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CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson

Headquarters: Dickinson, N.D.

Number of employees: 322

Website: CHIStAlexiusHealth.org/Dickinson

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson has been proudly serving southwestern North Dakota since 1912. Our goal is to provide quality, compassionate care to every patient. From robotic assisted joint surgeries to award-winning prenatal care programs, we continue to expand our services and update our technology to better serve the community in the years to come.

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson is the only hospital in North Dakota to hold a five star

Overall Quality Score from CMS, and was also named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the U.S. by the Chartis Group for Rural Health in 2022.

50 Best

Places To Work 2022

CMTA (formerly Obernel Engineering)

Headquarters: Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 640

Website: cmta.com

High-performance, energy-efficient, cost-effective building systems – it’s what drives us. And we’ve been doing it for over 50 years. As leaders in our industry, we view each challenge as an opportunity for innovation. Whether developing new methods of measuring indoor air quality or creating energy dashboards from scratch, we do what no MEP engineer has done before – lifting our projects to the next level. At CMTA, sustainability and improving occupant health and wellness are at the core of what we do, and we continuously apply creative thinking with scientific expertise to reach new heights.

Construction Engineers

Headquarters: Grand Forks, N.D.

Number of employees: 75

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“Do Something Constructive” is more than a clever saying for the team at Construction Engineers. It is the founding principle of how our company approaches each and every day. We proudly serve North Dakota and northwest Minnesota with locations in Grand Forks, Fargo, Bemidji, Mandan, Devils Lake, and Watford City. 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 Bank

Headquarters: Decentralized with banks located in North and South Dakota

Number of employees: 180

Website: cornerstonebanks.net

Cornerstone Bank continues to be who people turn to when they are making important decisions about their money. This is demonstrated daily by our team’s commitment to their customers. This is also demonstrated by our entry into the Minot, North Dakota, market this year and continued growth in our existing markets. We’re proud to be a “Best Place to Work” seven years in a row. Cornerstone Bank team members enjoy competitive salaries, career development and recognition opportunities, a robust comprehensive benefits program, and a generous paid time-off policy. A $1 billion financial institution, Cornerstone Bank provides an expansive product offering while staying true to our mission of giving straight answers and the best possible financial options.

Dakota Wesleyan University

Headquarters: Mitchell, South Dakota

Number of employees: 150

Website: dwu.edu

Dakota Wesleyan University, founded in 1885, today consists of three colleges offering associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees. Recently DWU has experienced growth in enrollment, the establishment of innovative new programs and over $60 million in renovation to its physical facilities. 2022 brought new leadership to the thriving campus with the hiring of its 21st president, Dr. Daniel R. Kittle. Its 950 students and 150 employees are well-versed in the university’s mission of learning, leadership, faith and service.

Digi-Key Electronics

Headquarters: Thief River Falls, Minn.

Number of employees: 5,205

Website: digikey.com

Digi-Key Electronics has been proudly headquartered in northwest Minnesota since 1972. Recognized as the global leader of electronic components distribution, Digi-Key offers more than 13.4 million components from over 2,300 quality name-brand manufacturers. Digi-Key is a $4.7 billion company and recently completed its brandnew 2.2 million square-foot Product Distribution Center expansion in Thief River Falls. Digi-Key employs more than 5,000 people around the world, delivering over 25,000 packages per day to customers in 180-plus countries. Digi-Key offers competitive benefits and has an award-winning work culture that encourages employee empowerment, giving back to local communities and supporting the broader engineering industry.

EAPC Architects Engineers

Headquarters: Grand Forks, N.D.

Number of employees: 175

Website: eapc.net

EAPC is an eight-time Best Places to Work recipient in our region and a national 2022 Best Place to Work from Zweig Group. Located in 11 offices (North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Colorado, and Arizona), EAPC provides innovative architecture and engineering design for multiple sectors including health care, education, multi-family housing, mixed-use, retail, hospitality, civic, workplace, and industrial. We also provide commissioning, site entitlement, construction management, and marketing services. As thought leaders of 55-years, EAPC’s passion and commitment remains to design beautiful, efficient, and agile spaces for every client.

