San Antonio Top Workplaces 2023: Small, midsize and large businesses

Great workplaces aren’t created by accident. They are built and nurtured. The San Antonio Express-News’ Top Workplaces awards recognize employers that do it well in their employees’ eyes.

Engaging, nurturing and retaining employees has never been particularly simple, but the past few years have presented new challenges.

When employers moved suddenly to adopt remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic and the share of employed Americans working exclusively from home jumped to 54% in 2020 from 4% in 2019, it remade workplaces.

The impacts of that are still being measured.

But early results are emerging. Studies reveal a mixed economic picture in which many workers and businesses have made real gains under remote work arrangements while many others have had to bear costs.

Broadly, the portrait that emerges is this: Brick-and-mortar businesses suffered in urban downtowns, as many people stopped commuting. Still, some kinds of businesses, like grocery stores, have been able to gain a foothold in the suburbs. At the same time, rents rose in affordable markets as remote and hybrid workers left expensive urban housing.

Working mothers have generally benefited from the flexibility of being able to work remotely — more were able to stay in the workforce. But remote work also seems to bring some steep penalties in career advancement for women.

Studies of productivity in work-from-home arrangements are all over the map. Some research has linked remote work with productivity declines from 8% to 19%, while others find drops of 4% for individual workers; still other research has found productivity gains of 13% or even 24%.

Nick Bloom, an economist at Stanford University who studies remote work, said the latest studies show that productivity differs between remote workplaces depending on an employer’s approach — how well trained managers are at the art of supporting remote employees and whether those employees have opportunities for occasional meet-ups.

Researchers tend to agree that many workplaces have settled into a new hybrid phase, where offices are at about half their pre-pandemic occupancy levels and about a quarter of American workdays are done from home. That suggests some of the effects of remote work may stick.

This is the 15th year the Express-News has partnered with Energage, an employee survey company based in Pennsylvania, to celebrate exceptional workplaces in the San Antonio metro area. There is no cost to participate in Top Workplaces and no obligation to buy any product or service.

This year, 1,880 organizations were invited to survey their employees. Based on employee survey feedback, a record 120 employers have earned recognition as Top Workplaces.

In the current job market, companies continue to focus on recruiting, retaining and motivating employees. It’s more important than ever for companies to be intentional about creating a culture that prioritizes employee appreciation and recognition, Energage CEO Eric Rubino said.

“We really need workplaces that inspire employees,” he said. “You have to really acknowledge employees genuinely and consistently.”

The award is open to any employer with 35 or more employees in the San Antonio area. Survey results are valid only if at least 35% of employees respond; employers with fewer than 85 employees have a higher response threshold, requiring responses from at least 30 employees.

Energage tabulates the survey results. Employers are grouped into small, midsize and large to best compare similar employee experiences. Employers earn Top Workplaces recognition if their aggregated employees feedback score exceeds national benchmarks. Energage has established those benchmarks based on feedback from more than 27 million employees over 17 years of conducting such research. They are ranked within those groups based on the strength of the survey feedback.

Wondering why a particular company isn’t on the list? Perhaps it chose not to participate, or its employee survey feedback might have fallen below benchmark scores. Energage runs tests on survey feedback and, in some cases, may choose to disqualify organizations based on irregularities in survey feedback.

To participate in the 2024 Top Workplaces awards or for more information, visit the online nomination page at mysanantonio.com/nominate.

Sector: Energy Industry Services
S.A./area employees: 35
Interesting facts: Works with CPS Energy toward a goal of making San Antonio a carbon-neutral city by 2050.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Architecture
S.A./area employees: 55
Interesting facts: In its new office near the historic Pearl, the upgraded modern workplace includes an on-site shower for people who venture off for some exercise. Every workstation is equipped with a sit-to-stand desk.
Benefits: Flextime and option to convert excess paid time off to additional compensation on a quarterly basis. A health wellness program provides health risk assessment and biometric screening.

Sector: Electrical
S.A./area employees: 48
Interesting facts: For more than 17 years, company has helped thousands make the switch to a cleaner, greener and cheaper energy source.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Physicians Practice
S.A./area employees: 60
Interesting facts: Private rheumatology practice with six physicians and eight physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
Benefits: Health insurance, dental, vision, vacation time, sick time and 401(k).

Sector: Architecture
S.A./area employees: 53
Interesting facts: Staff members are involved in more than 100 community, volunteer and professional organizations.
Benefits: Profit sharing with 401(k) and match; health, dental, vision insurance; short-term/long-term disability insurance; parking allowance; vacation; family and medical leave.

Sector: Agents/Brokers
S.A./area employees: 63
Interesting facts: Full-service commercial real estate firm serving Central and South Texas.
Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance; short- and long-term disability; Paid vacation and sick time; holidays; 401(k) with employer matching of 3%.

Sector: Enterprise Software
S.A./area employees: 55
Interesting facts: Employee recognition includes gift cards and a spotlight on company website to showcase achievements.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) and employer match. 

Sector: Professional/Trade Association
S.A./area employees: 66
Interesting facts: Each year, PAYO enrolls more than 100,000 participants from more than 100 countries in its training programs.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life and short-term and long-term disability, plus employer-paid basic life, AD&D and employee assistance program. 

