(INDIANAPOLIS) — The 100 companies selected as a 2015 Best Place to Work in Indiana include some new faces, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce announced today. A third (33) of the honorees are making their debut or returning to the list after at least a year’s absence.

“A record-breaking number of applicants – approaching 200 – has made the program more competitive,” says Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar. “That shows in which organizations were selected as a Best Place to Work and in the rankings themselves.

“We have stellar mainstays who continue to impress with their work environment, perennial participants who made strides on the list and some newcomers who deserved attention. This group truly showcases a cream of the crop of Hoosier employers,” he states.

“These are organizations that demonstrate to their employees through their culture, communication, career opportunities, benefits and more how much they value their contributions to the overall success and bottom line.”

The actual rankings for the companies will be unveiled at a May 7 awards dinner, presented in partnership with Hylant, at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. Elements Financial is the reception sponsor.

These top companies in the state were determined through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys. The Best Companies Group, which handled the selection process, oversees similar programs in 26 other states.

Winners were selected from four categories: small companies of between 15 and 74 U.S. employees; medium companies of between 75 and 249 U.S. employees; large companies of between 250 and 999 U.S. employees; and major companies with 1,000 or more U.S. employees. Out-of-state parent companies were eligible to participate if at least 15 full-time employees are in Indiana.

Organizations on this year’s list that have displayed sustained excellence during the program’s 10-year history received additional recognition.

Hall of Fame companies are those that have been named a Best Place to Work in Indiana at least two-thirds of the time in the program’s history; a total of 13 organizations on the 2015 list meet that criteria. Two companies – Edward Jones and Katz, Sapper & Miller – have made the Best Places to Work list all 10 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 three Pinnacle companies are Edward Jones (tops in the large employer category from 2006-2008); Hollingsworth & Zivitz, P.C. (first in the small employer category from 2011-2014); and Microsoft (tops in the major employer category in 2013-2014 and in the large category in 2011-2012).

In addition to the May 7 awards dinner, winners will be recognized via a special section of the Indiana Chamber’s bimonthly BizVoice® magazine and through Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick – both of which reach statewide audiences. Additional program partners are the Best Companies Group, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana State Council of SHRM and the Wellness Council of Indiana. The 2015 Best Places to Work in Indiana awards dinner is open to the public. Individual tickets and tables are available at www.indianachamber.com/specialevents.

All companies that participated in the 2015 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.

For more information on the Best Places to Work program, go to www.bestplacestoworkIN.com.

Additional Best Places to Work in Indiana sponsors are: Moser Consulting, Inc.; Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari; ADVISA; Centier Bank; Conner Insurance; DTZ; Smithville Communications, Inc.; and Trilogy Health Services, LLC.

Sponsorships are still available; email jwagner@indianachamber.com for more details.

The 2015 Best Places to Work in Indiana companies listed in alphabetical order, no ranking:

*Hall of Fame companies

Small Companies (15-74 U.S. employees) (41)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

American Income Life Indiana / Indianapolis
Apex Benefits / Indianapolis
BlueSky Technology Partners / Noblesville
Community First Bank of Indiana / Kokomo
Conner Insurance / Indianapolis
Cripe / Indianapolis
Cushman & Wakefield/Summit / Indianapolis
Delivra / Indianapolis
Design Collaborative, Inc. / Fort Wayne
Diverse Tech Services / Indianapolis
E-gineering, LLC / Indianapolis
eImagine Technology Group / Indianapolis
FirstPerson / Indianapolis
Formstack, LLC / Indianapolis
Goelzer Investment Management, Inc. / Indianapolis
Hanapin Marketing / Bloomington
Heritage Petroleum, LLC / Evansville
Hollingsworth & Zivitz, P.C. / Carmel
IDSolutions / Noblesville
Indiana CPA Society / Indianapolis
Indianapolis Indians / Indianapolis
JA Benefits, LLC / Bedford
KA+A / Indianapolis
Lakeside Wealth Management / Chesterton
Leaf Software Solutions / Carmel
Luther Consulting, LLC / Carmel
Magnum Logistics, Inc. / Plainfield
Mainstreet / Carmel
MMY Consulting, Inc. / Indianapolis
Morales Group, Inc. / Indianapolis
Oak Street Funding / Carmel
One Click Ventures / Greenwood
Pathfinders Advertising / Mishawaka
PolicyStat / Carmel
Scale Computing / Indianapolis
SmartIT / Indianapolis
Swagelok Indiana | Cincinnati / Indianapolis
The Skillman Corporation / Indianapolis
VOSS Automotive / Fort Wayne
Weddle Bros. Construction Company, Inc. / Bloomington
Wessler Engineering / Indianapolis

Medium Companies (75-249 U.S. employees) (24)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

Allegient, LLC / Indianapolis
Apparatus Infrastructure Services, a Virtusa company / Indianapolis
Bierman ABA Autism Center / Indianapolis
Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc. / Multiple locations
Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. / New Albany
Elements Financial / Indianapolis
enVista / Carmel
Gibson / South Bend
Indesign, LLC / Indianapolis
Indiana Oxygen / Indianapolis
J.C. Hart Company, Inc. / Carmel
Katz, Sapper & Miller* / Indianapolis
MJ Insurance, Inc.* / Indianapolis
Moser Consulting / Indianapolis
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) / Indianapolis
Orchard Software Corporation / Carmel
Peoples Bank SB / Munster
Project Lead The Way, Inc. / Indianapolis
Purdue Federal Credit Union / West Lafayette
Sheridan Community Schools / Sheridan
Software Engineering Professionals, Inc. / Carmel
Unique Management Services/Unique Integrated Communications / Jeffersonville
United Consulting* / Indianapolis
United Leasing, Inc. / Evansville

Large Companies (250-999 U.S. employees) (20)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

American Structurepoint / Indianapolis
Appirio / Indianapolis
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company* / Fort Wayne
Centier Bank* / Merrillville
Duke Realty Corporation / Indianapolis
FORUM Credit Union / Fishers
Fusion Alliance* / Indianapolis
Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, PC* / Indianapolis
Hylant / Multiple locations
IPMG / West Lafayette
Kemper CPA Group LLP / Multiple locations
Magna Powertrain Muncie / Muncie
Monarch Beverage / Indianapolis
Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP / Jeffersonville
Ontario Systems / Muncie
Shiel Sexton Company, Inc.* / Indianapolis
Sikich LLP / Indianapolis
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, LLC / Indianapolis
The Kendall Group / Fort Wayne
Traylor Bros., Inc. / Evansville

Major Companies (1,000+ U.S. employees) (15)
Company / Primary Indiana Location

Aerotek / Multiple locations
Capital Group* / Carmel
DTZ* (formerly Cassidy Turley) / Indianapolis
Eaton / South Bend
Edward Jones* / Statewide
Emmis Communications* / Indianapolis
Hilliard Lyons / Multiple locations
Horseshoe Casino Hammond / Hammond
Interactive Intelligence* / Indianapolis
Microsoft Corporation / Indianapolis
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. / Indianapolis
RCI* / Carmel
Total Quality Logistics / Indianapolis
Trilogy Health Services, LLC / Multiple locations
WestPoint Financial Group* / Indianapolis

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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.”