See the full 2020 Top Workplaces winners list

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A record number of Northeast Ohio employers are being honored this year in cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer’s annual Top Workplaces rankings: a record 175 companies, nonprofits, schools, firms and organizations.

The list is broken into 25 large workplaces (with 500 employees or more), 50 mid-size (with 150 to 499 employees) and 100 small (149 employees and fewer). The employers cover a host of sectors, including private schools, law firms, manufacturers, construction companies and financial services. And they have offices in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne counties.

For the 2020 Top Workplaces list, cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer have compiled a record 175 Northeast Ohio employers, based on employee surveys. And we’ve focused on their responses and adaptations to the coronavirus pandemic.

Take a look at the full list, and find stories on the top three winners in each category, plus trends at cleveland.com/top-workplaces.

Large companies
Rank	Company	Sector	Headquarters	Regional employees	Years ranked
1	Quicken Loans	Mortgage Lending	Detroit	604	10
2	Union Home Mortgage Corp.	Mortgage Lending	Strongsville	1,060	6
3	Charles Schwab & Co.	Investment Management	San Francisco	682	7
4	Progressive Insurance	Insurance	Mayfield	11,576	11
5	Liberty Ford	Auto Dealership	Brunswick	500	11
6	Famous Enterprises	Wholesale Distribution	Akron	750	8
7	National Interstate Insurance Co.	Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance	Richfield	519	5
8	Fifth Third Bank	Financial Services	Cincinnati	648	9
9	Hyland	Technology	Westlake	1,930	11
10	CrossCountry Mortgage	Financial Services & Insurance	Brecksville	596	4
11	Danbury Senior Living	Senior Living	North Canton	921	1
12	Southwest General Health Center	Healthcare - Hospitals	Middleburg Hts.	2,789	11
13	Medical Mutual	Health Insurance	Cleveland	2,636	11
14	The Sherwin-Williams Co.	Manufacturing and Retail	Cleveland	4,215	11
15	Cleveland Clinic Health System	Hospitals	Cleveland	45,695	8
16	Eaton	Electrical and Industrial	Cleveland	1,473	4
17	Arhaus	Furniture and accessories	Boston Hts.	540	2
18	Akron Children's Hospital	Hospitals	Akron	3,685	6
19	Catholic Charities - Diocese of Cleveland	Human and social services	Cleveland	721	7
20	Great Lakes Cheese	Manufacturing	Hiram	722	3
21	Timken Co. World Headquarters	Engineered bearings and power transmission	North Canton	1,300	2
22	Huntington National Bank	Banks	Columbus	1,138	6
23	PSI	Education and Healthcare Services Provider	Twinsburg	808	5
24	JACK Entertainment	Gaming-Hospitality	Cleveland	1,699	3
Midsize companies
Rank	Company	Sector	Headquarters	Regional employees	Years ranked
1	The Anderson-DuBose Co.	Distribution of food and food products	Lordstown	220	1
2	Marcus Thomas	Integrated Marketing Communications	Cleveland	160	10
3	The NRP Group	Real Estate	Cleveland	260	1
4	Independence Excavating	Heavy Construction & Civil Engineering	Independence	389	9
5	Reminger Co., LPA	Law	Cleveland	190	10
6	Fleet Response	Fleet Management	Cleveland	182	4
7	Coldwell Banker Schmidt Family of Cos.	Agents / Brokers	Westlake	346	1
8	Bay Village City School District	Primary / Secondary Schools	Bay Village	423	1
9	Incept	Conversational Marketing Firm	Canton	320	9
10	Nations Lending	Mortgage Lending	Independence	377	8
11	Pitt Ohio	Transportation/Trucking	Pittsburgh	180	4
12	The K Co.	Energy Management Controls and Construction	Akron	246	1
13	Clampco Products	Metal Products	Wadsworth	216	7
14	Saint Edward High School	Primary / Secondary School	Lakewood	154	7
15	LeafFilter Gutter Protection	Consumer Products & Services	Hudson	486	6
16	Redwood Living	Property Management	Independence	211	4
17	Gardiner Service Co.	Services	Solon	201	11
18	Oswald Companies	General Insurance	Cleveland	342	8
19	BDO	Certified Public Accountants & Consultants	Chicago	156	1
20	Foundation Software / Payroll4Construction.com	Technology / Software / Service	Strongsville	335	9
21	Q-Lab	Material durability testing products	Westlake	251	7