Sector: Physicians Practice
S.A./area employees: 114
Interesting facts: Participant in government approved clinical research trials, including both pharmacological and surgical device studies. 
Benefits: Health insurance and HAS, gap insurance, life insurance. Also optional dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability. Annual bonuses tied to performance evaluation.

Sector: Value-Added Resellers
S.A./area employees: 148
Interesting facts: Partners co-host a Saturday morning talk show, “San Antonio Movers and Shakers,” as well as a Saturday afternoon talk show, “SA Rising Stars,” featured on AM 960 KLUP. 
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts — both dependent and medical. Supplemental insurance products include life, disability and accident products, gym membership at Spectrum Club, prepaid legal services and a 401(k) with company match.

Sector: Agents/Brokers
S.A./area employees: 59
Interesting facts: Monthly volunteering opportunities for teams to give back to their communities.
Benefits: Generous vacation and holiday schedule, 401(k) match, health care reimbursement, training and continuing education, team-building activities.

Sector: Consumer Services
S.A./area employees: 35
Interesting facts: Company “exists to return respect to the HVAC and electrical industry in New Braunfels.”
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Property Management
S.A./area employees: 66
Interesting facts: Company celebrates every achievement, milestone, holiday and special occasion.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability, bereavement leave and 100% matching contributions to 401(k).

Sector: Construction/Solar Energy
S.A./area employees: 43
Interesting Facts: First and only utility-scale solar developer in San Antonio with more than 3 GW in ERCOT
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, cancer, critical illness, and accidental insurance, bonuses/incentives, education assistance, service awards, paid holidays, matching contributions to 401k, paid time off. 

Sector: Certified Public Accountants & Consultants
S.A./area employees: 47
Interesting facts: A large percentage of employees have been with the company for more than 10 years, and many have had their 20-year anniversaries.
Benefits: Paid health insurance and 401(k) plan.

Sector: Construction
S.A./area employees: 80
Interesting facts: Serving San Antonio and surrounding areas since 1969.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, company-paid basic life insurance, short-term disability and 401(k).

Sector: Engineering
S.A./area employees: 46
Interesting facts: Employee-owned company through an employee stock ownership plan.
Benefits: Standard health care, life insurance, disability, paid time off and company closure between Christmas and New Year’s.

Sector: Cultural Attraction
S.A./area employees: 35
Interesting facts: The company’s vision: “the pioneering plazamaker of North America through creating places and experiences to cultivate human connectedness.”
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Certified Public Accountants
S.A./area employees: 47
Interesting facts: Monthly staff appreciation luncheons, team-building events, business casual dress polity and personal/professional development opportunities.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, company paid long-term and short-term disability and life insurance, voluntary benefits such as cancer and critical illness and accidental insurance. Company gives 4% match on 401(k).

Sector: Engineering
S.A./area employees: 43
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Construction
S.A./area employees: 49
Interesting facts: Privately owned production home building in communities around Houston, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio from the $200,000s to the $600,000s.
Benefits: Medical, dental, term life, AD&D, long-term and short-term disability, 401(k) match, profit sharing and ESOP participation.

Sector: Property Management
S.A./area employees: 57
Interesting facts: Family owned and operated, founded by (retired) CMSgt Barry Birdy in 1979 when one of his colleagues dropped some keys on his desk and said, “Chief, watch my house for me while I’m gone.” Now Birdy Properties is in the third generation of Birdy’s Selling & Managing Properties.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life Insurance, holidays. Monthly Birdy Days in which employees eat lunch together or go out for a team-building activity or a community service project together.

Sector: Auto Dealerships
S.A./area employees: 62
Interesting facts: The company’s vision is to be an industry leader operating 50 dealerships in 15 years.
Benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance, maternity leave, tuition reimbursement, auto purchase and service discount, vacation and holidays, group life and accidental death insurance, wellness benefits and 401(k) match.

Sector: Electrical
S.A./area employees: 63
Interesting facts: Hill Electric has been at the center of the Northeast Corridor Revitalization Initiative since announced in 2014. The NEC Revitalization Plan is part of the city of San Antonio’s overall goal to remake the corridor into a more sustainable place by bringing new vitality to the Perrin Beitel and Nacogdoches corridors.
Benefits: Paid vacation, bereavement pay and paid community service days. Health insurance includes dental, vision and company covered life insurance policy, employee loan program at 0%, 401(k), holidays, nationally recognized safety program, paid tuition for four-year apprenticeship program and continuing education classes.

Sector: Educational Services
S.A./area employees: 118
Interesting facts: One-stop shop for specialized educational services. The entire team comes from a background of working in education.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Auto Dealerships
S.A./area employees: 55
Interesting facts: Family-owned business with 50-plus years of experience providing over 4,000 pre-owned, high quality vehicles to customers annually across Texas.
Benefits: Comprehensive insurance benefits, paid time off and December Savings Plan.

