2005 Winners Ranked Within the North Central Region
For the 12th consecutive year, Computerworld conducted a survey to identify the 100 Best Places to Work for IT professionals.
In November 2004, Computerworld accepted nominations. To qualify to complete the company survey, participating companies, both public and private, had to have 2004 revenue of $250 million or greater and they had to employ a minimum of 500 people in the U.S. and have at least 100 IT employees in the U.S. Participants submitting nominations were asked to provide the name and contact information of an appropriate individual at their company who was familiar with or had access to employment statistics and financial data, as well as information about benefits policies and programs for the IT department and the company as a whole. Click here to view a detailed methodology.
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Percentage of IT staff who are women
Percentage of IT staff who are minorities
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| Rank In This Category | Employer | National Rank | Region |
| 1 | Quicken Loans Inc. Livonia, Mich. | 1 | North Central |
| 2 | American Century Investments Kansas City, Mo. | 4 | North Central |
| 3 | Securian Financial Group Inc. St. Paul, Minn. | 7 | North Central |
| 4 | Grant Thornton LLP Chicago | 18 | North Central |
| 5 | Health Care Service Corp. Chicago | 21 | North Central |
| 6 | General Mills Inc. Minneapolis | 28 | North Central |
| 7 | American Family Insurance Group Madison, Wis. | 30 | North Central |
| 8 | Ford Motor Co. Dearborn, Mich. | 32 | North Central |
| 9 | Ohio Savings Bank Cleveland | 33 | North Central |
| 10 | Mount Carmel Health System Columbus, Ohio | 35 | North Central |
| 11 | Principal Financial Group Inc. Des Moines | 37 | North Central |
| 12 | CDW Corporation Vernon Hills, Ill. | 39 | North Central |
| 13 | LexisNexis Group Miamisburg, Ohio | 44 | North Central |
| 14 | National Information Solutions Cooperative Inc. Mandan, N.D. | 45 | North Central |
| 15 | Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Chicago | 46 | North Central |
| 16 | Cerner Corp. Kansas City, Mo. | 48 | North Central |
| 17 | Allstate Insurance Co. Northbrook, Ill. | 49 | North Central |
| 18 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. Columbus, Ohio | 53 | North Central |
| 19 | Discover Financial Services Inc. Riverwoods, Ill. | 55 | North Central |
| 20 | West, a Thomson business Eagan, Minn. | 58 | North Central |
| 21 | Schneider National Inc. Green Bay, Wis. | 61 | North Central |
| 22 | Caterpillar Inc. Peoria, Ill. | 62 | North Central |
| 23 | Northern Trust Corp. Chicago | 63 | North Central |
| 24 | International Truck and Engine Corp. Warrenville, Ill. | 67 | North Central |
| 25 | Comerica Inc Auburn Hills, Mich. | 69 | North Central |
| 26 | Carlson Cos. Minnetonka, Minn. | 70 | North Central |
| 27 | National City Corp. Cleveland | 74 | North Central |
| 28 | Edward D. Jones & Co. St. Louis | 75 | North Central |
| 29 | HSBC North America Holdings Inc. Prospect Heights, Ill. | 76 | North Central |
| 30 | DTE Energy Co. Detroit | 81 | North Central |
| 31 | DaimlerChrysler AG Auburn Hills, Mich. | 82 | North Central |
| 32 | Hewitt Associates LLC Lincolnshire, Ill. | 83 | North Central |
| 33 | Aquila Inc. Kansas City, Mo. | 84 | North Central |
| 34 | CNA Financial Corp. Chicago | 87 | North Central |
SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com | |||