22	Dealer Tire	Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers	Cleveland	485	4
23	World Group	Transportation	Rocky River	190	1
24	Gemcore	Healthcare	Hudson	218	1
25	First National Bank	Banks	Pittsburgh	188	6
26	Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP	Law	Cleveland	289	8
27	University School	Private Education	Shaker Hts.	239	7
28	Hawken School	Private Education	Gates Mills	317	7
29	Westfield Bank	Banks	Seville	184	1
30	Hospitality Restaurants	Restaurant	Fairview Park	337	7
31	Remington Products	Footwear and Foot care Products	Wadsworth	183	5
32	Leppo Rents	Construction Equipment Rental and Sales	Kent	173	4
33	Group Management Services, Inc.	Professional Employer Organization	Richfield	168	5
34	Playhouse Square	Performing Arts Center	Cleveland	327	11
35	Park Place Technologies	Information Technology	Mayfield Hts.	368	6
36	Credit First National Association	Private label consumer credit	Brook Park	317	1
37	US Foods	Wholesale Distribution	Twinsburg	244	5
38	ExactCare Pharmacy	Pharmacy	Valley View	386	6
39	Jarrett	Logistics	Orrville	274	4
40	Saint Ignatius High School	Private Education	Cleveland	238	10
41	CBIZ	Business Services	Cleveland	310	8
42	Rock & Roll Hall of Fame	Museum	Cleveland	153	1
43	Ulmer & Berne LLP	Law	Cleveland	172	9
44	OEC	Software Solutions Development	Richfield	279	3
45	Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland	Human and Social Services	Pepper Pike	257	9
46	S.D. Myers, Inc.	Energy Sustainability/Reliability	Tallmadge	218	1
47	Quest Diagnostics	Medical Laboratories & Diagnostic Services	Seacaucus	190	7
48	Mount Alverna Village	Healthcare - Senior Living	Parma	225	5
49	MRI Software	Software	Solon	475	2
50	Beech Brook	Mental and Behavioral Health Agency	Pepper Pike	214	1
51	CHN Housing Partners	Housing and Home ownership programs	Cleveland	175	1
Small companies
Rank	Company	Sector	Headquarters	Regional employees	Years ranked
1	Tendon Manufacturing	Metal Products	Warrensville Hts.	76	4
2	The Garland Co.	Manufacturing	Cleveland	139	9
3	Valley Christian Academy	Private Education	Aurora	43	5
4	Saint Albert the Great at Assumption Academy	Private Education	Broadview Hts.	38	1
5	Microsoft	Technology product sales and service	Redmond	71	4
6	Vizion Solutions	Information Technology	Independence	41	1
7	Ancora	Financial Advisors	Cleveland	74	6
8	Amsdell Companies/Compass Self Storage	Self-storage	Cleveland	47	3
9	Liberty Home Mortgage Corp.	Mortgage Lending	Independence	143	1
10	Proformex	Life Insurance Technology	Cleveland	36	1
11	WTWH Media	Advertising, Marketing, & Publishing	Cleveland	81	1
12	Valmark Financial Group	Financial Services & Insurance - Conglomerate	Akron	98	1
13	Saint Albert the Great School	Private Education	North Royalton	82	6
14	Marketplace Strategy	Advertising & Marketing	Cleveland	45	1
15	Cleveland Lutheran High School Association	Private Education	Rocky River	110	1
16	Hurst Design Build Remodel	Residential Remodeling	Westlake	36	1
17	Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP	Legal Services	Cleveland	52	1
18	St. Mark School	Private Education	Cleveland	39	3
19	Plante Moran	Certified Public Accountants & Consultants	Southfield	76	2
20	Fathom	Advertising & Marketing	Valley View	64	3
21	Buckeye State Credit Union	Credit Union	Akron	52	2
22	American Fleet Services	Fleet Vehicle Maintenance Provider	Independence	62	5
23	Gilbane Building Co.	Construction Management	Providence	65	7
24	Sky Quest	Aircraft management and aircraft charter	Cleveland	70	4
25	The Cleveland Foundation	Non-profit	Cleveland	87	8
26	BoxCast	Live Video Streaming	Cleveland	35	3
27	Magnet	Economic Development	Cleveland	45	3
28	Creekside Restaurant & Bar	Restaurant	Brecksville	65	4
29	Integrity Staffing Services	Staffing	Mayfield Hts.	41	2
30	Frantz Ward LLP	Law	Cleveland	101	2
31	Blue Chip Consulting Group	IT Consulting	Seven Hills	98	7
32	Transport Services	Distribution, Logistics, & Freight	North Royalton	57	5
33	Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc.	Medical Device Sales	Hudson	40	1
34	Roundstone	Captive Insurance	Lakewood	65	2
35	Julie Billiart Schools	Private Education	Lyndhurst	80	1
36	Shook Construction	Construction	Moraine	60	2
