May 19, 2022
Making the climb
As Colorado’s economy continues to emerge from the pandemic, companies have had to scale some steep mountains: from hiring and retention to working remotely or in the office to handling the hot housing market.
HOT MARKET
BACK TO THE OFFICE?
BEST PLACES TO WORK
Thousands across the country have joined the real estate sector the past two years, and Colorado is an appealing place for new agents. »Page 4
The pandemic forced a change in thinking on remote work. Some of the state’s top workplaces are taking different approaches. »Page 6
The Top 150: The state’s best places to work, broken down into three categories: large, midsize and small. » Pages 10-31
Here’s how the Top Workplaces, in its 11th year, were decided By Bob Helbig Energage
Employers have been forced to focus harder than ever to retain and attract talent amid the disruption of the business environment during the pandemic. Top Workplaces celebrates the employers that are getting it right. The heart of the Top Workplaces program is an employee survey. The 24-question survey collects feedback from those who know the organizations the best: the people who work there. Employee feedback is the sole basis for determining which employers make the Top Workplaces list. This is the 11th year employee
survey company Energage has partnered with The Denver Post to identify outstanding workplaces in Colorado. “The employee experience needs to be on the mission-critical list,” said Eric Rubino, CEO of Energage. “By giving employees a voice and showcasing an authentic culture, organizations can attract those job seekers who complement their culture. Culture drives performance.” For 2022, 150 employers made the winners’ list. Energage invited 4,635 organizations to participate. They were eligible provided they had 50 or more employees in Colorado. Most of the surveying was done between October 2021 and February 2022. Surveys went out
to 115,065 employees in the region, and 64,208 responded. Employers were divided based on the number of employees in the region, to compare feedback of similar-size groups. Organizations that exceeded benchmark scores for each size group made the winners’ list. Within those groupings, organizations are ranked by the aggregate score based on the employee feedback; the more positive the employee responses, the higher the score, the higher the rank. Energage also hands out special awards to some employers who have standout scores in certain areas of the survey, such as leadership, values, direction, communication, meaningfulness and
benefits. Why isn’t a particular company on the list? Perhaps it did not participate, had too few employees to qualify or did not score high enough in the survey process. Each year Energage also disqualifies a small number of participants based on irregularities in the employee survey responses, including if employees say they were pressured into answering positively. To nominate a company for next year’s program, go to denverpost.com/nominate. Bob Helbig is media partnerships director for Energage, an employee survey company based in suburban Philadelphia.
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New Realtors jump into the hot housing market By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
Millions of people left their jobs in the U.S. during the pandemic, and real estate was one of the few professions that added new employees. More than 156,0000 new real estate agents joined the profession in 2020 and 2021, up nearly 60% over the previous two years. If Google search trends accurately predict change, more people will make that career switch this year. The top job-related search between January 2021 and January 2022 was “how to become a real estate agent.”
Colorado appeals to new agents
Stacie Staub, West+Main founder and CEO, says her agency nearly doubled its agent roster in the past year. Alan Smith, broker-owner and one of three partners at RE/MAX Professionals, says his company welcomes new agents. “We love newbies. New blood comes in with excitement.” Kevin Kudrna, Denver area market manager for Redfin, says more agents have applied for Redfin’s senior and associate agent positions. Unlike other agencies that pay their agents a commission, Redfin provides a salary and benefits. “The associate agent role is a great opportunity for newly licensed agents to learn the ropes while getting paid to take customers on tours, host open houses and attend inspections,” Kudrna says. “Unlike other brokerages that try to recruit as many agents as possible, we open up positions based on actual demand, so we regularly have to turn away more applicants than we can hire.” Matt Hudson, Colorado Home Realty CEO, says his company prefers to hire experienced agents but will consider new agents if they
Realtor Leni Vaimagalo greets Marcie Black and Maurice Manley as they take a first look at a house they’re interested in buying in Centennial on April 8. Eli Imadali, Special to The Denver Post can show “a proven track record of doing hard things.”
A difficult job
Many people choose to sell real estate because they think the profession offers more flexibility and better work-life balance opportunities. Others think it’s a way to make money quickly. Many new agents are unprepared for how much time they need to spend and how difficult the job can be. “Some people think they can throw some parties and make a lot of money. They don’t really know what they’re doing,” Hudson says. He believes agents need to complete 50 transactions to understand the business thoroughly. “Too many get two done and know
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enough to be dangerous.” With hard work and patience, most can become good agents. Hudson believes they should work on a team and be committed to consulting a mentor. “You have to embrace the work.” “Top agents can make $1 million plus each year and they earn every penny by delivering value to their customers.”
Professional challenges
Real estate is a notoriously challenging profession, with 87% of new agents failing within five years. Getting established is always hard but can be especially difficult now in Colorado’s competitive housing market. “Our latest data shows that bid-
ding wars hit a record high in February, with 83% of offers facing competition in Denver,” Kudrna says. “In such a competitive market, it’s been more challenging for all agents, both new and experienced, to get buyers under contract because most of the time buyers are bidding against several other offers.” And while some people chose to become agents during the pandemic, others decided to leave the profession. “We had a number of Realtors who chose this time to exit the industry, either to retirement or other life events, so our number of Realtors is about the same as it was at the start of the pandemic,” says REALTORS » 8A
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Back to the office? Flex schedules make businesses rethink their needs By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
When COVID-19 hit, businesses quickly pivoted to allow employees to work from home whenever possible. Before the pandemic, 6% of office employees worked exclusively from home. But by May 2020, that number jumped to 65%. As health concerns ease, companies again ponder their office policies and determine whether to require employees to work in person. Many decided to continue offering their employees the choice of where to work. But that flexibility also means businesses are re-evaluating how much office space they need.
Letting employees decide
Bill Goldberg, Home Mortgage Alliance president, says letting his staff choose where they work improves employee satisfaction. Although employees continue to use conference rooms for employee or client meetings, the cubicles often sit empty. “We’ll always have an office, it’s just a question of how much space we’ll really need,” he says. Dale Petrillo, Supreme Lending regional branch manager, says his company also will let workers decide whether to complete tasks at home or in-office. “Everyone had different situations in their home lives, and we want the work environment to be conducive to their needs,” he says. “Instead of having a blanket policy, we are putting the decision in their hands.”
Best use of existing office space
While some employees choose to come to the office daily, others come in a couple of days each week, and some work from home exclusively, Petrillo says. “I don’t anticipate having everyone back to the office full-time be-
Danette Hollowell works in a morning meeting with MotherWise Colorado while her partner, Judah, plays with her son, Vernon Ameen Ashaheed, in her Denver home on April 7, 2021. Eli Imadali, Special to The Denver Post file
cause doing that does not match the needs of everyone’s desires and family situations.” But Supreme Lending won’t reduce its office space. “Instead, we will use our current space a bit differently to allow people to have the workspace they need when they come into the office. We want them to know they’ll always have a physical place to work if they need it.”
Some businesses opt to cut back
Alan Smith, RE/MAX Professionals broker-owner and one of three partners, said while agents can work from home and be efficient, communication and teamwork improve when people work in the office. “The energy in the office helps motivate them and it helps newer
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agents learn the business,” Smith says. “We also can help the clients more. That’s hard to do when you’re home in your pajamas eight hours a day.” But because the company will continue to allow employees to work in-office or at home, RE/ MAX Professionals will decrease its office square footage. “We’ll always operate a hub so people can come in but we don’t need as much space.” Kathy Bultman, Fairway Independent Mortgage vice president of corporate communications, says employees will continue to have the option to work remotely. Consequently, Fairway reduced the space it uses in some of its offices but will continue to offer meeting rooms for clients who want to meet face-to-face to com-
plete their loan applications or sign their closing documents.
Expanding and finding a better use for space
Matt Hudson, Colorado Home Realty CEO, says his company plans to add office space. “We believe it’s the job of an organization to create an environment where people find meaning and purpose in their work,” he says. But that additional space won’t be devoted to adding more cubicles. Instead, the company will use it to add training space and a rockclimbing wall. “You build your company through doing hard things and fun things. It has to be more than just co-workers accomplishing a task,” OFFICE » 7A
OFFICE «FROM 6A he says. Carrie Hurich, Madison & Co. Properties senior vice president of operations, says employees are back in the office. “We are back in the office full time and are thriving. We love being together and collaborating with one another.” Because the company added agents and staff during the pandemic, the company is expanding several offices. Stacie Staub, West+Main founder and CEO, says the agency’s employees have always been able to work where they want. “We’ve never had employees in the office full time, so no, I don’t see 40 hours a week sitting at an assigned desk in West+Main’s future,” she says. But West+Main plans to expand by adding more retail-level storefronts so it can serve customers in more market areas. Cully Cavness, Crusoe Energy president and co-founder, says the company uses a flexible work
Bill Airy, owner of Lendio Denver, works in his home office on Jan. 26, 2021, in Greenwood Village. Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post file
schedule that lets employees work from home two days per week. “A large part of our culture is derived from working together in person,” he says.
The company does not plan to reduce its office space. It intends to move into a 30,000-square-foot office in Cherry Creek. “In fact, in the past year, we’ve
more than doubled our office footprint in Denver,” Cavness says. Sara B. Hansen: sarabhansen@hotmail.com
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Companies get creative to keep, hire best employees By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees reevaluated what work means and how they want to spend their time. Some left high-stress jobs. Others found jobs with better pay. Almost 48 million people quit their jobs in 2021. And that trend continued in 2022. In late March, Willis Towers Watson’s 2022 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey showed 44% of employees are “job seekers,” with 33% actively job hunting in the fourth quarter of 2021. The survey showed another 11% planned to look for new jobs in the first quarter of 2022. According to the survey, the top reasons for job searches are: • Pay: 56% • Health benefits: 39% • Flexible work arrangements: 31% Colorado has surpassed prepandemic employment rates and with the state’s unemployment rate hovering just below 4%, employers know keeping their best employees is critical.
Keeping employees happy
Dale Easdon, president and chief
REALTORS «FROM 4A Chad Ochsner, RE/MAX Alliance broker-owner.
