(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce honored 125 companies from across the state today at the 2021 Best Places to Work in Indiana celebration, sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College. Rankings for the organizations were revealed in four categories at the event, where participants could attend virtually with their colleagues or join the celebration in-person at the Indiana Convention Center.

Coming in at No. 1:

  • JA Benefits, LLC, a Bedford-based employee benefits company – small category (between 15 and 74 U.S. employees)
  • American College of Education, a private, for-profit online college in Indianapolis – medium category (between 75 and 249 U.S. employees)
  • Onebridge, a business intelligence and data analytics consulting firm headquartered in Indianapolis – large category (between 250 and 999 U.S. employees)
  • Microsoft, the technology giant with a local office in Indianapolis – major category (1,000 or more U.S. employees)

JA Benefits leads its category for the third year in a row. American College of Education and Onebridge ascend to top spots for the first time. Microsoft continues its record-setting pace, finishing No. 1 nine of the 11 times it has participated in Indiana.

“It’s a pleasure to showcase these companies and the astounding examples they are setting as desirable workplace cultures in the face of all the unique challenges of the past year,” relays Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar. “They each serve not only their staffs and customers very well, but also their communities and the state’s economy. We applaud them for stepping up to the plate and continuing to shine in 2021.”

Winning companies ranged in employee count (at the time of application) from 15 to more than 2,300. Out-of-state parent companies were eligible to participate if at least 15 full-time employees are in Indiana.

Organizations that have displayed sustained excellence during the program’s history are also awarded Best Places to Work in Indiana Hall of Fame and Pinnacle designations.

Hall of Fame companies are those that have been named a Best Place to Work in Indiana at least 60% of the time in the program’s history. Two companies – Edward Jones and Katz, Sapper & Miller – have made the Best Places to Work list all 16 years of the program.

The Pinnacle designation is reserved for those that have finished first in their category three or more times in a five-year period. The five Pinnacle companies in the program’s history are: Edward Jones, Hollingsworth & Zivitz, P.C., JA Benefits, Microsoft and Sikich.

More information about the Best Places to Work companies is available via the May edition of the Indiana Chamber’s BizVoice® magazine, available online later today at www.bizvoicemagazine.com.

All companies that participated in the 2021 Best Places to Work program receive an in-depth evaluation identifying strengths and weaknesses according to their employees. In turn, this report can be used in developing or enhancing employee retention and recruitment programs.

Additional program partners are Best Companies Group, HR Indiana SHRM, Inside INdiana Business and the Wellness Council of Indiana.

Lead sponsors in addition to Ivy Tech Community College: Zotec Partners, spirit sponsor; Moser Consulting, platinum sponsor; CLA and LHD Benefit Advisors, silver sponsors. Visibility sponsors include: Banning Engineering, Busey Bank, Formstack, Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Jackson Lewis P.C., MCM CPAs & Advisors, Old National Bank, Performance Services and ProCourse Fiduciary Advisors.

The application period for the 2022 Best Places to Work program starts in August. Go to www.bestplacestoworkIN.com to learn more and apply.

The full list of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Indiana companies by ranking:

* Hall of Fame companies
** Pinnacle companies

Small Companies (15-74 U.S. employees) (59)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

  1. ** JA Benefits, LLC / Bedford
  2. Banning Engineering / Plainfield
  3. KBSO Consulting LLC / Carmel
  4. American Income Life – Indiana / Indianapolis
  5. Visit Indy / Indianapolis
  6. TrueScripts / Washington
  7. netlogx LLC / Indianapolis
  8. * Leaf Software Solutions / Carmel
  9. Artisan Electronics / Odon
  10. The MDC Group / Noblesville
  11. The Mind Trust / Indianapolis
  12. DK Pierce & Associates / Zionsville
  13. Indiana Emergency Care / Lafayette
  14. Edify Labs, Inc. / Fishers
  15. Conner Insurance / Indianapolis
  16. MD Architects / Indianapolis
  17. REGO-FIX USA / Whitestown
  18. The RND Group / Indianapolis
  19. Luther Consulting, LLC / Carmel
  20. BGBC Partners, LLP / Indianapolis
  21. BlueSky Commerce / Noblesville
  22. Magnum Logistics / Plainfield
  23. Raybourn Group International / Indianapolis
  24. Reis-Nichols / Indianapolis
  25. BLASTmedia / Fishers
  26. ADVISA / Carmel
  27. Invesque / Carmel
  28. General Insurance Services / Michigan City
  29. Mainstay Property Group / Indianapolis
  30. iRiS Recruiting Solutions / Carmel
  31. Ultimate Technologies Group / Fishers
  32. Goelzer Investment Management / Indianapolis
  33. Encamp / Indianapolis
  34. * Apex Benefits / Indianapolis
  35. Steinberger Construction, Inc. / Logansport
  36. Schneider Geospatial, LLC / Indianapolis
  37. Peepers / Michigan City
  38. Family Horizons Credit Union / Indianapolis
  39. Fleece Performance Engineering / North Salem
  40. * First Person / Indianapolis
  41. Powers & Sons Construction Company / Indianapolis
  42. Vibenomics / Fishers
  43. eimagine Technology Group / Indianapolis
  44. Brite Systems / Indianapolis
  45. * Cripe / Indianapolis
  46. CSpring / Indianapolis
  47. Auctor Corporation / Indianapolis
  48. Sponsel CPA Group, LLC / Indianapolis
  49. Hamilton Designs, LLC / Fishers
  50. Mattison Corporation / Indianapolis
  51. ECS Solutions, Inc. / Evansville
  52. Guidon Design / Indianapolis
  53. T&W Corporation / Indianapolis
  54. HVAF of Indiana / Indianapolis
  55. Insurance Management Group / Marion
  56. John Bethell Title Company, Inc. / Bloomington
  57. Valve and Meter Performance Marketing / Lawrence
  58. Centerfirst / Carmel
  59. LHD Benefit Advisors / Indianapolis

