[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7346-S7347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 2009 ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARD RECIPIENTS

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, today I congratulate the 2009 
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 
Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber 
of Commerce, and the Twiga Foundation Inc. The When Work Works 
initiative is sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
  I want 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 employers and 
employees. 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.
  Businesses in 30 communities were eligible for recognition in the 
2009 Sloan Awards. In addition, this year an at-large category was 
added. The Chamber of Commerce in many cities 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 recipients were selected for 
the Sloan Awards through a process that included employee responses as 
well as employer practices.
  I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2009 
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 Arizona, the winners are Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and 
Education; Arizona Weddings Magazine & Website; Autohaus Arizona, Inc.; 
Chandler-Gilbert Community College; Contreras State Farm Agency, Inc.; 
Cosmopolitan Medical Communications, Custom Accounting & Tax PC; Henry 
& Horne, LLP; Intel Corporation; Johnson Bank; Keats, Connelly and 
Associates; Metro Architecture LLC; Microchip Technology; Morrison & 
Associates CPAs PLLC; My Computer Works; Neonatology Associates, Ltd.; 
Omega Legal Systems Inc.; Pima Council on Aging, Inc.; Raytheon Missile 
Systems Tucson, AZ; Salt River Materials Group; Western International 
University; Western International University--Scottsdale Campus; 
Whitneybell Perry Inc; and WorldatWork.
  In Atlanta, GA, the winners are Delta Air Lines; Gas South, LLC; Lee 
Hecht Harrison; The Mom Corps Inc.; and WellStar Health System.
  In Aurora, CO, the winners are Adams County Workforce & Business 
Center; Aurora Mental Health Center; The Medical Center of Aurora; and 
University of Phoenix.
  In Birmingham, AL, the winners are Albert Kahn Family of Companies; 
Barfield Murphy Shank & Smith; Big Brothers Big Sisters; Birmingham 
Metropolitan YMCA; Cayenne Creative Group; Concept, Inc.; El Paso 
Corporation; ITAC Solutions, LLC.; Resources Global Professionals; Sain 
Associates; and Sellers Richardson Holman & West LLP.
  In Boise, ID, the winners are American Geotechnics; Boise Rescue 
Mission; Givens Pursley LLP; Idaho Association for the Education of 
Young Children; Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental 
Health; and Trey McIntyre Project.
  In Charleston, SC, the winners are AAI Services Corporation; Barling 
Bay, LLC; Call Experts; Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce; Community 
Management Group; EMES, LLC; KFR Services, Inc.; Lowcountry Graduate 
Center; Morris Financial Concepts, Inc; Noisette Company; Santee 
Cooper; Scientific Research Corporation; Stanley, Inc.; and Tegron LLC.
  In Chicago, IL, the winners are Accenture; Alma Lasers; AzulaySeiden 
Law Group; Falkor Group, LLC; Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C.; 
Ketchum Inc.; Microsoft Corporation; Perspectives, Ltd; Plante & Moran, 
PLLC; Shakespeare Squared; The SAVO Group; True Partners Consulting; 
Turner Construction Company--Chicago Business Unit; and Vox, Inc.
  In Columbus, OH, the winners are Kaiser Consulting; Resource 
Interactive; American Electric Power; Cardinal Health Inc.; Ohio 
College Access Network; Pillar Technology Group LLC; Resources Global 
Professionals; Amethyst; and OCLC Online Computer Library Center.
  In Dallas, TX, the winners are Abernethy Media Professionals, Inc.; 
Aguirre Roden, Inc.; Capital One; Community Council of Greater Dallas; 
Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau; EGW Utilities Inc.; Lee Hecht 
Harrison; Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control; McQueary Henry 
Bowles Troy, L.L.P.; State Farm Insurance; Tegron; The Beck Group; The 
Center for American and International Law; and The North Highland 
Company.
  In Dayton, OH, the winners are Better Business Bureau of Dayton/Miami 
Valley Inc.; Brower Insurance Agency LLC; Cornerstone Research Group 
Inc.; Iformata Communications; LeVeck Lighting Products, Inc.; Premier 
Community Health; and SummitQwest.
  In Durham, NC, the winners are CrossComm, Inc; Durhams Partnership 
for Children; Expedite Group; Shodor; US Environmental Protection 
Agency; and WorkSmart.
  In Houston, TX, the winners are Access Sciences Corporation; 
CenterPoint Energy; Chevron Corporation; El Paso Corporation; Fulbright 
& Jaworski LLP; Gimmal Group; HBL Architects; Houston Department of 
Health and Human Services; Jaemar International Inc.; Klotz Associates, 
Inc.; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; PKF Texas; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 
Tegron; The Dow Chemical; The VIA Group; University of Phoenix; 
University of St. Thomas; and Vinson & Elkins LLP.
