Hundreds of Arizona’s top business leaders descended onto The Venue Scottsdale Thursday for Ranking Arizona’s Best of the Best Bash.

This party tonight is to celebrate the nearly 2,000 companies that are featured in Ranking Arizona,” said Michael Gossie, editor in chief of AZ Big Media, which publishes Ranking Arizona. “You are the innovators. You are the risk takers. You are the drivers of Arizona’s economy. And you are the best at what you do.”

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Special recognition was given to the sponsors — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and The CORE Institute — and a video that showcased the companies’ affiliation with Ranking Arizona was shown.

Five companies were also honored as 2015 Ranking Arizona Hall of Fame inductees. To earn Hall of Fame status, a company has to be ranked No. 1 for 10 years. Joining that elite group of Hall of Fame companies that consistently deliver great services to the state of Arizona are Celebrity Theatre, Chandler Regional Medical Center, Cox Communications Arizona, Form Design Studio Ltd. and Royal Palms Resort & Spa.

Ranking Arizona is the outcome of the largest business opinion poll in Arizona. Rankings are based purely on voters’ opinion. Participants vote based on quality of product, service and who they would recommend doing business with. The responses are then assembled and ranked according to their total number of votes.

To vote for your favorite companies, click here.