Olsson named best place to work in Lincoln for a fifth straight year

It never gets old at Olsson. Not even when being named one of Lincoln’s Best Places to Work is becoming commonplace.

The Lincoln-based engineering firm took home the top prize in the extra-large category for the fifth straight year Thursday.

Those top finishes come off the heels of a second-place showing in 2019.

“We don’t get tired of this,” said Shane King, a project manager at Olsson for the past 20 years. “It really represents the year-over-year consistency, and again the culture and environment that we’re able to deliver.”

The top three businesses in four size categories were recognized before the Lincoln Saltdogs game on Thursday at Haymarket Park.

The 12th annual Lincoln’s Best Places to Work award ceremony highlighted local businesses for their outstanding efforts to create positive environments for their employees.

Companies were awarded first, second and third places in four categories based on their number of employees.

Assurity Life Insurance Co. finished second in the extra-large category — companies with at least 200 employees — while Ameritas, which also took home the Community Impact Award, finished in third place.

In the large category (50-199 employees), UNICO took home the top prize, while Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders counties finished second and Region V Systems was third.

Horisun Hospice was awarded first place in the medium category (25-49 employees) for the second straight year, finishing ahead of Don’t Panic Labs. Bravebe Child Advocacy Center was third.

In the small company category for businesses with 10-24 employees, Custom Blinds & Design took first, while Elleerbrock-Norris finished second and Datavizion LLC took home third place.

“We all we love what we do and we understand that people are the primary focus whether it’s in house or with each other,” said Susan Hall, a senior designer at Custom Blinds & Design. “The respect and care for one another in life is real.”

Rankings were based on surveys submitted by employees that look at a number of attributes, including leadership, manager effectiveness and career development.

Quantum Workplace then takes the surveys and creates a score for each business.