Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
Top Workplace rankings revealed
Three Nevada companies, including two repeat honorees, have been named the 2022 Top Workplaces as part of a scientific survey conducted of employees across the state.
The Las Vegas Review-journal and Las Vegas Business Press partnered with Philadelphia-based Energage to present the rankings for the third consecutive year.
For 2022, 56 employers made the winners list out of 91 surveyed. Energage invited 1,538 organizations to participate, and they were eligible provided they had 35 or more employees in Nevada, according to Bob Helbig, media partnership director with Energage.
Panda Restaurant Group placed first in the category of 500 or more employees for the second consecutive year. It was ranked No. 2 in the 2020 survey. Panda was followed in order by Everi, Helix Electric of Nevada and Station Casinos.
KB Home received top honors in the category of 150 to 499 for the second consecutive year. It was also No. 2 in 2020.
KB was followed, in order, by The Raymond Group, Credit Acceptance, GSL Electric, Eide Bailey, Picerne Real Estate, D.R. Horton, Nathan Adelson Hospice, One Nevada Credit Union and Lexus of Las Vegas and Lexus of Henderson.
Other companies in this category, by ranking, were: Draftkings, Anderson Business Advisors, Stewart Title, Clark County Credit Union, MC Carrier and YMCA of Southern Nevada.
In the category of 150 employees and fewer, Total Quality Logistics was ranked No. 1.
Total Quality Logistics was followed in order by Steelhead Productions, Dimopoulos Law, MDX Labs, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Gatski Commercial Real Estate Services, Janek Performance Group, MDL Group, BRINC Drones, Slickdeals, Monin Inc., Equality Title, De Castroverde Law Group, LMS Building Systems, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., United Construction, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, Joint Ventures LLC, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Homie, Kaempfer Crowell, Mccarthy Building Companies, AIL-NEFF Agencies, Westwood Professional Services, Marquis Aurbach, TSK Architects, Distinctive Insurance, Hopelink of Southern Nevada, Barx Parx, Safenest, Vegas Stats & Information Network, Nationwide Power Solutions, Boys Town Nevada, Credit Union1, Harris and Goosehead Insurance.
The heart of the Top Workplaces program is an employee survey.
“The employee experience needs to be on the mission-critical list,” said Eric Rubino, CEO of Energage. “By giving employees a voice and
showcasing an authentic culture, organizations can attract those job seekers who complement their culture. Culture drives performance.”
The 24-question survey collects feedback from those who know organizations the best: the people who work there, Helbig said. Employee feedback is the sole basis for determining which employers make the Top Workplaces list.
Most of the surveying was done between October 2021 to March 2022. Surveys went out to nearly 27,000 employees in the region, and 13,898 responded, Helbig said. They were asked questions ranging from leadership, communication, how they feel about their managers, work-life flexibility, pay and benefits and other topics.
Employers were divided based on the number of employees in the region, in order to compare feedback of similar-size groups. Organizations that exceeded benchmark scores for each size group made the winners’ list, Helbig said.
Within those groupings, organizations are ranked by the aggregate score based on the employee feedback; the more positive the employee responses, the higher the score, the higher the rank, Helbig said.
“Despite some weirdness in the economy, there still seems to be a strong market for people looking for quality work, and there’s still a lot of competition for talent right now,” Helbig said. “Unemployment is historically low. People are making decisions based on what is in their best interest, and these companies that have made the Top Workplaces list are putting themselves in a strong position to attract and retain talent.”
SPECIAL AWARDS
Energage determined special award winners for some employers who have standout scores in certain areas of the survey, such as leadership, values, direction, communication, meaningfulness and benefits.
• Everi, Nathan Adelson Hospice and Steelhead Productions were singled out for awards for its leadership.
• GSL Electric was recognized for its direction.
• Panda Restaurant Group was honored for its managers.
• Credit Acceptance was noted for its acceptance of employee ideas.
• Total Quality Logistics was cited in how efficient and well it operates.
• BRINC Drones’ employees cited how their work is meaningful.
• KB was recognized for its values.
• Helix Electric was cited for a clued-in senior management.
• All-neff Agencies were honored for their communication with employees.
• MDX Labs’ employees said how they felt appreciated by the company.
• Slickdeals was recognized for work/life flexibility.
• Station Casinos was noted for its training.
• Anderson Business Advisors was recognized for its benefits.
To nominate a company for next year’s top workplace program, go to topworkplaces.com/nominate/nevada/.