Achieving success
Smith says good agents need to specialize either in a specific area or a specific type of housing. “They need to show how they can provide value with their services.” In addition to understanding their local markets, agents also need to recognize what “bidding
executive officer of Custom Made Meals, may joke that the company locks its doors to keep its best employees, but in reality, it focuses on training and higher pay to keep them. “We want them to stay with us, so we look for ways to make sure we’re creating the culture that adds value and makes them want to stay with us.” The company is creative with bonuses and incentives. For example, earlier this year Custom Made Meals provided one of its younger management employees with a bonus to help buy their first home. “We think it’s important to take care of the individual,” Easdon says. Stacie Staub, West+Main founder and CEO, says fortunately her company experiences little turnover. “We have really high retention rates and happy employees,” she says. “Our main goal is to give people a cool, supportive place to work, so we have never have to recruit.” Matt Hudson, Colorado Home Realty CEO, says his company encourages its employees to “live the most remarkable life they possibly can.” But doing that sometimes means
losing good employees. Earlier this year, a longtime employee announced she was leaving her job, selling everything, and moving to Mexico with her husband. “We recognize everyone is on their own journey,” he says. “We want employees to think about the job they are doing and consider, ‘Am I doing what causes my soul to sing?’ If not, we want to discuss how we can encourage and guide you to discover what will.” Dale Petrillo, Supreme Lending regional branch manager, says retaining good employees takes effort. “We work hard to get everyone involved to create the perfect job for them,” he says. “This does not look the same across all employees — it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach.” Hudson credits collaboration and support for employee retention. The company holds live monthly meetings, training webinars every two weeks and has one staff member who focuses on planning employee events and parties. “That creates social connections and makes people feel connected,” he says. “We are a tribe and want every-
one to feel involved. If people don’t want that engagement, they’re not a good fit.”
war strategies are working so that you can help your customer win,” Kudrna says. “If your buyer loses a bidding war, always get feedback from the listing agent to make your next offer better.” Carrie Hurich, Madison & Co. Properties senior vice president of operations, says starting in the Denver market is competitive, but new agents can succeed if they work hard. “We have one of the best mentee programs in the industry for newer agents. Regardless of your experience level, we offer all our agents
first-class training and classes,” Hurich says. Staub agrees working with a mentor is key to professional development. “At West + Main, we require our ‘new kids’ to have a dedicated, seasoned mentor for supervision, training and support. And we credit our wonderful mentors with the amazing success we are seeing come out of our new agent program.” Ochsner says new agents need to choose where they work carefully. “Align yourself with a reputable real estate firm. This business is tough on your own,” Ochsner says.
“At RE/MAX, we say, ‘the more you learn, the more you earn!’ so seek out mentors and industry leaders and learn from them.” Kudrna encourages new agents to take advantage of free continuing education classes offered by title companies and lenders. Then, make sure people know about your abilities. “Take action by letting your personal network know you are a licensed agent, ready to serve their real estate needs.”
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Recruiting new employees
Alan Smith, RE/MAX Professionals broker-owner and one of three partners, says although the company experiences some turnover, it enjoys relative longevity with employees staying at the agency for about 16 years. “We have a great culture and longevity creates efficiency,” Smith says. “We’ve become more of a family than a team.” Whenever possible, the agency prefers to hire new employees who were recommended by existing staff. “We’d rather hire people with a warm invite than start cold,” he says. Bill Goldberg, Home Mortgage Alliance president, agrees and says although recruiting high-quality employees always poses a challenge, the company relies largely on employee referrals. “Our employees are our best recruiters,” he says. “Most of our recent hire recommendations came from people on the team.” Sara B. Hansen: sarabhansen@hotmail.com
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Top large companies Special awards The Top 150 survey statement is divided into broad categories such as values and work-life balance. Energage calculates which company has the highest score in each category. Here are the large companies that won special awards and the statement each one scored highest on:
Leadership
Chris Wright, Liberty Oilfield Services
I have confidence in the leader of this company. Direction
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.
I believe this company is going in the right direction. Managers Slalom
My manager helps me learn and grow. My manager cares about my concerns. Doers
Bright Woken, left, and Joseph Akuta perform maintenance work on one of the pumping units at Liberty Oilfield Services in Henderson in April 2021. Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post The large company category is for employers with 500 or more employees in the region. The 30 winners were chosen from a field of 41 entries. 1. Custom Made Meals 2. RE/MAX Professionals 3. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. 4. Slalom 5. Fidelity Investments 6. Keysight Technologies 7. Panda Restaurant Group
Custom Made Meals
At this company, we do things efficiently and well.
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8. Charles Schwab & Co. 9. Edward Jones 10. Progressive 11. Canvas Credit Union 12. Encore Electric Inc. 13. Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC 14. Breckenridge Grand Vacations 15. Accenture 16. American Financing 17. Craig Hospital 18. DaVita Inc. 19. MTech Mechanical
20. Liberty Oilfield Services 21. Vectra Bank Colorado 22. Jefferson Center for Mental Health 23. Empower 24. FirstBank 25. Greystar 26. Rose Medical Center 27. Aurora Mental Health Center 28. UCHealth 29. CACI International Inc. 30. Mental Health Center of Denver
Custom Made Meals “turns cooks into chefs” No. 1 Custom Made Meals
Years ranked: 4 Founded: 2009 Headquarters: Denver Employees: 505 Locations: 2 Facts: Custom Made Meals creates fresh oven-ready entrees and appetizers for more than 15,000 groceries nationwide. By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver
Custom Made Meals experienced significant changes in the past year. A private equity firm purchased the company, and Custom Made Meals switched from using an employment agency to hiring its own employees. Two things that didn’t change were the company’s commitment to producing high-quality meals and providing an exceptional workplace for its employees. The Colorado company, which earned spots on the Top Workplaces list for the past four years,
creates oven-ready meals for 15,000 groceries nationwide. This year, Custom Made Meals jumped from the top spot on the 2021 midsize companies list to No. 1 on the large companies list.
Keeping employees
Katie Prekel, vice president for human resources, says the switch to bringing employees in-house created higher attendance and reduced turnover. An employee referral program helps recruit new workers. “Who’s better than the people who know the work to bring in the new workers?” Prekel asks. The company even has a waitlist of potential employees. “People want to be part of the Custom Made Meals family, and they’re willing to wait,” she says.
Ongoing challenges
As the company grows, it faces new challenges, says Dale Easdon, president and chief executive officer. Among the most significant challenges are supply chain kinks
Gloria Gonzalez, wearing the orange hat at center, reaches for the peppers and cheese on the bacon-wrapped jalapeño line with a huge cream cheese hopper at Custom Made Meals in 2019. Joe Amon, Denver Post file
and rising costs. Some expenses are 20% to 30% higher than they were pre-COVID 19. And rising fuel prices have increased transportation costs by $1 million in the past year. “We have to continually be cre-
ative,” Easdon says. “We know our customers love our product, so we ask ourselves, ‘How can we do our best work to provide it to them?' ” To help cut costs and make the MEALS » 12A
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RE/MAX works to help buyers navigate challenging market No. 2 RE/MAX Professionals
Years ranked: 3 Founded: 1982 Headquarters: Lakewood Employees: 560 Locations: 10 Facts: RE/MAX Professionals leads the real estate industry in sales, technology and professionalism. By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
After the pandemic shutdown in the spring of 2020, home sales skyrocketed. And they don’t show any sign of slowing. “When quarantine started, we feared for what our professional lives would look like,” says Alan Smith, RE/MAX Professionals broker/owner. “But once real estate was deemed an essential service, the floodgates opened. After something had been taken away, people really wanted it. And they wanted to get into a larger home with more space.” Sales demand continued to accelerate during the past two years as inventory dropped to historic lows. Hyperactive buyer demand continues to push prices higher, Smith says. “The baby boomers are aging and want to reduce and simplify. They have a lot of equity to spend,” he says. “The millennials are now in their mid- to high-30s and have great jobs. They’ve started families and now they want a home.
MEALS «FROM 11A business more competitive, the company stopped outsourcing meat cutting and brought that work back in-house, says Stefano
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They’re buying with a passion.”
Providing a service
Helping buyers navigate this challenging market requires the help that the skilled brokers at RE/ MAX Professionals offer. “No two houses are the same,” Smith says. “And buying a home is a complicated process with a lot of emotion involved in those purchases.” To help its employees provide the best service, the company continues to evolve, and that’s one of
Casadei, chief operating officer. “It’s also giving us a higher level of quality,” he says. “It’s made us more consistent and allowed us to take advantage of the capabilities of our workforce.”
Looking ahead
While Custom Made Meals con-
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the reasons it’s one of Colorado’s best workplaces. Technology changes allow agents and staff to work from home or the office. “The pandemic taught us we could work from home and be efficient, but it is 100% better to be back in the office,” Smith says. During the past two years, real estate continued to be an attractive option for new employees. Although RE/MAX typically draws
more experienced agents, the company also hired new agents. “We love newbies,” Smith says. “They come in with excitement and as long as they show a desire to be coachable, we can help them become successful.” RE/MAX continues to plan events and activities so agents can spend time together. “They are embracing that,” Smith says. “Being separated took an emotional toll. It’s great to be with people again and feel that normalcy.”
tinues to consider expansion opportunities outside Colorado, the company has no plans to move its headquarters. “This is a good location for us,” Prekel says. “We can draw potential employees from multiple counties in the metro area.” The company strives to create a
family-friendly product and provide an employee-friendly workplace. “Our employees love food. They know we’re creating a high-quality product,” Prekel says. “We’re not just a food manufacturing company. We turn cooks into chefs.”
Helping employees
Fairway Independent Mortgage is putting its employees first No. 3 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.
Years ranked: 1 Founded: 1996 Headquarters: Madison, Wis. Employees: 501 in Colorado Facts: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage lender, has more than 500 branches and more than 10,500 employees nationwide. By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
When the pandemic hit, Fairway Independent Mortgage quickly let its employees work from home. “Fairway did not skip a beat. We (Fairway) implemented a workfrom-home policy immediately after COVID hit in March of 2020,” says Kathy Bultman, vice president for corporate communications. As of late March 2022, more than 80% of Fairway’s employees continue to work from home. “We have continued to assure our teammates that the decision to return to the office is theirs and theirs alone,” she says. The company prioritizes its employees’ health and safety. In addition to offering virtual fitness classes, Fairway spent $19.6 million to give employees pro-grade exercise machines to work out at home. The company also provided extensive mental health resources and parenting webinars. And it gave employees extra paid time off to deal with COVID-related challenges that didn’t reduce their standard paid time off.
Helping the community
In addition to supporting its employees, Fairway also continued to serve its communities. Fairway Cares, the company’s nonprofit charitable arm, delivered more than 200 nutrition bundles to frontline workers. Over the past two years, the nonprofit distributed 728 financial grants and 3,773 care packages to those in need.