Medium Companies (75-249 U.S. employees) (38)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

  1. American College of Education / Indianapolis
  2. GadellNet Consulting Services / Carmel
  3. * E-gineering / Indianapolis
  4. Performance Services / Indianapolis
  5. Formstack / Fishers
  6. * Indesign, LLC / Lawrence
  7. LifeOmic / Indianapolis
  8. * SEP / Carmel
  9. Prolific / Indianapolis
  10. Gibson / South Bend
  11. OrthoPediatrics / Warsaw
  12. Moser Consulting / Indianapolis
  13. HWC Engineering, Inc. / Indianapolis
  14. Oak Street Funding LLC / Indianapolis
  15. The Garrett Companies / Greenwood
  16. RQAW / Fishers
  17. Lochmueller Group, Inc. / Evansville
  18. Sharpen Technologies / Indianapolis
  19. NAMIC / Indianapolis
  20. Greenlight Guru / Indianapolis
  21. OneCause / Indianapolis
  22. Skillman Corporation / Indianapolis
  23. MJ Insurance / Carmel
  24. Wessler Engineering / Indianapolis
  25. * Elements Financial Federal Credit Union / Indianapolis
  26. Shrewsberry & Associates, LLC / Indianapolis
  27. Jackson Systems / Indianapolis
  28. * United Consulting / Indianapolis
  29. Community First Bank of Indiana / Kokomo
  30. Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc. / Indianapolis
  31. Indiana Oxygen Company / Indianapolis
  32. Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Wabash Valley / Terre Haute
  33. * Schmidt Associates / Indianapolis
  34. Springbuk / Indianapolis
  35. DiscountFilters.com / Greenwood
  36. Interactive Digital Solutions / Noblesville
  37. * J.C. Hart Company, Inc. / Carmel
  38. Harmony Healthcare IT / South Bend

Large Companies (250-999 U.S. employees) (15)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

  1. Onebridge / Indianapolis
  2. * Centier Bank/ Merrillville
  3. CAPTRUST Lakeside / Chesterton
  4. Hylant / Fort Wayne / Multiple locations
  5. Zotec Partners / Carmel
  6. * Blue & Co., LLC / Carmel
  7. Blue Horseshoe Solutions / Carmel
  8. * Katz, Sapper & Miller / Indianapolis
  9. * FORUM Credit Union / Fishers
  10. Impact Networking / Indianapolis
  11. Merchants Bank of Indiana / Merchants Capital / Carmel
  12. * WestPoint Financial Group / Indianapolis
  13. MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP / Indianapolis
  14. Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino (Caesars Entertainment) / Anderson
  15. Electric Plus, Inc. / Avon

Major Companies (1,000+ U.S. employees) (13)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

  1. * ** Microsoft Corporation / Indianapolis
  2. ARCO Design/Build / Indianapolis
  3. * ** Edward Jones / Statewide
  4. UKG / Indianapolis
  5. First Busey Corporation / Carmel
  6. * Salesforce / Indianapolis
  7. Baker Tilly US, LLP / Indianapolis
  8. CLA / Indianapolis
  9. Barnes and Thornburg LLP / Indianapolis
  10. Colliers International | Indianapolis / Indianapolis
  11. CSI / Valparaiso
  12. Total Quality Logistics / Indianapolis
  13. * Horseshoe Casino Hammond / Hammond

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The Indiana Chamber partners with 25,000 members and investors – representing over four million Hoosiers – to achieve the mission of “cultivating a world-class environment which provides economic opportunity and prosperity.”