2024’s Finance & Commerce Reader Rankings Final Winners

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

BEST 1031 Exchange Experts

1 — First American Title

2 — CPEC1031, LLC – Commercial Partners Exchange Company

3 — Cushman & Wakefield

BEST Appraisal Companies

1 — CBRE

2 — Diversified Real Estate Services

3 — Minnesota Real Estate Appraisal Services

BEST Commercial Leasing Company

1 — Cushman & Wakefield

1 — Kraus-Anderson

2 — JLL

3 — CBRE

BEST Commercial Property Manager

1 — Whitecap Management (Doran Companies)

2 — CBRE

3 — The Doran Group

BEST Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

1 — Cushman & Wakefield

2 — CBRE

3 — RE/MAX Results Commercial Group

BEST Commercial Valuation

1 — CBRE

2 — Shenehon Company

3 — Minnesota Real Estate Appraisal Services

BEST Tenant Representation

1 — CBRE

2 — Cushman & Wakefield

3 — JLL

BEST Title Companies

1 — First American Title

2 — Guaranty Commercial Title

3 — Land Title

 

CONSTRUCTION

BEST Architect

1 — Doran Companies

2 — Kaas Wilson Architects

3 — ESG

BEST Commercial Real Estate Developer

1 — Doran Companies

2 — Sherman Associates, Inc.

3 — Ryan Companies US, Inc.

BEST Concrete Company

1 — Northland Concrete and Masonry Co.

2 — Ryan Companies US, Inc.

3 — North Country Concrete Inc.

Best Concrete Supplier

1 — Cemstone

2 — Aggregate Industries

3 — Marshall Concrete Products Inc.

BEST Construction/Real Estate Law Firm

1 — Winthrop & Weinstine

2 — Bassford Remele

3 — Kubes Law Office

BEST Contractor – under $250 million

1 — Loeffler Construction & Consulting

2 — Gardner Builders

3 — R.J. Ryan Construction, Inc.

BEST Electrical Contractor

1 — Collins Electrical Construction Co.

2 — Egan Company

3 — Hunt Electric Corporation

BEST Engineer – Civil – Earthwork – Utilities – Infrastructure – Remediation

1 — Braun Intertec

2 — Loucks

3 — BKBM Engineers

3 — Bolton & Menk, Inc.

BEST Engineer – Mechanical – Structural – Electrical

1 — BKBM Engineers

2 — Alliant Engineering, Inc.

3 — Emanuelson-Podas, Inc.

BEST Equipment Rental

1 — United Rentals, Inc.

2 — Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.

3 — Ziegler CAT

BEST Fabrication Company

1 — Fabcon Precast

2 — M.G. McGrath, Inc.

3 — JL Schwieters Construction

3 — RTL Construction

BEST Large Contractor – Over $250 million

1 — Doran Companies

2 — Kraus-Anderson

3 — Ryan Companies US, Inc.

BEST Landscape Design Company

1 — Midwest Landscapes

2 — Margolis Company

3 — Cuningham Group Architecture Inc.

3 — Ground One

3 — KG Landscape

BEST Materials Supplier

1 — JL Schwieters Construction

2 — Shaw Stewart

2 — Siwek Lumber

3 — Diamond Vogel

3 — Menards

3 — Metzger Building Materials

BEST Painting Company

1 — Swanson & Youngdale Inc.

2 — Superior Painting & Decorating Inc.

3 — 360 Wall Systems

3 — Finishing Touch Plus (FTP)

3 — Hokr Painting

BEST Paving

1 — Northland Paving

2 — Metro Paving Inc.

3 — Minnesota Roadways Co.

3 — Minnesota Roadways Co.

BEST Plumbing Company

1 — Dean’s Professional

1 — Jberd

2 — Schadegg Mechanical Inc.

2 — Wenzel Plumbing Heating Cooling

3 — Egan Company

BEST Roofing Contractor

1 — Central Roofing Company

2 — Berwald Roofing Company

3 — Kaufman Roofing

BEST Windows and Glazing

1 — Andersen Windows

2 — Brin Glass

3 — Pella Windows

3 — KG Landscape

 

LEGAL SERVICES

BEST ADR Company

1 — Benchmark National ADR, LLC

2 — Gilbert Mediation Center, Ltd.

3 — Conflict Resolution Center (Minneapolis)

BEST ADR Individual Mediator

1 — Cara Lee Neville

2 — James H. Gilbert

3 — Phil Carruthers

3 — Tim Cook

BEST Claims Administration

1 — American Risk Services

2 — Rust Consulting, Inc.

3 — Heffler Claims Group

BEST Class Action Claims Administration Services

1 — JND Legal Administration

2 — FTI Consulting, Inc.

3 — Heffler Claims Group

3 — Rust Consulting, Inc.

BEST Court Reporter and Deposition Service

1 — Lexitas

2 — National Court Reporters

2 — Veritext, LLC

3 — Depo International

BEST Deposition Video Provider

1 — Lexitas

2 — Veritext, LLC

3 — Discovery Litigation Services

3 — On The Record

BEST Digital Forensics

1 — ArcherHall

2 — Carney Forensics

3 — Digital Forensics Corp.

BEST Docketing and Calendaring Software

1 — MyCase

2 — Thomson Reuters Elite

3 — BEC Legal Systems

BEST E-Discovery

1 — ArcherHall

2 — DISCO

3 — NightOwl Discovery

BEST Expert Witness

1 — JurisPro

2 — Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services

3 — The TASA Group

BEST Expert Witness Financial

1 — Baker Tilly US, LLP

2 — Wipfli LLP

3 — Financial Advisors LLC

3 — Hunter Advisors, PLLC

BEST Forensic Accounting

1 — Ernst & Young LLP

2 — Eide Bailly LLP

3 — RSM US LLP

3 — Wipfli LLP

BEST Jury Consultant

1 — The Advocates

2 — NJP Litigation Consulting

3 — JuryThink LLC

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 Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company

2 — Lawyers Insurance Group

3 — Hays Companies

BEST Legal Outplacement and Career Transition Provider

1 — Career Partners International

2 — Roy S. Ginsburg, J.D. Strategic Advisor to Lawyers and Law Firms

3 — Reaction Search International

BEST Legal Staffing

1 — Robert Half Legal

2 — Sand Search Partners, Ltd.