Sector: Managed Services & Outsourcing
S.A./area employees: 92
Interesting facts: Service-disabled veteran, woman and minority-owned small business providing advanced cyber solutions, intelligence solutions, enterprise/cloud IT services and products, and managed IT/security services.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Information Technology
S.A./area employees: 77
Interesting facts: Provides security operations as a concierge service with highly trained experts who work as an extension of internal teams to provide 24/7 monitoring, detection and response, as well as ongoing risk management.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Building Construction
S.A./area employees: 122
Interesting facts: longtime participant in ACE Mentoring, providing high school students the opportunity to work on design and construction assignments in teams that include members of the construction industry, from developers to tradesmen.
Benefits: A choice of three different medical plans, dental plan, vision plan, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) match, health club reimbursement, medical premium discount, health care concierge service, employee assistance program, IDShield for identity protection and doctor on demand.

Sector: Logistics
S.A./area employees: 56
Interesting facts: A division of the largest materials sourcing, processing and supply chain service provider in the Western world.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Consumer Goods
S.A./area employees: 136
Interesting facts: Works closely with retailers across the country to serve more than 180 clients and represent more than 200 product segments.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Property Management
S.A./area employees: 61
Interesting facts: Operates multifamily communities in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, consisting of about 32,000 units.
Benefits: Personal time off, 401(k) and medical/dental insurance.

Sector: Signage
S.A./area employees: 72
Interesting facts: Offers design, engineering and manufacture of sign systems.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and a long list of voluntary benefits to include short-term disability, legal services, 401(k) match, massage therapist on site monthly. During Spurs season, each employee gets a pair of tickets to enjoy at least one home game.

Sector: Engineering
S.A./area employees: 67
Interesting facts: In 1950, Dr. Albert H. Halff founded the one-man consulting firm that would one day become one of the nation’s largest engineering companies. 
Benefits: Annual end-of-year bonus of all employees, medical, dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability, term life insurance, telemedicine, wellness program and gym membership, parental leave, paid time off, 401(k) with Roth option, employee stock option and 529 college savings plan.

Sector: Integrated Development, Construction & Management
S.A./area employees: 55
Interesting facts: Has contributed more than $3 million in corporate nonprofit sponsorships and donated over 30,000 employee service hours.
Benefits: Medical, dental and vision coverage; 401(k) with 4% match; stock purchase plan, vacation and personal time off, new home discount and annual bonus opportunities.

Sector: Construction
S.A./area employees: 85
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Building Construction
S.A./area employees: 73
Interesting facts: Contributes $20 per installation to Give Power, thus helping provide 2,331 people access to 20 years of clean water through solar power.
Benefits: Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and employee referral program, life insurance and matching 401(k).

Sector: Engineering
S.A./area employees: 85
Interesting facts: The company’s first four clients remain clients today, more than 30 years later.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability plans, paid holidays and performance-based bonuses.

Sector: Life Insurance, Annuities & Retirement Investments
S.A./area employees: 65
Interesting facts: The Catholic School Sweepstakes program has helped raise nearly $13 million over the past 15 years in the Catholic School system.
Benefits: Group health, dental, life and vision insurance. Quarterly luncheons, casual dress, monthly team celebrations, volunteer events, 38.5-hour workweek, paid holidays, generous annual and sick leave and tuition reimbursement.

Sector: Roofing & Siding
S.A./area employees: 145
Interesting facts: Fourth-generation company has been in business for 74 years. Company has 74 employees with more than 20 years of service.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life and short-term and long-term disability insurance. Health savings account with employer contributions, 401(k), legal and identity theft protection plans, gym plan and ride share reimbursements.

Sector: Certified Public Accountants & Consultants
S.A./area employees: 42
Interesting facts: Company has been around 70 years and is growing — going from two offices in Texas in 2006 to 12 offices coast to coast by 2020.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, along with 401(k), remote or alternative work arrangements, performance-based plans, parental leave, bonuses for certifications and generous paid time off.

Sector: Agents/Brokers
S.A./area employees: 53
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and paid time off.

Sector: Third Party Benefits Administrator
S.A./area employees: 81
Interesting facts: Third-party administration for employers who choose to self-fund their group health or work-related injury risks.
Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, bonuses paid before Black Friday, chair massages, honey-baked ham at Thanksgiving, school supplies for children in kindergarten through 12th grade, anniversary and service awards.

Sector: Electricity
S.A./area employees: 57
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Custom Software Development & Consulting
S.A./area employees: 100
Interesting facts: Supports a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, ranging from the Boys and Girls Club of SA to Habitat for Humanity and YMCA.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, continuing education and tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, 401(k) with match, employee assistance program, departmental outings and monthly celebrations.

Sector: Construction
S.A./area employees: 40
Interesting facts: Private construction company that lists this among its company values: “We keep our word. Always.”
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Construction
S.A./area employees: 145
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: Health care, wellness program, dental, vision, life, disability, vacation, personal leave, IRA participation, holidays, social events, people development programs and tuition reimbursement.

Sector: Business Services
S.A./area employees: 102
Interesting facts: Recognized as a Top Workplace for nine consecutive years.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, 401(k) match up to 4%, fitness reimbursements, paid time off, team-building events and pay for training and education.

Sector: Professional Services
S.A./area employees: 40
Interesting facts: Alaska native owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of native communities.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Food/Beverages
S.A./area employees: 40
Interesting facts: The Liberto family has been in business for more than 100 years. The great-great-grandchildren are now creating new variations of favorite snack foods that include nachos, tortilla chips and flavored popcorn sold in the U.S. and more than 50 other countries. Frank Liberto invented concession nachos in 1976, and they were first served in Arlington Stadium. Rico’s Products Co. started soon afterward.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; employee assistance program; Christmas savings plan; paid time off; 401(k) with company match.