In 2021, from April to September, Fairway Cares encouraged employees to give back to their communities through the company’s volunteer paid time off program. The program typically pays employees for up to eight hours per year, but in 2021, it added a second day. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. also is dedicated to serving veterans through the company’s nonprofit American Warrior Initiative. In 2021, despite the pandemic, the program provided 101 service dogs to 101 veterans, more than double the previous year. The initiative donated 16 service dogs via a coordinated nationwide, virtual event on one day. Employee contributions also let the program donate more than 230 gift cards to veterans in 2021.
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. helps provide a service dog grant through the American Warrior Initiative to veteran David Proctor in Colorado Springs. Provided by Fairway Independent Mortgage
Looking ahead
The company’s mission remains unchanged. “We continue to focus on helping our clients become homeowners, that was our focus and continues to be, serving our customers,” Bultman says. Fairway does more of its work virtually, allowing clients to fill out applications and complete closings online.
Working in Colorado
Fairway appreciates opportunities to help Colorado residents become homeowners, Bultman says. “To be able to work in a growing state such as Colorado, to be able to help with that growth and increasingly help more clients, and hire more team members, is a powerful win for Fairway,” she says. “We will continue to focus on expanding and helping even more customers over time.” Nicole Rueth, manager for The Rueth Team, a branch of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation based in Englewood, says Fairway “is by far the best mortgage company I’ve worked with.” “We get a real joy out of helping clients achieve homeownership,” Rueth says. “Fairway offers access, ease, and street-friendly systems. It adds speed to service.”
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The best large companies to work for in Colorado Editor’s note: The information in this list was taken from the Energage database. The businesses provide the data, and it may have changed since it was first entered.
No. 4 Slalom
Years ranked: 11 | Founded: 2001 | Headquarters: Seattle | Employees: 9,000 with 588 in Colorado Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. The company has strong partnerships with more than 200 leading technology providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Salesforce and Tableau.
No. 5 Fidelity Investments
Years ranked: 6, 4 consecutive | Founded: 1946 | Headquarters: Boston | Employees: 14,500, with 1,001 in Colorado Fidelity offers financial and retirement planning services and is one of the first U.S. companies to provide student loan repayment assistance for its employees. More than 330 Colorado employees have saved $1.3 million since the program started in 2016.
No. 6 Keysight Technologies
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1939 | Headquarters: Santa Rosa, Calif. | Employees: 14,500, with 1,001 in Colorado Keysight manufactures equipment and software to design, test, manufacture and optimize electronics technology.
No. 7 Panda Restaurant Group Years ranked: 3, 2 consecutive | Founded: 1973 Headquarters: Rosemead, Calif. | Employees: 44,956 with 692 in Colorado Panda Restaurant Group is the parent company of Panda Express, Panda Inn and Hibachi-San. The family-owned company has 2,200 locations worldwide.
No. 8 Charles Schwab & Co.
Years ranked: 10 | Founded: 1973 | Headquarters: Westlake, Texas | Employees: 30,000, with 4,400 in Colorado Charles Schwab offers a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors.
No. 9 Edward Jones
Years ranked: 10 | Founded: 1922 | Headquarters: St. Louis | Employees: 48,803, with 859 in Colorado Edward Jones has more than 19,000 financial advisers who work directly with more than 7 million clients and help them
Christine Seavey, from left, Lisa Raike-Johnson and Carrie Nichols have fun at Progressive Insurance in Colorado Springs on Feb. 18, 2019. AAron Ontiveroz, Denver Post file create personalized investment strategies.
No. 10 Progressive
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 1937 | Headquarters: Mayfield Village, Ohio | Employees: 42,912, with 2,518 in Colorado Progressive was the first auto insurance group to launch a website, the first publicly held company to report results monthly, and the first insurance company to offer pet injury coverage.
No. 11 Canvas Credit Union
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1938 | Headquarters: Lone Tree | Employees: 729 Canvas is a full-service financial cooperative with more than 232,000 members and 729 team members. It is the third-largest credit union in Colorado at $2.3B in assets.
No. 12 Encore Electric Inc.
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 2003 | Headquarters: Lakewood | Employees: 850, with 837 in Colorado The award-winning team at Encore Electric excels at complex technical projects like hospitals, universities, data centers, office structures and museums.
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No. 13 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
Years ranked: 9 | Founded: 1986 | Headquarters: Watertown, Mass. | Employees: 32,388, with 622 in Colorado Bright Horizons operates more than 1,000 child care centers worldwide and partners with more than 1,100 leading employers across nearly every industry.
No. 14 Breckenridge Grand Vacations
Years ranked: 8, 3 consecutive | Founded: 1985 | Headquarters: Breckenridge | Employees: 640 Breckenridge Grand Vacations is a family-owned company that builds, sells and manages fractional resorts in Breckenridge.
No. 15 Accenture
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 2001 | Headquarters: Chicago | Employees: 50,000, including 1,012 in Colorado Accenture provides professional services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.
No. 16 American Financing
Years ranked: 5, 3 consecutive | Founded: 2001 | Headquarters: Aurora | Employees: 900 American Financing is a family-owned, minority-owned mortgage banker licensed in all 50 states specializing in residential mortgages and home refinancing.
No. 17 Craig Hospital
Years ranked: 8 | Founded: 1907 | Headquarters: Englewood | Employees: 1,056 Craig Hospital is a nonprofit rehabilitation and research hospital specializing in the neurorehabilitation and research of patients with spinal cord and brain injuries.
No. 18 Davita Inc.
Years ranked: 9 | Founded: 1999 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 60,000, with 3,284 in Colorado Davita provides kidney dialysis services through more than 3,000 outpatient dialysis centers in the United States and other
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Employees: 7,600, with 2,548 in Colorado Empower offers industry-leading solutions to help people manage their money for today while saving more for their tomorrows.
No. 24 FirstBank
countries.
No. 19 MTech Mechanical
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2002 | Headquarters: Westminster | Employees: 507 MTech Mechanical provides mechanical design, building and maintenance services to commercial and industrial clients across Colorado. The company offers full-service HVAC and plumbing services.
No. 20 Liberty Oilfield Services
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2011 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 3,042, with 850 in Colorado Liberty is a leading North American oilfield services firm that offers innovative suites of completion services and technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies
No. 21 Vectra Bank Colorado
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1998 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 585 Vectra serves Colorado’s small and middle-market businesses and their owners, managers and employees through full-service branches.
Years ranked: 11 | Founded: 1963 | Headquarters: Lakewood | Employees: 2,730, with 2,574 in Colorado Colorado’s largest locally owned bank offers retail banking and financing solutions to consumers and businesses.
People wait inside the lobby area of the Amenity building inside the new Charles Schwab campus for the grand opening Oct. 1, 2014. Andy Cross, Denver Post file
No. 25 Greystar
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1993 | Headquarters: Greenwood Village | Employees: 14,800, including 1,022 in Colorado Greystar provides property management services for residential housing, apartment homes, furnished corporate housing, and mixed-use properties that incorporate retail space.
No. 22 Jefferson Center For Men- No. 26 Rose Medical Center tal Health Years ranked: 8 | Founded: 1948 | Years ranked: 10 | Founded: 1958 | Headquarters: Wheat Ridge | Employees: 625 The Jefferson Center has served as a nonprofit, community-focused mental health care and substance use treatment provider for more than 60 years. The center is part of the statewide mental health crisis system.
No. 23 Empower
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1891 | Headquarters: Greenwood Village |
Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 1,200 Rose Medical Center is a leader in comprehensive women’s health, surgical and endoscopy services, heart and vascular, orthopedics and spine surgery, total joint replacement, bariatrics and sports, internal and aesthetic medicine. It was the first Denver hospital to allow Jewish, AfricanAmerican and female physicians to practice medicine.
No. 27 Aurora Mental Health
Center
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1975 | Headquarters: Aurora | Employees: 586 Aurora Mental Health is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic offering mental health services. The staff of physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists, and peers works with all age groups, from children to seniors.
No. 28 UC Health
Years ranked: 9 | Founded: 2012 | Headquarters: Aurora | Employees: 25,723 The UC Health University of Colorado Hospital is a Level I trauma center and the principal teaching hospital for the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
No. 29 CACI International, Inc.
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 1962 | Headquarters: Arlington, Va. | Employees: 22,000, with 1,181 in Colorado CACI International provides information technology services to many branches of the federal government, including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and health care.
No. 30 Mental Health Center of Denver
Years ranked: 10 | Founded: 1989 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 867 The Mental Health Center of Denver serves people with mental illness, trauma, and co-occurring substance abuse disorders. The center provides a walk-in clinic and respite care as part of a statewide mental health network, substance use and emotional crisis help.
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Top midsize companies Special awards
The Top 150 survey statement is divided into broad categories such as values and work-life balance. Energage calculates which company has the highest score in each category. Here are the midsize companies that won special awards and the statement each one scored highest on:
Leadership
Linda Groah, Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
I have confidence in the leader of this company. Clued in Senior Management Nextworld
Senior managers understand what is really happening at this company. Appreciation Bibbeo Ltd
I feel genuinely appreciated at this company. Training
Renewal by Andersen of Colorado
I get the formal training I want for my career. Benefits
Friday Health Plans
My benefits package is good compared to others in this industry.
Robert Rios of Renewal by Andersen of Colorado sets up the booth for the Colorado Garden and Home Show at Denver Convention Center in 2010. Hyoung Chang, Denver Post file The midsize company category is for employers with 150 to 499 employees in the region. The 55 winners were chosen from a field of 96 entries. 1. Colorado Home Realty 2. Madison & Co. Properties 3. West+Main Homes 4. Caribou 5. New American Funding 6. Friday Health Plans 7. Nextworld 8. Bibbeo Ltd. 9. Renewal by Andersen of Colorado 10. Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric 11. Galloway & Co. Inc. 12. 8z Real Estate 13. Physician Health Partners 14. General Air Service & Supply 15. Fluid Truck 16. Cornerstone Home Lending
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17. PorchLight Real Estate Group 18. Eide Bailly LLP 19. LONG Building Technologies 20. Visiting Angels of Denver 21. Total Quality Logistics 22. Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses 23. HUB International 24. Pie Insurance Services Inc. 25. Ping Identity Corp. 26. GSA Region 8 27. AFC Urgent Care Denver 28. The CE Shop LLC 29. CyberGRX Inc. 30. Spyderco Inc. 31. Haselden Construction 32. Hotel Engine 33. Mortenson 34. Waterway Gas & Wash Co. 35. Xactly Corporation 36. Cooper Heating and Cooling Inc.
