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Think your company should have been a Top Workplace in 2011 or has made enough improvements to be on this year's list? Now is your chance to have your say. | Do you work for a Top Workplace? Full storyFull story

Updated: Jan. 9, 2012 - 09:11 AM

Top Workplaces: Real estate firms rate highly

For people who sell real estate, the "cloud" is taking the place of the cubicle as they rely more on technology. And yet for many agents, it's the face-to-face connections between them and their managers that seem to matter most. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jan. 4, 2012 - 11:48 AM

Community: Making connection to something beyond the business

It's not only about wages and benefits. Employees want to feel they contribute to more than a bottom line. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 24, 2011 - 02:46 PM

Small companies: Employees come first at The Container Store

Employers such as The Container Store earned top rankings by making workers stakeholders in their enterprises' success. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 23, 2011 - 11:48 AM

Medium companies: It’s a loyalty thing for The Emily Program

By promoting things like scheduling flexibility, creativity or a feeling of family, these businesses connect with employees. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 23, 2011 - 11:52 AM

Large companies: Cargill, Kwik Trip join Keller Williams at top

These big businesses know that valued employees are assets whose worth translates into a better bottom line. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jan. 5, 2012 - 03:15 PM

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Top firms investing in new technology to make employees happier

Minnesota's top employers find that satisfied, loyal employees often help to create satisfied, loyal customers, too. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 23, 2011 - 11:54 AM

Top leaders: Striving to have their companies reflect their values

But it takes many people devoted to a common goal, regardless of the title on their business cards, to be leaders and to make something great. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 23, 2011 - 11:55 AM

TOP 10 LARGE EMPLOYERS

1	Keller Williams Realty
2	Cargill
3	Kwik Trip
4	Bremer Bank
5	Securian Financial Group Inc.
6	General Mills
7	ING DIRECT
8	Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
9	Graco
10	Mayo Clinic

TOP 10 MIDSIZE EMPLOYERS

1	The Emily Program
2	Right at Home
3	Pediatric Home Service
4	The Nerdery
5	Microsoft
6	Hammer Residences Inc.
7	Colle+McVoy
8	Proto Labs Inc.
9	Marco Inc.
10	Landscape Structures Inc.

TOP 10 SMALL EMPLOYERS

1	Roger Fazendin REALTORS
2	Valley Rehabilitation Services
3	The Container Stores
4	NetApp
5	The ALARIS Group Inc.
6	Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Bohannon Group
7	Thymes
8	Eagle Ridge Academy
9	Pharmaceutical Specialties
10	TheMLSonline.com

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And the winner is ... 12 that went above and beyond

Most ethical? Best management? Most appreciative of its employees? Survey says these are the best employers. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 22, 2011 - 04:44 PM

Top Workplaces 2010

An archive of the first annual Star Tribune Top Workplace survey. Employees ranked their workplaces based on leadership, benefits and the company's strategic direction. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 20, 2011 - 09:32 AM

Selecting the top 100

A year ago, the Star Tribune and Pennsylvania research firm WorkplaceDynamics set out to identify the Top 100 Workplaces in the Twin Cities. We found in our 2010 survey that good employers share similar traits workers consider important. Full storyFull story

Updated: Jun. 18, 2011 - 10:47 PM

about the survey

The Star Tribune and the Pennsylvania research firm WorkplaceDynamics set out to identify the Top 100 Workplaces in the Twin Cities. This survey is about companies whose employees have awarded high marks. Companies chose to take part in the survey process. WorkplaceDynamics contacted 1,241 employers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. To qualify, companies had to have at least 50 employees and agree to allow employees to take a confidential survey. In all, 278 companies participated and 60,538 employees were surveyed. WorkplaceDynamics ranked the employers within their size band based solely on the employee responses. The top employers in each size band were selected as the 100 Top Workplaces in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area for 2011.There was no charge to companies or employees nor was any compensation paid to them.