47. netlogx LLC / Indianapolis
48. General Insurance Services / Michigan City
49. Bloomerang / Indianapolis
50. Inovateus Solar LLC / South Bend
51. Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc. / Indianapolis
52. Springbuk / Indianapolis
53. ClearObject, Inc. / Fishers
54. OrthoPediatrics / Warsaw
55. CENTURY 21 Scheetz / Multiple locations
56. Public Safety Medical / Indianapolis
57. RESOURCE Commercial Real Estate / Indianapolis

Medium Companies (75-249 U.S. employees) (30)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

1. * E-gineering / Indianapolis
2. Formstack / Indianapolis
3. Oak Street Funding LLC / Indianapolis
4. Moser Consulting / Indianapolis
5. Blue Horseshoe / Carmel
6. Gregory & Appel Insurance / Indianapolis
7. American College of Education / Indianapolis
8. First Internet Bank / Fishers
9. Lessonly / Indianapolis
10. Emarsys North America / Indianapolis
11. * Software Engineering Professionals (SEP) / Carmel
12. Weddle Bros. Construction Co., Inc. / Bloomington
13. J.C. Hart Company, Inc. / Carmel
14. HWC Engineering, Inc. / Indianapolis
15. CREA, LLC / Indianapolis
16. Visiting Nurse and Hospice of the Wabash Valley / Terre Haute
17. * Schmidt Associates, Inc. / Indianapolis
18. Parkview Wabash Hospital / Wabash
19. IDSolutions / Noblesville
20. * Elements Financial Federal Credit Union / Indianapolis
21. Midwest Mole / Greenfield
22. Peoples Bank SB / Munster
23. Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc. / Indianapolis
24. Morales Group, Inc. / Indianapolis
25. * United Consulting Engineers / Indianapolis
26. United Way of Central Indiana / Indianapolis
27. ESCO Communications / Indianapolis
28. Merchants Bank of Indiana and PR Mortgage & Investments / Carmel
29. Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries, Inc (DBA The Rescue Mission) / Fort Wayne
30. Envelop Group / Indianapolis

Large Companies (250-999 U.S. employees) (25)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

1. Blue 449 / Indianapolis
2. Kemper CPA Group LLP / Multiple locations
3. Onebridge / Indianapolis
4. ** Sikich / Indianapolis
5. Hylant / Multiple locations
6. * FORUM Credit Union / Fishers
7. The Kendall Group / Fort Wayne
8. * Katz, Sapper & Miller / Indianapolis
9. IPMG / West Lafayette
10. Appirio, A Wipro Company / Indianapolis
11. * Centier Bank / Merrillville
12. * WestPoint Financial Group / Indianapolis
13. Carbonite / Indianapolis
14. Parkview Whitley Hospital / Columbia City
15. * Blue & Co., LLC / Carmel
16. Parkview Noble Hospital / Kendallville
17. * Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company / Fort Wayne
18. American Structurepoint, Inc. / Indianapolis
19. Bastian Solutions / Indianapolis
20. Parkview Huntington Hospital / Huntington
21. MutualBank / Muncie
22. Ontario Systems / Muncie
23. Aluminum Trailer Company / Nappanee
24. Pacers Sports & Entertainment / Indianapolis
25. * Monarch Beverage / Indianapolis

Major Companies (1,000+ U.S. employees) (13)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

1. * ** Edward Jones / Statewide
2. * Horseshoe Casino Hammond / Hammond
3. * Salesforce / Indianapolis
4. Aerotek / Multiple locations
5. CareSource / Indianapolis
6. Ameristar Casino + Hotel East Chicago / East Chicago
7. Total Quality Logistics / Indianapolis
8. Perficient / Carmel
9. Colliers International – Indianapolis / Indianapolis
10. Kronos Incorporated / Indianapolis
11. Comcast Corporation / Multiple locations
12. First Merchants Bank / Muncie
13. * Capital Group / Carmel