Crain's New York Business Announces Winners of the 'Best Places to Work in New York...

Crain's New York Business Announces Winners of the 'Best Places to Work in New
York City 2008'

New York's Most Outstanding Employers Featured in November 17 Issue

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Crain's New York Business today announced
the winners of the "Best Places to Work in New York City for 2008"
competition. The 50 finalists represent a diverse range of industries
including architecture, engineering, technology, hospitality and real estate.
A ranking of the top 50 companies appears in this week's Crain's. Lockton
Companies, LLC, an insurance broker, took the coveted first place.

Winners were chosen based on the results of an employee-driven survey
conducted by Crain's New York Business in partnership with Quantum Research.
It is the first study ever conducted to determine the most desirable companies
to work for in New York City.

"Crain's 'Best Places to Work in New York City' represents the most
outstanding employers from throughout our five boroughs, as defined by their
employees," said Jill Kaplan, VP & publisher of Crain's New York Business. "In
these challenging times, this distinguished group of winners can be proud
knowing it was the praise and support of their employees that earned them this
honor."

In addition to a ranking of the top 50 companies, this week's Crain's also
lists the top ten companies in three categories, according to company size:
Small companies, with up to 149 employees; mid-sized companies, with 150 to
499 employees; and large companies, with 500 or more employees.

A sample of 2008 winners includes the Microsoft Corporation, Silverstein
Properties, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Chelsea Piers Sports and
Entertainment Complex and Cushman & Wakefield.

The Top 50 Best Places to Work in New York City for 2008 are:

1. Lockton Companies, LLC
2. Alison Brod Public Relations
3. Village Pourhouse
4. Metis Group, LLC
5. Marcum & Kliegman
6. Microsoft Corporation
7. Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
8. Michael Page International
9. Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
10. Loews Regency Hotel
11. New York Cares
12. Iris
13. Friedman LLP
14. Prestone Printing Company
15. Deutsch Inc
16. Shawmut Design and Construction
17. Bingham McCutchen LLP
18. SeamlessWeb Professional Solutions, LLC
19. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
20. The Concept Farm
21. Silverstein Properties
22. RiskMetrics Group
23. SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc.
24. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
25. Services for the UnderServed, Inc.
26. RAND Engineering & Architecture, PC
27. Andrews Kurth LLP
28. Visiting Nurse Service of New York
29. Undertone Networks
30. Ted Moudis Associates
31. Berdon LLP
32. YAI/Nat'l. Instit. People w/Disabilities Network
33. Logicworks
34. Sam Schwartz Engineering
35. Hunton & Williams LLP
36. Studley, Inc.
37. Anvil NY
38. Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex
39. Cushman & Wakefield
40. Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, LLP
41. ID Media
42. Pryor Cashman LLP
43. Booz & Company
44. HOK
45. Studio Daniel Libeskind
46. Donnelly Mechanical Corp.
47. Weiser LLP
48. Alston + Bird, LLP
49. Amper, Politziner & Mattia
50. The Execu|Search Group, Inc

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