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Regional Program Information
Top Workplaces partners with 60+ leading media outlets nationwide to spotlight and celebrate the winners. Participation requirements vary by region, so check out the list below for the awards your organization can pursue.
Explore the Regions of Top Workplaces
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| Publisher | Region | Minimum Employees | Nomination Deadline | Publication | Get Started |
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Northeast Region
Publisher: Times Union
Participating States: New York
Participating Counties: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: Buffalo News
Participating States: New York
Participating Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: October
Publication Date: Winter
Publisher: Hartford Courant
Participating States: Connecticut
Participating Counties: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, New London
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: April
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: The Morning Call
Participating States: Pennsylvania
Participating Counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Berks
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: September
Publication Date: Early Spring
Publisher: The Boston Globe
Participating States: Massachusetts
Participating Counties: State of Massachusetts
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: April ’25
Publication Date: December ’25
Publisher: AMNY (New York City)
Participating States: New York
Participating Counties: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: January
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: The Providence Journal
Participating States: Rhode Island
Participating Counties: State of Rhode Island
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: March ’25
Publication Date: October ’25
Participating States: The Burlington Free Press
Participating Counties: Vermont
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: February ’25
Publication Date: September ’25
Publisher: Hearst CT Media Group
Participating States: Connecticut
Participating Counties: Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: April
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: Baltimore Sun Media
Participating States: Maryland
Participating Counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll, Harford, Howard
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: June ’25
Publication Date: December ’25
Publisher: The News Journal
Participating States: Delaware
Participating Counties: State of Delaware
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: April
Publication Date: Summer
Publisher: The Post-Gazette
Participating States: Pennsylvania
Participating Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, Westmoreland
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: March
Publication Date: Summer
Publisher: Long Island Press, Dan’s Papers
Participating States: New York
Participating Counties: Nassau, Suffolk
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: April ’25
Publication Date: Fall ’25
Publisher: NJ.com, Jersey’s Best and The Star-Ledger
Participating States: New Jersey
Participating Counties: State of New Jersey
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Participating States: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Participating Counties: PA: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia | NJ: Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Early Spring
Publisher: The Democrat & Chronicle
Participating States: New York
Participating Counties: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, Niagara, Wyoming, Erie, Seneca, Yates
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: The Washington Post
Participating States: D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
Participating Counties: MD: Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel and Howard, St Mary’s | VA: Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax/Falls Church, Loudoun, Prince William/Manassas/Manassas City, Fauquier, Fredericksburg
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: January
Publication Date: Late Spring
Southeast Region
Publisher: Orlando Sentinel
Participating States: Florida
Participating Counties: Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: April
Publication Date: Summer
Publisher: Knoxville News Sentinel
Participating States: Tennessee
Participating Counties: Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Roane,
Sevier, Union
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: March
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Participating States: Virginia
Participating Counties: Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Louisa, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, Petersburg, Richmond, Sussex
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Participating States: Georgia
Participating Counties: Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding, Rockdale Walton
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: April
Publication Date: August
Publisher: The Tennessean
Participating States: Tennessee
Participating Counties: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: February
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: Charleston Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly, Greenville Business Magazine
Participating States: South Carolina
Participating Counties: State of South Carolina
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: January
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: Hampton Roads Inside Business
Participating States: Virginia
Participating Counties: Counties: Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Northampton, York
Independent cities of: Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: May
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: Charlotte Magazine
Participating States: North Carolina and South Carolina
Participating Counties: NC: Cabarrus, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Union
SC: Lancaster, York
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: April ’25
Publication Date: Fall ’25
Publisher: The Times-Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate
Participating States: Louisiana
Participating Counties: Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. Tammany, St. John the Baptist
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: January
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: The Commercial Appeal
Participating States: Tennessee
Participating Counties: TN: Tipton, Shelby, Fayette
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: July ’25
Publication Date: February ’25
Publisher: The Florida Times-Union
Participating States: Florida
Participating Counties: Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Nassau, Baker, Putnam
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: August
Publication Date: Winter
Publisher: Herald-Tribune
Participating States: Florida
Participating Counties: Sarasota and Manatee
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: February
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: The Sun Sentinel
Participating States: Florida
Participating Counties: Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: Tampa Bay Times
Participating States: Florida
Participating Counties: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Midwest Region
Publisher: The Indianapolis Star
Participating States: Indiana
Participating Counties: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Rush, Shelby, Tippecanoe, Tipton
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: The Enquirer Media
Participating States: Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
Participating Counties: OH: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Warren | KY: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton,
Pendleton | IN: Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: February
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: The Courier-Journal
Participating States: Kentucky and Indiana
