Cassaday & Company, Inc. has been named a 2025 Best Place to Work in Virginia for the 14th year in a row. 

Marketing Award Disclosure: The 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia is awarded by Virginia Business. Cassaday did not compensate Virginia Business for this award.  

Created by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group, this annual award program identifies, recognizes, and honors the top places of employment throughout the state of Virginia. 

The 147 companies identified this year are broken down into small (15 – 99 U.S. employees), medium (100 – 249 U.S. employees), and large (250 or more U.S. employees) employer categories. 

Those recognized were assessed on 8 focus areas: 

• Leadership and Planning 
• Corporate Culture and Communications 
• Role Satisfaction 
• Work Environment 
• Relationship with Supervisor 
• Training, Development and Resources 
• Pay and Benefits 
• Overall Engagement 

Cassaday is honored to receive recognition and attributes this success to our employees. Our firm was founded with the guiding objective to create a workplace that would attract and retain the top talent in our industry and to ensure the professionals we employ think like owners. In doing so and understanding our employees are our greatest resource, we have been able to reduce turnover and create continuity of service for clients. 

We take pride in the ability to hire outstanding people with innate skills that cannot be taught and build positions around them. Beyond that, we are proud of our self-reliant, top performing team who take initiative and pride in their work. This combination of superior skills and an open, nurturing environment encourages personal growth, a sense of purpose, and fulfillment, which has led to outstanding outcomes for our firm and clients. 

Award History & Ranking Criteria 

Virginia Business began their Best Places to Work award program in 2011. Cassaday & Company, Inc. made its first appearance on this list in 2012 and has made this list each year since. Virginia Business has recognized Cassaday & Company, Inc. as a multi-year winner, highlighting their 14-year tenure on the ranking. 

In 2019, Cassaday & Company, Inc. was recognized as the #1 Best Place to Work on the small company list. 

To be eligible to participate in the Best Places to work in Virginia survey and awards program, businesses must meet the following requirements: 

• Be a publicly or privately held business
• Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity 
• Have a facility in Virginia 
• Have a minimum of 15 full-time or part-time employees working in Virginia 
• Must be in business a minimum of one year 

There is a two-part survey process worth 25%/75% respectively. Part one examines workplace policies, practices, benefits and demographics, and part two surveys employee engagement and satisfaction, with combined scores determining the top companies and final rankings. Best Companies Group manages the overall registration, evaluation, and selection process. No fee is paid to participate. 

For more about this award, visit bestplacestoworkva.com. 

Award Disclosure:

Virginia Business – Best Places to Work (2012-2025) – To be considered for participation in Best Places to Work list created by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements: be a for-profit or not-for-profit business or government entity, be a publicly or privately held business, have a facility in the state of Virginia, have at least 15 employees working in Virginia and have been in business a minimum of 1 year. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration, survey and analysis process and determined the final rankings. Cassaday & Co. did not pay a fee to be included. For more information on the Best Places to Work in Virginia program, visit www.bestplacestowork.com.