June 6, 2025
At a time when workplace well-being is more vital than ever, the 2025 Healthiest Employers of Ohio awards shine a spotlight on organizations that are going above and beyond to support the physical, mental, and emotional health of their employees. From innovative benefits to comprehensive wellness programs, these companies are redefining what it means to care for their workforce.
This year’s rankings highlight the top performers across four size categories—from small and midsize employers to national enterprises with thousands of employees. While each winner’s strategy is uniquely tailored to its culture and workforce, all share a common commitment: building healthier, more engaged, and more resilient teams.
Each of these organizations showcases how thoughtful investment in employee well-being can drive meaningful outcomes—for both people and performance. Read on for full rankings and a deeper look at what makes these wellness champions stand out.
Write ups were conducted on the top winner in each category.
50 to 499 Employees
1st Aimco
Denver
56 Employees
Aimco is dedicated to making real estate investments, primarily focusing on the multifamily sector in select U.S. markets. Its approach emphasizes leveraging human capital to enhance outcomes and create significant value for investors, team members, and local communities. The company aspires to be a best-in-class real estate investor, developer, and portfolio manager, driven by a talented team committed to strong financial results and exceptional corporate citizenship. Aimco concentrates on value-add and opportunistic multifamily investments in key target markets, including South Florida, Denver, and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Aimco offers a range of distinctive and generous employee benefits. A standout feature is its comprehensive parental leave program, providing 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents through birth, adoption, or fostering. The company also promotes community involvement through its Aimco Cares initiative, which includes 15 paid volunteer hours annually per teammate and a yearly volunteer trip to Miami, Florida, in partnership with Camillus House. During this trip, employees participate in activities such as garden cleanups, mock interviews, resume building, and workforce development for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Aimco's benefits package also includes low deductibles—just $250 for families—and extensive family planning support, covering IVF, surrogacy, GLP-1 medications, and more. The company fully covers both short- and long-term disability insurance for all teammates. Additional perks include HSA and FSA options, with a $1,000 annual HSA contribution for families, and a $900 annual wellness fund that can be used for any activity or service that contributes to an employee's well-being.
2nd Colorado Housing and Finance Authority – Denver – 215 Employees
3rd Fransen Pittman General Contractors – Englewood – 156 Employees
4th Syner-G BioPharma Group – Framingham, Massachusetts (Local Office: Boulder) – 357 Employees
500 to 1,499 Employees
1st Garver
Little Rock, Arkansas (Local Office: Englewood)
1,363 Employees
Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned firm providing engineering, planning, and environmental services across sectors such as aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater. The company also offers surveying, advisory services, and construction engineering and inspection. With over 1,300 employees and a place in the top 100 of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms, Garver is known for its people-first culture and innovative, client-focused service. It is consistently recognized by the Zweig Group as one of the best firms to work for.
In 2024, 97.8% of Garver employees earned their Wellness insurance premium discount, matching the rate achieved in 2023. Unlike previous years, Garver did not conduct in-house health screenings in 2024, instead encouraging employees and their spouses to engage with their primary care physicians for screenings. Additionally, average enrollment increased by 11% on a rolling 12-month basis.
Garver’s in-house Wellness Program, established over a decade ago, supports employees in pursuing personalized health goals through direct interaction with the Wellness Team. Over three years beginning in July 2021, 315 continuously enrolled members were identified as financially "at-risk" due to the potential for high healthcare costs. By June 2024, 91 of those individuals had moved to low-risk status—a 29% improvement—resulting in an estimated $625,000 in cost savings.
2nd AIR Communities – Denver – 826 Employees
3rd Altamira Technologies Corporation – McLean, Virginia (Local Office: Centennial) – 509 Employees
4th David Evans and Associates, Inc. – Portland, Oregon (Local Office: Denver) – 1,063 Employees
5th Henderson Engineers – Lenexa, Kansas (Local Office: Denver) – 948 Employees
1,500 to 4,999 Employees
1st Boulder County
Boulder
2,338 Employees
Boulder County serves a diverse population of nearly 300,000 residents, offering forward-thinking open space, sustainability initiatives, and progressive public service programs that support a vibrant, healthy, and active community. Each department and employee plays a role in fulfilling the county’s vision: “As trusted stewards of Boulder County's future, we provide the best in public service.”
