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The Wall Street Journal, in partnership with Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit organization that helps small businesses create better workplaces, has announced their list of 15 Top Small Workplace winners.

To be considered for the recognition, small workplaces must showcase exceptional employees and workplace environments that foster teamwork, flexibility, and professional growth while
providing an atmosphere and benefits that encourage employee loyalty.

Fifteen small businesses were chosen out of 406 applicants. The winners are:

ATA Engineering, San Diego, Calif.
Decagon Devices, Pullman, Wash.
Integrated Project Management Co., Burr Ridge, Ill.
JA Frate, Crystal Lake, Ill.
Jackson’s Hardware, San Rafael, Calif.
Jump Associates, San Mateo, Calif.
King Arthur Flour Co., Norwich, Vt.
Landscape Forms, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Lundberg Family Farms, Richvale, Calif.
New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.
Paducah Bank and Trust Co., Paducah, Ky.
Phenomenex, Torrance, Calif.
Rainforest Alliance, New York, N.Y.
Resource Interactive, Columbus, Ohio
Redwoods Group, Morrisville, N.C.

“The Top Small Workplaces have been in business an average of 42 years and have demonstrated that they can survive difficult economic times,” said Ken Lehman, Winning Workplaces’ founder and board chair. “By building strong cultures and gaining employee commitment to the success of the business, these organizations have thrived in good times and weathered bad ones. It is at times like these, with our nation facing almost unprecedented financial and economic challenges, that the real mettle of a strong workplace is demonstrated.”

If you are a small workplace and would like to apply for next year, please click here.