Headquarters: Grand Forks, N.D.

Number of employees: 290

Website: undeerc.org

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is a global leader in researching and developing technologies that make the energy we use and produce more efficient and environmentally friendly. We work in partnership with clients to develop, refine, demonstrate, and commercialize marketable products that provide practical solutions to real-world challenges. Utilizing decades of energy research, we are a driving force for innovation and new opportunities in the energy industry. The EERC is part of the University of North Dakota, and is designated as North Dakota’s State Energy Research Center.

Headquarters: Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 3,000+ partners and staff

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We’re a business advisory and accounting firm, helping our clients embrace the opportunities that change and innovation bring to the evolving business landscape and personal financial decisions. We promise our professionals a different kind of working experience – one full of challenges, but also rich in meaning. Our benefits go beyond just the typical health insurance and focus on helping you stay well in all aspects of your life and making work/life balance a top priority. Eide Bailly has succeeded in establishing a culture that attracts skilled professionals of all ages, as well as affirms current leadership for their role in the company’s ongoing success.

Enclave Companies

Headquarters: West Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 186

Website: enclavecompanies.com

As a unified real estate investment firm, Enclave’s development, construction, and management teams create distinct spaces and places where our partners, team members, and communities thrive. Our portfolio of work includes more than 100 multifamily, mixed-use, industrial and commercial spaces across the Midwest and beyond. Since 2011, we’ve grown from a two-person start-up to more than 180 high-performing team members. A 50 Best Place to Work for four years in a row and counting, Enclave is an award-winning workplace comprised of empowered and bold employees who are revolutionizing what an inspiring space truly is.

Headquarters: Greenville, Ill.

(plant in Mitchell, S.D.)

Number of employees: 76

(Mitchell location)

Website: enertechusa.com

Enertech Global, a member of the NIBE Industrier AB Group of Sweden, develops and manufactures high-quality geothermal heat pumps for commercial and residential HVAC use. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, we’re proud to have a growing team of dedicated employees who help us every day in manufacturing the highest quality heating and cooling systems around. As a result, Enertech heat pumps can be found throughout the United States and Canada, keeping families and businesses comfortable, saving them money, and reducing the usage of non-renewable energy.

EPIC Companies

Headquarters: West Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 82

Website: EPICCompaniesND.com

EPIC Companies is an innovative investment, development, and management firm based in West Fargo, North Dakota. We design and build each of our dynamic, mixed-use communities around people. It’s an important concept and hands-on approach for improving quality of life – not only for residential and commercial tenants, but also for entire neighborhoods, cities, and regions. EPIC’s placemaking reinvents public areas as the heart of the community, elevating underutilized spaces, and strengthening connections between people and their shared places. Our portfolio includes 30-plus mixed-use buildings, more than 350,000 commercial square feet, and more than 1,000 residential units primarily in North Dakota and Minnesota.

Essentia Health

Headquarters: Duluth, Minn.

Number of employees: 14,700

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At Essentia Health, we are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. We relentlessly pursue this mission across Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin at our more than 100 facilities, including 14 hospitals and 73 clinics, several long-term care and assisted living facilities, ambulance services and a research institute. We have about 14,700 employees, including more than 2,100 physicians and advanced practitioners who provide compassionate and patient-centered care. With our depth of experience and expertise, we deliver health care effectively and efficiently in each of the communities we’re privileged to serve.

First Community Credit Union

Headquarters: Jamestown, N.D.

Number of employees: 260

Website: myFCCU.com

During its 83-year history, First Community Credit Union (FCC) has grown to be North Dakota’s largest credit union, with 29 branch locations in North Dakota and Minnesota. As a credit union, FCCU is a financial cooperative that is owned by its members and offers a full suite of financial services including business, consumer, agriculture and mortgage loans, along with checking, savings and more. Many people think you have to work some place special, but FCCU’s field of membership is open to a majority of North Dakota and western Minnesota. From its humble beginning with just 40 members to now more than 46,000 members, FCCU prides itself on giving back to their employees, members and the communities they serve. Come see why “Life is Better with Community.”

