2005 Honorees

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Over 40 businesses were nominated by their employees for the inagural Top Places to Work award.  The judging process consisted over an application, a look at employee handbooks and proceedures, and an employee survey that was designed and tabulated by Powell Human Resources and Consulting.  Below is a list of the top 25 places to work, along with the individual category recipients.

1. Dillanos Coffee Roasters
2. Cannon Construction, Inc.
3. Tacoma Rescue Mission - Gratification Award Recipient
4. Helping Hand House - Integrity Award Recipient
5. Thurston County Chamber of Commerce - Equity Award Recipient
6. Paguirigan Branding & Design - Solidarity Award Recipient
7. Topia Ventures, LLC
8. Bruce Titus Tacoma Nissan Subaru
9. Apple Physical Therapy
10. Versata Home Loan Solutions
11. Rushforth Construction Co. Inc. - Appreciation Award Recipient
12. Heritage Bank
13. Tacoma Lutheran Home
14. Dickson Maher Ingles
15. Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara
16. Dwyer Pemberton & Coulson PC
17. Brad McPhee, DDS
18. Abolins
19. Russell Investment Group
20. Chuckals Office Products
21. Audio Visual Factory
22. BLRB Architects
23. Cascade Plastics, Co. Inc
24. Business Interiors Northwest
25. Dental Connections

Download and read the official 2005 Top Places supplement (.pdf file).