Three companies have been named No. 1 Nevada 2025 Top Workplaces in their size categories as part of a scientific survey conducted of employees across the state.
The Review-Journal and Las Vegas Business Press partnered with Philadelphia-based Energage to do the rankings for the sixth consecutive year.
For 2025, 79 employers made the winners list out of 105 surveyed, the biggest winners list yet since it started in 2020 when there were 40. Some 2,452 companies were invited to participate.
“In this economic environment, a lot of employers are afraid to ask questions because they are afraid of the feedback,” said Bob Helbig, media partnership director with Energage. “They don’t want to hear it. The really good companies are not afraid to ask what you are seeing, hearing and what the challenges are. Leaders need to make decisions based on reality and need to listen to workers who understand what is going on. It is critical to the success of companies, and their ability to change and adapt. A lot of leaders have blinders on and when the economy gets rough it’s hard to make decisions without good input.”
In 2024, 66 companies made the winners list. That means the feedback from employees from those 77 companies surveyed was strong enough to merit recognition.
“People recognize it’s an authentic award based on survey feedback,” Helbig said. “It’s not an award you can buy. You have to earn it and earn it every year through the survey process. There’s some 20 newcomers on the list. We’re glad to see the enthusiasm for the award and honor companies for doing things right.”
For large companies, 11 out of 13 participants with 500 or more employees made the list.
For midsize companies, 20 of 23 participants with 150 to 499 employees made the list.
For small companies, 48 of 69 participants with 149 or fewer employees made the list.
Energage invited 2,452 organizations to participate, and they were eligible provided they had 35 or more employees in Nevada, according to Helbig. They surveyed 105 totalling 42,893 employees with an overall response rate of 53.4 percent.
Energage requires a response rate of at least 35 percent for employees based in Nevada. In addition, employers with 85 or fewer employees must have at least 30 responders.
“We encourage employers to survey all employees, but large employers can choose to randomly sample their Nevada employees,” Helbig said.
They were asked questions ranging from leadership, communication, how they feel about their managers, work-life flexibility, pay and benefits and others.
At least 500 employees must be included in the random sample for employers 2,500 or less. For those employers over 2,500 but less than 5,000 employees, they require 20 percent minimum distribution. For employers 5,000 or more the minimum is 1,000 surveys distributed.
Each of the statements has a positivity score. Responders rank statements on a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree,” so the score shown is the percentage of responders who answered “Slightly Agree,” “Agree” or “Strongly Agree” to each statement. Each of the statements has been tested to ensure it has a high correlation with how employees feel about their workplace, which is calculated by correlating the statement responses to employee engagement, Helbig said.
Among a sample of the questions is the following and statewide response percentages.
My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful was listed as important by 53 percent in the connection category. Some 52 percent feeling appreciated at the company was important. Some 49 percent said it was important to feel included in the company. Another 45 percent said it was important to feel well-informed about important decisions.
In the coach category, 52 percent said the company enables them to work at their full potential while 50 percent said they have opportunities to learn and grow. Some 46 percent said their manager cares about their concerns. Some 44 percent said their manager helps them and the team grow.
In the alignment category, 56 percent said they believe the company is going in the right direction while 55 percent said they have confidence in the leadership of the team. Some 49 percent said the company operates by strong values. Some 46 percent said meetings at the company make good use of time. Some 44 percent said there’s good interdepartmental cooperation.
In the basics category, 52 percent said the company does a great job of prioritizing employee well-being. Some 46 percent said they get the formal training they want for their career. Another 40 percent said the pay is fair for the work they do. Some 37 percent said they have work-life balance. Only 23 percent said their benefits package is good compared to others in the industry.
In the performance category, 51 percent said the company encourages different points of view; 50 percent said senior managers understand what is really happening at the company; 46 percent said things are done well and efficiently at the company; and 46 percent said new ideas are encouraged at the company.
Companies seek out top workplace recognition as a way to get third-party validation that they are doing things right in the eyes of their employees. It can also help with company recruitment.
• In the large company category, DraftKings edged Helix Electric. Other top winners that were ranked are: Area15, Raising Cane’s, Freeman, Panda Restaurant Group, Station Casinos, Hilton Grand Vacations, Penn Entertainment, Carson Tahoe Health and Intermountain Health.
