The best human resources programs in Chicago were on display at the annual “Chicago Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” digital awards ceremony, including 13 elite companies honored for their HR efforts.
Representing 13 different award categories, this distinctive awards competition is presented annually by the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.
These companies represent the best practices in human resources programs. The winners are selected based on their overall high scores and are then named an Elite winner in their respective category. The most prestigious award, the “Best of the Best, Large Business” was presented to Assurance Agency Ltd., which demonstrated excellence in all categories.
The 13 elite winners are selected based on their overall high scores and then named an elite winner in their highest performing category and outranked all of the competing companies in every category used to evaluate the winning entries. Nominated companies are assessed by reviewing a number of key measures in each category. Each company’s entry was evaluated by an independent research firm.
“These companies have shown fortitude during this crisis and have inspired others to make critical decisions for the betterment of their teams,” said Jennifer Kluge, president of The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. “They focus on the needs of their employees as a primary objective, even in times like this, and are the leaders of our Chicago community.”
Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For is sponsored by Clark Hill, Baudville Brands, Corp! Magazine, NOW Health Group, Milhouse, uMap, Fona International, Switchfast, HR Source and Assurance Agency.
The Elite winners included:
Best of the Best – Large Business
Assurance Agency, Ltd.
Best of the Best – Medium Business
Milhouse Engineering and Construction Inc.
Best of the Best – Small Business
Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
Communication and Shared Vision
Comcast
Community Initiatives
Call One
Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions
Honigman
Diversity and Inclusion
Digitas
Employee Achievement and Recognition
Turner Construction Co.
Employee Education and Development
Dialogtech
Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention
LaSalle Network
Recruitment, Selection and Orientation
Stout Risius Ross, LLC
Strategic Company Performance
Fona International Inc.
Work-Life Balance
The Marketing Store Worldwide
And a shout-out to all the other winners:
3Red Partners
Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center
Accelerated Growth Advisors
Adage Technologies
American Academy Of Pediatrics
American Society of Anesthesiologists
ARCO/Murray National Construction
Arlington Resources, Inc.
ArrowStream
Aspire
Associa
Assurance Agency, Ltd.
AST Corporation
Automated Business Designs
BCDVideo
BDO USA LLP
Be Found Online
Brilliant
bswift
BuildThis
Burwood Group Inc.
C-4 Analytics
Call One
CapGrow Partners
Capsim Management Simulations
CBIZ
Chicago Marketing Inc.
City Staffing
CKL Engineering
Comcast
Conway MacKenzie, Inc.
Coplan & Crane LLC
CoreFX Ingredients
CoSourcing Partners
Daugherty Business Solutions
Dialogtech
Digital Third Coast
Digitas
Donlen A Hertz Company
DragonSpears
Ecentria Group (formerly OpticsPlanet Inc.)
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
Echogravity
Edlong Corporation
Emkay Inc.
Entara (formerly YJT Solutions)
Ergoseal, Inc.
Evention LLC
Flexco
FONA International Inc.
Framework Communications
Fusion92
Geneca LLC
Genesis Technologies
Ghafari Associates, LLC
GoHealth
Grand Prairie Services
Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED)
Healthcare Financial Resources LLC (HFRI)
HealthScape Advisors
Helping Hand Center
Honigman
HRBoost LLC
HydraForce Inc
Ikonix USA LLC
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Impact Networking, LLC
Incredible Technologies
Inspirant Group
Institute of Food Technologists
International Contractors Inc.
KDM Engineering
Kenway Consulting
Kforce Professional Staffing
Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Lakeshore Recycling Systems LLC
LaSalle Network
Loberg Construction
Loma Systems
Marmon Foodservice Technologies
MedGyn Product, Inc.
Medix
Merchants Fleet
Milhouse Engineering and Construction Inc.
Mortenson Construction
MotherG
Motivation Excellence
Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company
National Futures Association
Navigate Research
Neighborhoods.com
Netrix LLC
Network Services Company
Next College Student Athlete
Nitel
North American Polymer Co., LTD (NAPCO)
NOW Health Group, Inc.
NVISIA LLC
Office Revolution
Omron Automation
Omron Healthcare Inc
OneDigital Health & Benefits
Origami Risk
Parasol Alliance
Payformance Solutions
Paylocity Corp.
PBD Worldwide
Per Se Group
Perficient, Inc.
Phaidon International
Plexus Corp.
Premier International
Procuretechstaff Consulting Services
Proliant
Prominence Advisors
Protiviti
Rabine Group
Radio Flyer Inc
RATIONAL Cooking Systems Inc.
Redwood Logistics
RevenueWell
Riskonnect, Inc.
Royal Cyber
Saggezza
Salo LLC
Service Express, Inc. (SEI)
Shop Smart, LLC (Brad’s Deals)
Shure Inc.
Signature Bank – Chicago
SMBHD (formerly The SMB Help Desk, Inc.)
Soliant Consulting
Starcom USA
Stout Risius Ross, LLC
Strive Consulting
Switchfast Technologies
Swoon
TetraVX
The Dagaz Group
The Marketing Store Worldwide
The Mx Group
The Pepper Group
The Salem Group
ThoughtWorks Inc.
TopstepTrader LLC
Total Quality Logistics
Tovar Snow Professionals, Inc.
TransTech, Inc.
Transwestern
Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare
TTSG – Total Technology Solutions Group
Turner Construction Co.
Wespath Benefits and Investments
Wheels, Inc.
Wi-Tronix, LLC
WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone
Zeigler Auto Group
