State Earns Eleventh Consecutive Best Places to Work Honor, Ranking No. 4
State has been recognized as a Best Places to Work in Collections for the 11th consecutive year. This prestigious award is sponsored by ACA International and administered by the Best Companies Group. The company earned a No. 4 ranking in the Large Employer 2026 awards, continuing a multi-year track record of top-tier workplace recognition.
“We are honored to be recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Collections for the 11th consecutive year, an achievement made especially meaningful because it is based on feedback from our team members,” said Tim Haag, State’s president and chief executive officer. “This recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to listening to our team, growing together, and living our core values of integrity, respect, excellence, enthusiasm, innovation and FUN every day. We are grateful to our employees for helping make State a place where people can thrive.”
Companies from across the U.S. entered the rigorous two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Collections. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration, survey, and analysis process and determined the final rankings.