top workplaces
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Large companies: Big firms focus on the small stuff
Even in tough times, our largest employers thrive by paying attention to the needs of individual employees
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 18, 2012
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Mid-size companies: Going beyond sales and profits
Employees feel valued when their bosses look beyond revenues to focus on team and community initiatives.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
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Small companies: Teamwork, trust (and fun)
Those are among the elements that small companies say contribute to them becoming Top Workplaces.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
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Minnesota companies lead the way
After three years of surveying Minnesota companies, WorkplaceDynamics, the Star Tribune's partner in the Top Workplaces project, reports the state has more companies that meet its national benchmark than any of the other 30 markets the firm surveys.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
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Leadership awards: Where they lead, others follow
What makes a CEO a great leader? Our three award winners know the answer: It's all about taking care of their people.
Full story Full story Updated Jul. 5, 2012
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Innovation: On the cutting edge
These top workplaces are seeing the benefits of technology investment.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
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Community: Making a living, and a difference
Companies that offer their employees opportunities to do both find that volunteerism also helps the bottom line.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
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Awards: And the winners are...
These are the companies singled out for special recognition in the survey.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
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These companies have history on their side
Some of today's top workplaces can trace their roots way, way back to rather more humble origins.
Full story Full story Updated Jul. 11, 2012
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National Standard Award winners
These Minnesota employers scored high enough to qualify as Top Workplaces against WorkplaceDynamics' national benchmark, although not high enough to crack the Top 100 Workplaces.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 28, 2012
TOP 10 LARGE EMPLOYERS
| 1 | Keller Williams Realty |
| 2 | Edward Jones |
| 3 | RE/MAX Results |
| 4 | Minnesota Twins |
| 5 | FedEx |
| 6 | Kwik Trip |
| 7 | Bremer Bank |
| 8 | AgStar Financial Services |
| 9 | UCare |
| 10 | Graco Inc. |
TOP 10 MIDSIZE EMPLOYERS
Use the map to see where Minnesota's top workplaces are located and read more about each company.
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About: The key factors that make top workplaces
When it comes to identifying top workplaces, it helps to think of two basic types of factors:
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
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Previous Top Workplaces winners
The top five companies in each category from the first two Top Workplaces surveys.
Full story Full story Updated Jun. 17, 2012
Each year in June, the Star Tribune honors the top workplaces in Minnesota. Employees rank their workplaces based on leadership, benefits and the company's strategic direction. Nominate your company to be among next year's honorees.
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Top Workplaces 2011
An archive of the second annual Star Tribune Top Workplace survey. Employees ranked their workplaces based on leadership, benefits and the company's strategic direction.
Full story Full story Updated Aug. 13, 2012
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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 story Full story Updated Jun. 20, 2011
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 2012.There was no charge to companies or employees nor was any compensation paid to them.
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