Aclara RF Systems
Location: Solon
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 262
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: Departments at Aclara can choose to sponsor a fun gift basket, containing items from whatever theme the employees decide on. This basket is then raffled to the other employees, and the money earned from the sale of raffle tickets goes to help a charity chosen by the employees.
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ACMC Healthcare System
Location: Ashtabula
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 748
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: ACMC appreciates its employees. During Hospital Appreciation Week, employees are given free hand massages, Reiki treatments, tea, cake, and a free lunch cookout. Employees are also recognized every 5 years of service at an annual Service Awards luncheon.
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AdvoCare Group
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 74
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: AdvoCare employees work hard and play hard… in the same place. They have CEO-announced BINGO, wildest t-Shirt contests, coloring contests, summer beach parties in the winter, and more. Employees can win gift cards, time off, and other prizes.
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Akron Children's Hospital
Location: Akron
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 2340
Years Won: 4
Fun Fact: Employees have plenty of development opportunities at Akron Children's. Hundreds of courses are offered each year to improve the skills and abilities of each employee and many of these are available online.
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Akron General
Location: Akron
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 3178
Years Won: 8
Fun Fact: Patient satisfaction is so important at Akron General that Patient Satisfaction Champions were chosen for each nursing unit. The Champions have created multiple patient satisfaction initiatives, such as adding a suggestion box and recognizing employees who provide exceptional service.
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Apple Growth Partners
Location: Akron
Industry: Financial/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 85
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: Appreciation is a major cultural aspect of Apple Growth. Employees can give anyone an Apple Award for doing a good job. Treat days are common throughout the year, and all employees receive a bonus at Thanksgiving. In general, everyone at the company says "thank you" a lot!
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Applied Industrial Technologies
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Distribution
NEO Employees: 328
Years Won: 10
Fun Fact: Applied Industrial Technologies cares about safety. Safety is so important that the organization hosts an annual Safety Day and invites neighboring companies to attend. Police, fire, paramedics, mounted units, and other safety companies all discuss safety, free and refreshments are provided to all.
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Avery Dennison
Location: Mentor
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 1541
Years Won: 11
Fun Fact: To harness the power of teamwork, Avery Dennison created a committee specially for planning company events. The organization had a children's Christmas party, bowling outings, clambakes, a baseball park opener, golf-outings, and a family Halloween party.
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Avon Oaks Caring Community
Location: Avon
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 119
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: All leaders undergo emotional intelligence training, learning how to better recognize and react to emotions. The training helps create caring relationships between leaders, employees, and patients. The owner of the company cares so much that she gives her home number to every employee and customer.
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Avtron
Location: Independence
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 398
Years Won: 6
Fun Fact: Avtron was recently awarded a $1,000,000 Ohio Third Frontier Grant to develop and commercialize a new type of technology. This technology is used for improving wind turbines to make them more effective and reduce waste!
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Baker Hostetler
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Legal Services
NEO Employees: 385
Years Won: 6
Fun Fact: Baker Hostetler is a partner with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Attorneys at the firm donate school supplies and money to benefit students who might otherwise not have opportunities. Attorneys also tutor second grade students and math and reading!
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Barnes Wendling CPAs
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Consulting
NEO Employees: 77
Years Won: 4
Fun Fact: Families are always invited to employee events at Barnes Wendling, and there are a lot of events for them to attend! Bowling parties, summer outings, and themed-holiday parties are just a few of these fun events that the whole family can enjoy!
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BCG & Company
Location: Akron
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 78
Years Won: 6
Fun Fact: BCG is always looking for new top talent. To do so, the organization is very involved at nearby universities. They attend campus events and make presentations to accounting associations and other groups. They also joined the Kent State Ambassador program to help keep in touch with top students.
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Bellefaire JCB
Location: Shaker Heights
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 389
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: Bellefaire JCB celebrates a slew of employee events. Births, weddings, and birthdays are celebrated at the department level. Anniversaries and retirements are company-wide affairs, with the company providing gifts for retirements and milestones.
