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91´«Ã½ Honored as One of St. Louis’ Best Places to Work
This article originally appeared in The St. Louis Business Journal:
Category: Big (250 to 749 employees)
What it does
91´«Ã½ is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations across North America to build their most important and challenging projects.
No. of employees
583
Annual revenue
$4.5 billion
Top local executive
Greg Hesser, executive chairman (91´«Ã½ Corp.)
Are you hiring?
Yes, 91´«Ã½ is actively hiring to support growth, particularly in skilled trades and project management.
Why is your company a Best Place to Work?
Our employees consider 91´«Ã½ a “Best Place to Work” because of our strong culture of care for employees, clients, and community, combined with a total rewards package that includes annual bonuses, generous PTO, and profit-sharing that builds long-term financial security. 91´«Ã½ prioritizes employee well-being by offering programs that enhance mental wellness and safety and provide comprehensive career professional development opportunities that ensure our employees have access to the resources that help them grow.
How does your company celebrate success?
We celebrate success by recognizing both team and individual contributions in meaningful ways. From project milestones and topping-out ceremonies to companywide recognition programs and profit-sharing distributions, we ensure employees see the direct impact of their work. We also bring teams together through events, safety week, construction inclusion week, and women in construction week activities and employee appreciation initiatives that reinforce our culture of collaboration and shared achievement. Whether it’s celebrating a project win or a personal milestone, recognition is embedded in how we operate every day.
What are you doing to increase retention?
Retention at 91´«Ã½ starts with creating meaningful, long-term career pathways. We invest in our people through structured training programs that provide ongoing professional development that supports growth at every stage. An example is 91´«Ã½ Career Training — a year-long, immersive program that gives early-career employees hands-on experience across key business functions and direct access to company leadership. We also prioritize total well-being by offering strong benefits, mental health resources, and a culture where employees feel valued and included. Our employee resource groups are key to strengthening engagement and belonging across the organization. A new benefit we rolled out this year is our Travel+ program, designed to support employees who go where the work is. This program recognizes the unique demands of travel assignments by offering a monthly home services stipend, additional paid time off tied to the length of travel assignments, and long-term financial incentives through an accrued salary uplift that grows over time. These benefits help employees maintain balance at home, recharge after extended assignments, and build greater financial security. Combined with our industry-leading profit-sharing program, these efforts align individual success with company performance. By investing in career growth, financial security and innovative benefits like Travel+, we create an environment where employees choose to stay and thrive.
What are the most popular perks you offer?
Annual bonus and profit-sharing program (with a 15% match of base salary for over five years); comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, retirement plans); gym reimbursement; on-site cafe with $2, chef-prepared meals; mental health and wellness support programs, including access to counselors and mental health providers.
Your workplace anthem:
Come Together – Beatles