Sector: Insurance Consultants & Brokers
S.A./area employees: 87
Interesting facts: Company has more than 160 offices across the U.S. and Canada.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Energy Industry Services
S.A./area employees: 139
Interesting facts: Diversified, growth-oriented energy company focused on providing innovative midstream solutions for customers.
Benefits: Company 401(k), bonus plans and profit sharing. Celebrate major company milestones, birthdays, and employees get to wear jeans to work every day.

Sector: Architecture
S.A./area employees: 55
Interesting facts: A Top Workplace company since 2015.
Benefits: Medical, life, dental, vision, disability, cancer plan, identity theft plan, legal plan, AD&D, retirement, profit sharing, paid holidays, sick time and vacation, with a week off between Dec. 24 and Jan. 1. Plus, occasional half days, taco Friday, flexible summer schedule and sponsorship of sports teams.

Sector: Senior Living
S.A./area employees: 57
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Information Technology
S.A./area employees: 88
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Behavioral & Mental Health
S.A./area employees: 50
Interesting facts: Provides speech, physical and occupational therapy.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, accidental advantage plan, cancer plans, critical care and recovery with intensive care unit, hospital advantage plans, term life, short-term disability and 401(k).

Sector: Mortgage Lending
S.A./area employees: 147
Interesting facts: A leader in eco-friendly mortgage experiences.
Benefits: Flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plans, discounted mortgage fees for team members, performance-based bonuses, all-expense-paid trip for top producers, team member celebrations and prizes.

Sector: Restaurants
S.A./area employees: 99
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Restaurants
S.A./area employees: 36
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: Basic life, AD&D, disability, medical, dental, legal, pet insurance, employee assistance program, 401(k) with match, wellness program, tuition reimbursement and referral program.

Sector: Law
S.A./area employees: 61
Interesting facts: More than 3,000 lawyers and legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Rehabilitation
S.A./area employees: 93
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: Medical, life, disability, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and tuition support for fellowships or specialty certification programs.

Sector: College/University
S.A./area employees: 86
Interesting facts: Began its journey in 1953 when a group of physicians founded MacGregor Medical Association in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. It operates nine campuses across Texas with flexible hybrid and blended learning modalities.
Benefits: Four major medical, two dental and one vision plan, along with life, voluntary life, long- and short-term disability coverage, and 401(k) with company match.

Sector: Health Care
S.A./area employees: 105
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Home Health Care Services
S.A./area employees: 73
Interesting facts: San Antonio’s oldest home care company, providing dementia and cognitive support.
Benefits: Performance-based pay increases, health insurance, ongoing education and training, with Caregiver of the Week program.

Sector: Building Construction
S.A./area employees: 51
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, disability insurance, wellness program, pet insurance, 401(k) with company match, vacation and sick time.

Sector: Consulting
S.A./area employees: 37
Interesting facts: More than 25 locations across the U.S., celebrating 50 years as a company.
Benefits: Four medical plan choices, pet insurance, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, profit sharing and 401(k).

Sector: Moving & Storage
S.A./area employees: 73
Interesting facts: Privately owned self-storage company based in San Antonio with 19 facilities in five states.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Agents/Brokers
S.A./area employees: 397
Interesting facts: Offers career development programs and takes part in charitable and civic work in Austin, supporting organizations such as Dell Children’s Hospital, The Ronald McDonald House, Habitat for Humanity, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, St. Jude Research Hospital, Central Texas Food Bank, We Are Blood, Coats for Kids and more.
Benefits: Coaching for range of real estate knowledge and skills, including a 12-week Square One and Momentum training, technology and marketing tools that enable agents to operate at the top of their game.

Sector: Mortgage Lending
S.A./area employees: 155
Interesting facts: Participates in Paws for a Cause, providing 101 service dogs in 2021 to wounded veterans.
Benefits: Traditional employee benefit plans and employer contributions to health savings accounts, three retirement plans, employee discounts for home mortgages and reduced origination fees. For students, offers loan repayment program with option to convert up to 40 hours of paid time off per year toward student debt. Scholarship program for employees and their children, fertility benefits, holidays and a paid day to volunteer at a charity of their choice.

Sector: Financial Advisors
S.A./area employees: 152
Interesting facts: Strives to create a place where people love to work.
Benefits: Competitive package that includes health, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance coverage, and employee savings plan with company matches.

Sector: Credit Union 
S.A./area employees: 200
Interesting facts: Founded in the basement of the original Fire Station No. 1 in San Antonio more than 80 years ago.
Benefits: Medical, dental and vision insurance; medical deductible reimbursement program; prescription drug program; group life insurance; long-term disability; and long-term care for full-time employees. Tuition reimbursement after one year, discounted gym membership, employee assistance program and wellness program. Paid time off (unlimited for salaried employees), up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave and up to four weeks of paid paternity leave (includes adoption).

