Finalists named for annual 'Best Places to Work' event

Thirty-nine employers in northern Nevada have been named as finalists in the fourth annual Greater Reno/Tahoe Best Places to Work program.

Each of the finalist companies received a rating of 80 percent or higher in an employee opinion survey.

Winners will be announced at an April 28 event at Harrah's Reno. It runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (For tickets, go to www.NNHRA.org. A portion of the proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada.)

Finalists, in alphabetical order, include:

Access Pass & Design; Apex Performance Solutions; ArrowCreek Country Club; Bosma Group PC; Caesars Entertainment Northern Nevada; Career College of Northern Nevada; Casey Neilon & Associates LLC; Classic Residence in Reno, a Vi Community; Clear Channel Outdoor; Edward Jones Investments; Hire Dynamics; Intuit; KNPB Channel 5 Public Broadcasting Inc.; Leap Forward Gaming; Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc., Western Dist; McDonald Carano Wilson; Microsoft Licensing, GP; Moneytree Inc.; Muckel Anderson CPAs; Noble Studios; Northern Nevada Medical Center; Patagonia; Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Reno; PK Electrical Inc.; RE/MAX Premier Properties; RE/MAX Realty Affiliates; Reno Diagnostic Centers; Server Technology; Sierra Neurosurgery Group; Sierra Nevada Corp.; Sierra Nevada Job Corps; Tahoe Resources Inc.; The Applied Companies; The NBF Group Inc.; the Paradies Shops; Trinity Services Inc.; Wells Fargo Insurance Services Reno office; WMS Gaming; Wood Rodgers Inc.

Sponsors of Greater Reno/Tahoe Best Place to Work are Northern Nevada Human Resources Association, Truckee Meadows Community College, Northern Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada and the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce.