Fifty companies, including Stratosphere Networks, were finalists for the Tech Top 10. A community vote was held on hiredMYway.com's Facebook page to narrow the finalists down to the top 10 Illinois-based tech companies. As the top company, Stratosphere Networks receives a full company feature on hiredMYway.com, Crain's Chicago Business Job Front, CBS Chicago Job Desk and a party hosted by hiredMYway.com.

"As a predominately service-based company, our team of IT experts is the key to our success. Due to their integral role, we continue to make investments into the growth of our team members and our overall corporate culture," said Steve Melchiorre and Kevin Rubin, Managing Partners at Stratosphere Networks. "We are thrilled to be the #1 tech company to work for in all of Illinois by HiredMyWay.com's Tech Top 10."

The community vote, which ran from August 13 through August 26, ended hiredMYway.com's inaugural Tech Top 10 ranking that began in June by collecting nominations at Techweek Chicago.

"It was exciting to see such an overwhelming response in Tech Top 10's first year. We received more than 1,660 votes between the 50 companies that made it to the finals," said Matt Mosher, CEO of hiredMYway.com. "On behalf of everyone at hiredMYway.com, I want to congratulate Stratosphere Networks. Now that we are established in Chicago, we look forward to following the successes of all the Tech Top 10 companies."