Chicago's best companies to work for

Being named a Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, is a designation that hundreds of companies pursue. This year, the 2012 winners proved to be companies that deliver exceptional human resources practices and an impressive commitment to their employees.

The National Association for Business Resources selected only 101 companies that best represent the most innovative human resource programs to date. The winning companies will be honored at the Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For symposium and awards luncheon on Aug. 20 at the Double Tree Hotel in Oak Brook.

Of the hundreds of nominations received, the companies listed below met the criteria as a "Best and Brightest Company to Work For"

• ADP
• Advanced Group
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Armstrong Aerospace, Inc.
• Arrow Strategies, LLC
• ArrrowStream
• Assurance
• BDO USA, LLP
• Bel Brands USA
• BGT Partners
• Blue Plate
• Blue, Inc.
• Bosch Rexroth Corp.
• Burwood Group, Inc.
• Care Communications, Inc.
• Centro Media Inc.
• Clarity Consulting Inc.
• Comcast Corp.
• Community Counseling Centers of Chicago
• ContextMedia Inc.
• Conway MacKenzie, Inc.
• DentalPlans.com
• Donlen Corp.
• EMKAY Inc
• Enesco, LLC
• Ernst & Young
• Flexco
• FONA International, Inc.
• Geneca
• Genesis Technologies
• Getty Images
• Ghafari Associates, LLC
• GoHealth Insurance
• Greeley and Hansen LLC
• Harley Ellis Devereaux
• Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel
• Hephzibah Children
• Hitachi Consulting
• iD Commerce + Logistics
• Ifbyphone Inc.
• Impact Networking, LLC
• Instant Technology
• Jupiter Communities, LLC
• kCura
• KeyLimeTie
• KPMG LLP
• Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd.
• LaSalle Network
• Laurus Strategies
• LeasePlan USA
• Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
• Luna
• McGladrey
• Medline Industries, Inc.
• Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc.
• Mortenson Construction
• Mutual Trust Financial Group
• National Futures Association
• NCSA Athletic Recruiting
• Nitel
• NOW Foods
• Office Concepts
• Omron Electronics
• OtterBase, Inc
• Paylocity
• PEAK6 Investments, LP
• Perspectives, Ltd
• Plexus
• Protiviti Inc.
• PSC Group, LLC
• Rabjohns Financial Group
• Radio Flyer
• RealTick / ConvergEx Group
• Red Frog Events
• Rightpoint
• Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd.
• Ryan, LLC
• Service Express, Inc.
• Shure Inc.
• Sikich LLP
• Skender Construction
• Slalom Consulting
• Sonoma Partners, LLC
• Spot Trading
• Starcom
• Stout Risius Ross, Inc
• SunCoke Energy
• SWC Technology Partners
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
• Tasty Catering
• The Carlson Group, Inc.
• The Comprehensive Group
• The James
• ThoughtWorks, Inc
• Turner Construction Company
• Verizon Wireless
• VW Credit, Inc.
• West Monroe Partners
• WestLake Financial Group
• WMS Industries
• WOW Internet Cable and Phone