By Jen Wilson – Associate Editor/Print, Charlotte Business Journal
The time has come once again for the Charlotte Business Journal‘s Best Places to Work program.
That program recognizes companies that have benefits, policies and practices in place that are among the area’s best, based on employee surveys. Learn more in this recap of last year’s Best Places to Work feature.
A high-energy and entertaining awards event will be held Nov. 1, where we’ll reveal rankings in three size categories.
In the meantime, finalists are participating in a social-media challenge aimed at highlighting what makes them a great workplace. Follow @CBJEvents onTwitter to see photos as they come in — and even if your company didn’t participate in BPTW this year, this is a way to join in the fun. Simply post photos to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtags #CoolestCoworkers and #BPTWCLT

Congratulations to our 2017 honorees:
Accrue Partners
AddShoppers
Aerotek
Allied Staff Augmentation Partners Inc.
Ally Financial
Barringer Construction
Basware Inc.
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
Brooksource
Carolina Office Solutions
CCS Construction Staffing
CGR Creative
Classica Homes
Clean Juice
CliftonLarsonAllen
Corps Team
CPI Security
Diamond Electronics Inc
.DPR Construction
Elements Brands
Elevation Church
EY
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm
HarkerDoerre
Hire Dynamics
Home Point Financial
Huber Engineered Woods LLC
iHeartMedia
Intelligent Buildings
J.D. Goodrum Co.
J.M. Cope Construction
Jabian Consulting
JE Dunn Construction
Kavaliro
Kingsmen Software
LendingTree
Little Otter Swim School
MapAnything
Mattamy Homes
McAdams
McKenney’s
Mindseeker
Northwestern Mutual
Passport
Phase 3 Marketing & Communications
PrecisionLender
Q Works Group
Quicken Loans Inc.
Red Ventures
Remi
Samet Corp.
Search Solution Group
Shea Homes Active Lifestyle Communities
SignUpGenius
Skookum
starrdesign
Syntelli Solutions Inc.
TalentBridge
The Crypton Cos.
Torrent Consulting
TowneBank Mortgage
Townsquare Interactive
Tresata
Wharton-Smith Inc. Construction Group
Wheelhouse Media
Windsor Run
Wyndham Capital Mortgage