Midsize employers
The Globe invited 1,586 employers to participate in the 2012 Top Places to Work survey. Of those, 304 organizations employing over 210,000 people went all the way through the process, allowing us to conduct a confidential survey of their workers. Research partner, WorkplaceDynamics of Exton, Pa., specialists in employee engagement and retention, contacted more than 135,000 employees at those companies and received completed surveys from 81,907 individuals. They were asked to grade their organization’s performance according to 24 distinct statements, ranging from “New ideas are encouraged at this company,” to “My manager makes it easier to do my job well." More on methodology.
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- Largest employers
| Rank | Company | Description | Ownership | Mass. locations | Mass. employees | US employees | US headquarters | Profile revenue |
| 1 | Boston Harbor Hotel | Hotel | Private | 1 | 196 | 265 | Boston | N/A |
| 2 | Institution for Savings | Banking | Private | 7 | 126 | 126 | Newburyport | $60 million |
| 3 | RE/MAX Leading Edge | Real estate | Private | 5 | 111 | 111 | Winchester | $380 million |
| 4 | Fruit Center Marketplace | Grocery | Private | 2 | 170 | 170 | Milton | N/A |
| 5 | VNA of Middlesex-East & Visiting Nurse Hospice/Sawtelle Family Hospice House | Health care | Private | 1 | 125 | 125 | Wakefield | $11 million |
| 6 | Boston Business Concepts Inc. | Direct marketing | Partnership | 1 | 100 | 100 | Woburn | $1.9 million |
| 7 | Integrated Financial Partners | Financial services | Private | 38 | 108 | 185 | Worcester | N/A |
| 8 | New England Law | Boston | Law school | Non-profit | 1 | 123 | 123 | Boston | $35 million |
| 9 | A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Cos. | Insurance | Cooperative/Mutual | 4 | 148 | 151 | Burlington | $120 million |
| 10 | The Container Store | Retail | Private | 2 | 130 | 5,000 | Coppell, Texas | $634 million (worldwide) |
| 11 | Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley | Senior services | Non-profit | 1 | 245 | 245 | Lawrence | $41 million |
| 12 | VERC Enterprises | Convenience stores | Private | 24 | 195 | 200 | Duxbury | $141 million |
| 13 | Rapid7 | Internet security | Private | 1 | 106 | 235 | Boston | $30 million |
| 14 | Emerald Physicians | Health care | Private | 10 | 130 | 130 | Hyannis | $11 million |
| 15 | Edward Jones | Financial services | Partnership | 88 | 187 | 36,600 | St. Louis, Mo. | $4.3 billion |
| 16 | Winter, Wyman | Staffing services | Private | 2 | 149 | 154 | Waltham | $73.838 million |
| 17 | AEW Capital Management | Real estate investment | Private | 1 | 179 | 219 | Boston | $93.9 million |
| 18 | Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co. | Insurance | Cooperative/Mutual | 1 | 187 | 187 | Quincy | $281.674844 million |
| 19 | Fidelity Bank | Banking | Cooperative/Mutual | 7 | 115 | 115 | Leominster | $26 million |
| 20 | Allen & Gerritsen | Advertising | Private | 112 | 102 | 112 | Boston | N/A |
| 21 | Sports and Physical Therapy Associates | Physical therapy | Private | 15 | 111 | 111 | Wellesley | $10.5 million |
| 22 | Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co. | Public accounting | Private | 4 | 115 | 115 | Westborough | N/A |
| 23 | Broad Reach Healthcare/Liberty Commons | Assisted living and nursing care | Private | 1 | 209 | 209 | Chatham | $16 million |
| 24 | Harmonix Music Systems | Video game developer | Private | 1 | 221 | 221 | Cambridge | N/A |
| 25 | John Snow Inc. | Health consulting | Private | 1 | 196 | 500 | Boston | $290 million (worldwide) |
| 26 | Imprivata | Health care software | Private | 1 | 104 | 134 | Lexington | N/A |
| 27 | Boston Heart Diagnostics | Health care diagnostics | Private | 1 | 107 | 130 | Framingham | $18.1 million |
| 28 | Pentucket Bank | Banking | Cooperative/Mutual | 3 | 105 | 126 | Haverhill | $27 million |
| 29 | Leader Bank | Banking | Private | 8 | 170 | 170 | Arlington | $29 million |
| 30 | Quantech Services Inc. | Consulting services for government clients | Private | 1 | 150 | 350 | Lexington | $80 million |
| 31 | KAYAK.com | Travel website | Private | 1 | 103 | 130 | Norwalk, Conn. | $184 million |
| 32 | Imagitas, A Division of Pitney Bowes | Targeted marketing | Parent company | 1 | 128 | 128 | Waltham | $175 million |
| 33 | Recreational Equipment Inc. | Outdoor gear and apparel retailer | Cooperative/Mutual | 4 | 240 | 10,000 | Kent, Wash. | $1.8 billion (worldwide) |
| 34 | NMTW Community Credit Union | Credit union | Non-profit | 6 | 120 | 120 | Lowell | $23.9 million |
| 35 | Care.com | Online listings for services such as child care | Private | 1 | 152 | 346 | Waltham | N/A |
| 36 | Black Duck Software | Software development and consulting | Private | 1 | 130 | 180 | Burlington | N/A |
| 37 | Baystate Financial Services | Financial services | Private | 6 | 194 | 460 | Boston | $59 million |
| 38 | The Institute for Healthcare Improvement | Nonprofit | Non-profit | 1 | 120 | 141 | Cambridge | $40.3 million (worldwide) |
| 39 | PeoplesBank | Banking | Private | 18 | 231 | 231 | Holyoke | $78 million |
| 40 | Skanska USA | Construction management, real estate development | Parent company | 8 | 148 | 9,400 | New York, N.Y. | $4.9 billion |