2025 Timeline

Best Places to Work in New Orleans
Timeline
Registration Deadline / Enhancement Deadline
Jul 9, 2025
The Primary Contact will receive an email and further instruction from [email protected] immediately following registration.
Companies choosing to withdraw from the process may do so by this date without incurring a withdrawal fee by contacting [email protected]. After this date, a withdrawal fee and all applicable enhancement fees will apply in accordance with the terms and conditions agreed to at registration.
Deadline to submit all employee survey enhancement requests, request alternate language surveys and request to survey additional employees.
Portal Sent
Jul 15, 2025
A Web link for the Employee Upload Portal is sent to the Primary Contact to upload employee email addresses for survey distribution. Organizations that need access codes will also request them via this portal.
Employer Questionnaire Sent
Jul 17, 2025
A Web link for the BCG Employer Questionnaire (EQ) will be sent to the Primary Contact at each of the registered companies.
Portal Deadline
Jul 18, 2025
Deadline to submit employee email addresses to BCG via the Employee Upload Portal. This is also the deadline to request any access codes for employees without company email addresses.
Employer Questionnaire Deadline
Aug 1, 2025
Completed Employer Questionnaires (EQs) are due.
IT Test
Aug 7, 2025
A sample of the employee survey invitation will be sent to the Primary Contact as well as the IT contact. This sample is for testing purposes only.
Employee Surveys Sent
Aug 12, 2025
Online Employee Engagement & Satisfaction Surveys are sent via email from [email protected] with subject line of "Best Places to Work in New Orleans Employee Survey."
Reminders will follow on August 14, 19, 21 & 26 for those who have not completed the survey.
Access codes for employees without email will be sent to the Primary Contact shortly before the survey launch.
Employee Survey Deadline
Aug 26, 2025
Completed Employee Surveys are due.
Notifications Sent to Participants
September 2025
BCG prepares and issues notification letters to the Primary Contact at the registered companies.
Access to BCG EnGauge Dashboard Sent
October 2, 2025
Access to BCG EnGauge Dashboard will be sent via email to the Primary Contacts at the participating organizations.
Publication
The winners will be profiled editorially in the December 15 issue of the New Orleans CityBusiness.
The list will be announced through the New Orleans City Business daily newsletter, which you may sign up for here: https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/e-mail-alerts/.
The embargo date is December 15, 2025.

