Helm Group has been named a 2026 Chicago Tribune Top Workplace. Last year was our first time on the list, and this year our employees put us there again.

The award doesn’t come from a nomination or a judging panel. It comes from a confidential survey that asks employees how they really feel about their work.

That matters to us. Helm has always believed that if you take care of your people, they’ll take care of the work. Hearing that it’s paying off, straight from our employees, means a lot.

“I’m proud of this one because it comes from our team,” said Brian Helm, CEO of Helm Group. “Thank you to everyone who makes Helm a good place to work.”

Helm is a family-owned construction and engineering company founded in 1946 in Freeport, Illinois.

We are People Building Value.