Sector: Nonprofit
S.A./area employees: 240
Interesting facts: CBC has bought more land with big plans to give back to the city of San Antonio.
Benefits: Retirement plan, vacation and sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, paid mission trip leave, paid bereavement leave and jury duty, holidays and a paid week for Christmas. Flexible work schedule, end-of-year bonuses, staff child care, employee celebrations and staff development.

Sector: Local Government
S.A./area employees: 170
Interesting facts: Established 40 years and assesses 695,000 parcels of property each year with an approximate market value of $200 billion. Sixth-largest appraisal district in the state, serving 64 taxing units.
Benefits: Medical, dental and vision plans; life and long-term disability insurance, supplemental insurance options; employee assistance program, retirement plan, training and education courses.

Sector: Wholesale Distribution
S.A./area employees: 202
Interesting facts: The food division is a complete broad-line distributor servicing 15 states, and the beverage division services more than 62 Texas counties as a distributor of Anheuser-Busch InBev products, craft and import beer brands and fine wine.
Benefits: Options depending on position in the company include medical, dental, vision and life, company profit sharing plan, employee assistance plan, bonus program, sales incentives trips, paid time off and sick days, educational reimbursement, employee recognition events and discounted employee food purchases.

Sector: Mortgage Lending
S.A./area employees: 157
Interesting facts: Community support includes an annual food drive for the San Antonio Food Bank, Christmas programs such as Angel Tree and support for local nursing homes, a day every July where every employee is given a day to participate in service projects.
Benefits: Robust package includes everything from health insurance to supplemental insurance  policies, 401(k) matching programs, salary benefits and estate planning.

Sector: Telecommunications & Cable
S.A./area employees: 230
Interesting facts: Since 2006, the GVTC Foundation has partnered with more than 100 nonprofits, schools and businesses throughout the Hill Country, supporting life-changing causes through grants, scholarships, event sponsorships and more.
Benefits: Competitive salaries and benefits with vision and dental available, 401(k) with company matching 5%, tuition reimbursement, bonus based on performance, wellness program.

Sector: Property Management
S.A./area employees: 268
Interesting facts: Since its founding in 1994 in Cleveland, NRP has developed more than 50,000 apartment homes, and manages over 26,000 residential units.
Benefits: Standard benefits package with health, dental, long-term disability, life, short-term disability, 401(k), vacation, sick time and holidays, bonuses and pay raises based on annual reviews, and monthly birthday celebrations.

Sector: Investment Management
S.A./area employees: 165
Interesting facts: Employees receive eight hours of paid time off to volunteer each year, and the company sponsors a volunteer week where employees can volunteer alongside their colleagues at events. The Charles Schwab Foundation matches employee charitable contributions dollar for dollar up to $1,000 per year.
Benefits: Automatic enrollment in company’s 401(k) with company matching contributions, annual bonus plan, employee stock purchase plan and discounts on some Schwab Bank products and Schwab brokerage account services. Health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, vision plans; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability income protection and health savings account. Workplace flexibility and paid vacation and holidays.

Sector: Construction
S.A./area employees: 195
Interesting facts: Building the face of San Antonio since 1927.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Vendor Serving Health Care Industry
S.A./area employees: 159
Interesting facts: The Texas Organ Sharing Alliance has increased the number of organ transplants steadily over the past four years, directly translating to more lives saved through organ donation.
Benefits: Pays 100% for employees’ medical, dental, vision and long-term disability coverage. Paid time off includes vacation, sick, birthday, holidays and bereavement, leave. At the end of each year, unused sick leave balance can be cashed out. The Texas Organ Sharing Alliance matches up to 5% of 401(k) retirement plan, and gives an additional 5% of the year-end gross pay as a profit sharing. AAA Plus coverage for private vehicles, educational assistance and discretionary bonus.

Sector: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
S.A./area employees: 253
Interesting facts: San Antonio’s largest residential heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical and home awareness/automation contractor. Technicians are drug tested and background checked and go through continuous training.
Benefits: Paid employee medical at 100%, with other benefits such as dental, vision, 401(k), paid vacations and holidays, paid training and on-site gym.

Sector: Construction
S.A./area employees: 180
Interesting facts: Company is 100% employee owned by 400 team members. Louis Spaw and Frank Glass founded SpawGlass in 1953 in Houston, and the company has grown to 10 offices in Texas.
Benefits: Stock ownership option, 6% match for 401(k), paid maternity leave and SpawGlass University training and other benefits.

Sector: Banks
S.A./area employees: 370
Interesting facts: Team members live by these five words everyday: “This is personal to us.”
Benefits: Up to 4.5% match on 401(k), medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Tuition reimbursements, time off benefits include vacation, sick leave, bank holidays and “Jeff Days.” Officers receive an annual bonus based on the bank’s performance, department goals and individual goals. Nonofficers receive an annual holiday bonus based on the performance of the bank as a whole.

