Syracuse, N.Y. -- TCGplayer, the Syracuse company that created a major online market for trading cards, has been named for the second year in a row one of the best companies to work for in New York.

The company was recently notified of the honor by the Best Companies to Work for in New York Program, a program of the New York State Society for Human Resource Management and The Business Council of New York.

TCGplayer will learn where it ranks among the companies named to the list at an awards dinner in Albany on April 19. In 2016, it ranked 32nd out of 45 companies in the small to medium employer category (companies with 15 to 249 employees).

The company provides an online marketplace for collectible gaming cards, a sort of eBay and Amazon.com for the $1 billion trading card industry. It employs approximately 150 people at AXA Towers, having nearly doubled its workforce over the past year.

The Best Companies to Work for in New York award is based on employee satisfaction and engagement, and workplace practices and policies.

TCGplayer recently began offering stock options to all of its employees. In 2016, it took its staff on a weekend trip to New York City to celebrate the company's success. Other employee perks provided by the company include unlimited snacks and beverages, and regularly scheduled free lunch events. In addition, the company holds regular "ask me anything" events for every department with CEO Chedy Hampson.

TCGplayer is the second Syracuse company to make the 2017 list, with Pinckney Hugo Group being the other.

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