First Western Bank & Trust

Headquarters: Minot, N.D.

Number of employees: 342

Website: firstwestern.bank

Since 1964 First Western Bank & Trust has been the premier bank and financial service provider in the communities we serve. Over the years we have grown and expanded, keeping the tenets of what makes First Western special: building strong customer relationships, providing great customer service, offering diverse financial products and maintaining knowledgeable, friendly, professional employees. We empower our employees to volunteer for charitable causes and community events during work hours, as improving the world around us is an irreplaceable piece of who we are.

Fisher Industries

Headquarters: Dickinson, N.D.

Number of employees: 1,230

Website: fisherind.com

Established in North Dakota in 1952, Fisher Industries is a family of businesses that incorporates all aspects of the aggregate production and heavy civil construction industries. Our unique, vertically integrated business model allows us to handle small projects, large-scale operations, and every job in between. Our goal is to provide reliable products and sustainable solutions for innovative global infrastructure. Fisher Industries will continue to pursue and successfully tackle the industry’s most challenging jobs. Bridges, levees, roads, and walls, we do it all!

First International Bank & Trust

Headquarters: Watford City, N.D.

Number of employees: 739

Website: FIBT.com

First International Bank & Trust (FIBT) is a fast-growing, relationship-driven bank that provides complete financial solutions. Family-owned for more than a century, our roots can be traced back to Arnegard, North Dakota, where the bank was issued a charter in 1910. FIBT now serves communities in four states, offering personal and business banking, private banking, wealth management, mineral and land services, and insurance. While innovation and technology have propelled us forward, FIBT remains committed to the family values upon which the bank was founded. We strive to ensure every customer feels like family, and every employee knows they are valued.

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Gate City Bank

Headquarters: Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 770+

Website: GateCity.Bank

A $3.1 billion mutual bank founded in 1923, Gate City Bank is the region’s leading financial institution, as well as the No. 1 mortgage lender in North Dakota. The Bank employs more than 770 team members at 43 locations in 22 communities across North Dakota and central Minnesota. The bank has contributed $33.5 million in philanthropic giving and more than 266,000 hours of team volunteerism since 2003. Additionally, Forbes has placed Gate City Bank at No. 2 in the U.S. on its list of the World’s Best Banks and named Gate City Bank as the Best Bank in North Dakota and ranked them No. 2 in Minnesota.

High Point Networks

Headquarters: West Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 160

Website: highpointnetworks.com

High Point Networks is a leading technology solutions provider in the Midwest. Our company started because we noticed that too many technology companies focused on how much they could sell, which didn’t seem right. We have always been more interested in helping others achieve their goals. We believe that HPN’s principles and values are why we have quickly become one of the region’s premier information technology solutions providers. High Point Networks supports our customers through our technology pillars to help supplement in areas where they cannot be experts – allowing them to focus on the core business goals that fuel their organization.

Engineering, Inc.

Headquarters: Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 250+

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For more than 50 years, Houston Engineering, Inc. (HEI) has helped enhance the communities we serve through responsible infrastructure, environmental, planning, and technology solutions. We have only accomplished this thanks to the excellent staff who serve at every level and who remain humble, commit to excellence, and focus on the needs of our clients. With offices in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa, local and national clients alike seek HEI’s creative, comprehensive, workable solutions that produce results now and continue to provide value well into the future. Because at HEI, we are building for a better tomorrow.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Headquarters: Jamestown, N.D.

Number of employees: 350

Website: jrmcnd.com

The 350 employees of Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, N.D. serve 35,000 people in the North Dakota heartland. Specialty services include ear, nose and throat, cancer care, OB/GYN, podiatry, orthopedics, urology and wound care. In 2022, the National Rural Health Association named it a “Top 20 Critical Access Hospital” for the third consecutive year.

Since 2017, Modern Healthcare has recognized JRMC as a Best Place to Work five times. Prairie Business named JRMC a Best Place to Work for the fourth time since 2018.

Klj

Headquarters: Bismarck, N.D.

