Awards
Awards for operating and business excellence
2022
— Forbes – America’s Best Mid-Sized Employers List (ranked 9th)
2021
— ALLY by Pink Petro — Best Energy Workplace
— Pacific Coast Business Times — Central Coast Best Places to Work
2020
— ALLY by Pink Petro — Best Energy Workplace
— Pacific Coast Business Times — Central Coast Best Places to Work
— Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce – Large Business of the Year
— King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture – Business of the Year
2019
— Forbes – America’s Best Mid-Sized Employers List (ranked 13th)
— Experience Energy – Best Energy Workplace
— Best Energy Workplaces awarded by ALLY by Pink Petro
2018
— Forbes – America’s Best Mid-Sized Employers List (ranked 75th)
— Ventura Chamber of Commerce —Large Business of the Year
2017
— Kern Green Awards
— Beautiful Bakersfield – Corporation of the Year
2015
— American Productivity and Quality Council (APQC) – Aera’s Accounts Payable named in Top 10% of companies worldwide, for its work in applying lean manufacturing practices to payables data and system design
2014
— Aera’s Development team earned the AME (Association for Manufacturing Excellence) Award
— Aera was recognized by Process Industry Practices (PIP) for implementing common engineering standards that are aligned with industry best practices
— United Way — Milton M. Teague Award
— United Way Ventura County — Top Corporate Partner
2013
— Project Understanding 2013 Business of the Year
— United Way Ventura County Roy Pinkerton Award
— Kern Green — Overall green award (large business)
This list represents a sampling of awards Aera has received as an organization over the last 10 years. Aera departments, teams, and employees have received many other awards throughout its operating regions.