37. Wiland Inc. 38. AMP Robotics 39. Pinnacol Assurance 40. Turner Construction Co. 41. Ulteig Engineers Inc. 42. Kin + Carta 43. Burns & McDonnell 44. Colorado PERA 45. Moss Adams LLP 46. CBIZ 47. PERFICIENT 48. Security Service Federal Credit Union 49. HCA Healthcare Continental Division/HealthONE 50. American Auto Shield 51. Redfin 52. AllHealth Network 53. ClearChoice 54. Adolfson & Peterson Construction 55. Personal Capital
CHR strives to help employees build better work-life balance No. 1 Colorado Home Realty
Years ranked: 1 Founded: 2005 Headquarters: Littleton Employees: 162 Locations: 1 Facts: Colorado Home Realty is a community of successful, strong, curious and ambitious individuals redefining real estate success, in their own terms. By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
The pandemic provided a time of discovery for Colorado Home Realty CEO Matt Hudson and his team. With everyone working remotely, the company found new ways to stay connected and learned what’s most important. “We want our employees to live the life they want to live,” Hudson says. “We give our employees unlimited vacation. If they do their
job well and want to take six months off, good for you.” The company also lets its employees set their own schedules. “When people are able to create that life balance, it creates better experiences and better outcomes,” he says. That flexibility is one reason why the company’s employees made the company the top-rated midsize business on the 2022 Top Workplaces list. This is the first time Colorado Home Realty has made the list.
Looking ahead
Staying on top of a volatile housing market keeps Hudson and his employees nimble. And although the economy nationally may face challenges, he anticipates the Denver area will continue to be a popular place to live. He also wants to ensure Colorado Home Realty provides a meaningful work experience. “It’s not just about the profit,”
complicated process, and customers are best served by real estate agents who can serve as their advocates. “We’re going to double down and continue to show a commitment to excellence,” Hudson says. “We strive to provide true value to the consumer.”
Calling Colorado home
Hudson says. “People want to have a job that challenges us, empowers us and makes us feel satisfied.” A few years ago, people thought innovation would make real estate agents obsolete. In a business that’s full of incompetence and mediocrity, that seemed feasible, Hudson says. “Sadly, some humans are terrible at their jobs.” But buying and selling homes is a
Colorado provides a rare combination of a strong economy and appealing lifestyle choices. “There’s value to living here,” he says. “Why would you want to live somewhere you have 250 days of rain, when you can have 325 days of sunshine here.” Colorado Home Realty’s employees work and play hard. “We’re skiers, hikers, joggers and cyclists,” Hudson says. “Truth be told, we’re all addicted to endorphins and the incomparable Rocky Mountain lifestyle.” Sara B. Hansen: sarabhansen@hotmail.com
Pandemic challenges push Madison & Co. to new heights No. 2 Madison & Co. Properties
Years ranked: 9 Founded: 2008 Headquarters: Denver Employees: 210 Locations: 6 Facts: Madison & Co. focuses on providing broker support and a collaborative team environment with an extensive mentoring program.
By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
Thanks to pandemic-fueled housing demand, Madison & Co. Properties completed more than $1 billion in sales during 2021. And this year, the company is on track to grow even more. “During the pandemic, the real estate market experienced recordsetting growth, so our support team has been busier than ever,” says Carrie Hurich, senior vice president of operations for Madison & Co. Properties. “The pandemic presented chal-
lenges that none of us had ever experienced before. Everyone was instantly forced to learn to swim or sink,” Hurich says. “We’re proud to share that at Madison & Co. Properties, we not only polished up on our swimming, but we learned to surf, too.” After thriving during the pandemic challenges, the company is confident in the future. “Our team is stronger than ever having gone through the pandemic together, and we’ve got some really exciting changes on the horizon to grow even more,” Hurich says. Madison & Company’s employ-
ees agree, and their feedback pushed the company into second place on this year’s Top Workplaces list of midsize companies. The company spent the past two years ranked third for midsize businesses, and in 2019 and 2018, it was the top-ranked midsize business.
Moving forward
Innovation will continue to be crucial for Madison & Company employees. “Madison & Company Properties prides itself on having cutting MADISON » 19A
West+Main revels in challenges of helping homebuyers, sellers No. 3 West + Main Homes
Years ranked: 4 Founded: 2017 Headquarters: Lakewood Employees: 254 Locations: 6 Facts: West+Main is an independently owned and operated boutique real estate company specializing in residential properties in downtown Denver and the Front Range communities. By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
The renewed focus on working from home during the pandemic opened new opportunities for West + Main during the past year. The company welcomed the opportunity to help homeowners and developers create and rethink how they used the space in their homes, says Stacie Staub, West + Main founder and CEO. “Since we’re in the business of helping folks navigate change in their lives, the movement toward working from home and new hybrid options is exciting.” “Our staff has always had the option to work where they like, so the biggest shift for us is in getting to help other people do the same!” Because the company never required employees to work in the office full time or during set hours it has always been able to help them maintain a work-life balance, she says. “Our employees are able to work wherever they want, so I don’t see 40 hours a week sitting at an assigned desk in West + Main’s future.” That flexibility and focus on work-life balance is why employees have made West + Main a top workplace since the company opened in 2017. It ranked No. 3 on the list of best midsize businesses in 2021.
Looking ahead
During the pandemic, the company used technology to help em-
West + Main employees pose for a team photo. Provided by West+Main ployees stay connected. “Our collaborative culture didn’t really skip a beat thanks to the business model and structure that we have always had in place,” Staub says. The company used Slack, Livestorm and Trello to communicate and keep projects on track. “We thrive on innovation and finding ways to make transactions smoother and moves easier,” Staub says. Looking ahead to the rest of 2022, Staub anticipates continued growth for West + Main. “Thanks to the talent, trust and loyalty of our agents and their clients, we are projecting continued
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growth and expansion,” she says. “If anything, the pandemic accelerated our plans and opened up additional opportunities, which we did not anticipate and are beyond grateful for.”
Living and working in Colorado
Colorado provides a challenging and rewarding place to live and work, Staub says. “Colorado has always been a wonderful place to work. It’s ideal for building home equity. It’s a popular destination where people are looking to move, and of course, our employees are here because they love it, too.”
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MADISON «FROM 17A edge tech for our agents and administrative team alike,” Hurich says. “We are constantly improving our systems and processes to be innovative and competitive.” Thanks to the pandemic, the workplace of tomorrow will continue to offer employees flexible schedules and high-tech services. “In the real estate industry, brokers are always on the run so a large majority of our work was already high on the tech side, but now it’s even more so.”
Benefits of working in Colorado
Madison & Co. operates six offices scattered across the Denver metro area. Its employees “embody the true Colorado spirit,” and the company is committed to supporting the communities it serves. “Some people dream about living in Colorado; we’re the ones lucky enough to get to actually do it,” Hurich says. “We love living in Colorado, and that’s why we encourage others to do the same.”
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The best midsize companies to work for in Colorado Editor’s note: The information in this list was taken from the Energage database. The businesses provide the data, and it may have changed since it was first entered.
No. 4 Caribou
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2016 | Headquarters: Washington, D.C. | Employees: 430, with 151 in Colorado Caribou offers a simple, transparent process to help consumers refinance their auto loans and lower their monthly payments.
No. 5 New American Funding
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2003 | Headquarters: Tustin, Calif. | Employees: 4,500, with 152 in Colorado American Financing’s salary-based mortgage experts help build loans to fit any goal.
No. 6 Friday Health Plans
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2015 | Headquarters: Alamosa | Employees: 374 Friday Health Plans builds insurance plans for people and small businesses. The company offers affordable health plans that help members stay healthy and cover them if they get sick or hurt.
No. 7 Nextworld
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2016 | Headquarters: Greenwood Village | Employees: 215 Nextworld provides an enterprise cloud development platform. Its software offers analytics, reporting, security, process automation, testing, system administration and more.
No. 8 Bibbeo Ltd
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2012 | Headquarters: Aurora | Employees: 155 Bibbeo is a nationally recognized technology solutions provider that provides service and installations across the U.S.
No. 9 Renewal by Andersen of Colorado
Years ranked: 8 | Founded: 2011 | Headquarters: Smithfield, R.I. | Employees: 2,400, 242 in Colorado Renewal by Andersen serves more than 100 markets in the United States and has become one of the largest window replacement window companies in the country since opening its first store in Minnesota in 1995.
No. 10 Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric
Family Tree, a local nonprofit, received $5,000 in December 2021 from Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric’s Caring Community Giveaway. Provided by Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric Years ranked: 9, 6 consecutive | Founded: 1973 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 186 Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric, known for its bright orange trucks, is one of Colorado’s only family-owned plumbing, heating, drain cleaning, cooling and electrical repair companies.
Years ranked: 10, 6 consecutive | Founded: 1996 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 265 Physician Health Partners works with PHPprime and Colorado Community Health Alliance to provide health care to more than 500,000 Coloradans in Denver and Colorado Springs.
No. 11 Galloway & Company Inc.
No. 14 General Air Service & Supply
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 1982 | Headquarters: Greenwood Village | Employees: 200 Based in the Denver Tech Center, Galloway & Company provides planning, architecture and engineering services for projects that range from half-acre pad sites to master-planned communities.
No. 12 8z Real Estate
Years ranked: 8 | Founded: 2009 | Headquarters: Boulder | Employees: 207 8z Real Estate has 12 offices and more than 190 agents throughout Colorado. The company provides in-house mortgage, title, rentals and insurance services.
No. 13 Physician Health Partners
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Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1969 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 190 General Air Service & Supply is a thirdgeneration, family-owned business and the largest independent gas and welding supplier in Colorado.
No. 15 Fluid Truck
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2016 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 283, 196 in Colorado Fluid Truck is a technology-based rental platform that offers 24/7 mobile access to trucks, vans and SUVs.
No. 16 Cornerstone Home Lending
Years ranked: 8 | Founded: 1988 | Headquarters: Houston | Employees: 1,900,
with 198 in Colorado Cornerstone Home Lending is a full-service residential mortgage banker. Cornerstone’s home loan transactions are handled in-house to ensure the company meets its agreed-upon closing date.
No. 17 PorchLight Real Estate Group
Years ranked: 9 | Founded: 2005 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 238 PorchLight Real Estate Group offers concierge-style real estate services in the greater Denver area and Boulder. A 100% women-owned business, PorchLight has received numerous accolades. In addition to being named to The Denver Post’s Top Workplaces list for nine years in a row, PorchLight won the Denver Business Journal’s Small Business Awards 2021 (XL category) and ranks as one of the largest Denver-area women-owned businesses.
No. 18 Eide Bailly LLP
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1917 | Headquarters: Fargo, N.D. | Employees: 2,500, with 224 in Colorado Eide Bailly is a top 25 CPA and consulting firm helping the middle market grow and thrive.