Number of employees: 500+

Website: kljeng.com

We mean it when we say there is no community too small, or project too big. For more than 80 years, we have worked alongside communities – planning, designing, and supporting infrastructure projects of all shapes and sizes. With more than 500 employee-owners, dedicated to providing an exceptional experience on every project, we turn your visions into reality. From pipelines, roads, runways, and parks, we do all the sophisticated engineering you expect, along with the support and technical expertise you need.

Lloyd Companies

Headquarters: Sioux Falls, S.D.

Number of employees: 300

Website: LloydCompanies.com

Lloyd is a multifaceted real estate company specializing in development, real estate, construction, property management, hospitality and apartments. Working together or separately, our specialized business divisions bring valuable expertise and resources to every development project, construction venture or real estate investment. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for 50 years, we offer uncompromising innovation, efficiency and service while working to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Missouri Valley Family YMCA

Headquarters: Bismarck, N.D.

Number of employees: 452

Website: bismarckymca.org

For more than 55 years in the Bismarck-Mandan community, the Missouri Valley Family YMCA has been a powerful non-profit association committed to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. We offer a wide variety of programs, childcare and wellness opportunities for all. Our team is driven by our cause to strengthen the community and support our more than 21,000 members. We have been recognized by Prairie Business as one of the 50 Best Places to Work in the region for five years in a row, from 2018 to 2022.

Headquarters: West Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 157

Website: mooreengineeringinc.com

Moore Engineering is a 100% employee-owned civil and environmental engineering company. Since 1960, we have been dedicated to advancing water, municipal and transportation infrastructure to build strong communities. We are invested in this region’s success, working with hundreds of municipalities, counties, water resource districts, developers, and private citizens to help it thrive. We attribute our success to the values that have guided our growth since the beginning – respect, integrity, accountability, loyalty, and kindness. By demonstrating consistency and honesty in our work, we uphold our obligation to the health, safety and welfare of our employees and the people we serve.

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Nexus Innovations, Inc.

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

Number of employees: 21, plus a team of contractors

Website: nexusinnovations.com

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 “go-to” consultant for Microsoft 365 solutions, business intelligence, process analysis/automation, project management, and customized .NET Solutions.

Sandman Structural Engineers

Headquarters: Moorhead, Minn.

Number of employees: 68

Website: sandmanse.com

Sandman Structural Engineers is a team of top design and consulting engineers headquartered in Moorhead, Minnesota. We are proud that client demand has grown the firm to 68 team members in four offices across Minnesota. SSE has continually grown since its inception by focusing on building strong, trusted relationships with clients and delivering the highest quality product and service. Innovation and quality are maintained through the commitment to hiring and developing professionals who support the mission of helping others achieve their goals.

RCS Construction

Headquarters: Rapid City, S.D.

Number of employees: 128

Website: rcsconst.com

RCS Construction, Inc. is a general contractor located in Rapid City, South Dakota. Our crews specialize in commercial building and site development including road work, site work, utilities, and concrete. Our formula for success is two-fold: our ability to perform a variety of projects, and employing the best people. We believe in helping our team recognize its full potential, and we share in the success. We are also lucky enough to work and live in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota!

Headquarters: Bismarck, N.D.

Number of employees: 3,750

Website: sanfordhealth.org

Sanford Health is the largest employer in the Dakotas, supporting more than 32,000 jobs and contributing a combined $8.8 billion to North and South Dakota’s economies. Our integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in eight countries around the globe. Nothing is more important to our success than our people. We are committed to strengthening leadership development, enhancing culture to support and retain our existing workforce and focusing on recruitment strategies to meet the health care needs of the communities we serve.

Steffes

Headquarters: Dickinson, N.D.

Number of employees: 425

Website: steffes.com

Steffes is a diversified original equipment and contract manufacturer headquartered in Dickinson, North Dakota. Steffes specializes in the design, manufacturing and service of products that support the extraction and processing of oil and gas; innovative product development and manufacturing of thermal storage and load management technologies to meet our country’s adoption of sustainable electricity distribution and storage; and steel fabrication, electrical services and engineering support for companies needing manufacturing partners to support their business success. Through its customer-oriented culture and unwavering commitment to innovation, Steffes has successfully sold products throughout North America for more than 50 years.

