41 organizations finalists as 'Best Places to Work'

Forty-one companies in northern Nevada have been named finalists in the annual Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work competition.

The winners will be announced at a gala on April 26.

Finalists were selected on the basis of employee surveys conducted by Quantum Workplace. Winners also are selected through results of the employee survey.

The gala will run from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at John Ascuaga's Nugget. The cost is $40 for pre-registered participants and $50 at the door. (Register at www.nnhra.org.)

Best Places to Work is an initiative of Northern Nevada Human Resources Association, Truckee Meadows Community College, The Chamber, The Carson City Chamber of Commerce and Northern Nevada Business Weekly.

Finalists include:

Small companies (15-50 employees): 3G Studios Inc.; Access Pass & Design; Aerotek; Apex Performance Solutions; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada; Bosma Group P.C.; Clear Channel Outdoor; Family First Chiropractic; Hire Dynamics; IQ Technology Solutions; Leap Forward Gaming; Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.; Noble Studios; NOW Foods; PK Electrical Inc.; ReMax Realty Affiliates; Saint Mary's Hospice; Sala Family Dentistry; The Applied Companies; The Paradies Shops; Understand.com; Wood Rodgers Inc.

Medium companies (51-150 employees): Catalyst-360/The Hartford; L/P Insurance Services Inc.; McDonald Carano Wilson LLP; Moneytree Inc.; Reno Diagnostic Centers; Resource Action Programs; Server Technology; Southern Wine and Spirits; Tamarack Junction Casino.

Large companies (151-700 employees): Greater Nevada Credit Union; Intuit; Microsoft Licensing; Northern Nevada Medical Center; Patagonia; Sierra Nevada Corp.; Sierra Nevada Job Corps.

Very large companies (701 and more employees): GE Energy; Harrah's Northern Nevada; Peppermill Resort Spa Casino.