Sector: Educational Services
S.A./area employees: 384
Interesting facts: For more than 55 years, ESC-20 has been offering more than 400 products and services to the educational community (professional development for educators, teacher certification, software development, business administration). Parent trainings are available monthly at no cost to participants. Unique delivery service of animals such as snakes, spiders and fish; specimens and plans for teachers to use in their classrooms. Since 1988, trained and certified employees of the Braille Services Department at ESC-20 have provided transcription  and production of quality of Braille materials to organizations and clients across the nation.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Waste & Pollution Management
S.A./area employees: 272
Interesting facts: Locally owned and operated, offering full-service waste removal to customers for more than 20 years.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Veterinarians
S.A./area employees: 172
Interesting facts: For experienced, established veterinarians looking to adapt and grow their practices by offering operational support and reducing their day-to-day burden so they can focus on what matters most.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Employer Benefits Services
S.A./area employees: 165
Interesting facts: A total of 104 employees have worked at WebTPA for 10-plus years. 
Benefits: Health insurance, retirement plans, well-being incentives, paid time off, life insurance and more.

Sector: Petroleum, Gas & Petroleum Products
S.A./area employees: 250
Interesting facts: One of the largest exploration and production companies in the country with proven reserves in the U.S. and Trinidad.
Benefits: Subsidized benefit options include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, AD&D insurance. EOG savings and retirement plan with company match of 6% of base pay and bonuses. Stock purchase plan; vacation; sick pay; short-term disability benefits; family care leave for birth, adoption or foster care; eight hours of volunteer pay; flexible work schedule with early release on Fridays; and $5,000 reimbursement for qualified adoption expense or tuition reimbursement.

Sector: Marketing & Branding
S.A./area employees: 155
Interesting facts: In the multifamily industry for 40 years.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Consulting
S.A./area employees: 215
Interesting facts: Volunteering and donations supported by the charitable giving program, which allocates thousands of dollars annually in employees’ names to local charities. Company’s STEM@CGI program hosts camps across the U.S. with a focus on underrepresented populations in STEM.
Benefits: Health care, financial security, income protection and several lifestyle benefits. Unique health benefits include ReThink Autism (autism support services), Healthy Babies (resources for expectant mothers) and SmartDollar (digital financial wellness program). Adoption assistance, backup child care, pet insurance, 529 savings plan, identify theft protection, commuter benefits discount programs and ample networking opportunities.

Sector: Physicians Practice
S.A./area employees: 432
Interesting facts: Founded in 1994 by local physicians, including brothers who all attended Stanford University School of Medicine. Has grown to 60 health care providers in 18 primary care clinics around the San Antonio region, Boerne, New Braunfels and Schertz.
Benefits: Medical, vision, long-term disability and life insurance, plus 401(k), employee assistance program and tuition reimbursement, optional insurance options, discounted Gold’s Gym membership, vacation, paid holidays, training programs and more.

Sector: Health Care
S.A./area employees: 350
Interesting facts: Founded in 1995, with six metro-area locations.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Motor Vehicles, Components & Parts
S.A./area employees: 241
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Hospitals & Health Systems
S.A./area employees: 302
Interesting facts: Medina Healthcare System includes Medina Regional Hospital; three rural health clinics in Hondo, Devine and Castroville; and two specialty clinics. The facilities are in rural Medina County.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Enterprise Software
S.A./area employees: 291
Interesting facts: Recognized as a Fortune World’s Most Admired Company. A member of the Fortune 1000 Largest Companies and the Russell 1000 Index.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Home Health Care Services
S.A./area employees: 261
Interesting facts: Provides speech, occupational physical therapy and private-duty nursing to more than 800 children and families in their homes in the San Antonio and surrounding areas. The company has a mascot named “Sandy,” who participates in community events.
Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, voluntary short-term disability and life insurance, AD&D, flexible work schedules, referral bonuses and more.

Sector: Local Government
S.A./area employees: 180
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Auto Dealership
S.A./area employees: 294
Interesting facts: N/A
Benefits: Auto purchase and service discounts, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) match, wellness programs, medical insurance, dental and vision, long-term and short-term disability, life and accidental death insurance, supplemental insurance and benefits, paid holidays, vacation, paid flex days and Christmas savings program.

Sector: Human & Social Services
S.A./area employees: 296
Interesting facts: While almost every other major U.S. city has seen a huge increase in its homeless population over the last decade, Haven for Hope has enabled San Antonio to keep its per capita homeless count lower than it was prior to Haven’s opening in 2010.
More than 300 U.S. cities have visited the Haven for Hope campus to understand how it transforms lives. At any given time, Haven for Hope houses more than 1,500 people, including roughly 200 children.
Benefits: A robust package for employees includes medical, dental and vision coverage, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid vacation and discounted memberships at Gold’s Gym and YMCA.

Sector: Logistics
S.A./area employees: 187
Interesting facts: Total Quality Logistics started in 1997 with two employees in a small office in Cincinnati. In just 25 years, it has become one of the largest third-party logistics firms in the world. The company doubled its revenue and improved its head count by 49% since 2021. Some 83% of the management team was promoted from within.
Benefits: Uncapped commission structure, health, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) with a company match; health and wellness programs. Support of employees’ charitable passions through fund matching and volunteer hours.

Sector: Human & Social Services
S.A./area employees: 193
Interesting facts: Endeavors works to unify families and communities torn apart by poverty, unemployment or neglect by providing practical solutions and a path to earned income. Endeavors does this through a wide array of programs and services supporting children, families, veterans and people struggling with mental illness and other significant disabilities.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Auto Dealerships
S.A./area employees: 193
Interesting facts: Family owned and operated since 1938. Now run by the third generation.
Benefits: Health and dental insurance, company paid life insurance, 401(k) with company match. Unique benefit: $100 gift card for physicals, annual dental and vision exams, cancer screenings (up to four cards per employee per year).