The Title Team

Headquarters: Bismarck, N.D.

Number of employees: 280

Website: thetitleteam.com

The Title Team was founded in 1955. It began as a three-person operation committed to providing quality service to the Bismarck community. Today, we are comprised of 44 locations across Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Together, our companies create The Title Team – experienced professionals who offer complete title services. Our mission is to provide the best service in every market in which we participate. Our team goes the extra mile to help coordinate and complete real estate closing and title services across the upper Midwest, from mobile homes to multi-billion dollar commercial projects.

TSP, Inc.

Headquarters: Decentralized with regional offices in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and Watertown, S.D., and Rochester, Minn.

Number of employees: 52

Website: teamsp.com

TSP is a multidisciplinary service leader with architecture, engineering, planning, and interior-design expertise all within a single company. What began as a one-man shop in 1930 has grown into a regional employee-owned practice. Each project is so much more than a building to us: We’re forging lasting relationships alongside the buildings we co-create. We pair our diverse project background with strategic, fresh design-thinking to deliver projects that meet needs today and are flexible enough to have a meaningful purpose well into the future. We collaborate with you to build trust-based relationships.

Ulteig

Headquarters: Fargo, N.D.

Number of employees: 900+

Website: ulteig.com

Ulteig is a purpose-driven consulting engineering leader committed to creating and solving for a sustainable future.

Ulteig’s employee-owners are multidisciplinary technical experts transforming our world’s critical infrastructure through collaborative designs and innovative solutions across the Lifeline Sectors® of power, renewables, transportation and water. Leveraging our expertise for over 75 years, Ulteig operates throughout North America and serves a wide range of public and private clients.

Headquarters: Grand Forks, N.D.

Number of employees: 75

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Celebrating 75 years in business in 2022, Vaaler Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Co. provides business insurance, employee health and benefits, and private client services to businesses and individuals. The Vaaler team has the industry knowledge and depth of experience to provide world-class service with a local touch to clients of all sizes and purposes. Along with providing industry-leading services, caring for employees is a key component of Vaaler’s culture. With their comprehensive benefits package, generous PTO, focus on making a positive difference in our communities, and opportunities for employee development, Vaaler strives to lift-up their team both in and out of the workplace.

Valley Senior Living

Headquarters: Grand Forks, N.D.

Number of employees: 850

Website: valleyseniorliving.org

Valley Senior Living was founded as a non-profit organization in Grand Forks in 1924 and has grown to include three care communities serving nearly 550 residents. The levels of care include skilled nursing, transitional care, memory care, basic care, assisted living and independent living. The mission at Valley Senior Living is to provide compassionate Christian care and service to enhance the quality of life for those we serve. Care partners at Valley have achieved recognition for high quality care from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Pinnacle Quality Insights.

Widseth

Headquarters: Founded in Crookston, Minn.

Number of employees: 234

Website: widseth.com

Create Value. Inspire Greatness. This is Widseth’s core purpose – the driver for every client interaction. Our region’s quality of life relies on robust communities, which we help sustain through engineering, architecture, land surveying, environmental, and related services. With more than 230 employees working from nine locations in Minnesota and North Dakota, our firm and our employees are woven into the region’s business and social fabric, actively engaging in community life through volunteerism and leadership. We value our employees’ engagement in their careers, their communities, and our practice, and we strive to offer the work–life balance everyone deserves.

WCCO Belting

Headquarters: Wahpeton, N.D.

Number of employees: 300

Website: wccobelt.com

WCCO Belting, a global rubber product manufacturer based in Wahpeton, has been an employer of choice in the area for decades, earning the Prairie Business 50 Best Places to Work distinction for eight years. The company was recently acquired by technology company, Continental, to strengthen its conveying solutions business in the agricultural industry. Through this acquisition, opportunities for expanded careers and continued professional growth as an employee abound! To learn more about what makes WCCO Belting an employer of choice, visit us online. Each day, we prove that loving where you work begins with the people you work with. Join our team today!