{"id":320785,"date":"2026-06-03T11:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/320785\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:37:07","slug":"22-d-fw-companies-lead-texas-on-inc-s-best-workplaces-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/320785\/","title":{"rendered":"22 D-FW companies lead Texas on Inc.’s ‘best workplaces’ list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workers seem to be in good hands in Dallas-Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

The D-FW region netted 22 companies on Inc.\u2019s 2026 Best Workplaces<\/a> list, which combines information on benefits, pay and management with employee feedback to rate the overall work environment at businesses around the country. Inc. published the list on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The region notched the most honorees of any other major Texas metro area. It was followed by Austin with 17 businesses on the list.<\/p>\n

In total, the Lone Star State accounted for 45 of the 507 companies recognized.<\/p>\n

The D-FW companies that were recognized provide a wide range of services, from hospitality and wellness to marketing and financial management.<\/p>\n

Data center operator DataBank<\/a> was one of the six Dallas businesses to make the cut. CEO Raul Martynek attributed the company\u2019s success to \u201ctreating culture as a competitive advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, we gave our team ownership stake through our Employee Ownership Program, making every single DataBank employee a part-owner of the company,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cThis recognition demonstrates that when you give the people working day in and day out a real stake in the game, they take ultimate accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Limetree, a behavioral science-led marketing agency also based in Dallas, touted its 96.2 overall score and 100% favorable ratings on metrics such as feeling inspired by the work and trust in senior leadership. This is the firm\u2019s third consecutive year on the best workplaces list.<\/p>\n

\u201cSustained growth becomes possible when you build a company people believe in,\u201d Limetree founder and president Tom Rouse said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Valor, an asset management company based in Fort Worth that specializes in minerals, oil and gas, was also on the list. CEO and co-founder Joseph DeWoody celebrated the \u201cincredible honor\u201d in a statement<\/a>, saying that the \u201cnational recognition reflects the culture our team has built together and the dedication of the people who make Valor such a meaningful and rewarding place to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Companies that receive the distinction must have applied and met several eligibility criteria: be independent and U.S.-based, have at least five permanent employees, have been in business at least two years and have total annual revenue less than $1 billion.<\/p>\n

They engage in a two-step review process overseen by Inc.\u2019s partner, Quantum Workplace, which polls applicants on their benefit programs then surveys employees to see if the companies\u2019 claims hold up. Businesses must meet a minimum score on both the benefits audit and the employee survey to be added to the list.<\/p>\n

See the full list of Dallas-Fort Worth companies that received the distinction:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Workers seem to be in good hands in Dallas-Fort Worth. The D-FW region netted 22 companies on Inc.\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-320785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}