100 employers are the 'Best Places to Work in Maine'
After a dip last year in the number of winners, 100 employers throughout the state have been named "The Best Places to Work in Maine" by an annual ranking.
That number ties with the 2019 total as the most ever. In 2020, 84 businesses and organizations made the cut.
Now in its 16th year, the list is compiled by the Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, with the goal of encouraging excellence in employers and recognizing those that have established and consistently fostered outstanding workplace environments.
The organization that manages the ranking program, Best Companies Group, selects the recipients based on information gathered from applicants, including employee benefits, workplace policies and employee responses to a comprehensive satisfaction survey.
Participating companies receive an employee feedback report in an effort to help improve their scores and make improvements in their workplace cultures.
Specific rankings of the winners, categorized by number of U.S. employees, will be revealed in a special publication of endorsing partner Mainebiz. Other partners include the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Maine HR Convention.
In a news release Tuesday morning, Gov. Janet Mills praised this year's Best Places to Work in Maine honorees.
"The perseverance of Maine businesses throughout these difficult times has kept people at work, kept products on the shelves, kept services available, and kept our economy moving,” she said. "I congratulate these companies on being named the best places to work in Maine, and I thank them for their many contributions to our state.”
The alphabetical list of the 2021 winners is below.
Small employers (15-49 U.S. employees)
Acadia Benefits Inc.
Alternative Wellness Services
Arkatechture
Barrett Made
Basham & Scott LLC
Biddeford Internet, doing business as GWI
CedarWorks
Chase Custom Homes
Chilton Furniture
Franklin-Somerset Federal Credit Union
iBec Creative
Lebel & Harriman LLP
Main Eco Homes
Main-Land Development Consultants Inc.
Maine Dentistry
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
Maine Rural Water Association
MPX
NIC Maine
Nurse Anesthesia of Maine
Onpoint Health Data
Oxford Federal Credit Union
Page One Web Solutions
Planson International
Saco Valley Credit Union
Senior Planning Center Inc.
Sevigney-Lyons Insurance
SFX AMERICA
Spinnaker Trust
Sweep & Slate
Trademark Federal Credit Union
TruChoice Federal Credit Union
Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc.
Medium-size employers (50-249 U.S. employees)
Albin, Randall & Bennett
Allagash Brewing Co.
Allen Insurance and Financial
Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Bath Savings Institution
Bernstein Shur
CCB Inc.
Colby Co. Engineering
Community Health Options
cPort Credit Union
Dave's World
Day's Jewelers
DeBlois Electric Inc.
Downeast Credit Union
Drummond Woodsum
Evergreen Credit Union
Finance Authority of Maine
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine
GreenPages Inc.
Haley Ward Inc.
Horch Roofing
Infinity Credit Union
James W. Sewall Co.
JMG
Katahdin Trust Co.
Knickerbocker Group
Landry/French Construction
Maine Credit Union League/Synergent
Maine State Credit Union
MaineHousing
Mainely Tubs
MAS Medical Staffing
Midcoast Federal Credit Union
Moody's Co-Worker Owned Inc.
PeoplesChoice Credit Union
RxAnte
Sebago Technics Inc.
SeniorsPlus
SHP Management Corp.
Systems Engineering
The County Federal Credit Union
The Nonantum Resort
Trueline
University Credit Union
VividCloud
Volk Packaging Corp.
Wings for Children and Families
Large employers (250 or more U.S. employees)
Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice
athenahealth
Bangor Savings Bank
Camden National Bank
Cary Medical Center
Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Darling's
Dechra
Edward Jones
Hammond Lumber Co.
Hancock Lumber
Kennebec Behavioral Health
Machias Savings Bank
MMG Insurance
NFI North
Summit Utilities Inc.
TD Bank N.A.
The Cianbro Cos.
The Granite Group
Tyler Technologies
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You have to chose to apply and it’s a big undertaking because the core part of the process is an on line survey that your employees must take in order to participate. Most companies do not apply and therefore don’t have the opportunity. The key benefit of the process is not winning the award -rather it’s getting the survey data and feedback. That’s where all the value lies. It’s not about winning but listening and improving.
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