Woburn Business Among 2021's Best Workplaces: Inc. Magazine

WOBURN, MA — One of the nation's best companies to work for is based in Woburn, according to a new ranking released recently by Inc. magazine.

Of the 429 companies on the list, 24 are based in the Bay State. Among them is Woburn's NEWPRO Home Improvement Solutions.

The 75-year-old construction company touted its win on Twitter and noted that its hiring for a variety of positions.

While the best workplaces typically were defined as ones that offered "an open-office design with a stocked fridge and mindfulness pods," that all changed last year when the coronavirus pandemic struck, forcing businesses across the country to leave the office and go remote.

Now, the best workplaces are those that have "thrived in the face of adversity," according to the ranking, and continued to foster a strong culture throughout the pandemic.

"We optimize success for both new employees and NEWPRO through the Predictive Index hiring platform and relentlessly pursue a mission of serving our clients' needs," the company said. "Happy employees make for happy customers, and we love to further reward our service providers with incentives such as our 2019 company trip to St. Maarten."

Companies eligible to be a Best Workplace selection must be independent businesses based in the United States. Companies also need to have at least 10 employees, been in business at least two years and have a total annual revenue of less than $1 billion.

To be named a Best Workplace, companies must apply for consideration.

Each nominated company took part in a comprehensive employee survey, conducted by Quantum Workplace, that touched on topics including management effectiveness, perks and how it fosters employee growth. Employees' responses, as well as an audit of the organization's benefits, are used to determine the company's overall score.

Companies that made the list were not ranked numerically.

See the full list of Best Workplaces at Inc.com.