Triangle Business Journal has recognized 45 businesses as the Best Places to Work in the Triangle for 2008. 

“These companies invest in their employees, garner trust among co-workers, manage effectively and create a highly valued culture. That is truly inspiring to other Triangle businesses,” says Triangle Business Journal publisher Char Grunwaldt.

Winners were chosen based on an employee survey process conducted by Quantum Market Research.  Once nominated, a company needed to meet a threshold in employee participation – a percentage that varies based upon the size of the company – to be eligible to be honored.

Based on the survey results, Triangle Business Journal is honoring the top 15 ranked businesses in each of three size categories, small, mid-size, and large.

The following companies were named as a 2008 Best Places to Work:

Large Businesses (151 workers or more)
Coldwell, Banker, Howard, Perry and Walston
NetApp
Builders Mutual Insurance Co.
 

(Next 12 in alphabetical order)

Bandwidth.com

Breadwinners at the Triangle, A franchise of Panera Bread

Cisco

Duke Raleigh Hospital

EMC Corp.

Ernst & Young

Mainline Contracting Inc.

SAS

Skanska USA Building Inc.

Wachovia Corporation

WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Workplace Options

Mid-Size Businesses (51 to 150 workers)
Universal Meeting Management Inc.
SchoolDude.com
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP
 

(Next 12 in alphabetical order)

Campbell Alliance

Clarkston Consulting

Eye Care Associates

Hunton & Williams LLP

iContact

KPMG LLP

Lulu.com

Metametrics Inc.

Professional Builders Supply

Pulte Homes

SciQuest

Smith, Moore, Leatherwood                     

Small Businesses (50 workers or fewer)
blast! Public Relations
Preation
Centrifuge Media
 

(Next 12 in alphabetical order)

Administaff

Alpheon Corporation

Bulk TV & Internet

Clinipace

Genesis Marketing Partners

Hill, Chesson & Woody Employee Benefit Services

Media Two Interactive

Management Recruiters of Raleigh/MRINetwork

Quality Staffing Specialists

The Select Group

Triangle Community Foundation

Wingswept

All 45 winning companies are profiled in an in-depth special section in Triangle Business Journal’s September 26th edition, which is available on newsstands and to subscribers now.