3 — Special Counsel

BEST Litigation Consulting Firm

1 — ArcherHall

2 — JuryScope, Inc.

3 — NJP Litigation Consulting

BEST Litigation Valuation

1 — Bassford Remele

2 — Anthony Ostlund Louwagie Dressen Boylan P.A.

3 — Baker Tilly US, LLP

BEST Non-Association Continuing Legal Education Provider

1 — Mitchell Hamline School of Law

2 — Minnesota County Attorneys Association

3 — ArcherHall

BEST Online Research Provider

1 — LexisNexis

2 — Thomson Reuters

3 — Casemaker

3 — Fastcase Inc.

BEST Paralegal Program in the MN

1 — Hamline University

2 — North Hennepin Community College

3 — Minnesota State University, Moorhead

BEST Practice Management Software

1 — MyCase

2 — PracticePanther

3 — ProLaw

BEST Private Investigator

1 — Andrew P. Miklesh

1 — Gilbertson Investigations

2 — Private Eye Security

3 — Envista Forensics

BEST Process Server

1 — Metro Legal Services

2 — Twin City Processing

3 — Platinum Process Serving & Investigation

BEST Tables of Authority Software

1 — Thomson Reuters

2 — LexisNexis

3 — Wordperfect

BEST Time and Billing Solutions

1 — MyCase

2 — Clio

2 — Coyote

2 — TimeSolv

3 — Minute 7

3 — NetDocuments

BEST Translation Services

1 — Global Translation

2 — Minnesota Translations

3 — Lynne Krenz, Stillwater

BEST Trust Administration

1 — Alerus Financial

2 — Thrivent Financial

3 — Northern Trust

3 — U.S. Trust

 

BUSINESS SERVICES

BEST Accounting Firm

1 — Baker Tilly US, LLP

2 — Mahoney

3 — Boulay

3 — Eide Bailly LLP

BEST Business Bank

1 — Alerus Financial

2 — Bridgewater Bank

3 — Bremer Bank

BEST Business Broker

1 — Sunbelt Business Advisors

2 — Calhoun Business Brokers

3 — HSC Business Brokers

3 — True North Mergers & Acquisitions

BEST Commercial Mortgage Lender

1 — Alerus

2 — Bridgewater Bank

3 — Bell Bank

BEST Courier and Messenger Service

1 — Metro Legal Services

2 — On Time Delivery

3 — Platinum Courier

BEST Data Recovery Service

1 — Atomic Data

1 — OnTrack

2 — Chipheads

BEST Digital Security Company / Information Security (Cyber)

1 — Loffler Companies, Inc.

2 — Code42

3 — Atomic Data

BEST Document Destruction

1 — Shred-it

2 — Iron Mountain

3 — Shred Right

BEST Document Management

1 — ArcherHall

2 — Loffler Companies, Inc.

3 — SideKick, Inc.

BEST Executive Search Firms

1 — Robert Half

2 — SkyWater Search Partners Inc.

3 — Lyman Executive Search

BEST Insurance Brokerage

1 — Alerus Financial

2 — Kraus-Anderson Insurance

3 — North Risk Partners

BEST IT Outsourcing Provider

1 — Deloitte

2 — IBM

3 — Emerson Technology

BEST Office Equipment

1 — Loffler Companies

2 — Fluid

3 — Podany’s

BEST Office Interiors

1 — BDH

2 — DLR

2 — Fluid Interiors

3 — Adolfson & Peterson, Inc.

3 — Business Essentials

3 — Ryan A+E, Inc.

3 — Studio BV

BEST Office Supplies

1 — Staples

2 — Office Depot

3 — General Office Products

3 — Innovative Office Supplies

3 — Loffler Companies

BEST Printer

1 — Loffler Companies

2 — FedEx

2 — MetroSales

3 — ARC Document Solutions, LLC

3 — Bachman Printing

BEST Public Relations Firm

1 — Media Minefield

2 — Carmichael Lynch Relate

2 — Words At Work

3 — Beehive

3 — Evans Larson

3 — Goff Public

3 — Kohnstamm Communications

3 — LEVEL Brand, LLC

3 — Linnihan Foy Advertising

3 — Maccabee Public Relations

3 — Nemer Fieger

3 — Weber Shandwick

BEST MBA Program

1 — Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

2 — Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas

3 — St. Cloud State University

BEST Small Business Banking

1 — Alerus Financial

2 — Bridgewater Bank

3 — Bremer Bank

BEST Staffing Agency

1 — Robert Half OfficeTeam

2 — Express Employment Professionals

3 — Salo

BEST Tech Recycling & Disposal

1 — Atomic Recycling LLC

2 — Best Buy

3 — Repowered (formerly Tech Dump)

3 — Twin Cities Computer Recycling

BEST Wealth Management

1 — Alerus Wealth Management

2 — RBC Wealth Management

3 — Thrivent

BEST Web Development

1 — Nerdery

2 — Rocket 55

3 — Clockwork

BEER & WINE

BEST Local Brewery

1 — Dangerous Man Brewing

2 — Bent Paddle Brewing Company

3 — Surly Brewing Co.

BEST Local Winery

1 — Saint Croix Vineyards

2 — Winehaven Winery

3 — Schram Winery