• In the midsize category, Nations Direct Mortgage was No. 1. It was followed by One Nevada Credit Union, Penta Building Group, Westgate Las Vegas Resort &Casino, GBank, Mountain America Credit Union, Lexus of Las Vegas/Lexus of Henderson/Centennial Subaru, D.R. Horton, Picerne Real Estate Group, Nathan Adelson Hospice, ResortCom, Clark County Credit Union, AtkinsRealis, Ester Cos., GSL Electric, YMCA of Southern Nevada, WOW Carwash, Nevada Donor Network, American Business Advisors and Faith Lutheran schools.
• Logistify was the No. 1 small business. It was followed by Absolute Flood Response, Key Realty School, Modern Technology Solutions, Globe Life Neff Organization, Relevium Pain Specialists, Steelhead Productions, D.R. Horton Reno, FEA Consulting Engineers, MDL Group, Janek Performance Group, Smart City Networks, McCarthy Building Cos., Elevation 3D, Total Quality Logistics, Monument Construction, Shook &Stone Injury Lawyers, Dimopoulos Law Group, CLA, Eide Bailey, HopeLink of Southern Nevada, Wesley, Access to Healthcare Network, Kaempfer Crowell, Preferred Credit Inc., Nevada Supreme Court, Al 5s Construction, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Beazer Homes, Optimal Therapy, Planet Home Lending, Monin Inc., Melon Local, Marsh McLennan Agency, Main Electric Supply, Nationwide Power Solutions, Security National Financial Corp., Taylor Morrison, Seabreeze Management, Brighton Hospice, Barx Park, RSM US, Western Funding, Lawyer Mechanical Services, Credit Union 1, Epiroc USA, The Abbi Agency and Waterton.
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.
There were leadership awards given to Frank Feritta III of Station Casinos, Aimee Quinn of Nations Direct Mortgage, Beth Johnson of Absolute Flood Response and AFR Construction.
DraftKings won for direction; AREA15 for new ideas; Mountain American Credit Union for managers; Logistify for doers; Access to Healthcare Network for meaningfulness; Raising Cane for values; One Nevada Credit Union for clued in senior management; Globe Life Neff Organization for communication; Penta Building Group for appreciation, GBank for work-life flexibility, Westgate Las Vegas for training; Modern Technology Solutions for benefits; and Relevium Pain Specialists for well-being.
Station Casinos, AGS, Hirschi Cos., Western Funding, Nations Direct Mortgage, American Place Casino, Helix Electric, Lexus of Las Vegas, Nathan Adelson Hospice, One Nevada Credit Union, ResortCom and Area 15 won national awards.
The biggest gains in the survey year over year was a 2.3 percent higher rating when it comes to pay to 59.4 percent. Benefits had a 9.5 percent drop in the survey to 49.3 percent.
The highest rating came about supportive managers at 81.7 percent. That was followed by values at 81.5 percent.
Benefits at 49.3 percent was 5.7 percent below the national average. Loyalty at 53.4 percent was 5.2 percent below the national average to mark the second lowest question in the survey. Pay at 59.4 percent was just below the national average of 59.7 percent.
In comparing the data to a year ago, Helbig said the Nevada numbers reflect what they’ve been seeing nationwide: That there’s an increased satisfaction with pay, but pay remains one of the issues they are least satisfied with.
“What is happening is there are winners and losers in terms of pay,” Helbig said. “Some employers are really focused on making sure their people are compensated well. They want to keep good people and keep them happy and motivated. There are other employees struggling to get livable wages. There are a lot of haves and have-nots in the workplace when it comes to pay.”
Helbig said benefits continue to be one of the issues people are least happy with. They feel they are struggling with health care benefits and are grumpy about it.
“You would assume pay and benefits would go hand-in-hand, but our data shows the exact opposite,” Helbig said. “This means good companies who want to keep their people have to remain laser-focused on compensation to make sure they are paying people fairly and that they have to keep looking at benefits to make sure people feel supported.”
In most areas, Nevada workers were less positive than they were seeing nationwide, but there were two areas Nevada scored higher on — execution and interdepartmental cooperation.
Execution surveyed at 73.3 percent while interdepartmental alignment at 69.2 percent scored higher than the national average.
“It shows even the best employers have to keep listening to their workers and make sure they are responsive,” Helbig said. “We know that what separates Top Workplaces from the average employer is that the Top Workplaces are good at listening to their people by asking questions of how we are doing and how we can get better. Then they make changes based on that input. This stresses to me that in Nevada that really good companies are the ones who do that and continue to be responsive.”
Helbig said the hiring market is not what it was a couple of years ago so there’s still demand for talent and companies want to make sure they are hanging onto their best people.
