Sonoma companies among ‘Best Places to Work in the North Bay’

See which Sonoma companies were deemed by their employees as Best Places to Work in the North Bay.|

2016 winners

The winners are, listed alphabetically:

Adobe Associates Inc.Arrow Benefits GroupAUL Corp.Bank of MarinBank of NapaBecoming IndependentBest Collateral Inc.Beyers Costin Simon (first-time winner)BKF EngineersBoisset CollectionBPM Inc.Bradley Real EstateCarlile MacyChop’s Teen ClubCoast Landscape ManagementColdwell Banker Brokers of the ValleyCommittee on the Shelterless (COTS)Costeaux French BakeryCouncil on Aging Services for SeniorsDal Poggetto & Company LLPDH Wine ComplianceDickenson, Peatman & Fogarty (first-time winner)Don Sebastiani & SonsDriveSavers Inc.EO ProductsEPIC Insurance Brokers and ConsultantsExchange BankFirst American Home Buyers ProtectionFirst Community BankFriedemann Goldberg LLPGC MicroGeorge Petersen Insurance AgencyGhilotti Bros. Inc.Ghirardo CPAGoodwill Industries Redwood EmpireHanna Boys Center (first-time winner)Healdsburg Lumber Company (first-time winner)Health Services Integration Inc.Hogan Land Services Inc.Inn Marin and Rickey’sJackson Family WinesKaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical CenterKaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical CenterKeysight TechnologiesKioskLa Tortilla FactoryLEMO USALinkenheimer LLPM. A. Silva USAMengali AccountancyMidstate ConstructionMike’s BikesMoss Adams LLPMr. Rooter Plumbing of Sonoma CountyNova Group Inc.O’Brien Watters & Davis, LLPOliver’s Markets (first-time winner)Parkpoint Health ClubsPepperwoodPerry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz LLPPetaluma Health Center Inc.Petaluma People Services CenterPisenti & Brinker LLPPrivate OceanPsychStrategies Inc. (first-time winner)Raptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.Redwood Credit UnionRedwood Empire Schools Insurance Group (RESIG)Santa Rosa Community Health CentersSchurter Inc.Scott Technology Group Inc.Sequoia Senior SolutionsSmith Dollar PCSocial Advocates For YouthSolairus Aviation (first-time winner)SOMO VillageSonicSonoma Technology Inc.St. Francis Winery and VineyardsStar StaffingSummit Engineering Inc.Summit State BankTerra Firma Global PartnersCenter for Social and Environmental StewardshipThe Hitmen Termite and Pest Control Inc.The Republic of TeaTop Speed Data Communications (first-time winner)Valley Tire & Brake of Santa Rosa Inc.Vantreo Insurance BrokerageVinoProVionic Group LLCVolt Workforce SolutionsW. Bradley Electric Inc.WhistlestopWorkrite Ergonomics (first-time winner)WRA Inc.YWCA Sonoma County (first-time winner)

Ninety-seven companies have earned a spot on the Business Journal’s 11th annual list of the “Best Places to Work in the North Bay.”

The recipients will be recognized at an awards reception Sept. 29 and featured in a special section of the publication.

They include eight 11-time winners: BPM, Inc.; Exchange Bank; First Community Bank; Ghirardo CPA; Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center; Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center; Redwood Credit Union; and Valley Tire & Brake of Santa Rosa, Inc.

In addition, there are 10 first-time winners including: Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, Oliver’s Markets, Top Speed Data Communications and YWCA Sonoma County.

“Now in our 11th year, Best Places to work continues to reach new milestones with a record 8,000 employee surveys taken,” said Business Journal Publisher Brad Bollinger. “We are thrilled to have eight repeat winners back for the eleventh-consecutive year and the return of leading employers such as Keysight Technologies. And we have significant newcomers including Oliver’s Markets and Solairus Aviation, a Petaluma-based jet charter and aircraft management company,” Bollinger said. “To all our recipients, congratulations. You earned it.”

The awards are co-hosted by founding underwriter Nelson as well as Kaiser Permanente and Exchange Bank. Trope Group is a presenter.

The recipients are selected based on the results of anonymous employee surveys and a review by the Journal editorial staff of worker comments and company applications. More than 8,000 surveys were submitted, and the winning companies represent nearly 18,000 employees.

