San Diego Chargers

"We've found that we've had to continually reinvent ourselves, and that like all good in-plants we have to always anticipate the needs of our customers before our customers do," says Liam McGuigan, deputy director of the general services department for the City of San Diego.

Situated just five miles from the Pacific Ocean, the 37-employee in-plant has an ideal location; the surfers on staff don't have far to go when they leave at 4:00 to catch the last waves of the day. In the other direction, the San Jacinto mountain range lures the staff's avid hikers. Meanwhile, just 15 miles from the facility, Mexico and the Baja Peninsula await those seeking a more international flavor.