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No. 33 Mortenson
Years ranked: 7 | Founded: 1954 | Headquarters: Minneapolis | Employees: 4,500, with 205 in Colorado Mortenson Construction was named the 18th Top Contractor of the Top 400 contractors in the U.S. by Engineering News-Record. Mortenson has built some of Denver’s most iconic projects, including Denver International Airport Hotel and Transit Center, Coors Field, Pepsi Center, Denver Art Museum and the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center.
No. 19 LONG Building Technologies
Years ranked: 8 | Founded: 1965 | Headquarters: Littleton | Employees: 456, with 252 in Colorado LONG Building uses building technology services to make commercial, institutional and industrial facilities of all types and sizes automated, efficient, green and safe.
No. 20 Visiting Angels of Denver
Years ranked: 9, 7 consecutive | Founded: 2008 | Headquarters: Wheat Ridge | Employees: 170 Visiting Angels of Denver provides supportive home care services for seniors and adults that allow them to stay in their homes safely and provide peace of mind to their families.
No. 21 Total Quality Logistics
Years ranked: 4, 3 consecutive | Founded: 1997 | Headquarters: Cincinnati | Employees: 8,000, with 186 in Colorado TQL works with a network of more than 130,000-plus carriers to connect customers with shipping needs with carriers that have the available capacity and service offerings.
No. 22 Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1949 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 162 AORN is a national, nonprofit membership association that represents the interests of more than 160,000 perioperative nurses nationwide by providing nursing education, standards, and practice resources, including the peer-reviewed, monthly publication AORN Journal.
No. 23 HUB International
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1998 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 198 HUB International is a leading insurance brokerage providing products and services across North America.
No. 24 Pie Insurance Services Inc.
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 2017 | Headquarters: Washington, D.C. | Employees: 336, with 187 in Colorado Pie Insurance provides workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The company also works with local, regional, and national insurance agencies to provide coverage to their clients.
No. 25 Ping Identity Corp.
Years ranked: 8, 5 consecutive | Founded: 2002 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 1,500, with 443 in Colorado Ping Identity provides cloud identity security solutions to more than 800 of the world’s largest companies, government
Employees at Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric have a moving meeting in March 2019 in Denver. RJ Sangosti, Denver Post file organizations and cloud businesses. Ping Identity’s services allow more than 42 members of the Fortune 100 to secure the information of hundreds of millions of employees, customers and partners.
No. 26 GSA Region 8
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1949 | Headquarters: Washington, D.C. | Employees: 11,000, with 253 in Colorado GSA Region 8 works strategically to spur economic development in the communities it serves. The agency awarded nearly $80 million in contracts to small businesses in fiscal year 2019.
No. 27 AFC Urgent Care Denver
Years ranked: 4, 3 consecutive | Founded: 2013 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 161 AFC Urgent Care offers fast and comprehensive medical care with short wait times and reasonable rates. The company provides quick and thorough health care services with an on-site laboratory and digital X-ray machine to improve the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses or injuries.
Years ranked: 7 | Founded: 1973 | Headquarters: Centennial | Employees: 415, with 312 in Colorado Haselden Construction is a top general contractor on the Front Range that has provided exceptional, client-centric construction services in Colorado, Wyoming and the Western United States. The company provides general contracting, construction management, design-build, turnkey development and preconstruction services.
No. 32 Hotel Engine
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2015 | Headquarters: Glendale | Employees: 276 Hotel Engine is a high-growth travel tech company that makes lodging management easier for businesses. The company serves industries such as construction, transportation and logistics, oil and gas, retail, health
No. 34 Waterway Gas & Wash Co.
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1970 | Headquarters: Chesterfield, Mo. | Employees: 1,700, with 300 in Colorado Waterway serves the St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Cleveland and Chicago markets with full-service carwash services, gas and convenience store facilities.
No. 35 Xactly Corporation
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 2005 | Headquarters: San Jose, Calif. | Employees: 623, with 177 in Colorado Xactly delivers a scalable, cloud-based enterprise platform for sales organizations, including setting sales quotas, planning
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No. 28 The CE Shop LLC
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2005 | Headquarters: Greenwood Village | Employees: 159 The CE Shop is the leading provider of education for real estate agents and mortgage loan officers, with online courses available in every state and U.S. territory.
No. 29 CyberGRX Inc.
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 2015 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 158 CyberGRX operates the world’s largest cyber risk exchange platform, which gives its customers access to the cyber risk data of critical vendors, advanced analytics that prioritize mitigation efforts and fact-based insights. CyberGRX provides its clients with the tools they need to efficiently manage, monitor and mitigate risk.
No. 30 Spyderco Inc.
Years ranked: 9 | Founded: 1976 | Headquarters: Golden | Employees: 154 Spyderco started as a family-run business that operated from the back of a bread truck and has evolved to become a worldwide leader in the cutlery industry.
No. 31 Haselden Construction
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No. 36 Cooper Heating and Cooling Inc.
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1978 | Headquarters: Broomfield | Employees: 160 Cooper Heating and Cooling is a full-service HVAC company that offers installation, repair, maintenance, and replacement services. Cooper was the first company in Colorado to seal duct joints with a puttylike paste to prevent air leakage. The technique is now an industry standard.
No. 37 Wiland Inc.
Years ranked: 4, 2 consecutive | Founded: 2005 | Headquarters: Niwot | Employees: 280 Wiland is a leading marketing intelligence agency that provides data-driven marketing solutions to thousands of clients across the United States.
No. 38 AMP Robotics
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2014 | Headquarters: Louisville | Employees: 153 AMP Robotics is modernizing the world’s recycling infrastructure by applying AI and robotics to increase recycling rates and recover recyclables reclaimed as raw materials for the global supply chain.
No. 39 Pinnacol Assurance
Years ranked: 6 | Founded: 1915 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 656 with 650 in Colorado Pinnacol Assurance provides workers’ compensation protection to 57,000 Colorado employers and their employees.
No. 40 Turner Construction Co.
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 1902 | Headquarters: New York | Employees: 10,439, with 180 in Colorado Turner Construction Company has a staff of more than 10,000 employees and completes $15 billion of construction on 1,500 projects each year.
No. 41 Ulteig Engineers Inc.
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1944 | Headquarters: Fargo, N.D. | Employees: 917, with 212 in Colorado Ulteig has more than 70 years of experience in the engineering design industry and provides its expertise in various infrastructure sectors, including power, renewables, transportation and communications.
No. 42 Kin + Carta
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2001 | Headquarters: Chicago | Employees: 1,700, 185 in Colorado Kin + Carta is a global digital transformation consultancy with offices across the United States, Europe, South America and Singapore.
No. 43 Burns & McDonnell
Juli Kovats, left, is a real estate agent for 8z. She recently sold a house in Boulder to clients David Legacki, with son Finn, and his in-laws, Kay and Tom Grant, who will be living with them. Paul Aiken, Daily Camera file Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employeeowned architecture, engineering and construction company made up of more than 7,600 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants and entrepreneurs with offices throughout the world.
No. 44 Colorado PERA
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1931 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 300 Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association is the state’s largest public pension plan and provides retirement and other benefits to more than 630,000 current and former public employees.
No. 45 Moss Adams LLP
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 1913 | Headquarters: Seattle | Employees: 2,900, with 153 in Colorado Moss Adams is a fully integrated professional services firm dedicated to assisting clients with growing, managing, and protecting prosperity.
No. 46 CBIZ
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 1996 | Headquarters: Cleveland | Employees: 4,237, with 162 in Colorado CBIZ is one of the nation’s top providers of accounting, tax and advisory services.
No. 47 PERIFICIENT
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1997 | Headquarters: St. Louis | Employees: 6,221, 162 in Colorado PERIFICIENT operates as an information technology consulting firm. It designs and delivers business-driven information technology solutions, such as business analysis, portal, content management, integration, SOA, commerce, business intelligence and
Years ranked: 11 | Founded: 1898 | Headquarters: Kansas City, Mo. | Employees: 7,600, with 261 in Colorado
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customer relationship management.
No. 48 Security Service Federal Credit Union
Years ranked: 5, 3 consecutive | Founded: 1956 | Headquarters: San Antonio | Employees: 1,800, with 300 in Colorado Security Service Federal Credit Union is one of the nation’s top 10 credit unions. It has more than $9.5 billion in assets and 774,000 members in Texas, Colorado and Utah.
No. 49 HCA Healthcare Continental Division/ HealthONE
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1991 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 255, with 159 in Colorado The HCA Healthcare Continental Division/HealthONE is among the largest health care systems in the Denver area, with seven acute care hospitals, a pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, several free-standing emergency departments, numerous ambulatory surgery centers, CareNow urgent care and occupational medicine clinics, physician practices and imaging centers.
No. 50 American Auto Shield
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2002 | Headquarters: Lakewood | Employees: 650, with 199 in Colorado American Auto Shield specializes in third-party administration, providing nationwide coverage and claims services for vehicle and home service contracts offered through dealers, agents, direct marketers, membership organizations and lenders.
No. 51 Redfin
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2004 | Headquarters: Seattle | Employees: 5,276, with 152 in Colorado
Redfin is a technology-powered real estate broker, instant home-buyer (iBuyer), lender, title insurer and renovations company.
No. 52 AllHealth Network
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1955 | Headquarters: Englewood | Employees: 499 AllHealth Network provides behavioral health care to more than 17,000 children, adults and older adults, families and couples. Its services include counseling, psychiatry, crisis services, substance abuse treatment, an adult acute treatment unit, services offered to the criminal justice system, vocational and social rehabilitation, schoolbased services and an on-site pharmacy.
No. 53 ClearChoice
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2004 | Headquarters: Greenwood Village | Employees: 1,650, with 336 in Colorado ClearChoice offers quality and affordable dental implant care.
No. 54 Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Years ranked: 6, 5 consecutive | Founded: 1946 | Headquarters: Aurora | Employees: 640, with 309 in Colorado Adolfson & Peterson Construction is a family-owned company that offers preconstruction and construction services to the commercial, education, health care, hospitality, industrial, multifamily, municipal, recreation and senior living industries.
No. 55 Personal Capital
Years ranked: 8 | Founded: 2009 | Headquarters: Redwood City, Calif. | Employees: 462, with 174 in Colorado Personal Capital is an industry-leading digital wealth management company that manages more than $16.5 billion in assets.
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Top small companies Special awards
The Top 150 survey statement is divided into broad categories such as values and work-life balance. Energage calculates which company has the highest score in each category. Here are the small companies that won special awards and the statement each one scored highest on:
Leadership
Bill Goldberg, Home Mortgage Alliance LLC
I have confidence in the leader of this company. New Ideas Crusoe Energy
New ideas are encouraged at this company. Meaningfulness Donor Alliance Inc.