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Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc.
Location: Bedford
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 1292
Years Won: 10
Fun Fact: Ben Venue has created the AskLeadership Forum. This is an electronic forum is which employees are encouraged to pose questions, suggestions, and feedback directly to members of senior leadership, and actually get a response back. Many great ideas have come from this tool.
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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Legal Services
NEO Employees: 224
Years Won: 8
Fun Fact: Benesch has an initiative called Farm Share, a program that delivers farm-fresh, locally grown produce every week.
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CardPak Inc.
Location: Solon
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 116
Years Won: 11
Fun Fact: CardPak provides an onsite Wellness Coordinator to help educate employees on healthy living. Employees also have the opportunity to attend multiple lunch and learn sessions on health such as stress management and health management.
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CASNET
Location: Akron
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 43
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: At CASNET, the leaders and managers are often seen "in the trenches." It is not uncommon to find their CEO in a white boarding session with a sales representative, system engineer, another senior manager, or a subject matter expert.
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Cavaliers Holdings LLC
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Professional Sports
NEO Employees: 363
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: The Cleveland Cavaliers provide a multitude of perks to employees including free tickets to Cavs and LEM games, free parking, corporate partner discounts, Cedar Point, IX Center, airport parking discount, hotel discounts, car/tire discounts, and free coffee, cappuccino, slushies, and popcorn.
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CBIZ, Inc.
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 260
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: The leaders at CBIZ like to keep their employees informed on the state of the business. Every quarter, the CEO sends out a video in which he lets the employees know what the company has accomplished, what the goals are, and how employees played a role in achieving these goals during that quarter.
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Ciuni & Panichi, Inc.
Location: Beachwood
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 56
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: Ciuni & Panichi provides earch employee with a mentor to guide them through various professional situations and questions. In addition, they provide employees with time off and study days to prepare for the CPA exam.
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Clark-Reliance Corporation
Location: Strongsville
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 204
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: Every Thanksgiving, Clark-Reliance gives each employee a whole turkey and side dishes in a gift box.
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Cleveland Clinic
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 31455
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: The Cleveland Clinic has established Employee Care Funds which are in place to help employees having financial difficulties. This program is funded by employee contributions and employees continue to contribute despite economic challenges.
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Cleveland State University
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Education
NEO Employees: 1641.48
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: Cleveland State offers "Just In Time Resources," a webpage which contains many job aids, articles, and resources which are discussed in training courses.
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Community Health Partners
Location: Lorain
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 1600
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: Community Health Partners co-hosts the Rising Star program, which is a paid internship program designed to attract local high school students. Rising Star students work at the hospital over the summer, shadowing various employees and learning about medicine. The program also includes viewing of live surgery.
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Davita, Inc.
Location: Middleburg Heights
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 185
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: Davita has a Wisdom Team which consists of educators trained in a variety of educational, motivational, inspirational, and mentoring concepts which can be made available to an entire team or an individual. With this team available, knowledge is never short in supply.
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Deloitte
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Consulting
NEO Employees: 450
Years Won: 6
Fun Fact: Deloitte recently celebrated its 11th annual IMPACT Day, which is a national day of volunteer service. Deloitte employees from across the country gather to make a positive impact in their communities, helping schools, churches, and a variety of charities.
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Developers Diversified Realty
Location: Beachwood
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 473
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: In 2009, several of Developers Diversified Realty's top performers were offered coaching opportunities with executive coaches. In addition, managers are expected to effectively plan for future career development and the accomplishment of others and inspire subordinates to reach their fullest potential.
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Diebold, Incorporated
Location: North Canton
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 2102
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: At Diebold, employees have a chance to tell the company how they are living the Diebold brand and the organization's values. Employees submit photos, posters, videos, and power-points illustrating how they bleed Diebold blue.
