U.S. Bank — which has three Redmond locations — has been named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington’s Best Workplaces for 2013.

The Puget Sound Business Journal identifies and celebrates the state’s best workplaces through employee surveys. The rankings in Washington’s Best Workplaces are based on employee opinions about company leadership, career growth and development, pay and benefits, recognition and other factors.

“It is a great honor to be recognized as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces,” said Chris Heman, president of U.S. Bank in Washington state. “U.S. Bank is committed to creating a workplace where employees are fully engaged in serving our customers and communities, which helps improve the quality of life for everyone.”

The survey was administered, and information collected and analyzed by Quantum Workplace, which manages Best Places to Work in partnership with American City Business Journals and various other organizations, such as associations, chambers of commerce and corporate sponsors. This year, 334 companies were nominated and 85 companies were named finalists in all categories.

To qualify for Washington’s Best Workplaces, companies must be at least 4 years old and have a minimum of 10 full-time employees in Washington.

U.S. Bank operates 185 branches and employs more than 2,400 people in Washington. Statewide, U.S. Bank provided more than $2.4 million in contributions to the community last year and is the proud sponsor of many organizations and events throughout Washington.