Participating Counties: KY: Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | IN: Clark, Floyd, Harrison
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: May ’25
Publication Date: October ’25
Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Participating States: Missouri and Illinois
Participating Counties: MO: Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Phelps, Pike, Reynolds, St. Charles, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, St. Louis, Warren, Washington, St. Louis City | IL: Bond, Calhoun, Clay, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: March
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: Top Workplaces
Participating States: Kansas and Missouri
Participating Counties: Kansas: Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Linn, Wyandotte | Missouri: Jackson, Bates, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Lafayette, Platte, Ray
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: August ’25
Publication Date: November ’25
Publisher: Journal Sentinel
Participating States: Wisconsin
Participating Counties: Dodge, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com
Participating States: Ohio
Participating Counties: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Wayne
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: February
Publication Date: Late Spring
Participating States: North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas
Participating Counties: All counties in the states above
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: August ’25
Publication Date: January ’25
Publisher: The Chicago Tribune
Participating States: Illinois and Indiana
Participating Counties: IL: Cook, Lake, DuPage, McHenry, Kane and Will
IN: Lake
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 75
Nomination Deadline: April ’25
Publication Date: November ’25
Publisher: Columbus CEO Magazine
Participating States: Ohio
Participating Counties: Franklin, Licking, Union, Fairfield, Delaware, Madison, Pickaway
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: September
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: Wisconsin State Journal, Madison.com
Participating States: Wisconsin
Participating Counties: Dane, Sauk, Columbia, Rock
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: September
Publication Date: Early Spring
Publisher: Des Moines Register
Participating States: Iowa
Participating Counties: State of Iowa
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: March
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: Detroit Free Press
Participating States: Michigan
Participating Counties: State of Michigan
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: May ’25
Publication Date: November ’25
Publisher: Star Tribune
Participating States: Minnesota
Participating Counties: State of Minnesota
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: March
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: the Appleton Post-Crescent, Fond du Lac Reporter, Green Bay Press Gazette, Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Oshkosh Northwestern and Sheboygan Press
Participating States: Wisconsin
Participating Counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marquette, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Sheboygan, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: January ’25
Publication Date: February ’25
Publisher: The Blade
Participating States: Ohio
Participating Counties: Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Wood
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: September
Publication Date: Winter
Southwest Region
Publisher: azcentral
Participating States: Arizona
Participating Counties: State of Arizona
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: January
Publication Date: Summer
Publisher: The Austin American-Statesman
Participating States: Texas
Participating Counties: Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Lee, Hays, Travis, Williamson
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: May ’25
Publication Date: November ’25
Publisher: The Albuquerque Journal
Participating States: New Mexico
Participating Counties: State of New Mexico
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: February
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: The San Antonio Express-News
Participating States: Texas
Participating Counties: Atascosa, Blanco, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Llano, Mason, Medina, Wilson
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: May
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: The Dallas Morning News
Participating States: Texas
Participating Counties: Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Ellis, Rockwall, Kaufman, Wise, Parker, Johnson
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: May
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: Houston Chronicle
Participating States: Texas
Participating Counties: Austin, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Jackson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: May ’25
Publication Date: November ’25
Publisher: The Oklahoman
Participating States: Oklahoma
Participating Counties: State of Oklahoma
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: June ’25
Publication Date: December ’25
Publisher: Tucson Media Partners
Participating States: Arizona
Participating Counties: Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Cochise
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: April
Publication Date: December
Rocky Mountains Region
Publisher: The Denver Post
Participating States: Colorado
Participating Counties: State of Colorado
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: November
Publication Date: Spring
Publisher: Lee Enterprises
Participating States: Montana
Participating Counties: State of Montana
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: December
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: The Salt Lake Tribune
Participating States: Utah
Participating Counties: State of Utah
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: April ’25
Publication Date: Fall ’25
Publisher: Idaho Press
Participating States: Boise and the Treasure Valley
Participating Counties: Ada, Canyon, Gem
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: May
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: The Review-Journal and Business Press
Participating States: Nevada
Participating Counties: State of Nevada
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: January
Publication Date: Late Spring
Pacific Region
Publisher: San Francisco Chronicle
Participating States: California
Participating Counties: Santa Clara, San Jose, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: February
Publication Date: Late Spring
Publisher: The Press-Enterprise
Participating States: California
Participating Counties: Riverside and San Bernardino
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: June ’25
Publication Date: December ’25
Publisher: The Orange County Register
Participating States: California
Participating Counties: Orange County
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: June ’25
Publication Date: December ’25
Publisher: The San Diego Union-Tribune
Participating States: California
Participating Counties: San Diego County
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: June ’25
Publication Date: November ’25
Participating States: Hawaii
Participating Counties: State of Hawaii
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: May ’25
Publication Date: Fall ’25
Publisher: Top Workplaces
Participating States: California
Participating Counties: Los Angeles
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: August ’25
Publication Date: November ’25
Publisher: The Oregonian
Participating States: Oregon and Washington
Participating Counties: State of Oregon
WA: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 35
Nomination Deadline: April
Publication Date: Fall
Publisher: Top Workplaces
Participating States: Washington
Participating Counties: Chelan, Clallam, Douglas, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Whatcom
Minimum Regional Employee Count: 50
Nomination Deadline: August ’25
Publication Date: November ’25