37	Everstream	Telecommunications & Cable	Cleveland	90	5
38	Hasenstab Architects	Architecture	Akron	54	6
39	Keyfactor	Enterprise Software	Independence	67	1
40	Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School	Private Education	Chardon	76	2
41	Ohio State Waterproofing	Basement Waterproofing & Foundation Repair	Macedonia	65	6
42	Bialosky Cleveland	Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering	Cleveland	58	6
43	Meaden & Moore	Certified Public Accountants & Consultants	Cleveland	125	4
44	Peoples Bank	Banks	Marietta	58	2
45	First Interstate Properties, Ltd.	Property Development & Management	Lyndhurst	37	6
46	Echo Health	Healthcare	Westlake	89	4
47	Colliers International	Agents / Brokers	Seattle	43	1
48	HW&Co.	Certified Public Accountants & Consultants	Cleveland	77	7
49	Improving	IT Services	Plano	40	1
50	W. F. Hann and Sons	Heating and Cooling	Warrensville Hts.	58	6
51	Lake Catholic High School	Private Education	Mentor	67	1
52	Arborwear	Green Industry Uniform Solutions Provider	Chagrin Falls	55	1
53	ACU-Serve Corp	Business Services	Akron	41	1
54	Apple Growth Partners	Accountancy	Akron	104	2
55	Bellwether Enterprise	Commercial Mortgage Banking Company	Cleveland	117	5
56	Environmental Design Group	Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture	Akron	78	5
57	CoverMyMeds	Vendor Serving Healthcare Industry	Highland Hills	116	1
58	Riley Hotel Group	Hospitality, Entertainment, Recreation, & Travel	Medina	139	3
59	Direct Recruiters, Inc.	Executive Search & Staffing Services	Solon	60	5
60	Rathbone Group	Subrogation Law Firm	Cleveland	83	4
61	Neptune Plumbing & Heating Co.	Plumbing	Cleveland	56	1
62	Universal Windows Direct	Windows, Doors, Siding, and Roofing	Bedford Hts.	137	5
63	Digital Print Solutions	Business Services	Richfield	40	3
64	Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade	Hotel	Cleveland	117	7
65	Embrace Pet Insurance	Specialty Insurance	Cleveland	145	6
66	akhia communications	Strategic communications	Hudson	37	7
67	Sisters of Charity Health System	Health System	Cleveland	99	1
68	Hobe & Lucas CPAs	Public accounting	Independence	41	2
69	ChoiceLocal	Advertising and Marketing - Other	Westlake	56	1
70	Metro Catholic School	Private Education	Cleveland	88	1
71	MarshBerry	Professional Services	Woodmere	73	2
72	Binary Defense Systems, LLC.	Information Technology	Stow	89	1
73	Ohio Real Title Agency, LLC	Title & Closing Services	Cleveland	95	6
74	Padua Franciscan High School	Private Education	Parma	100	1
75	Silco Fire & Security	Fire Protection and Security	Cincinnati	83	1
76	Hileman Group	Digital Marketing Agency	Cleveland	46	4
77	Destination Cleveland	Destination Marketing Organization	Cleveland	63	4
78	Hylant	Insurance Consultants & Brokers	Toledo	50	8
79	Ruffing Montessori School	Private Education	Cleveland Hts.	50	4
80	Total Quality Logistics	Third Party Logistics	Cincinnati	98	5
81	Regency Construction Services, Inc.	Construction	Brook Park	43	1
82	Amotec Inc.	Executive Search and Staffing	Cleveland	59	2
83	415 Group	Accounting	Canton	74	4
84	The Albert M. Higley Co.	Construction Manager / General Contractor	Cleveland	121	6
85	RDL Architects	Architecture	Shaker Hts.	43	1
86	Ohio Basement Systems a Groundworks Co.	Basement Waterproofing and Repair	Twinsburg	93	2
87	Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School	Private Education	Beachwood	90	4
88	Brunswick Companies	Insurance Agency	Cleveland	63	1
89	Kelley & Ferraro, LLP	Law	Cleveland	67	2
90	ReliabilityFirst	Electric Utilities Regulator	Cleveland	65	2
91	Precision Orthopaedic Specialties	Private Orthopedic Physician Practice	Chardon	66	2
92	Victim Assistance Program	Victim Advocacy	Akron	36	2
93	Meritech	Business Technology	Cleveland	114	1
94	CGI	Consulting	Fairfax	114	1
95	Window Nation, LLC	Home Improvement	Fulton	62	1
96	Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP	Law	Cincinatti	102	1
97	Truline Industries, Inc.	Aerospace / Defense	Chesterland	85	8
98	Medic Management Group	Healthcare	Akron	140	2
99	The SpyGlass Group	Consulting, Cost Reduction Strategies	Westlake	99	2
100	McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA	Law	Cleveland	66	1