My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful. Values
Vanguard Skin Specialists
This company operates by strong values. Communication
Baseline Engineering Corp.
I feel well-informed about important decisions at this company. Work/Life Flexibility Choozle
I have the flexibility I need to balance my work and personal life.
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The small company category is for employers with 149 or fewer local workers. The 65 winners were chosen from a field of 160 entries. 1. Crusoe Energy 2. Supreme Lending 3. Home Mortgage Alliance LLC 4. Zenith Home Loans 5. Summit Pediatric Therapy 6. Aztec Consultants Inc. 7. Colten Mortgage 8. Footers Catering 9. Bloom Healthcare 10. Cain Travel Group Inc. 11. Homebot 12. Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. 13. SambaSafety 14. Physician’s Choice 15. TallGrass Spa and Salon 16. Booyah Advertising 17. Digible 18. Baseline Engineering Corporation 19. Planet Home Lending 20. Choozle
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21. Greystone Technology 22. Carlton Electric 23. Bradsby Group 24. The Garrett Companies 25. Integrity Locums 26. Basis Technologies 27. Milender White 28. National Valuation Consultants Inc. 29. Dignity Hospice of Colorado 30. TalentReef 31. Project Canary, PBC 32. JumpStart Autism Center 33. Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors 34. Travelers Haven 35. CirrusMD 36. American Indian College Fund 37. CCIG 38. Avid 4 Adventure 39. Vanguard Skin Specialists 40. Swinerton Builders 41. Camden Property Trust 42. Donor Alliance Inc. 43. CrossCountry Mortgage LLC
44. Credera 45. Atlas Real Estate 46. Professional Assist Corporation 47. CAP Logistics 48. Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher LLP 49. Stryker 50. Maxwell 51. Dividend Restaurant Group 52. Centennial Resource Development 53. OZ Architecture 54. Voice Media Group 55. Transwestern 56. TriSalus Life Sciences 57. RE/MAX Alliance 58. NEI Electric Power Engineering Inc. 59. Denver Academy 60. Done Plumbing & Heating 61. RevGen Partners 62. SEH 63. Matrix Design Group Inc. 64. BCER Engineering Inc. 65. Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Crusoe Energy powers bitcoin mining using wasted natural gas No. 1 Crusoe Energy
Years ranked: 1 Founded: 2018 Headquarters: Denver Employees: 144 Locations: 4 Facts: Crusoe Energy is on a mission to eliminate routine flaring of natural gas and reduce the cost of cloud computing. By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
Crusoe Energy prioritized protecting its employees during the past two years. And although Crusoe slowly integrated back to in-office work, the company is keeping a flexible schedule that lets employees work from home two days per week. That flexibility, combined with other company policies, wins Crusoe high marks from its employees. This is the first year for Crusoe Energy, founded in 2018, on the Top Workplaces list. The company works to eliminate flaring of natural gas, reduce the cost of cloud computing and power bitcoin mining using a process that reduces carbon emissions. Cully Cavness, president and cofounder of Crusoe Energy, says employees benefit when they can work together. “The return to office work has helped to foster streamlined communication across departments,” he says.
Innovations for a better tomorrow
Continued innovation is essential for the company, Cavness says. “The need for energy, computing, and progress will never stop growing. Crusoe exists to accelerate the energy transition,” he says. “Crusoe helps traditional energy providers reduce their environmental impact while arming values-led researchers, scientists, engineers and businesses with clean computing power that will drive our shared progress.”
Crusoe Energy employees work on site to eliminate natural gas flaring. Provided by Crusoe Energy
Calling Colorado home
Company founders Chase Lochmiller and Cavness are Kent Denver School graduates who are happy they could locate their company headquarters in Denver. The company works to support the community and hire locally. “Crusoe has been able to tap into a deep pool of talent across the energy and technology industries,” Cavness says. In addition to getting a Colorado Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit, Crusoe received support from the Denver Economic Development and Opportunity Office and the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation. Living in Colorado also offers other intangible benefits. The opportunity for outdoor activities in Colorado appeals to Crusoe’s employees, promotes healthy living, and helps foster a high quality of life, Cavness says.
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Supreme Lending discovers flexibility keeps employees happy, productive No. 2 Supreme Lending
Years ranked: 5 Founded: 1999 Headquarters: Dallas Employees: 1,800, with 53 in Colorado Facts: Supreme Lending is a mortgage originator that can underwrite, close and fund loans that investors buy. The company provides consumers with low interest rates and closing costs with quick turnarounds.
By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
For Supreme Lending, flexibility is a crucial concept. After the pandemic pushed all of its employees to work from home, the company now lets them decide when and where they work, says Dale Petrillo, Supreme Lending regional branch manager. “Everyone had different situations in their home lives, and we want the work environment to be conducive to their needs,” Petrillo says. “We have some folks that are choosing to come in the office every day. Some are in the office a couple of days per week, and others ... are working from home exclusively.” After nearly two years of online training sessions, the company had its first in-person event in late March. “It was great to get together again,” Petrillo says. This year marks the fifth time Supreme Lending earned a spot on the Top Workplaces list. It moves up to second place after ranking as the No. 3 best small company in 2021.
Looking ahead
The housing market’s volatility also pushes Supreme Lending to be flexible. “Our goals are to be fluid with the housing market and support buyers and sellers to deliver easy transactions,” Petrillo says. He also anticipates Supreme
Supreme Lending employees attend a Colorado Rockies game. Provided by Supreme Lending Lending will continue operating a hybrid office that allows employees to split their time between working in office and from home. “Prior to the pandemic, we were almost exclusively working from the office,” Petrillo says. “What we learned is productivity and employee satisfaction stayed strong when working remotely. I believe continuing to support that moving forward is a great idea.”
Working in Colorado
Petrillo can’t imagine operating anywhere else. “First off, Denver is an amazing city,” he says. “Colorado offers a wide variety of outdoor activities and healthy options.” The company offers initiatives to keep employees healthy by moving Supreme Lending employees go deep-sea fishing while on a President’s Club trip. Provided by Supreme Lending more and eating right. “We strongly believe in being healthy and taking care of our bodies,” Petrillo says. “Colorado is a great place to make that happen. Being fit and healthy gives us all confidence, reduces stress, and makes the office culture stronger as everyone feels good.”
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Home Mortgage Alliance ahead of curve with work-from-home policies No. 3 Home Mortgage Alliance LLC
Years ranked: 5 Founded: 2014 Headquarters: Denver Employees: 82 Locations: 6 Facts: Home Mortgage Alliance started as a joint venture between Stearns Home Loans and RE/MAX Alliance and has grown to be a top mortgage lender in the greater Denver area. By Sara B. Hansen Special to The Denver Post
Unlike many businesses during the pandemic Home Mortgage Alliance didn’t suffer any downtime. “It’s been a strong two years for
our business,” says Bill Goldberg, president. “We were busy with both new home purchases and refinancing.” Also, unlike other businesses, Home Mortgage Alliance didn’t have to scramble to let people work from home. “We were ahead of the game,” Goldberg says. “It’s not common in the mortgage business, but it’s been part of our culture since 2014. We determined that we’d rather have strong talent than require people to be in the office. The company has space in the Denver Tech Center and at RE/ MAX Alliance in Arvada, so employees can work in an office if they want to.
Looking forward
Despite the shortage of available homes and the possibility that in-
terest rates will continue to climb, Goldberg remains optimistic. “The future’s bright,” he says. “I believe the market itself is still very healthy. There’s a lot of construction and more and more buyers are looking for a home.” Home Mortgage Alliance also will continue to adapt and innovate to meet the needs of customers and employees. Goldberg knows his employees can work remotely and get the job done, and more customers want to take advantage of electronic closings and electronic notaries. But some customers, especially first-time homebuyers, appreciate
the personal touch. “Buying a home and getting a mortgage is an emotional transaction,” Goldberg says. “When people want to meet face to face, we can still do that.”
Working in Colorado
While living and working in Colorado is always a bonus, having the ability to spend more time outside during the pandemic was especially important. “It was easy to social distance when you’re on a hike or riding a bike,” he says. Goldberg, who grew up outside New York City, can’t imagine living anywhere else. “There are so many different things you can do,” he says. “People love living in Colorado. They’re here because they want to be here.
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The best small companies to work for in Colorado Editor’s note: The information in this list was taken from the Energage database. The businesses provide the data, and it may have changed since it was first entered.
No. 4 Zenith Home Loans
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2019 Headquarters: Greenwood Village Employees: 50 ZenithHomeLoans.com is an online resource for personalized mortgage solutions, fast customized quotes, great rates and service with integrity.
No. 5 Summit Pediatric Therapy
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2007 Headquarters: Centennial | Employees: 50 Summit Pediatric Therapy provides speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy to children throughout the Denver area.
No. 6 Aztec Consultants Inc.
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1996 Headquarters: Littleton | Employees: 117 Aztec Consultants is a full-service, professional land surveying company.
No. 7 Colten Mortgage
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2017 Headquarters: Greenwood Village Employees: 141, with 50 in Colorado Colten Mortgage is a top-rated mortgage lender that serves 25+ states across the country.
No. 8 Footers Catering
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1981 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 50 Footers Catering is a second-generation family-owned business that caters to more than 600 full-service events and feeds more than 75,000 guests each year. For more than 38 years, Footers has prepared all of its menus on-site to provide the highest quality possible.
No. 9 Bloom Healthcare
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 2002 Headquarters: Wheat Ridge Employees: 130 Bloom Healthcare’s team of providers delivers coordinated, hands-on care in assisted living communities and private homes so they can help patients age in place. The company works to reduce the risk seniors will need emergency room or inpatient care.
No. 10 Cain Travel Group Inc.
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 1975 Headquarters: Boulder | Employees: 52 Cain Travel is a full-service travel agency
focused on corporate and group travel management. With a team that’s 80 percent women, Cain Travel is proud to be one of the largest woman-owned companies in Colorado.
No. 11 Homebot
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2016 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 102 Homebot empowers millions of consumers to build wealth through homeownership with an award-winning financial dashboard.
No. 12 Primary Residential Mortgage Inc.
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 1998 | Headquarters: Salt Lake City | Employees: 2,390, with 50 in Colorado Primary Residential Mortgage works to simplify the home-buying process for first-time and experienced homeowners. The company leverages its access to multiple loan programs and its in-house lending system to provide better loan rates.
