50 Best Places To work

Missouri Valley Family YMCA

Headquarters: Bismarck, N.D.

Number of employees: 451

Website: bismarckymca.org

Description: The Missouri Valley Family YMCA is a powerful non-profit association of men, women, and children joined by a shared commitment to nurture the potential of kids, promote healthy living and foster a sense of social responsibility. We offer a wide variety of programs, childcare and wellness opportunities for all. It’s our cause to strengthen the community and our team members are driven by the opportunity to change lives. We have been recognized by Prairie Business as one of the 50 Best Places to Work in 2018, 2019 and 2020 as well as the Bismarck-Mandan Young Professionals Network as a Top 10 Workplace in 2019 and 2020.

Bolton & Menk

Headquarters: Mankato, Minn., local office in Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 562 overall, 18 in Fargo

Website: bolton-menk.com

Description: Bolton & Menk specializes in providing public infrastructure solutions. Since 1949, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client satisfaction. From advocating for our communities to designing their dreams to finding funding; we take pride in our work because we live in these same communities. Today, Bolton & Menk has more than 550 employees throughout 22 offices in North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and North Carolina providing services to more than 300 communities and agencies.

Border States Electric

Headquarters: Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 2,600

Website: borderstates.com

Description: At Border States Electric, we work hard and have fun at our 100% employee-owned company (rated the seventh largest electrical distributor in the United States by Electrical Wholesaling magazine). We have approximately 2,600 employee-owners in 22 states who supply products and services to construction, industrial and utility customers. We also volunteer and give back to our communities. It’s great to be an employee-owner at Border States.

Construction Engineers

Headquarters: Grand Forks, N.D.

Number of employees: 88

Website: ConstructionEngineers.com

Description: “Do Something Constructive” is more than a clever saying for the team at Construction Engineers; it is the founding principle how our company approaches each and every day. Headquartered in Grand Forks, N.D., Construction Engineers provides construction management and design-build services for a commercial division focusing on education, health care and public facilities and an industrial division that builds processing plants and infrastructure systems.

Cornerstone Banks

Headquarters: Decentralized with banks located in North and South Dakota

Number of employees: 171

Website: cornerstonebanks.net

Description: #NOTGENERIC is not just a marketing campaign; it’s really how we operate – and that makes Cornerstone Bank a great place to work. Cornerstone Bank team members enjoy competitive salaries, career development and recognition opportunities, and a robust comprehensive benefits program. Our great culture is driven by living our company values day in and day out. A $1 billion financial institution with 11 locations in North and South Dakota, Cornerstone Bank provides an expansive product offering while staying true to their mission of providing access to financial experts who give straight answers and the best possible financial options.