Top Small Employers - 2012 Best Places to Work - Boston Globe

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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.

Rank	Company	Description	Ownership	Mass. locations	Mass. employees	US employees	US headquarters	Profile revenue
1	Globoforce	Employee recognition provider	Private	1	52	73	Southborough	N/A
2	New England Tractor Trailer Training School	Education	Private	1	52	210	Quincy	$21 million
3	Cresa Boston	Real estate	Partnership	1	53	800	Boston	$240 million
4	Lexington Montessori School	Education	Non-profit	1	57	57	Lexington	$5 million
5	Chapman Construction/Design	Construction management and consulting	Private	1	54	54	Newton	N/A
6	BatteryCorp	Telecommunication services	Private	1	55	55	Framingham	N/A
7	Beacon Hill Staffing Group	Staffing	Private	2	83	226	Boston	$107 million
8	Energi	Insurance programs for energy sectors	Private	1	64	84	Peabody	N/A
9	Visible Measures	Online advertising and marketing	Private	1	55	89	Boston	N/A
10	Connelly Partners	Advertising	Private	1	54	54	Boston	N/A
11	Power Home Remodeling Group	Home remodeling	Private	2	84	1,200	Chester, Pa.	$135 million
12	ClickSoftware	Mobile workforce management solutions	Public	1	87	115	Burlington	$87 million
13	Signature Consultants	IT staffing and consulting	Private	1	91	1,200	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	$147 million
14	Virtual	Professional services	Private	1	53	53	Wakefield	$12.6 million
15	NetProspex	Business-to-business data services	Private	1	56	57	Waltham	N/A
16	Fiksu	Mobile app marketing	Private	2	78	81	Boston	N/A
17	Keystone Partners	Professional services	Private	4	52	52	Boston	$10.5 million
18	Integration Partners	Value-added reseller	Private	1	86	125	Lexington	$70 million
19	Innoveer Solutions	Technology consulting	Private	1	75	75	Boston	$8 million
20	Genuine Interactive	Marketing agency	Private	1	80	80	Boston	$11.9 million
21	Celldex Therapeutics	Biotechnology	Public	2	70	106	Needham	$9 million
22	Isaacson, Miller	Executive search	Private	1	75	114	Boston	$16.8 million
23	Apperian	Enterprise software	Private	1	52	65	Boston	N/A
24	Mimecast	Enterprise software	Private	1	67	74	Waltham	N/A
25	Elaine Construction Co.	Construction managers and general contractors	Private	1	52	52	Newton Upper Falls	$55 million

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