For the past six years the readers of Finance & Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer have chosen their most trusted brands and business partners. This year’s selections include many repeat winners and several newcomers.
How are companies chosen for Reader Rankings?
Well, just like it sounds. We pick the categories, populated with a list of companies that have been nominated over the past years and you, the readers vote. If a company is not on the list, they are added by write-in or can be suggested to us for inclusion. Our readers then vote on their favorites through our website. We then tally the votes and the bragging rights begin — Reader Rankings 2022.
We thank you for your support in making the decisions on the winners of the 2022 Reader Rankings. And no doubt, the businesses you selected in the top spots appreciate your support every day. Congratulations to the winners!
Sincerely,
Bill Gaier, Publisher
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
BEST Commercial Real Estate Brokerage
1— Frauenshuh, Inc
2— CBRE
3— Kraus-Anderson
BEST Commercial Leasing Company
1— CBRE
2— Cushman & Wakefield (Tie)
2— Kraus-Anderson (Tie)
3— Colliers
BEST Tenant Representation
1— Cushman & Wakefield
2— CBRE
3— JLL
BEST Commercial Property Manager
1— Cushman & Wakefield
2— CBRE
3— Ryan Companies
BEST 1031 Exchange Experts
1— Cushman & Wakefield
2— CPEC1031 – Commercial Partners Exchange Company
3— First American Title Company (Tie)
3— The Excelsior Group (Tie)
BEST Appraisal Companies
1— CBRE
2— MN Real Estate Appraisal Services
3— Diversified Real Estate Services
BEST Title Companies
1— Guaranty Commercial Title
2— First American Title
3— Old Republic Title
BEST Commercial Valuation
1— CBRE
2— Minnesota Real Estate Appraisal Services
3— Shenehon Company
CONSTRUCTION
BEST Large Contractor – Over $250 million
1— Ryan Companies
2— Kraus-Anderson
3— Mortenson Construction
BEST Contractor – Under $250 million
1— LS Black Constructors
2— Loeffler Construction & Consulting
3— RJ Ryan Construction
BEST Commercial Real Estate Developer
1— Sherman Associates
2— Ryan Companies
3— Doran Companies
BEST Architect
1— ESG Architecture & Design
2— LHB Inc.
3— Wold Architects and Engineers
BEST Engineer – Mechanical – Structural – Electrical
1— Egan Co
2— LHB Inc.
3— Bolton & Menk (Tie)
3— HGA (Tie)
3— Pope Design Group (Tie)
BEST Engineer – Civil – Earthwork-Utilities-Infrastructure-Remediation
1— Braun Intertec
2— Bohlander
3— Civil Site Group
BEST Construction/Real Estate Law Firm
1— Winthrop & Weinstine
2— Fredrickson & Byron
3— Larkin Hoffman
BEST Materials Supplier
1— Brock White
2— Menards
3— Shaw Stewart Lumber (Marvin Windows Dealer)
BEST Equipment Rental
1— United Rental
2— Sunbelt
3— Ziegler Cat
BEST Concrete Company
1— Northland Concrete and Masonry
2— Ryan Companies
3— North Country Concrete
BEST Concrete Supplier
1— Cemstone
2— Aggregate Industries
3— Marshall Concrete Products
BEST Paving
1— Northland Paving
2— Metro Paving Inc.
3— Minnesota Roadways Co.
BEST Electrical Contractor
1— Hunt Electric
2— Egan Company
3— Collins Electric (Tie)
3— Gephart Electric (Tie)
BEST Plumbing Company
1— Egan Company
2— Horwitz
3— Wenzel Plumbing Heating Cooling
BEST Fabrication Company
1— MG McGrath, Inc.
2— RTL Construction
3— TEK Fabricators Inc. (Tie)
3— Fabcon Precast (Tie)
BEST Landscape Design Company
1— Midwest Landscapes Inc.
2— Cunningham Group
3—0 Margolis
BEST Windows and Glazing
1— Andersen Windows
2— Marvin Windows
3— Twin City Glass
BEST Roofing Contractor
1— Central Roofing Company
2— Horizon Roofing
3— Berwald Roofing Company
BEST Painting Company
1— Swanson & Youngdale Inc.
2— Superior Painting & Decorating Inc.
3— Sunrise Painting
LEGAL SERVICES
BEST ADR Company
1— Gilbert Mediation Center, Ltd.
2— Benchmark National ADR, LLC
3— SiebenCarey
BEST ADR Individual Mediator
1— Mary E. Pawlenty / Gilbert Mediation
2— James H. Gilbert / Gilbert Mediation
3— Cara Lee Neville / Benchmark National ADR
BEST Claims Administration
1— American Risk Services
2— Rust Consulting Inc.
3— Heffler Claims Group
BEST Class Action Claims Administration Services
1— Dahl Administration
2— Rust Consulting Inc.
3— Heffler Claims Group
BEST Court Reporter and Deposition Service
1— Depo International
2— Benchmark Reporting Agency
3— Twin West Reporting
BEST Deposition Video Provider
1— Veritext
2— Benchmark Reporting Agency
3— On The Record
BEST Digital Forensics
1— Carney Forensics
2— Shepherd Data Services
3— Digital Forensics Corp
BEST Docketing and Calendaring Software
1— Thomson Reuters Elite
2— MyCase
3— BEC Legal
BEST E-Discovery
1— Shepherd Data Services
2— Thomson Reuters
3— Robert Half Legal
BEST Expert Witness
1— Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services
2— Juris Pro
3— The TASA Group
BEST Expert Witness Financial
1— Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
2— Wipfli
3— Financial Advisors, LLC (Tie)
3— Hunter Advisors, PLLC (Tie)
3— SDK CPAs (Tie)
BEST Forensic Accounting
1— Ernst & Young LLP
2— Wipfli
3— Eide Bailly LLP (Tie)
3— Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP (PwC) (Tie)
BEST Jury Consultant
1— The Advocates
2— Populus law
3— JuryScope, Inc.
