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Maine staff members of Dechra Pharmaceuticals celebrate the company's selection as a "best place to work."
October 13, 2021
Dechra takes top spot in 'Best Places to Work in Maine' rankings
By Staff
The 2021 ranking of the “Best Places to Work in Maine” is out, and winners include two top contenders from 2020 — and a nonprofit that returns to the list after a few years.
The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management on Tuesday released the 16th annual rankings, which compared 100 employers that made an initial cut in August. Best Places applicants are evaluated on criteria that include employee benefits, workplace policies and employee responses to a satisfaction survey.
Taking the No. 1 spot in the large-company category (250 or more U.S. employees) was Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC, the British veterinary pharma company that acquired Portland-based Putney Inc. in 2016 for $200 million. Dechra ranked No. 3 on the 2020 Best Places to Work in Maine list.
After ranking near the top in 2017 and 2010, Jobs for Maine Graduates Inc. took the No. 1 spot in the medium-size company category (50-249 U.S. employees). The Augusta-based nonprofit, known as JMG, works to strengthen Maine’s workforce and help students reach their potential by partnering with public middle and high schools and the state’s higher education system.
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Augusta-based nonprofit JMG was named the best place to work among medium-size Maine companies. Shown here, from left, are JMG staff Dena Shorey, Charity West, Robin Allen, Tracie Travers, Mary Fortin, Jane Golden, Kim Lipp, Craig Larrabee, Matthew St. John, Sara Lozefski and Samantha Turcotte.
NIC Maine, formerly Maine Information Network, ranked No. 1 among small companies (15-49 U.S. employees). The Augusta company, which came in second last year, provides digital services to government clients and is a subsidiary of NIC Inc. NIC was acquired earlier this year by Texas-based Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL), which has operations in Falmouth and Yarmouth and employs 1,000 Mainers.
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At NIC Maine, General Manager Dan Andrews and Director of Operations Kim Duplisea are shown with the company's Best Places to Work award.
Because of the risks of COVID-19 spread, the Maine council of SHRM again opted not to announce the 2021 BPTW winners at the competition’s usual award ceremony. No event was held last year also.
Employers and their rankings are shown below in order of the highest scores in the evaluation process.
Endorsing partners of the 2021 Best Places program include the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, the Maine HR Convention and Mainebiz. Sponsors include KMA Consulting, Clark Insurance, HUB International, Pro Search, Machias Savings Bank, cPort Credit Union and Sebago Technics.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct information about JMG's previous rankings and the inadvertent omission of Machias Savings Bank from the list.
Best Places to Work: Large Companies (250+ U.S. employees)
- Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC
- Machias Savings Bank
- Summit Utilities Inc.
- Edward Jones
- MMG Insurance
- Bangor Savings Bank
- The Granite Group
- Darling's
- Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
- Kennebec Behavioral Health
- NFI North
- Hancock Lumber
- Hammond Lumber Co.
- athenahealth
- The Cianbro Cos.
- TD Bank, N.A.
- Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice
- Camden National Bank
- Tyler Technologies Inc.
- Cary Medical Center
Medium-Size Companies (50-249 U.S. employees)
- JMG
- Wings for Children and Families
- SHP Management Corporation
- Allagash Brewing Co.
- Landry/French Construction
- Colby Co. Engineering
- CCB, Inc.
- DeBlois Electric, Inc.
- VividCloud
- Evergreen Credit Union
- Systems Engineering
- Community Health Options
- Dave's World
- Drummond Woodsum
- RxAnte
- Albin, Randall & Bennett
- Knickerbocker Group
- Infinity Credit Union
- Allen Insurance and Financial
- cPort Credit Union
- Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine
- Moody's Co-worker Owned Inc.
- James W. Sewall Co.
- Downeast Credit Union
- MaineHousing
- PeoplesChoice Credit Union
- Bernstein Shur
- Maine Credit Union League/Synergent
- Bath Savings Institution
- Sebago Technics Inc.
- Finance Authority of Maine
- Trueline
- Mainely Tubs
- Haley Ward Inc.
- Maine State Credit Union
- Katahdin Trust Co.
- Midcoast Federal Credit Union
- SeniorsPlus
- The Nonantum Resort
- The County Federal Credit Union
- Horch Roofing
- GreenPages Inc.
- University Credit Union
- MAS Medical Staffing
- Atlantic Federal Credit Union
- Day's Jewelers
- Volk Packaging Corp.
Small Companies (15-49 U.S. employees)
- NIC Maine
- Acadia Benefits
- Maine Rural Water Association
- iBec Creative
- Saco Valley Credit Union
- Sevigney-Lyons Insurance
- Spinnaker Trust
- TruChoice Federal Credit Union
- Maine Dentistry
- Barrett Made
- Planson International
- Onpoint Health Data
- Oxford Federal Credit Union
- Arkatechture
- Lebel & Harriman LLP
- Chase Custom Homes
- Chilton Furniture
- Trademark Federal Credit Union
- MPX
- Main Eco Homes
- Sweep & Slate
- Nurse Anesthesia of Maine
- Biddeford Internet dba GWI
- Basham & Scott, LLC
- Page One Web Solutions
- Senior Planning Center, Inc
- SFX AMERICA
- Main-Land Development Consultants Inc.
- Franklin-Somerset Federal Credit Union
- Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc.
- Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance
- CedarWorks
- Alternative Wellness Services
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