Sector: Hotels
S.A./area employees: 356
Interesting facts: Presidian’s CEO, Charles Leddy, descends from the Custom Boot Institution M.L. Leddy’s Boots & Saddlery in the Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District.
Benefits: Presidian offers comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance options to all team members. A 401K program is available for managers, including a 5% employer match. 

Sector: Hotels
S.A./area employees: 305
Interesting facts: Hotel Emma was once a 19th century Brewhouse. Now it’s a 146-room riverfront hotel and the flagship for Pearl’s culinary and cultural community on the northern edge of downtown San Antonio.
Benefits: Competitive benefits package focused on health and well-being.

Sector: Water Services
S.A./area employees: 162
Interesting facts: The company engages in community initiatives, partnering with local organizations and supporting projects that promote clean water access, education and environmental stewardship.
Benefits: Wide range of benefits include 401(k) and match; medical, dental and vision insurance; short-term disability, voluntary life, supplemental insurances, life insurance, long-term disability; employee assistance program; paid time off; employee recognition program; company discount program; San Antonio Spurs game tickets; and opportunities to participate in local community events. 

Sector: Banks
S.A./area employees: 569
Interesting facts: Care Corps is an army of Broadway Bank volunteers that supports hundreds of nonprofit projects in communities where they work.
Benefits: Competitive salaries and excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan and profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, health and wellness events, and discounted banking services.

Sector: Financial Services & Insurance
S.A./area employees: 1,229
Interesting facts: With more than 200 years of expertise, The Hartford is a leader in property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. The company is widely recognized for its service excellence, sustainability practices, trust and integrity.
Benefits: N/A

Sector: Credit Union
S.A./area employees: 1,938
Interesting facts: This locally grown success story began with nine men and $45 on Randolph Air Force Base. It now has more more than $10 billion in assets and more than 875,000 members. It has more than 60 branch locations in and around Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio.
Benefits: Employees have a wide range of options in the credit union’s self-funded medical coverage plan, including a tax-advantaged health savings account that receives a company contribution to help with deductible costs. Entry contributions to the 401(k) received a 200% match from the credit union, and there is a no-cost employee assistance program and a tuition assistance program.

Sector: Hospitals & Health Systems
S.A./area employees: 743
Interesting facts: In 2018, CommuniCare provided health care to more than 62,000 people, 42% of whom were under-served residents. CommuniCare was rated in the 92nd percentile for overall patient satisfaction, compared to the national norm of 87% — survey conducted by a national third-party surveyor. In the past several years, CommuniCare was recognized as the Medical Clinic of Choice award winner in 2012; Best Places to Work in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017; and Top Workplaces in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.
Benefits: Offers a competitive comprehensive benefits package for qualifying employees and their families, including group medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; long-term and short-term disability insurance; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; individual supplemental insurance, college tuition discounts, an employee scholarship program; paid time off and holiday pay. Many employees work a flexible schedule.

Sector: Restaurants
S.A./area employees: 1,224
Interesting facts: Raising Cane’s was originally going to be named “Sockeye’s Chicken Fingers” after the salmon that the company founder, Todd Graves, fished for in Alaska to raise money for his restaurant concept. A friend encouraged Graves to name his restaurant after his dog, a yellow lab named Raising Cane instead. When Graves came up for the idea for his restaurant, he was told by industry experts and local banks that a restaurant that served only chicken fingers would never make it as a business. It is now one of America’s fastest-growing restaurant companies with more than 700 restaurants in 36 states and five countries, with over 50 new restaurants under construction. Crew members, from the CEO to new hires, go through training to earn the title of fry cook and cashier, enabling them to understand and experience the company mission and values.
Benefits: Comprehensive package with casual uniforms, flexible hours and schedules, paid holidays and vacation time, free crew gear, casual workspaces (disco balls and velvet Elvis paintings), tuition reimbursement, education benefits and a Restaurant Partner program to reward and train top restaurant leaders. Restaurant leaders are offered $10,000 toward closing cost for the purchase of a home. Health insurance, dental, vision, flexible spending account, supplemental life insurance and a 401(k). In honor of its mascot, Cane III, employees are offered pet insurance for furry family members.

Sector: Auto Dealerships
S.A./area employees: 1,100
Interesting facts: Established in 1953, the family-owned company is rooted in common values instilled by founder Red McCombs. Each year, employees, dealerships and the McCombs Foundation support more than 300 area charity and community groups.
Benefits: Savings bonuses, paid vacation, health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) contributions and paid sick days. Company celebrations include chili cook-offs, costume contests, birthdays and achievements, and an annual picnic for associates and their families.

Sector: Physicians Practice
S.A./area employees: 740
Interesting facts: Dr. William Gonzaba started practicing medicine in 1960 when he opened a one-room clinic on Nogalitos Street. Over his almost 60-year career, Gonzaba evolved his unique health care practice into a network of seven clinics throughout San Antonio, including the latest $10 million patient care center in Northwest San Antonio. His model for practicing medicine inspired his sons, Dr. Tom Gonzaba and Dr. Greg Gonzaba, to join the family practice in 2000. Five of eight grandchildren are also pursing medicine.
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, basic life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance, as well as dental, vision, voluntary life and short-term disability.

