Illustration by Janne Iivonen • Special to the Star Tribune
Some best practices as Minnesota employers forge ahead with hybrid work
From happy hours to fight isolation of at-home work to meeting-etiquette classes and new support groups, these employers are trying to figure it out.
Top workplace companies of 2022
| TOP 10 LARGE EMPLOYERS | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bridge Realty LLC |
| 2 | Bell Bank |
| 3 | RE/MAX Results |
| 4 | Ryan Companies US Inc. |
| 5 | Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union |
| 6 | Edina Realty Home Services |
| 7 | American Solutions for Business |
| 8 | Keller Williams Realty |
| 9 | Edward Jones |
| 10 | Blattner Co. |
| TOP 10 MIDSIZE EMPLOYERS | |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Minnesota Real Estate Team |
| 2 | Gardner Builders |
| 3 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. |
| 4 | Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. |
| 5 | Solution Design Group |
| 6 | New American Funding |
| 7 | Tradition Companies |
| 8 | Genevive |
| 9 | Office of the Minnesota Attorney General |
| 10 | Carmichael Lynch |
| TOP 10 SMALL EMPLOYERS | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy Title Group |
| 2 | Right at Home |
| 3 | Accredited Investors Wealth Management |
| 4 | Pioneer Management Consulting |
| 5 | Creative Homes Inc. |
| 6 | Evolving Solutions |
| 7 | Saturday Properties |
| 8 | Lakes Region EMS |
| 9 | Froehling Anderson |
| 10 | Allweather Roof |
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Is your employer on the 2022 list of Minnesota's Top Workplaces?
Minnesota employees surveyed by Energage ranked these 200 employers as Top Workplaces for 2022.
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