Boulder County offers a distinctive and impactful wellness initiative through its team-based, steps-driven challenges on the Personify Health platform. These gamified challenges encourage physical activity, mental well-being, and team connection by allowing participants to sync wearable devices or manually log workouts, which are then converted into steps along a virtual mapped route. Educational content is unlocked throughout the journey, promoting healthy habits and cultural awareness.
Data shows that active participants (averaging 7,000+ steps/day) increase their steps by 20% during challenges, while less active individuals (under 5,000 steps/day) see a 50% increase. Importantly, these elevated activity levels persist for at least four weeks after each challenge, indicating sustained behavior change. With four step challenges held annually, participation continues to rise.
Additional health data supports the program’s effectiveness. In the Health Assessment cohort, 15% of employees reported increased physical activity, and biometric tracking over 16 years shows a reduction of 16 employees with three or more health risk factors in the past year. These outcomes underscore the program’s success in driving long-term health improvements.
2nd Higginbotham – Fort Worth, Texas (Local Office: Colorado Springs) – 3,696 Employees
3rd JE Dunn Construction – Kansas City, Missouri (Local Office: Denver) – 4,481 Employees
4th Jefferson County – Golden – 2,923 Employees
5th Philadelphia Insurance Companies – Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (Local Office: Englewood) – 1,926 Employees
6th Gilbane – Providence, Rhode Island (Local Office: Englewood) – 3,075 Employees
7th CSAA Insurance Group – Walnut Creek, California (Local Office: Colorado Springs) – 3,962 Employees
5,000+ Employees
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1st Shamrock Foods Company
Phoenix, Arizona (Local Office: Commerce City)
6,044 Employees
Shamrock Foods Company is a family-owned and operated business, recognized as a Forbes 100 privately held company. Founded in Tucson in 1922 and now headquartered in Phoenix, Shamrock specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of food and food-related products. Its family of companies includes Shamrock Foods—the largest independent foodservice provider in the West and one of the top five in the U.S.—and Shamrock Farms, one of the nation’s largest family-owned dairies. With over 6,000 associates, the company remains deeply committed to its founding philosophy: treating associates like family.
Shamrock Foods Company fosters a family-like culture rooted in meaningful work, a positive workplace environment, associate well-being, and community engagement. Central to this culture is Shamrock Total Wellbeing, the company’s comprehensive internal wellness program, which supports physical and mental health, financial wellness, lifelong learning, a sense of community, and overall happiness.
A key highlight of the program is the Found Weight Management Program, designed to support associates through a personalized, data-driven approach to health. Through a partnership with Found, associates receive assessments from board-certified clinicians specializing in weight management, along with access to psychologists, certified health coaches, a lifestyle app, an AI-powered assistant, and a supportive peer community.
The program addresses underlying health concerns linked to weight, such as diabetes, PCOS, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Its impact is evident: 92% of users return to the program, 93% report high satisfaction, and participants have collectively lost 1,904 pounds. This initiative empowers associates to take control of their health with confidence and individualized support, reinforcing Shamrock’s commitment to whole-person well-being.
2nd Genuine McCarthy Enterprises – St. Louis, Missouri (Local Office: Denver) – 7,925 Employees
3rd U-Haul International – Phoenix, Arizona (Multiple Local Offices) – 16,477 Employees
4th CBIZ – Cleveland, Ohio (Local Office: Denver) – 10,396 Employees
5th Children's Hospital Colorado – Aurora – 9,600 Employees
6th Empower – Greenwood Village – 10,180 Employees
7th Burns & McDonnell – Kansas City, Missouri (Local Office: Centennial) – 10,417 Employees
8th CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc – Fairfax, Virginia (Local Office: Greenwood Village) – 15,168 Employees
9th Terracon – Olathe, Kansas (Local Office: Wheat Ridge) – 6,710 Employees
