[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 87 (Thursday, June 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S6778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        2005 SLOAN AWARD WINNERS

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 2005 
winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in 
Workplace Flexibility, which recognizes companies that have 
successfully used flexibility to meet both business and employee goals. 
The Sloan Awards are presented by the When Work Works initiative, which 
is a project of the Families and Work Institute in partnership with the 
Center for Workforce Preparation, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce, and the Twiga Foundation. The When Work Works initiative is 
sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
  I would like to draw your attention to the Sloan Awards because I 
think these companies are to be commended for their excellence in 
providing workplace flexibility practices which benefit both employees 
and employers. Achieving greater flexibility in the workplace--to 
maximize productivity while attracting the highest quality employees--
is one of the key challenges facing American companies in the 21st 
century.
  During the inaugural phase of the Sloan Awards in 2004-05, businesses 
in the following eight cities were eligible for recognition: Brooklyn, 
NY; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Durham, NC; Long Beach, CA; 
Providence, RI; and Salt Lake City, UT. The Chamber of Commerce in each 
city hosted an interactive business forum to share research on 
workplace flexibility as an important component of workplace 
effectiveness. In these same communities, businesses applied for, and 
winners were selected for, the Sloan Awards through a process that 
included employees' views as well as employer practices.
  I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the inaugural 
winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in 
Workplace Flexibility. These businesses are to be commended for their 
excellence in providing workplace flexibility.
  In Long Beach, CA, the winners are Dun & Bradstreet, PeacePartners, 
Inc., and Ward's Furniture.
  In Chicago, IL, the winner is Accenture.
  In Detroit, MI, the winners are Accenture, Amerisure Mutual Insurance 
Company, Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing, Detroit Regional 
Chamber of Commerce, Plexus Systems LLC, and Rossetti.
  In Brooklyn, NY, the winner is Urban Monster.
  In Durham, NC, the winners are the Durham Convention & Visitors 
Bureau and Durham Family Court.
  In Providence, RI, the winners are Atrion Networking Corporation, 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., KPMG, LLP, North Star Marketing, 
Quality Partners of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Housing, Rhode Island 
Legal Services, Inc., and Sojourner House, Inc.
  In Dallas, TX, the winners are Accenture, CareerLink Companies, 
Center for Housing Resources, Inc., Community Council of Greater 
Dallas, Lee Hecht Harrison, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy, LLP, Medical 
City Hospital, Texas Instruments, and TravisWolff & Company, LLP.
  In Salt Lake City, UT, the winners are ARUP Laboratories, Enterprise 
Rent-A-Car, McKinnon-Mulherin, Inc., and Radius Engineering Inc.
  2005 was the inaugural year for these awards. Building on the success 
of the first year, Phase II of the When Work Works initiative will 
extend the number of participating communities to 17 in 2006 and 24 in 
2007. Again, I congratulate the 2005 winners and look forward to the 
expansion of this exciting initiative.

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