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Dots, LLC
Location: Glenwillow
Industry: Retail Trade
NEO Employees: 228
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: At Dots, employees are allowed to write on the wall with Idea Paint. Employees are always encouraged to be creative, and they do so in non-traditional ways. Employees can have meetings over a game of cornhole or during a walk on the company's outdoor walking track.
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Embrace Pet Insurance
Location: Mayfield Village
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 15.5
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: Employees can take part in a monthly idea competition at Embrace Pet Insurance. These ideas are posted on the wall, and are voted on at the end of the month. The winner receives a monetary bonus!
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EMH Regional Healthcare System
Location: Elyria
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 1647
Years Won: 10
Fun Fact: Employees at EMH Regional Healthcare Systems are served by their leadership once per year at the Annual Employee Appreciation Day. This day includes cookouts, ice cream socials, games, chocolate fountains, prizes, free 5-minutes massages, and slide presentations of employees having fun at work.
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EMP Management Group, Ltd
Location: Canton
Industry: Management Services
NEO Employees: 458
Years Won: 6
Fun Fact: EMP just launched the PhysicianFirst Academy, which is a brand new training program for physicians. This program will lead to greater quality of care and decreased length of stay in hospitals for patients, which should greatly benefit both hospitals and patients.
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Equity Trust Company
Location: Elyria
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 199
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: At Equity Trust, teams gather in different parts of the office each morning for a "daily line up meeting" to review strategic plans for the day, up and coming news, or even just a joke of the day!
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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Non-Profit
NEO Employees: 844
Years Won: 11
Fun Fact: The Federal Reserve has mentoring groups which allow top performers to share professional knowledge, expertise, heighten organizational awareness, and expand their network of colleagues. It also has resource network group to encourage diversity in the organization.
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FedEx Custom Critical
Location: Uniontown
Industry: Transportation and Public Utilities
NEO Employees: 461
Years Won: 9
Fun Fact: FedEx Custom Critical has an on-site library that offers a plethora of developmental materials including books, audio books, periodicals, leadership video series, self-assessments, and online learning. Development is tailored to the career aspirations of the employees.
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Findaway World
Location: Solon
Industry: Retail Trade
NEO Employees: 101
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: The Findawayerfest is an annual celebration for employees of Findaway World. This year's celebration had a paper-rock-scissors tournament, an ice cream truck, and a ceremony where a time capsule was buried. The company also converted a nearby area into a fully-functional night club for employees to enjoy.
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Flight Options, LLC
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Transportation and Public Utilities
NEO Employees: 672
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: The Chairman of Flight Options wrote a book entitled "Management by Trust," and the company is run to reflect the philosophy espoused in this book. Employees can work from home, take off time for any reason, and generally have autonomy in their jobs.
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Foundation Software
Location: Brunswick
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 56
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: Foundation Software offers many perks to increase the comfort and happiness of its employees. These include a very casual work environment, free pop, juice, coffee, popcorn (freshly popped from an old-time machine), fruit and a multitude of snacks that are always readily available.
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Gardiner Trane
Location: Solon
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 164
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: Gardiner Trane never turns away top talent. If there is a talented individual and the organization can justify the cost to hire them and feel the relationship is mutually beneficial, it will find or create a role or position for them.
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Garland Industries, Inc.
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 100
Years Won: 11
Fun Fact: When a new employee is hired at Garland Industries, they feel welcome! They receive small gifts and tokens of appreciation for joining the team, welcome packages with all sorts of goodies bearing the company logo, and they go to lunches and dinners with key management and department members.
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Hathaway Brown School
Location: Shaker Heights
Industry: Education
NEO Employees: 232
Years Won: 11
Fun Fact: Hathaway Brown recently joined the Green School Alliance, which is a group that tries to minimize the impact of schools on the environment. Some changes that were implemented include a trayless cafeteria, use of biodegradable cups, and the use of smart boards to reduce paper handouts.
