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More than 300 people attended the 2013 Great Places to Work breakfast, honoring the winning workplaces, at the Mayflower Renaissance Washington hotel on November 22. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Breakfast-goers were greeted by their first look at the December cover and issue. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Among the winning nonprofits was Food & Friends, where benefits include pizza lunches and shortened Fridays. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Jim Dinegar, president and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade—which organized and co-hosted the breakfast—welcomes guests. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Washingtonian publisher Catherine Merrill Williams shares her thoughts on what makes for a winning work culture. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Washingtonian senior editor Sherri Dalphonse, who headed up the Great Places to Work project, talks about how winners were chosen and workplace trends. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Each of the 50 winning companies, nonprofits, and government agencies took home a Washingtonian certificate. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Keynote speaker Dr. Tasha Eurich, author of Bankable Leadership, spoke about how to balance effective leadership and bottom-line results with a culture that keeps employees happy and engaged. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Breakfast attendees enjoying the keynote speech by Dr. Tasha Eurich. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Higher Logic, a winning software start-up in Arlington that rewards employees with generous telecommuting and fully paid health care. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Cassaday & Company, a wealth-management firm, offers such great benefits as profit-sharing and early-release days to beat holiday shopping traffic in Tysons Corner. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Octo Consulting Group in McLean, a 2013 Great Places to Work, offers interesting work and a career coach for employees. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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AOL’s energetic culture features scooters that employees can ride through the halls of its Dulles campus. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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New Editions Consulting, a government contractor, has such perks as parking subsidies and “babymoons” for pregnant staffers. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Renita Corbett, CEO Rashad Moore, and Marco Jacobs of Software Theoretic in McLean. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Defense contractor InCadence Strategic Solutions of Manassas keeps employees happy with free healthy lunches three days a week and gifts such as iPads and spa days. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Brailsford & Dunlavey in DC, a 2013 Great Places to Work, rewards its staff with quarterly bonuses and frequent promotions. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Ilka Cameron, Nancy Adkins, and Aleta Embrey of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Ed Spitzberg, of the Afterschool Alliance, an honorable mention in this year’s Great Places to Work competition. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Employees love the mission of the nonprofit winner Home Builders Institute, which trains youth from underserved communities in the building trades. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.
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Carfax, in Centreville, became the only company to have been named a Great Places to Work six times in a row. Photograph by Doug Van Sant.