| • • • Best Large Companies (250 or more employees) | ||
| Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
| 1 | DPR Construction, Redwood City, Calif. | General contractor and construction manager specializing in complex and sustainable projects |
| 2 | Hunton & Williams, Miami | Law firm with disciplines in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, securities law, IP, international and government relations, regulatory law, privacy and cybersecurity, and products liability |
| 3 | Edward Jones, St. Louis, Mo. | Stock brokerage partnership |
| 4 | Protiviti, Tampa | Consulting firm specializing in finance, technology, operations, governance, risk and internal audit |
| 5 | HFF, Dallas | Provides capital markets transaction services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry |
| 6 | Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, Jacksonville | 963-room hotel in downtown Jacksonville |
| 7 | Peak 10, Charlotte, N.C. | IT infrastructure firm providing network and cloud services |
| 8 | Foley & Mansfield, Miami | Provides legal services in banking and finance, business and corporate, commercial litigation, construction law and litigation, creditors rights and elder law |
| 9 | Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa | Hotel for business travelers and vacationers |
| 10 | North Highland Worldwide Consulting, Atlanta | Management consulting firm focusing on complex business problems |
| 11 | FCCI Insurance Group, Sarasota | Provides commercial property and casualty insurance to business owners |
| 12 | CompHealth, Salt Lake City | Provides permanent placement and temporary staffing to health care facilities |
| 13 | CBIZ MHM - Tampa Bay, Cleveland | Provides tax, accounting and consulting services |
| 14 | CTI Resource Management Services, Jacksonville | Provides IT support services, including administrative, financial, logistic and facility management support services to government customers |
| 15 | UniFirst, Wilmington, Mass. | Provides uniforms and work wear to businesses |
| 16 | Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood | Third-largest public health care system in the U.S. |
| 17 | HOK, St. Louis, Mo. | Design, architecture, engineering and planning firm |
| 18 | Ryan, Dallas | Tax services firm, with the largest indirect and property tax practices in North America and the sixth-largest corporate tax practice in the U.S. |
| 19 | Suffolk Construction, Boston | Provides preconstruction, construction management, design-build and general contracting services |
| 20 | Capital City Bank, Tallahassee | Offers a full range of financial services |
| 21 | RCI, Parsippany, NJ | Vacation timeshare exchange; manages vacation rentals |
| 22 | Hanson Professional Services, Springfield, Ill. | Provides engineering, planning and consulting services |
| 23 | PCL Construction, Denver | General contracting organization, commercial buildings, civil engineering, industrial market |
| 24 | American Strategic Insurance Corp., St. Petersburg | Offers personal lines residential property insurance, commercial lines property insurance, personal umbrella insurance, flood and excess flood insurance |
| 25 | FBC Mortgage, Orlando | Mortgage lender |
| 26 | Alliance Residential, Phoenix | Has more than $3 billion invested in real estate and manages a $9-billion portfolio |
| 27 | Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Va. | Offers banking products and services to military personnel, veterans and their families |
| 28 | Sunset & Skyway Memory Gardens & Funeral Homes, Houston | Funeral, cremation and memorialization company |
| 29 | Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee | Law firm with focuses in health care and life sciences, business law, data privacy and security, and complex litigation. |
| 30 | Insperity, Kingwood, Texas | Provides human resources and business solutions |
| 31 | Weatherby Healthcare, Fort Lauderdale | Physician staffing company |
| 32 | CA Technologies, Islandia, N.Y. | IT management and security software company |
| • • • Best Midsized Companies (50 to 249 employees) | ||
| Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
| 1 | Financial Design Associates, Springfield, Mass. | Provides estate planning, life insurance, long-term care insurance, employee benefits, business insurance, pension and retirement planning, and investments/asset accumulation strategies |
| 2 | RNnetwork, Salt Lake City | Travel nurse staffing company |