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Hospice of the Western Reserve
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Non-Profit
NEO Employees: 725
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: Hospice of the Western Reserve provides each employee with a personal coach to walk them through changes in lifestyle to produce healthier living.
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Howard, Wershbale & Co.
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 74
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: At Howard, Wershbale & Co., employees are provided with a free soda machine, filtered water cooler, and various food selections such as oatmeal, yogurt and granola bars. The organization also provides employees with allergy medicine, antacids, aspirin, and first aid kits.
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Human Arc
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 259
Years Won: 9
Fun Fact: Human Arc has Whacky Wednesdays with crazy food, dress down days, fishbowl contests, chili contests, bake offs, and other fun events.
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Hyland Software, Inc.
Location: Westlake
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 905
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: Hyland offers a variety of perks to make their employees' work/life easier to balance. For instance, a car care and detailing company comes onsite, a seamstress visits twice a month, and a dry cleaning service is accessible twice a week.
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Independence Excavating
Location: Independence
Industry: Construction
NEO Employees: 244
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: Independence Excavating holds an Engagement and Retention Summit event. This event brings field and office managers together to discuss any current issues preventing the organization from attracting, retaining, and engaging its top performers.
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InfoCision Management Corporation
Location: Akron
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 2158
Years Won: 9
Fun Fact: InfoCision has a new InfoKids Early Learning Center (day care center), maternity and lactation rooms, convenient and affordable on-site fitness centers, and free counseling services.
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J.P. Farley Corporation
Location: Westlake
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 328
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: J.P. Farley Corporation allows employees to build up one hour each month to participate in their specific volunteer program. This time is paid-off during work hours, and employees make use of this, volunteering for charities like Autism Speaks, Camp Cheerful, and local churches.
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Jennings Center for Older Adults
Location: Garfield Heights
Industry: Non-Profit
NEO Employees: 247
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: Jennings has an on-site career coach with whom staff members are encouraged to discuss and research career interests, complete career assessments and establish a career plan.
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Kingston of Vermilion
Location: Vermilion
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 128
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: Kingston of Vermillion recruits new employees in a variety of ways. For instance they conduct Dine & Dash events where they give out free pizza for attendees and have a community education night where the community is invited to learn about employment opportunities.
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KPMG LLP
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 84
Years Won: 6
Fun Fact: KPMG implemented an annual Day of Caring in which all employees were asked to take part in a national Build-a-Bear event, where employees created, sewed, dressed, packaged, and delivered bears to local childrens' organizations, including hospitals, foster and care homes, and schools in need.
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Lachina Publishing Services
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 26
Years Won: 4
Fun Fact: Lachina has an incentive program called DOTS (Dates On Time) during their busy season. The DOTs represent scheduled project milestones (delivery of materials to their clients). Employees have a goal of meeting 90-100% of our DOTs, and if met, everyone gets an additional paid week off.
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Lake Health
Location: Concord Twp.
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 1644
Years Won: 9
Fun Fact: Performance appraisal is an ongoing process at Lake Health. Managers meet with employees frequently, asking specific, developmentally-focused questions. Employees are continuously re-recruited for higher positions in the company.
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Lexi-Comp, Inc.
Location: Hudson
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 133
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: At Lexi-Comp, employees can recognize each other with the I.O.U.One program. Employees can reward points to anyone in the company. The 3 employees with the most points monthly are recognized at the monthly meeting, and they spin a prize wheel to get free lunches, maid service, and much more.
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Lorain County Community College
Location: Elyria
Industry: Education
NEO Employees: 457
Years Won: 6
Fun Fact: Annually LCCC hosts Family Fest, where the campus is opened to the community. Food, children's activities, tours of campus buildings and contests and entertainment are offered for all employees, their families and the general community.
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Main Street Gourmet
Location: Cuyahoga Falls
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 84
Years Won: 4
Fun Fact: Main Street Gourmet has an all-volunteer wellness committee which has put together an award-winning wellness program that includes its own newsletter, on-line programs, in-house seminars, community events, reimbursement for fitness center usage, healthy-food lunches, and more.
