DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Workiva (NYSE:WK), creator of the Wdesk cloud-based productivity platform for enterprises, announced today that it has been named Technology Company of the Year and Top Growth Company of the Year at the Technology Association of Iowa's eleventh annual Prometheus Awards ceremony held here on April 14, 2016.
"It is an honor to be recognized again by the Technology Association of Iowa," said Matt Rizai, Chairman and CEO of Workiva. "Iowa has the necessary resources and support systems that allow us to continue to scale Workiva at a fast pace."
The Prometheus Awards are Iowa's largest and most prestigious distinction that recognizes innovative companies and individuals in the state's $11 billion high-tech industry, which accounts for 8.8 percent of the state's GDP and employs over 76,000 workers.
Since 2011, Workiva, which is based in Ames, Iowa, has won 11 Prometheus Awards: five in the category of Software Company of the Year and five in the Technology Company of the Year (Large Enterprise) category. This is the company's first win in the Top Growth Company of the Year category.
Workiva was honored for its accomplishments in 2015, which included reporting $145.3 million in annual revenue from more than 2,500 customers, being named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ list as one of the fastest growing companies in America, and ranking #4 on Fortune Magazine's Best Large Workplaces in Technology and #6 on Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces for Camaraderie.
About Workiva
Workiva (NYSE:WK) created Wdesk, a cloud-based productivity platform used by thousands of enterprises to collect, link, report and analyze business data with control and accountability. Thousands of organizations, including over 65 percent of the Fortune 500®, use Wdesk. The platform's proprietary word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications are integrated and built upon a data management engine, offering synchronized data, controlled collaboration, granular permissions and a full audit trail. Wdesk helps mitigate enterprise risk, improve productivity and give users confidence to make decisions with real-time data. Workiva employs more than 1,200 people with offices in 16 cities. The company is headquartered in Ames, Iowa. For more information, visit workiva.com.
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