| 3 | PowerDMS, Orlando | Cloud-based document management software company |
| 4 | AgileThought, Tampa | Mobile application and custom software development company |
| 5 | Optima Healthcare Solutions, Palm City | Develops software applications focusing on therapy businesses � clinical, administrative and financial |
| 6 | HomeBanc N.A., Tampa | Provides banking services |
| 7 | Security First Insurance, Ormond Beach | Homeowners insurance company |
| 8 | Premier Eye Care, Tampa | Provides eye care to insured members |
| 9 | Momentum Consulting, Miami Lakes | IT services and consulting with core areas in enterprise application development and systems integration, data management and business analytics, and Microsoft SharePoint implementation and development |
| 10 | The Lord's Place, West Palm Beach | Provides services focused on moving individuals and families from dependence to self-determination |
| 11 | Market Traders Institute, Lake Mary | Provides education to beginner, intermediate and advanced market traders |
| 12 | Cross, Fernandez & Riley, Orlando | Public accounting firm |
| 13 | Bouchard Insurance, Clearwater | Offers commercial, personal, group benefits and surety insurance services |
| 14 | iVenture Solutions, Jacksonville | Provides customer-oriented solutions to small and midsized business; services include network security, data center services, technology consulting; and disaster prevention and recovery |
| 15 | Clickbooth, Sarasota | Clickbooth's CPA (Cost-Per-Action) affiliate marketing model unites product sellers with those who drive traffic. |
| 16 | Berkowitz Pollack Brant, Miami | Provides a comprehensive approach to income, estate, financial and business planning |
| 17 | Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPAs, St. Petersburg | Accounting and consulting firm with a focus on helping clients increase income, protect assets, transfer wealth and manage tax consequences |
| 18 | Apollo Bank, Miami | Community bank focused on services to small and midsized businesses as well as entrepreneurs |
| 19 | KAST Construction, West Palm Beach | Construction management firm in multiple markets, including hospitality, residential, high-rise condominium, municipal buildings, retail, health care, industrial, science, technology and the arts. |
| 20 | First Florida Credit Union, Jacksonville | Provides financial products and services. |
| 21 | True Partners Consulting, Chicago | Tax and business advisory firm focusing on general business, finance and tax consulting |
| 22 | S-One Holdings, Sarasota | Holding company for ABAQA, Avatrex, Brand Management Group, LexJet and Utopia Digital Technologies |
| 23 | Compass Research, Orlando | Clinical research company focused on testing new medications |
| 24 | Cole Engineering Services, Orlando | Develops simulation-based training, serious gaming, technical services, training and other support services |
| 25 | The Villages Insurance, The Villages | Insurance agency focused on personal, commercial, senior life and health and employee benefits insurance |
| 26 | Kyra InfoTech, Lakeland | Provides information technology services to the state of Florida |
| 27 | Air-Transport IT Services, Orlando | Develops, maintains and supports software and hardware for the airport and seaport industries |
| 28 | Emphasys Software, Miami | Develops software focused on clients in public housing, housing finance, treasury and debt management, residential real estate and the travel industry |
| 29 | AustinCSI, Plano, Texas | Management consulting firm specializing in project management, organizational change management, software quality management and customer experience management. |
| • • • Best Small Companies (15 to 49 employees) | ||
| Rank | Company, Headquarters | Industry |
| 1 | Jill S. Schwartz & Associates, Winter Park | Law office focusing on employment matters |
| 2 | Atlas Professional Services, Tampa | Managed service provider, managing companies� technology needs |
| 3 | InterMed Biomedical Services, Alachua | Sells and services biomedical equipment |
| 4 | Alltrust Insurance, Palm Harbor | Consulting firm specializing in health care plans and needs |
| 5 | Kavaliro, Orlando | Provides employees for permanent and part-time positions |
| 6 | MatrixOneSource, Jacksonville | Outsourcing and IT company, specializing in HR, payroll and IT services |
| 7 | ReliaQuest, Tampa | Provides security technology services |
| 8 | Management Specialists Services, Gainesville | Community association management firm |
