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What’s the best hospital in Maryland? Wealth management provider? Law firm? Everyone has their own opinion – and we want to hear yours. The Daily Record asks readers to rate Maryland-based companies in a variety of categories, announcing them in a comprehensive list each summer.
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2026 Schedule
Nomination Round: May 1 – May 31, 2026
Voting Round: July 1 – July 31, 2026
Winners Announced: Late August 2026
Online Top Winner Reveal: Oct. 5 – Oct. 9, 2026
Event Publication: Oct. 12, 2026
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Video Rollout Reveal
Oct. 5: Education and Health Care
Oct. 6: Finance / Accounting / Insurance Providers
Oct. 7: General Business / Business Services
Oct. 8: Law & Legal Services
Oct. 9: Real Estate and Technology
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Welcome to the prestigious Reader Rankings Awards! This unique event celebrates and recognizes the best our community has to offer through a nomination round, voting round and our annual video rollout revealing the top winners.
Step 1.) Nomination Round – NOMINATIONS OPEN: May 1 – May 31, 2025
• The nomination ballots are online and can be completed from any digital device.
• The community is invited to nominate companies and organizations within each category.
• Nomination ballots are limited to 1 nomination submission per category per day.
• The top 5 organizations with the most nominations from each category will advance on to the voting round.
Step 2.) Voting Round – VOTING OPEN: July 1 – July 31, 2025
• The voting ballots are online and can be completed from any digital device. Voting ballots are set up like multiple choice allowing the community to vote for any of the top five organizations per category.
• Voting ballots are limited to 1 vote submission per category per day.
• The top 3 organizations with the most votes from each category will be announced in August and included in the video rollout reveal and publication in October.
Step 3.) Votes are in – WINNERS ANNOUNCED: EARLY August
• The three winners will be announced in early August and celebrated in October.
• The online video rollout will reveal the Top Winner (out of the three announced) from each category. The winners will also be included in a special publication.
Being a part of the Reader Rankings contest will help your business gain exposure to important new customers, make employee recruitment easier, boost employee morale and recognize you as a leader.
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2024 Reader Rankings winners:
Education
Finance / Accounting / Insurance Providers
General Business / Business Services
Health Care
Law and Legal Services
Real Estate
Technology
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Health Care
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