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Majestic Steel USA, Inc.
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 200
Years Won: 4
Fun Fact: A "Majesticize" webpage was added to Majestic Steel's intranet site, "Majesticize" meaning "to make Majestic." Employees can freely post "Majesticisms" (inspirational statements pertaining to Majestic Steel), fun facts about the company, and clever sayings to inspire future Majestic t-shirts on the site.
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Maloney + Novotny LLC
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 95
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: Employees work hard during their busy season at Maloney + Novotny. In exchange for all their efforts, the staff is able to reduce their work week by reducing their Friday hours, working half a day, or take the day off all together.
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mbi | k2m Architecture, Inc.
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Construction
NEO Employees: 11
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: From years of planning, mbi | k2m Architecture grew during 2009. They moved into a new headquarters called the Cleveland Design Studio, and had more business in 2009 than in the first 8 years of their existence.
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MCPc, Inc.
Location: Strongsville
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 191
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: MCPC assembled 12 top performers to determine its strategy for 2011 and roadmap. Executives empowered that team with permission to make changes, particularly significant changes (personnel changes, organizational-wide process changes, etc.) as long as there was a group consensus.
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Medical Service Company
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 131
Years Won: 4
Fun Fact: Medical Services has created the Jean S. Marx Memorial Educational Forum, which provides continuing education credits for nurses, social workers, and related occupations from all over Ohio. To attend the program, attendees must simply donate a non-perishable food product to a homeless shelter.
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Mental Health Services Inc.
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 253
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: Mental Health Services has a "socialites" committee. This committee was created for employees to engage in activities outside of work and to maintain team spirit. These activities included tobogganing in Strongsville, hiking in the Cuyahoga Valley Park, and simply going out to dinner after work.
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National Association of College Stores Inc
Location: Oberlin
Industry: Non-Profit
NEO Employees: 188
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: NACS invests in employees' health. The organization provides 100% coverage with no deductibles or copays for routine preventative health procedures including routine labs, x-rays, medical tests (PSA, PAP, mammograms), routine endoscopic services, colorectal cancer screenings and company paid flu shots.
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Noble-Davis Consulting, Inc.
Location: Solon
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 22
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: Noble-Davis Consulting believes that all employees deserve affordable health care. As such, the organization has absorbed all premium increases without passing on additional costs to employees. In addition, the organization provides freshly baked chocolate chip cookies every Wednesday.
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OEConnection LLC
Location: Richfield
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 148
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: To encourage creativity, OEConnection has created the Innovation Team. This team meets monthly to review ideas submitted by other employees. This committee decides which ideas to pursue and recognizes the employees who submit these ideas.
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Park Place Technologies, Inc.
Location: Chagrin Falls
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 61
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: Leaders at Park Place Technologies like to keep their employees motivated. One way they do this is by communicating motivational quotes. Every day, leadership sends out their "Yen for Zen" daily motivational quote.
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Pease & Associates, Inc.
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 43
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: As a perk to employees, Pease & Associates provides free breakfast every Friday as well as on Saturdays during their busy season. A chef even comes in, on site, and does an omelet station.
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Pomerene Hospital
Location: Millersburg
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 163
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: Every February, employees at Pomerene Hospital take part in the 5-A-Day Challenge. In this challenge, employees are asked to track their fruit and vegetables each day on a log provided to them. Each week, employees that met the challenge could enter their names in a drawing for a gift card.
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PRC Medical
Location: Akron
Industry: Management Services
NEO Employees: 59
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: PRC Medical is a family-friendly organization. Employees can work flex-time as desired and are allowed to leave work for short periods during the day. In addition, children and pets are allowed in the office.
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Premier Therapy
Location: Girard
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 210
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: To keep employees up-to-date with hot topics in the field, Premier Therapy provides quarterly continuing education seminars on these topics. Training and education is always encouraged at the organization.