Sector: Restaurants
S.A./area employees: 528
Interesting facts: Family-owned company originated as a fine-dining restaurant, Panda Inn, in 1973, and opened its first Panda Express in the Glendale Galleria in 1983. The company originated the Orange Chicken.
Benefits: Whole person approach to physical, mental and emotional well-being of employees. Annual learning fund and scholarship for eligible associates, competitive hourly base rate, profit sharing bonus stock options, employee perks and a total rewards package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match and more. A leave share program allows associates to donate vacation hours to a pool to support fellow associates who are experiencing a loss of income due to health conditions, natural disasters or other hardships.

Sector: Restaurants
S.A./area employees: 5,733
Interesting facts: Harmon Dobson opened the first Whataburger as a small roadside burger stand in Corpus Christi in 1950. Today, the company has headquarters in San Antonio with more than 884 locations across its 14-state footprint and annual sales of more than $3 billion. Among its honors: No. 2 in Newsweek’s “Fast-Food Restaurant Chains” in its annual “America’s Best Customer Service” rankings, and named among the “Best Regional Fast Food Restaurants” on the USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
Benefits: Scholarship program for employees and their dependents, weekly pay, flexible schedules, 401(k) savings program, leadership and training curriculum, defined career development path, health care benefits, community involvement and potential for operating partners to make six-figure incomes.

Sector: Auto Dealerships
S.A./area employees: 650
Interesting facts: Selling and servicing cars and trucks in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 80 years. Community support includes Shoebox Project for United Way, San Antonio Food Bank, South Texas Blood and Tissue, Sunshine Cottage and Any Baby Can.
Benefits: Paid vacation, training, 401(k), and health, dental, disability and vision insurance. Employee discounts on parts, service and purchase of new and used vehicles.

Sector: Public Utility
S.A./area employees: 1,770
Interesting facts: SAWS is one of the largest municipal water utilities in the country, providing water and wastewater services to more than 1 million customers a day. Nationally recognized for sustainable and responsible management, overseeing existing water supplies while developing new water sources for the future.
Benefits: Competitive compensation and benefits include family-friendly health benefit options. Employee wellness program includes reimbursement for fitness programs and gym memberships, as well as weight-management programs and nutritional and wellness seminars. Flexible schedules — when appropriate — and financial assistance for continuing education. Training for required licensing and certification, as well as career and leadership development programs.

Sector: Hospitals & Health Systems
S.A./area employees: 1,542
Interesting facts: Celebrating 150 years of service; baby-friendly hospital designation; CHEF — Culinary Health Education for Families — provides patients and their families innovative and affordable nutritional cooking tips; physical activity and obesity guidance. Two new ambulances and new helicopter designated for pediatric patients. Child life service specialists including animal therapy. Neonatal intensive care unit Level IV designation. Partnered with Texas’ top pediatric medical providers, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.
Benefits: Flexible work schedule and option for nine-month work schedule option, matched savings plan (403b), success sharing incentive plans, tuition reimbursement, continuing education and certification programs, medical and wellness insurance, on-site annual health checkups, referral bonuses, wellness programs, smoking cessation programs, weight-management assistance, mentorship program, incentives for all acute care associates, and on-side spiritual care for patients and associates.

Sector: Auto Dealerships
S.A./area employees: 1,524
Interesting facts: Family-owned and operated Top 50 nationally recognized automotive dealership group.
Benefits: Medical, dental, life and disability, 401(k), paid vacation, sick, holidays, an employee wellness program and extended Christmas holidays.

Sector: Eye Care
S.A./area employees: 1,027
Interesting facts: Community outreach program helps people in need receive eye care and eyewear. In 2023, in collaboration with the Mexican Consolate of Houston, employees helped 384 local and international residents with eye exams and gift certificates at no cost to patients, thanks to VSP Eyes of Hope.
Benefits: Total rewards compensation package and benefits for employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; vacation and holidays, company paid AD&D; short-term and long-term disability; and leadership and development program.

Sector: Hospitals & Health Systems 
S.A./area employees: 9,396
Interesting facts: New Women’s and Children’s Hospital is the first in South Texas dedicated exclusively to the unique needs of women, newborns and children.
Benefits: Generous medical, dental and vision plans; life insurance; flexible paid time off, annual continuing education stipend; retirement plans including a 457, 403B and pension plan. Nursing scholars program for employees with scholarships.

Large: Christopher O’Connor — Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union
Midsize: Darren Schrimpshire — Capital Strategies, Beyond Wealth
Small: Andrew Berteaux — San Antonio Smart Solutions

Large: Broadway Bank

Midsize: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

Large: The Hartford Insurance Group

Large: Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers

Midsize: Texas Organ Sharing Alliance

Small: Solar Edge Pros

Midsize: Gold Financial Services

Small: Rheumatology Associates of South Texas

Midsize: Generations Federal Credit Union

Small: SMS Data Products Group Inc.

Midsize: Bexar Appraisal District

Small: Turner Construction