Ninety-seven companies have earned a spot on the Business Journal’s 11th annual list of the “Best Places to Work in the North Bay.”

The recipients will be recognized at an awards reception Sept. 29 and featured in a special section of the publication.

They include eight 11-time winners: BPM, Inc.; Exchange Bank; First Community Bank; Ghirardo CPA; Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center; Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center; Redwood Credit Union; and Valley Tire & Brake of Santa Rosa, Inc.

In addition, there are 10 first-time winners including: Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, Oliver’s Markets, Top Speed Data Communications and YWCA Sonoma County.

“Now in our 11th year, Best Places to Work continues to reach new milestones with a record 8,000 employee surveys taken,” said Business Journal Publisher Brad Bollinger. “We are thrilled to have eight repeat winners back for the eleventh-consecutive year and the return of leading employers such as Keysight Technologies. And we have significant newcomers including Oliver’s Markets and Solairus Aviation, a Petaluma-based jet charter and aircraft management company,” Bollinger said. “To all our recipients, congratulations. You earned it.”

The awards are co-hosted by founding underwriter Nelson as well as Kaiser Permanente and Exchange Bank. Trope Group is a presenter.

The recipients are selected based on the results of anonymous employee surveys and a review by the Journal editorial staff of worker comments and company applications. More than 8,000 surveys were submitted, and the winning companies represent nearly 18,000 employees.

2016 winners

The winners are, listed alphabetically:

Adobe Associates Inc.Arrow Benefits GroupAUL Corp.Bank of MarinBank of NapaBecoming IndependentBest Collateral Inc.Beyers Costin Simon (first-time winner)BKF EngineersBoisset CollectionBPM Inc.Bradley Real EstateCarlile MacyChop’s Teen ClubCoast Landscape ManagementColdwell Banker Brokers of the ValleyCommittee on the Shelterless (COTS)Costeaux French BakeryCouncil on Aging Services for SeniorsDal Poggetto & Company LLPDH Wine ComplianceDickenson, Peatman & Fogarty (first-time winner)Don Sebastiani & SonsDriveSavers Inc.EO ProductsEPIC Insurance Brokers and ConsultantsExchange BankFirst American Home Buyers ProtectionFirst Community BankFriedemann Goldberg LLPGC MicroGeorge Petersen Insurance AgencyGhilotti Bros. Inc.Ghirardo CPAGoodwill Industries Redwood EmpireHanna Boys Center (first-time winner)Healdsburg Lumber Company (first-time winner)Health Services Integration Inc.Hogan Land Services Inc.Inn Marin and Rickey’sJackson Family WinesKaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical CenterKaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical CenterKeysight TechnologiesKioskLa Tortilla FactoryLEMO USALinkenheimer LLPM. A. Silva USAMengali AccountancyMidstate ConstructionMike’s BikesMoss Adams LLPMr. Rooter Plumbing of Sonoma CountyNova Group Inc.O’Brien Watters & Davis, LLPOliver’s Markets (first-time winner)Parkpoint Health ClubsPepperwoodPerry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz LLPPetaluma Health Center Inc.Petaluma People Services CenterPisenti & Brinker LLPPrivate OceanPsychStrategies Inc. (first-time winner)Raptor Pharmaceuticals Inc.Redwood Credit UnionRedwood Empire Schools Insurance Group (RESIG)Santa Rosa Community Health CentersSchurter Inc.Scott Technology Group Inc.Sequoia Senior SolutionsSmith Dollar PCSocial Advocates For YouthSolairus Aviation (first-time winner)SOMO VillageSonicSonoma Technology Inc.St. Francis Winery and VineyardsStar StaffingSummit Engineering Inc.Summit State BankTerra Firma Global PartnersCenter for Social and Environmental StewardshipThe Hitmen Termite and Pest Control Inc.The Republic of TeaTop Speed Data Communications (first-time winner)Valley Tire & Brake of Santa Rosa Inc.Vantreo Insurance BrokerageVinoProVionic Group LLCVolt Workforce SolutionsW. Bradley Electric Inc.WhistlestopWorkrite Ergonomics (first-time winner)WRA Inc.YWCA Sonoma County (first-time winner)

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