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Robinson Memorial Hospital
Location: Ravenna
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 964
Years Won: 8
Fun Fact: Robinson Memorial has taken remarkable steps toward being green. The hospital recycled 164,555 pounds of paper and 92,858 pounds of cardboard and the reusable need/syringe container program resulted in a reduction of 11,577 pounds of plastic taken to the landfill.
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SageQuest, LLC
Location: Solon
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 84
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: SageQuest's staff is encouraged to relax over a game of foosball, ping pong, basketball, or Nintendo Wii during lunch or before and after work. The organization also provides fresh apples free of charge to employees each week.
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Seaman Corporation
Location: Wooster
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 136
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: This year, Seaman Corporation, in cooperation with Friend Ships, donated three truckloads (450,000 square feet) of fabric to Haiti. This fabric was used for hospitals, temporary housing, clean up and numerous other applications.
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SecureState
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 42
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: SecureState's CEO takes all employees to dinner several times per month. SecureState also has company poker nights and pinball machines in the office for employees to use to unwind.
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Shearer's Foods, Inc.
Location: Brewster
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 581
Years Won: 12
Fun Fact: Community involvement is a priority at Shearers. Associates can submit information about their services to a particular charity in order to be considered for the Community Service Award. The winner then chooses a charity to receive a $1,000 donation.
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Skoda Minotti
Location: Mayfield Village
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 119
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: During the tax season, when many of the Skoda Minotti's professionals were working long hours, the company offered a stress buster as a break from the stresses of the busiest time of the year. This year's event was a Whirly Ball and Laser Tag party!
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Southwest General Health Center
Location: Middleburg Heights
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 1855
Years Won: 8
Fun Fact: Southwest General Health Center has partnered with LifeWorks fitness center and Ease@work employee assistance program to create the You at Your Best! wellness program. The program includes counseling and fitness to promote healthy habits and improve quality of life.
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State Industrial Products Corporation
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 232
Years Won: 4
Fun Fact: State Industrial Products Corporation tries to help its employees balance work and non-work demands. Options available to employees include flexible work hours, working from home, and remote computer access.
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Sterling Jewelers Inc.
Location: Akron
Industry: Retail Trade
NEO Employees: 1917
Years Won: 10
Fun Fact: Sterling Jewelers is always looking for new ways to go green. In 2009, Sterling recycled 330 tons of paper, 477 pounds of plastic, glass and aluminum, and 1,222 pieces of equipment. Sterling also expanded its program to include containers designated for team members to recycle paper items from home.
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Summa Health System
Location: Akron
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 6513
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are just a few of the newly implemented recruitment strategies at Summa Health System. During 2009, Summa also developed a video library on YouTube to spotlight employees in specialty careers.
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Swagelok Company
Location: Solon
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 3594
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: In 2009, Swagelok employees participated in many community involvement events, including building bikes for children and hosting a fair to raise money for charity. More than 60 of Swagelok's leaders are involved on non-profit boards.
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TechniGraphics, Inc.
Location: Wooster
Industry: Technology
NEO Employees: 288
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: TechniGraphics provides $25 gift cards to employees on their birthdays. In addition, free pizza is provided to employees on cold wintry days when the roads are dangerous at lunchtime.
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The Center for Health Affairs
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Non-Profit
NEO Employees: 86
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: In 2009, The Center for Health Affairs provided all employees with two paid Volunteer Days. These two days allowed each employee to give back to the community through a volunteer activity of their choice.
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The Cleveland Foundation
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Non-Profit
NEO Employees: 69
Years Won: 8
Fun Fact: The Cleveland Foundation implemented "Fresh Fork Market" a program whereby employees can order locally-grown produce, meats, cheeses, etc., online and have the products delivered right to work.