No. 13 SambaSafety
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1998 | Headquarters: Greenwood Village | Employees: 230, with 76 in Colorado SambaSafety is the industry leader in cloud-based driver risk management software. SambaSafety helps companies identify their high-risk driving populations to make roads safer for everyone.
No. 14 Physician’s Choice
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2017 | Headquarters: Wheat Ridge | Employees: 50 Physician’s Choice works to ensure everyone has access to safe, high-quality supplements.
No. 15 TallGrass Spa and Salon Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 1995 | Headquarters: Evergreen | Employees: 71 TallGrass Spa commits to fostering meaningful connections between team members and guests.
No. 16 Booyah Advertising
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 2001 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 95 Booyah Advertising builds and optimizes ad campaigns for Google, Facebook and Amazon.
No. 17 Digible
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2017 | Headquarters: Englewood | Employees: 51 Digible provides hyper-local digital marketing solutions for the apartment industry.
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No. 18 Baseline Engineering Corporation
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1998 | Headquarters: Golden | Employees: 66 Baseline Engineering is an employeeowned company that provides civil engineers and land surveying services.
No. 19 Planet Home Lending
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2007 | Headquarters: Meriden, Conn. | Employees: 1,601, with 50 in Colorado Planet Home Lending is a national mortgage lender and servicer that offers affordable home loans backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, VA, FHA, USDA and private funders. It serves customers in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
No. 20 Choozle
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 2012 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 80 Choozle provides a digital advertising software platform that powers advertising campaigns across display, video, mobile and other media. Designed for advertising agencies and marketing departments, Choozle combines multiple digital advertising tools, a demand-side platform, a data management platform, and smart tag management into a single platform.
No. 21 Greystone Technology
Years ranked: 5, 3 consecutive | Founded: 2001 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 96 Greystone Technology Group provides information technology services including managed service, supplemental service, on-demand service, cybersecurity assessments, consulting and management, website and app development, and end-user training.
No. 22 Carlton Electric
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 1993 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 94 Carlton Electric is a full-service electrical contractor that serves customers in Colorado and Wyoming.
No. 23 Bradsby Group
Years ranked: 9, 6 consecutive | Founded: 2004 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 93 Bradsby Group is a premier recruiting firm servicing the accounting, health care, construction, engineering, energy, industrial, technology, legal, supply chain, and financial and cannabis markets. The employee-owned company’s name was inspired by the engraving on a Louisville Slugger baseball bat manufactured by a company named Hillerich and Bradsby.
No. 24 The Garrett Companies
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2014 | Headquarters: Greenwood, Ind. | Employees: 170, 51 in Colorado The Garrett Companies is a full service multifamily development, construction, and property management team that works to develop, build, and manage multifamily apartment projects across the country.
No. 25 Integrity Locums
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2012 | Headquarters: Englewood | Employees: 68 Integrity Locums, a firm that recruits and temporarily places physicians, was established in 2012. Founders Tim and Lacey Devereux started the agency after establishing Integrity Healthcare, a permanent physician recruitment firm.
No. 26 Basis Technologies
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 2001 | Headquarters: Chicago | Employees: 846, with 85 in Colorado Basis, a powerful and comprehensive automated digital media management platform, enables marketers to plan, buy, analyze and streamline campaigns for programmatic, direct, search and social.
No. 27 Milender White
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1997 | Headquarters: Arvada | Employees: 195, with 143 in Colorado Milender White is a full-service real estate company dedicated to delivering award-winning commercial and residential projects.
No. 28 National Valuation Consultants Inc.
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 1991 | Headquarters: Centennial | Employees: 91, with 66 in Colorado National Valuation Consultants Inc. is the largest privately-held commercial real estate valuation and advisory firm in the United States. The company has regional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, the New York area, San Francisco and South Florida.
No. 29 Dignity Hospice of Colorado
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2017 | Headquarters: Thornton | Employees: 71 Dignity Hospice provides care that is designed to provide comfort and support to a patient and their family when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments.
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Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2003 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 165 TalentReef offers an end-to-end talent management solution built for the hourly workforce to provide the best customer service expertise in partnership with the service industry.
No. 31 Project Canary, PBC
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2019 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 50 Project Canary is a data analytics and environmental assessment company committed to accelerating the path to net-zero by focusing on methane emissions measurement and reduction, freshwater use, and community impacts for energy-intensive industries.
No. 32 JumpStart Autism Center
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2008 | Headquarters: Albuquerque | Employees: 141, with 57 in Colorado The JumpStart Autism Center is a nationally recognized behavioral health provider specializing in early childhood evaluation, diagnosis and therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders. The center specializes in behavioral treatments for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Project manager Trevor Trumble, right, plays pingpong with campaign manager Matt Best in 2019 at the living space of Choozle in Denver. Choozle is a digital advertising and marketing software company. Hyoung Chang, Denver Post file
No. 33 Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors
No. 37 CCIG
No. 34 Travelers Haven
No. 38 Avid 4 Adventure
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 2006 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 67 Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors is a fullservice commercial real estate brokerage firm that focuses on delivering innovative real estate solutions that are client-centric and relationship-focused.
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2008 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 129 Travelers Haven is one of the four largest corporate housing companies in the United States. The company provides full-service temporary housing solutions.
No. 35 CirrusMD
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2012 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 100, with 89 in Colorado CirrusMD’s integrated care is delivered via multi-specialty, board-certified doctors who can treat a broad range of conditions, from acute to chronic and from primary care to specialty areas, including behavioral health. CirrusMD is available to nearly 10 million users across all 50 states. The service is offered exclusively through employers and health plans.
No. 36 American Indian College Fund
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1989 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 65 The American Indian College Fund raises money and provides scholarships to help American Indians achieve their higher education and career objectives.
Years ranked: 6 | Founded: 1985 | Headquarters: Englewood | Employees: 96 CCIG is recognized as one of Colorado’s leading insurance brokerages and provides property, casualty and life insurance to clients throughout the region. The company also provides benefits and risk management services for businesses.
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2004 | Headquarters: Louisville | Employees: 800, with 100 in Colorado Avid4 Adventure summer day and overnight camps teach pre-K through 12th-graders of all levels to climb, paddle, bike, hike and thrive in the outdoors.
No. 39 Vanguard Skin Specialists
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2009 | Headquarters: Colorado Springs | Employees: 100, with 90 in Colorado Vanguard Skin Specialists is southern Colorado’s premier dermatology and plastic surgery practice.
No. 40 Swinerton Builders
Years ranked: 8, 3 consecutive | Founded: 1888 | Headquarters: Arvada | Employees: 4,534, with 138 in Colorado Swinerton Builders is an employeeowned general contractor. In the Denver area, the company built the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences, One Lincoln Park, campus projects for AMG National Trust Bank and Terumo, and office environments for Fidelity Investments, UBS Finan-
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No. 41 Camden Property Trust
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 1982 | Headquarters: Houston | Employees: 1,776, with 65 in Colorado Camden Property Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns interests in 172 apartment communities across the United States. The company’s name is derived by combining the founders’ names Ric Campo and Keith Oden.
No. 42 Donor Alliance Inc.
Years ranked: 8, 7 consecutive | Founded: 1985 | Headquarters: Denver Employees: 152, with 145 in Colorado Donor Alliance is the organ and tissue procurement agency for Colorado and most of Wyoming. The not-for-profit organization serves nearly a million residents and more than 110 hospitals.
No. 43 CrossCountry Mortgage LLC
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2003 | Headquarters: Brecksville, Ohio | Employees: 2,500, with 141 in Colorado CrossCountry Mortgage is a nationwide full-service lender that has been named to the Inc. 5000 List of America’s FastestGrowing Companies eight times since 2012 and won the Smart Culture Award from Smart Business in 2022.
No. 44 Credera
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 1999 | Headquarters: Addison, Texas | Employees: 586, with 108 in Colorado Credera is a full-service management consulting, user experience and technology solutions firm. The company’s clients range from Fortune 500 companies to emerging industry leaders.
No. 45 Atlas Real Estate
Years ranked: 2 | Founded: 2013 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 165, with 130 in Colorado Atlas Real Estate is a full-service real estate company specializing in investment services, property management and institutional acquisitions. Atlas is also a Zillow Offers Partner Agent. With offices in eight markets nationwide, Atlas transacts more than $1 billion in real estate annually and manages more than 4,500 residential units.
No. 46 Professional Assist Corporation
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1987 | Headquarters: Golden | Employees: 55 Professional Assist Corporation is a suite of membership associations that serve more than 90,000 members working in spa, salon and wellness professions. In addition to liability insurance, PAC provides continuing education, practice-building guidance and legislative support.
Brian Doub, an emergency medical technician for Bloom Healthcare administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to resident Russ Leeser during a clinic in October at the Lodge at Greeley Senior Living in Greeley. First doses of the vaccine also were available at the clinic. Alex McIntyre, Greeley Tribune
No. 47 CAP Logistics
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1982 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 124, with 76 in Colorado CAP Logistics specializes in providing freight solutions to industries that cannot afford expensive downtime.
No. 48 Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher LLP
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1999 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 58 Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher offers services across a diverse range of legal specialties, including appellate, bankruptcy, business, construction, employment, estate and tax planning, licensing, land use and real estate, and criminal defense.
No. 49 Stryker
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1941 | Headquarters: Kalamazoo, Mich. | Employees: 40,000, with 75 in Colorado Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and offers innovative products and services that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.
No. 50 Maxwell
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2016 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 92, with 56 in Denver With input from more than 1,000 mortgage professionals, Maxwell built a pointof-sale solution that closes more loans per officer, gets borrowers into their new homes faster, and adds basis points to a homeowner’s bottom line.
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No. 51 Dividend Restaurant Group
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2018 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 2,200, with 58 in Colorado Dividend Restaurant Group, owner of Macaroni Grill and Sullivan’s Steakhouse, brings together some of the country’s bestknown brands, leveraging an industryleading platform with a clear vision for continued growth.
No. 52 Centennial Resource Development
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2016 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 149, with 84 in Colorado Centennial Resource Development is an independent oil producer with assets in the core of the southern Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin in West Texas.
No. 53 OZ Architecture
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1964 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 161, with 139 in Colorado OZ Architecture works to create beautiful places with lasting value for the communities it serves.
No. 54 Voice Media Group
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2012 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 278, with 53 in Colorado Voice Media Group publishes four metro-
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Joel Scott, a project manager with Fransen Pittman General Contractors, and Natalie Lord, architect and principal with FormWorks Design Group, inspect a Depression-era safety message uncovered during demolition inside the Pulliam Community Building in downtown Loveland. Craig Young, Reporter-Herald
academy is among the top schools in the nation that specialize in supporting diverse learners, including those with dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and executive functioning disorder.
