Nominations are now open for the 2020 Star Tribune Top Workplaces.
This is the 11th year for Minnesota's Top Workplaces, a partnership between the Star Tribune and Pennsylvania-based Energage. Anyone can give a nod to a company at startribune.com/nominate or by calling 612-605-3306.
The nomination deadline is Feb. 14.
To make the final list, a company must have 50 or more employees in Minnesota and allow Energage to conduct five-minute, 24-question surveys with its workers starting this month and running through March.
A special section showcasing the 2020 Top Workplaces winners will be produced in June, and a luncheon will be held to honor the winners.
Last year, Energage surveyed 85,624 employees at 393 companies in Minnesota to come up with ranked lists of small, midsize and large companies, as well as a list of firms that meet national standards. Fifteen companies have made the cut for every Star Tribune Top Workplaces list. That gave Minnesota the top participation rate, in terms of both companies and employees, among the over 50 markets in which Energage partners with metro newspapers to produce the lists.
Overall, Energage surveyed 2.5 million employees at more than 7,500 organizations in 2019.
The companies that made the Minnesota list had high engagement rates. Employees also gave shout-outs to training programs, communication and perks.