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The Lubrizol Corporation
Location: Wickliffe
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 1962
Years Won: 9
Fun Fact: Lubrizol sponsors four Employee Resource Groups: African American Resource Group, Asia Pacific Resource Group, Group of Aspiring Lubrizol Leaders (Young Professional group), and Women in Lubrizol Leadership. These groups provide social events, networking opportunities, mentoring opportunities, speakers, skill development workshops and much more to employees.
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The MetroHealth System
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 5332
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: MetroHealth supports employee wellness through a variety of programs and services. Employees have access to on-site yoga classes, Reiki Training, a walking trail with fitness stations, a fitness center, and an employee benefit insurance plan which covers 100% of preventative care.
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The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies
Location: Mayfield Village
Industry: Finance/Insurance/Real Estate
NEO Employees: 8724
Years Won: 9
Fun Fact: Progressive offers employees the chance to unwind and revitalize themselves by taking advantage of a quiet room. Quiet rooms are designed
especially for relaxation and meditation and include dim lighting, comfortable chairs, and privacy screens.
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The Ross companies
Location: Elyria
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 203
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: In 2009, The Ross Companies introduced "Ask Art," a web-based system which allows any associate to send his or her questions directly to Art Hargate, President and CEO of the company. Art also has a blog which he uses to communicate with employees.
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The University of Akron
Location: Akron
Industry: Education
NEO Employees: 2710
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: In the summer of 2009, the University of Akron invited employees and their families to campus for a sneak peek of the university's new football stadium. Attendees also got to meet the 2009 football team and enjoy lots of games, prizes, and food.
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Therapy Partners
Location: Middleburg Heights
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 210
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: Therapy Partners challenged employees to be creative by implementing a new and innovative therapy program every 90 days. Therapists implemented ideas such as a canine therapy program, a non-alcoholic happy hour program, and a program where therapists and patients made blankets for a local charity.
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Time Warner Cable
Location: Akron
Industry: Other For-Profit
NEO Employees: 2377.71
Years Won: 3
Fun Fact: One very unique way in which Time Warner Cable gives back to its community is to offer free cable television service to every school in its area.
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Transfer Express, Inc
Location: Mentor
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 157
Years Won: 9
Fun Fact: Transfer Express had an employee appreciation day last year and handed out Pay Day or Take Five candy bars to all employees with a message from their manager.
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TSG Resources, Inc.
Location: North Canton
Industry: Health and Human Services
NEO Employees: 2386
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: TSG Resources, Inc. offers employee suggestion bonuses. Employees can make suggestions for improvements and if a suggestion is enacted organization-wide, the employee receives a $250.00 bonus. Departmental suggestions earn $50.00 bonuses each.
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University Hospitals
Location: Cleveland
Industry: Hospital
NEO Employees: 12330
Years Won: 7
Fun Fact: In 2009, University Hospitals contributed approximately $220 million to a wide variety of community health programs throughout Northeast Ohio. The programs included childhood obesity prevention, emergency medical services, and free or discounted healthcare for those who can't afford it.
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US Endoscopy
Location: Mentor
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 281
Years Won: 5
Fun Fact: U.S. Endoscopy holds a huge holiday party each year for all employees and spouses. In 2009, the company even provided a photo booth for employees to remember the night.
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Weatherchem Corporation
Location: Twinsburg
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 92
Years Won: 2
Fun Fact: Weatherchem recognizes employees for suggestions that improve efficiency. For example, one employee suggested tool modifications for the production processes that saved the company over $6000.
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Weaver Leather LLC
Location: Mt. Hope
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 268
Years Won: 8
Fun Fact: Weaver Leather updated its snack selection to be healthier and changed lunch times from 30 minutes to 45 minutes to accommodate employees who wanted to participate in lunch-time exercise classes.
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Wellman Products Group
Location: Solon
Industry: Manufacturing
NEO Employees: 372
Years Won: 1
Fun Fact: The Wellman Product Group started a Fuel Cell manufacturing line at it Medina plant to produce environmentally friendly Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells. They received a grant from the State of Ohio to hire new employees and expand the plant in order to accommodate this venture.
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