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Blue Named One of Kentucky’s Best Places to Work for 15th Year

 

CARMEL, Ind. (March 16, 2026) – Blue & Co., LLC is honored to be named among the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for 2026 by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management, and CHI Saint Joseph Health. This is the 15th year Blue & Co. has made the list.

“Being named a Best Place to Work for fifteen years is testament to our firm’s incredible culture that has sustained the test of time. This culture allows our team members to better serve their clients, families, and friends. I’m proud that our firm values of ‘Responsive, Caring Advocates’ can be seen throughout Blue,” said Brad Shaw, Managing Director at Blue & Co.

Best Places to Work in Kentucky is a program that utilizes employee surveys to determine the best employers in the state. The major benefits of the program include heightened company pride, public relations, and marketing advantages, and a thorough employee feedback report.

“Fifteen years of this designation is an excellent indicator that Blue & Co.’s commitment to our people creates a positive work environment,” said Chad Pfeifer, Chief People Officer at Blue & Co. “We work to sustain and improve our culture continually at Blue so that our people feel valued and supported as our firm grows.”

The Best Places to Work in Kentucky program was designed to identify, recognize, and honor those companies with the leading workplace cultures in the state. The list is comprised of 100 companies in three categories: small companies (15-149 employees), medium companies (150-499 employees), and large companies (500 or more employees).

Rankings of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky companies will be announced during an awards ceremony on Thursday, June 18, 2026. For more information regarding the Best Places to Work program, visit bestplacestoworkkentucky.com.

About Blue and Co.

Founded in 1970, Blue & Co., LLC is an independent accounting and advisory firm with more than 600 people in 17 offices across Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, and Texas. Blue’s public accounting expertise includes the practice areas of assurance, tax compliance and consulting, healthcare consulting, benefit plan services, valuation and litigation support, and client accounting services. Its industry specializations include healthcare, construction, nonprofit, manufacturing & distribution, technology, financial services organizations, and agribusiness.

For more information, please visit www.blueandco.com.

 

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