50 Best Places To work

Network Center, Inc.

Headquarters: Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 86

Website: netcenter.net

Description: Network Center, Inc. (NCI) provides cutting-edge technology solutions that can help propel organizations while preparing them for the future. Serving 12 states and more than 600 customers, NCI is one of the largest IT solution providers in the Midwest. We specialize in industry-specific technology solutions, service, support, and expertise for small to enterprise businesses. NCI enhanced its culture in 2015 by becoming a 100% employee-owned company. NCI implemented an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that allows our employees to share in the company’s growth and success.

Nexus Innovations

Headquarters: Bismarck, N.D., with a branch in Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 17, plus a team of contractors

Website: nexusinnovations.com

Description: Nexus Innovations is a leading strategic solutions consulting firm in the region, celebrating its 20-year anniversary. Providing a customized approach incorporating organizational goals, business requirements, and organizational culture, we deliver outstanding solutions through trust built with each client. We empower our team members. It shows in everything we do – from investing in professional development to offering a challenging, rewarding and supportive environment. Our team is proficient across a variety of technologies and consulting disciplines, bringing years of expertise to every project. A Microsoft Partner, we have become a “goto” consultant for Microsoft 365 Solutions, Business Intelligence, Process Analysis/Automation, Project Management, and Customized .NET Solutions.

National Information Solutions Cooperative

Headquarters: Mandan, N.D.

Number of employees: 1,391

Website: nisc.coop

Description: National Information Solutions

Cooperative (NISC) is an information technology company that develops, implements and supports software and hardware solutions for rural electric utilities, telecommunications companies, municipals and public power districts in all 50 states and abroad. We are a culture-driven, cutting-edge technology cooperative with more than 50 years of experience providing billing, accounting and engineering software solutions. With offices in Mandan, N.D., Lake Saint Louis, Mo., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Shawano, Wis., Blacksburg, Va., and Austin, Texas, NISC and its subsidiaries employ more than 1,300 highly-skilled individuals.

To receivethe“Manufacturing Leadership AwardforOperational Excellence”fromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersin addition to being recognizedasoneofthe50BestPlaces to Work.AstheWCCOBelting teamcontinues to designandbuild innovativerubberproducts forourcustomersworldwide,our businessstandscommitted to ouremployeesas apeople-first employerandsafety-firstmanufacturer.

ThomasShorma,CEO/PresidentofWCCOBelting