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16 PA Companies Make 2018 List Of Best Midsize Employers: Forbes
Forbes released its annual rankings of the best employers in America for 2018. See what Pennsylvania companies made the list.
Forbes has released its annual list of America’s best midsize employers and 16 Pennsylvania companies ranked among the top 500 companies that have at least 1,000 employees.
Nationally, book publisher Penguin Random House is the best midsize employer for 2018.The shoe and clothing company New Balance, along with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, L.L. Bean and TripAdvisor all made the top 10.
Here are the Pennsylvania companies that made the list:
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- 11. Lehigh University (education), Bethlehem
- 62. Teleflex (health care), Wayne
- 129. Vishay Intertechnology (electronics, semiconductors), Malvern
- 140. PECO (utilities), Philadelphia
- 164. Volvo Construction (engineering), Shippensburg
- 224. Summit Health (health care), Chambersburg
- 249. Evangelical Community Hospital (health care), Lewisburg
- 290. Toll Brothers (construction), Horsham
- 333. Mercy Behavioral Health (health care), Pittsburgh
- 343. Carpenter (engineering and manufacturing), Reading
- 349. FMC (construction, oil), Philadelphia
- 357. First Commonwealth Bank (banking), Philadelphia
- 374. Free People (clothing, shoes), Philadelphia
- 390. Covenant Security Services (business services and supplies), Philadelphia
- 474 .Redner’s Markets (retail and wholesale), Reading
- 498. Excela Health (health care) Greensburg
Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to compile the list. Statista surveyed 30,000 people, asking respondents to rate how likely they’d be to recommend their employer to others, Forbes explains. Respondents were also asked to nominate organizations outside of their own, according to Forbes.
Penguin Random House jumped 32 spots to claim the No. 1 ranking on the list. Forbes says an entrepreneurial spirit shapes the employee experience at the company, playing a big role in recruiting as well as retention.
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