Finalists for the 2009 "Best Places to Work" Awards Announced
Reno, Nev. (March 12, 2009) - - A diverse group of 57 employers are finalists in the second annual “Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work” Awards. The finalists were chosen from nearly 120 companies that were nominated based on employee satisfaction surveys and meeting the award program requirements. Winners will be announced at The Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work Awards reception on Thursday, April 30, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.
Finalist and winning companies fall into three categories based on their number of employees including small, medium and large categories. One winning company will be chosen from each category based on scores from confidential employee surveys that are objectively analyzed by Quantum Workplace, the exclusive research partner for Best Places to Work Awards nationwide. Surveys focus on ten criteria including: team effectiveness, trust with coworkers, individual contributions, manager effectiveness, feeling valued and people practices, among others. Awards for 2nd and 3rd place in each category will also be presented. EDAWN, the Reno Gazette-Journal and the Northern Nevada Human Resources Association co-sponsor the program and awards.
Finalists in the small company (15-50 employees) category are: Access Pass & Design; Apex Performance Solutions, LLC; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada; The Bosma Group, PC; CB Richard Ellis; CFA, Inc.; Clear Channel Outdoor; Clearstar Financial Credit Union; D&D Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.; Devcon Construction; Dinter Engineering Company; Great Basin Federal Credit Union; Hire Dynamics LLC; HMC Architects; Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario; Lend-A-Hand Senior Services; Muckel Anderson CPAs, National Judicial College; PK Electrical, Inc.; Sala Family Dentistry; Sierra Neurosurgery Group; Sierra Regional Spine Institute; STEP2; The Applied Companies; The Glenn Group; The PENTA Building Group; Twelve Horses; Understand.com; University of Phoenix – Northern Nevada Campus; and Veterinary Ventures, Inc.
Finalists in the medium company (51-150 employees) category are: Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows; Classic Residence by Hyatt; Grant Thornton, LLP; Haws Corporation; Jensen Precast; McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP; National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Quad Graphics; Schneider Logistics; Server Technology, Inc.; Signature Landscapes, LLC; The Children’s Cabinet, Inc.; United Construction; and WMS.
Finalists in the large company (151 or above employees) category are: Ebara International Corporation; Greater Nevada Credit Union; Harrah’s Northern Nevada; Henry Schein; Intuit; Lakeside Inn and Casino; Microsoft Licensing, GP; Patagonia; REMSA-Care Flight; Save Mart Supermarkets; Sierra Nevada Corporation; Sierra Nevada Job Corps.; and Wells Fargo.
Greater Reno-Tahoe joins more than 41 communities across the nation in recognizing the best local employers in the region. Last year more than120 local companies participated in the awards program. Winners of the 2008 Best Places to Work Awards included Microsoft Licensing, GP; Classic Residence by Hyatt and Hire Dynamics.
Tickets to the Greater Reno-Tahoe Best Places to Work Awards reception are $35. For tickets or more information, visit http://www.edawn.org/about-edawn/best-places-to-work or call 775.829.3720.
About EDAWN: EDAWN is a private, non-profit corporation founded by community leaders in 1982. EDAWN works to recruit and expand quality companies that have a positive impact on the quality of life in Greater Reno-Tahoe. Reno was named the No. 1 Place for Doing Business in America 2005 by Inc. magazine. For more information, visit www.edawn.org.
About NNHRA: The Northern Nevada Human Resources Association is the area’s largest association devoted to human resource management. The association is a non-profit affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
About Reno Gazette-Journal: The RGJ is Northern Nevada's leading source for local news and information. The RGJ's extensive family of print and digital media provides engaging, relevant and timely news and information for the communities they serve.
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