| 9 | Ennis, Pellum & Associates CPAs Jacksonville | Public accounting and consulting firm offering audit, tax, technology and business advisory services |
| 10 | HNM Global Logistics, Orlando | Freight forwarder specializing in importing, exporting, custom brokerage and warehousing |
| 11 | Bit-Wizards, Fort Walton Beach | Software development, digital marketing and IT consulting firm |
| 12 | InfiLaw Naples | Provides management solutions, educational programs and course delivery to law schools and higher-ed institutions |
| 13 | Convergence Consulting Group, Tampa | Consults with customers on operational and strategic challenges |
| 14 | Radey Law Firm, Tallahassee | Law firm offering regulatory, transactional, litigation and governmental consulting |
| 15 | B&B Office Systems, Gainesville | Office equipment and repair services, document management, office work flow solutions |
| 16 | Weston Insurance, Coral Gables | Insurer focused on windstorm and hail policies |
| 17 | iMethods, Jacksonville | Health care and general IT consulting/recruiting firm |
| 18 | Squaremouth, St. Petersburg | Compares travel insurance products |
| 19 | Moore Communications Group, Tallahassee | Provides advertising, social media, graphic design, marketing, public affair and PR services |
| 20 | Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Co., Fort Myers | Public accounting and consulting firm, offering audits and reviews, bookkeeping, business services, financial planning, forensic accounting and health care advisory services |
| 21 | Uproar PR, Orlando | PR firm working with technology, consumer and professional services customers |
| 22 | Horizon Innovations, Jacksonville | Marketing firm |
| 23 | Convert2Media, Ocoee | Marketing firm |
| 24 | Evershore Financial Group, Palm Beach Gardens | Financial planning firm specializing in wealth managment |
| 25 | Cardinal Management Group of Florida, Naples | Community management company |
| 26 | rbb Public Relations, Coral Gables | Marketing communications company |
| 27 | Clark/Nikdel/Powell, Winter Haven | Marketing, advertising and web development firm |
| 28 | Right Management, Fort Lauderdale | Career development, job placement firm |
| 29 | Ropella Group Milton | Executive search and consulting firm specializing in chemical, consumer products tech and energy industries |
| 30 | The Davidson Cos., St. Augustine | Provides planning, development, construction and marketing for real estate projects |
| 31 | CPS Investment Advisors, Lakeland | Provides fee-only wealthy management services |
| 32 | Sandcastle Community Management, Naples | Association management company working with condo and homeowners associations |
| 33 | Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance, Tallahassee | Multi-line insurance agency |
| 34 | CAREERXCHANGE, Miami | Recruiting organization |
| 35 | Jimerson & Cobb, Jacksonville | Law firm specializing in business litigation, construction, banking and real estate |
| 36 | Crossman & Co., Orlando | Retail leasing and management company |
| 37 | MCCi, Tallahassee | Document management and scanning, and open-records request management |
| 38 | Sawgrass Mutual Insurance, Davie | Provides homeowner insurance |
| 39 | Partners in Association Management, Tallahassee | Provides strategic and operational management for state, regional and national non-profit associations and other organizations |
The List
To identify Florida’s best employers, Florida Trend partners with the Best Companies Group, which surveyed firms that chose to participate. Any firm with at least 15 employees in Florida, including firms based outside the state, could participate at no cost.
The first part of the survey involved a questionnaire about company policies, practices and demographics. The second part went to a randomly selected group of each firm’s employees, who responded — anonymously — to 72 statements on a five-point agreement scale.
The survey also included two open-ended questions and seven demographic questions. The questions focused on eight themes: Leadership and planning; corporate culture and communications; role satisfaction; work environment; relationship with supervisor; training and development; pay and benefits; and overall engagement.
Firms were divided into three groups — large companies of 250 or more U.S. employees, midsized companies of 50 to 249 U.S. employees and small companies of fewer than 50 U.S. workers.
Contract employees were not included in employee surveys and not added to employee counts.