BEST Law School
1— Mitchell Hamline School of Law
2— University of Minnesota Law School
3— University of St. Thomas School of Law
BEST Legal Liability Insurance
1— Minnesota Lawyer’s Mutual Insurance
2— Hays Companies
3— Patrick J Thomas Agency
BEST Legal Outplacement and Career Transition Provider
1— Talon Performance Group
2— Minneapolis Outplacement Services
3— Roy S. Ginsburg, J.D. Strategic Advisor to Lawyers and Law Firms
BEST Litigation Consulting Firm
1— Shepherd Data Services
2— Martin Litigation Support Services, LLC
3— Barrington Capital Management, Inc.
BEST Litigation Valuation
1— Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
2— Abdo, Eick & Meyers
3— Bassford Remele
BEST Legal Staffing
1— Robert Half Legal
2— Talon Performance Group
3— Sand Search Partners
BEST Non-Association Continuing Legal Education Provider
1— Mitchell Hamline School of Law
2— University of St. Thomas School of Law
3— Law Moose (Tie)
3— Minnesota County Attorneys Association (Tie)
BEST Online Research Provider
1— Thomson Reuters
2— Lexis/Nexis
3— Fastcase (Tie)
3— QuickView (Tie)
BEST Paralegal Program in the MN
1— Hamline University
2— North Hennepin Community College
3— Winona State University
BEST Practice Management Software
1— ProLaw
2— MyCase
3— Smokeball
BEST Private Investigator
1— Private Eye Security
2— Andrew P. Miklesh
3— Gilbertson Investigations
BEST Process Server
1— Metro Legal Services Inc
2— Pro Legal MN
3— Excel Legal (Tie)
3— Legal Process Minnesota, LLC (Tie)
BEST Tables of Authority Software
1— Thomson Reuters
2— Lexisnexis
3— Best Authority
BEST Time and Billing Solutions
1— AbacusLaw
2— MyCase
3— Coyote (Tie)
3— TimeSolv (Tie)
BEST Translation Services
1— Minnesota Translations
2— Global Translation
3— Lynne Krenz, Stillwater
BEST Trust Administration
1— Thrivent Financial
2— Securian Financial – Securian Trust Company
3— Marquette Asset Management
BUSINESS SERVICES
BEST Business Bank
1— Bridgewater Bank
2— Alerus Financial
3— Bremer Bank
BEST Small Business Banking
1— Bridgewater Bank
2— Alerus
3— Bremer Bank
BEST Commercial Mortgage Lender
1— Bridgewater Bank
2— Alerus
3— U.S. Bancorp
BEST Wealth Management
1— Alerus Wealth Management
2— Thrivent Financial
3— RBC Wealth Management
BEST Insurance Brokerage
1— Kraus-Anderson Insurance
2— Hays
3— CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services
BEST Accounting Firm
1— Mahoney
2— CliftonLarsonAllen
3— Wipfli
BEST Executive Search Firms
1— Robert Half
2— Midwest Financial Search Partners
3— Versique Search and Consulting
BEST Staffing Agency
1— Robert Half OfficeTeam
2— Salo
3— The Creative Group – Robert Half
BEST Public Relations Firm
1— Beehive Strategic Communication
2— Carmichael Lynch Relate (Tie)
2— Padilla (Tie)
3— Goff Public
BEST MBA Program
1— Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
2— Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas
3— Hamline School of Business
BEST Digital Security Company
1— Loffler Companies, Inc.
2— Blue Team Alpha (Tie)
2— Code42 (Tie)
3— Atomic Data
BEST Web Development
1— The Nerdery
2— Irish Titan
3— BridgeTower Media
BEST Data Recovery Service
1— OnTrack
2— Atomic Data
3— Secure Data Recovery
BEST IT Outsourcing Provider
1— IBM
2— Thomson Reuters Legal Managed Services
3— Deloitte
BEST Document Destruction
1— Shred-it
2— Iron Mountain
3— Shred Right
BEST Document Management
1— Loffler Companies, Inc.
2— Shepherd Data Services
3— Nightowl Discovery
BEST Tech Recycling & Disposal
1— Atomic Recycling LLC (Tie)
1— Tech Dump (Tie)
2— Best Buy
3— Veit
BEST Office Interiors
1— BDH
2— Adolfson & Peterson, Inc.
3— DLR (Tie)
3— Perkins & Will (Tie)
BEST Office Equipment
1— Loffler Companies, Inc.
2— Innovative Office Solutions
3— Podany’s
BEST Office Supplies
1— Office Depot
2— Loffler Companies, Inc. (Tie)
2— Staples (Tie)
3— Innovative Office Supplies
BEST Printer
1— Loffler
2— MetroSales
3— FedEx
BEST Courier and Messenger Service
1— Metro Legal Services Inc
2— OnTime Delivery
3— Quicksilver
LEISURE
BEST Local Brewery
1— Bent Paddle
2— Surly
3— Fulton Brewing Taproom
BEST Local Winery
1— Saint Croix Vineyards
2— Winehaven Winery
3— Carlos Creek Winery
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