Nearly 500 people gathered at the Caribe Royale Resort on Friday for the Orlando Sentinel’s 2023 Top Workplaces celebration.

This year, a record 116 Central Florida companies were recognized for being top workplaces, having received the highest scores from a survey of their employees conducted by Energage, the Orlando Sentinel’s Top Workplaces partner.

Hyatt Hotels was the winner in the large business category, for local companies with more than 500 employees. Read more about them here.

Taylor Morrison Home Funding was the winner in the the midsize business category, for local companies with 150 to 499 employees. Read more about them here.

And Assured Information Technology (AIT) Engineering was the winner in the small business category, for companies with with up to 149 employees. Read more about them here.

Special awards were also presented for leadership and other categories, based on standout scores from employee responses to specific survey statements. Read more about them here.

Bob Helbig, media partnerships director for Energage, attended the event and explained the process for selecting Top Workplaces. Read more about the selection process here.

For a full list of all the award winners and photos from the event, please click here.