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No. 55 Transwestern
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1978 | Headquarters: Houston | Employees: 2,500, with 58 in Colorado Transwestern is a privately held real estate firm with 34 offices in the United States and more than 180 offices in 37 countries. It specializes in agency leasing, management tenant advisory, capital markets, research and sustainability services.
No. 56 TriSalus Life Sciences
Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 2010 | Headquarters: Westminster | Employees: 66, with 54 in Colorado TriSalus is a biotech company developing therapeutic approaches to treat liver and pancreatic cancer.
No. 57 RE/MAX Alliance
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1984 | Headquarters: Arvada | Employees: 97 RE/MAX Alliance is Colorado’s largest privately owned real estate company. It has 20-plus offices along the Front Range, including in the Denver area. Its agents are
Denver Academy students cut the ribbon at the opening of the renovated elementary school building in 2019. Provided by Emma England, Denver Academy committed to giving customers an excellent experience whether they are buying their first home, selling their house or working with a commercial property.
No. 58 NEI Electric Power Engineering Inc.
Years ranked: 3 | Founded: 1982 | Headquarters: Lakewood | Employees: 176, with 135 in Colorado NEI Electric Power Engineering provides power system engineering services for all aspects of power systems engineering. NEI specializes in substation design, transmission and distribution line design and system commissioning.
No. 59 Denver Academy
Years ranked: 7 | Founded: 1972 | Headquarters: Denver | Employees: 119 Denver Academy is an independent coed day school for students in grades 1-12. The
No. 60 Done Plumbing & Heating
Years ranked: 9 | Founded: 1999 | Headquarters: Aurora | Employees: 57 Done Plumbing and Heating provides plumbing, drain cleaning, heating and air conditioning services for residential and commercial properties in the Denver area.
No. 61 RevGen Partners
Years ranked: 6, 5 consecutive | Founded: 2008 | Headquarters: Centennial | Employees: 120 RevGen Partners is a business and technology consulting firm that helps clients by providing consulting services that span analytics and insights, customer experience and digital enablement. Twice a year, RevGenerosity petitions employees for nominations of nonprofit organizations that address issues related to education, poverty and disadvantaged, at-risk youths.
No. 62 SEH
Years ranked: 5 | Founded: 1927 | Headquarters: St. Paul, Minn. | Employees: 770, with 82 in Colorado SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, environmental, and planning company that helps government, industrial and commercial clients find answers to complex challenges.
No. 63 Matrix Design Group Inc. Years ranked: 1 | Founded: 1999 | Headquarters: Colorado Springs | Employees: 157, with 111 in Colorado Matrix Design Group is an award-winning, employee-owned firm providing innovative solutions across varied industries. Matrix Design Group delivers excellence by design at the federal, state and municipal levels in the U.S. and Guam.
No. 64 BCER Engineering Inc.
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1994 | Headquarters: Arvada | Employees: 90, with 76 in Colorado BCER provides engineering design services to architects, contractors and building owners. The company’s notable projects include the Denver International Airport Westin Hotel, the new campus for UC Health at Fitzsimons, the Wellington Webb Office Building, Denver Botanic Gardens Science Pyramid, U.S. Olympic Museum and the CU Williams Village housing campus.
No. 65 Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Years ranked: 4 | Founded: 1994 | Headquarters: Englewood | Employees: 147 Fransen Pittman is a premier Coloradobased construction company that specializes in buildings that transform communities and the lives of the people working, learning and living in them. The company participates in the Environmental Leadership Program for Colorado and was the only construction company to receive the Silver Environment Leader award.
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RECEIVES TOP WORKPLACES 2022 AWARD The Denver Post named the leader in vehicle service contracts a Top Workplace in Colorado.
American Auto Shield, Colorado’s leader in the vehicle service contract industry and automotive claims administration, announced it is honored to be named a winner of The Denver Post’s Top Workplaces 2022 Award. “I am so proud to be part of American Auto Shield. Our employees serve as our brand ambassadors, helping us attract and retain great talent. They are the reason we have been named a 2022 Best Place to Work by the Denver Post” said Brian Wong, AVP, People Services. For 15 years, The Top Workplaces program has surveyed more than 20 million employees while recognizing top organizations that provide exceptional company culture and a great work environment for their employees. Through Energage, a survey firm, 125 of American Auto Shield’s Colorado employees provided positive feedback indicating they are fully committed to their roles. As a result of growth, American Auto Shield recently expanded its employment base to 14 states, which gave them access to a wider and more diverse employee pool. The company takes pride in promoting an inclusive culture with a 100% remote work environment. They regularly reward employees who deliver on their core values of Integrity, Respectful, Accountable, Collaborative, and Innovative, and provide frequent opportunities to develop personally and professionally. Headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, American Auto Shield specializes in vehicle service contracts and claims administration. As a leader in the industry, complemented by strong partnerships, the organization strives to develop and deliver products that provide superior coverage and service.
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The winners
1. Custom Made Meals 2. RE/MAX Professionals 3. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. 4. Slalom 5. Fidelity Investments 6. Keysight Technologies 7. Panda Restaurant Group 8. Charles Schwab & Co. 9. Edward Jones 10. Progressive 11. Canvas Credit Union 12. Encore Electric Inc. 13. Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC 14. Breckenridge Grand Vacations 15. Accenture 16. American Financing 17. Craig Hospital 18. DaVita Inc. 19. MTech Mechanical 20. Liberty Oilfield Services 21. Vectra Bank Colorado 22. Jefferson Center for Mental Health 23. Empower 24. FirstBank 25. Greystar 26. Rose Medical Center 27. Aurora Mental Health Center 28. UCHealth 29. CACI International Inc. 30. Mental Health Center of Denver
23. HUB International 24. Pie Insurance Services Inc. 25. Ping Identity Corp. 26. GSA Region 8 27. AFC Urgent Care Denver 28. The CE Shop LLC 29. CyberGRX Inc. 30. Spyderco Inc. 31. Haselden Construction 32. Hotel Engine 33. Mortenson 34. Waterway Gas & Wash Co. 35. Xactly Corp. 36. Cooper Heating and Cooling Inc. 37. Wiland Inc. 38. AMP Robotics 39. Pinnacol Assurance 40. Turner Construction Co. 41. Ulteig Engineers Inc. 42. Kin + Carta 43. Burns & McDonnell 44. Colorado PERA 45. Moss Adams LLP 46. CBIZ 47. PERFICIENT 48. Security Service Federal Credit Union 49. HCA Healthcare Continental Division/HealthONE 50. American Auto Shield 51. Redfin 52. AllHealth Network 53. ClearChoice 54. Adolfson & Peterson Construction 55. Personal Capital
Midsize Company Winners
Small Company Winners
Large Company Winners
1. Colorado Home Realty 2. Madison & Co. Properties 3. West+Main Homes 4. Caribou 5. New American Funding 6. Friday Health Plans 7. Nextworld 8. Bibbeo Ltd. 9. Renewal by Andersen of Colorado 10. Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric 11. Galloway & Co. Inc. 12. 8z Real Estate 13. Physician Health Partners 14. General Air Service & Supply 15. Fluid Truck 16. Cornerstone Home Lending 17. PorchLight Real Estate Group 18. Eide Bailly LLP 19. LONG Building Technologies 20. Visiting Angels of Denver 21. Total Quality Logistics 22. Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
1. Crusoe Energy 2. Supreme Lending 3. Home Mortgage Alliance LLC 4. Zenith Home Loans 5. Summit Pediatric Therapy 6. Aztec Consultants Inc. 7. Colten Mortgage 8. Footers Catering 9. Bloom Healthcare 10. Cain Travel Group Inc. 11. Homebot 12. Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. 13. SambaSafety 14. Physician’s Choice 15. TallGrass Spa and Salon 16. Booyah Advertising 17. Digible 18. Baseline Engineering Corporation 19. Planet Home Lending 20. Choozle 21. Greystone Technology 22. Carlton Electric 23. Bradsby Group
32» TOP WORKPLACES 2022 • THE DENVER POST
24. The Garrett Companies 25. Integrity Locums 26. Basis Technologies 27. Milender White 28. National Valuation Consultants Inc. 29. Dignity Hospice of Colorado 30. TalentReef 31. Project Canary, PBC 32. JumpStart Autism Center 33. Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors 34. Travelers Haven 35. CirrusMD 36. American Indian College Fund 37. CCIG 38. Avid 4 Adventure 39. Vanguard Skin Specialists 40. Swinerton Builders 41. Camden Property Trust 42. Donor Alliance Inc. 43. CrossCountry Mortgage LLC 44. Credera 45. Atlas Real Estate 46. Professional Assist Corporation 47. CAP Logistics 48. Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher LLP 49. Stryker 50. Maxwell 51. Dividend Restaurant Group 52. Centennial Resource Development 53. OZ Architecture 54. Voice Media Group 55. Transwestern 56. TriSalus Life Sciences 57. RE/MAX Alliance 58. NEI Electric Power Engineering Inc. 59. Denver Academy 60. Done Plumbing & Heating 61. RevGen Partners 62. SEH 63. Matrix Design Group Inc. 64. BCER Engineering Inc. 65. Fransen Pittman General Contractors
11 YEARS OF CHAMPS 2022
Large: Custom Made Meals Midsize: Colorado Home Realty Small: Crusoe Energy
2021
Large: Pinnacol Assurance Midsize: Custom Made Meals Small: Digible
2020
Large: Salesforce Midsize: RE/MAX Professionals Small: Booyah Advertising
2019
Large: East West Partners Midsize: Madison & Co. Properties Small: Choozle
2018
Large: Breckenridge Grand Vacations Midsize: Madison & Co. Properties Small: Zoom Video Communications
2017
Large: USAA Midsize: 8z Real Estate Small: GoSpotCheck
2016
Large: Alliance Data Midsize: PorchLight Real Estate Group Small: Supreme Lending
2015
Large: USAA Midsize: Physician Health Partners Small: Live Urban Real Estate
2014
Large: Edward Jones Midsize: The Container Store Small: Visiting Angels of Littleton
2013
Large: Anadarko Petroleum Corp./Denver Midsize: The Container Store Small: Restaurant Solutions
2012
Large: Anadarko Petroleum Corp./Denver Midsize: Rally Software Small: Restaurant Solutions And businesses that have been recognized all 11 years in The Denver Post’s Top Workplaces competition: Large: Slalom Large: FirstBank Midsize: Burns & McDonnell Midsize: Physician Health Partners* Small: Bradsby Group* *Not ranked in some years but still met the national standard.