  In Kentucky, the winners are AASHE; Analysts International; Anneken, 
Huey & Moser, PLLC; Benefit Insurance Marketing; Bottom Line Systems 
Inc.; CDP Engineers Inc; Central Baptist Hospital; Frankfort Regional 
Medical Center; J C Malone Associates; Kentucky Employers Mutual

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Insurance (KEMI); Kentucky League of Cities; Lexmark International, 
Inc.; Potter & Company, LLP; Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC; Sturgill, Turner, 
Barker & Moloney, PLLC; Third Rock Consultants LLC; and Woodward Hobson 
& Fulton LLP.
  In Long Beach, CA, the winners are AES Alamitos, LLC; Bryson 
Financial Group; Choices of Long Beach INC dba Choices Recovery 
Services; Decision Toolbox, Inc.; PeacePartners, Inc.; and Tredway, 
Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP.
  In Long Island, NY, the winners are Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co., 
PC; The Alcott Group; Brookhaven Science Associates/Brookhaven National 
Laboratory; Cerini & Associates; Farrell Fritz, P.C.; Holtz Rubenstein 
Reminick LLP; and YES Community Counseling Center.
  In Louisville, KY, the winners are A Speaker For You; Deming Malone 
Livesay & Ostroff; Greater Louisville Inc.; Hardin Shymanski and 
Company PSC; KiZAN Technologies LLC; Louis T. Roth & Co. PLLC; 
Louisville Magazine; Lyndon Fire Protection District; McCauley, Nicolas 
& Company, LLC; Mission Data; Mountjoy & Bressler LLP; Prestige Health 
Care; Raytheon Company; Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC; Strothman & Company 
PSC; Studio Kremer Architects, Inc.; The Tellennium Group; WellPoint, 
Inc.; Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, LLP; and Yum! Brands, Inc.
  In Manchester, NH, the winners are Child and Family Services, Dynamic 
Network Services, Inc.; Image 4; and YWCA of Manchester.
  In Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL, the winners are Courtyard by Marriott; 
Habitat for Humanity of Brevard County, Inc.; Olive Garden Italian 
Restaurant; RSM McGladrey/McGladrey & Pullen; Space Coast Business, 
LLC; Space Coast Early Intervention Center; and Whittaker Cooper 
Financial Group.
  In Michigan the statewide winners are Albert Kahn Family of 
Companies; Altair Engineering; Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company; 
Brown and Brown of Detroit (formerly Alcos); Detroit Regional Chamber; 
Dynamic Edge, Inc.; Employees Only; Farnman Group; Frank, Haron, Weiner 
& Navarro P.L.C.; Leader Dogs for the Blind; Menlo Innovations LLC; 
Michigan Civil Service Commission; Michigan Department of Education; 
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; Michigan Health & 
Hospital Association; Michigan Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration; Motawi Tileworks, Inc.; Motion Marketing & Media; 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter; Peckham Inc.; 
Plex Systems, Inc.; Public Policy Associates, Inc.; Regal Financial 
Group; Service Express, Inc.; Valassis; and Visteon Corporation.
  In Milwaukee, WI, the winners are Foley & Lardner LLP; Herzing 
University; Kforce Professional Staffing; Kolb+Co SC; Laughlin/
Constable; Manpower, Inc.; Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of 
Commerce; Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp; Robert W. Baird & Co.; 
StorerTV, Inc.; and The Novo Group.
  In Morris County, NJ, the winners are BASF Corporation; Fein, Such, 
Kahn & Shepard, P.C.; Madison Area YMCA; Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C.; 
One Call Medical, Inc.; and Solix Inc.
  In Providence, RI, the winners are Rhode Island Housing; Rhode Island 
Legal Services, Inc.; and Sansiveri, Kimball, McNamee, LLP.
  In Richmond, VA, the winners are Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield 
(Also listed as WellPoint); Bon Secours Richmond Health System; Capital 
One, Rink Management Services Corporation; and Vaco Richmond, LLC.
  In Rochester, MN, the winners are Cardinal of Minnesota; Custom 
Alarm/CCi; First Alliance Credit Union; Rochester Area Family YMCA; 
Rochester Community and Technical College; Senior Citizens Services 
Inc.; Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency; United Way of Olmsted 
County; and Venture Computer Systems.
  In Salt Lake City, UT, the winners are 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc.; AAA Fair 
Credit Foundation; Christopherson Business Travel; Employer Solutions 
Group; Intermountain Financial Group/MassMutual; McKinnon-Mulherin, 
Inc.; and Utah Food Services.
  In Savannah, GA, the winners are Hancock Askew & Co., LLP (Listed as 
Qualified Plans) and Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc.
  In Seattle, WA, the winners are Bader Martin, P.S.; BECU; Blue Gecko; 
Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.; Compendium Inc.; Miller, Hansen & 
Torphy, Inc. dba MHT Insurance; NRG::Seattle; Prolumina; Puget Sound 
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology; Seattle Hospitality 
Group; Technology Services Company, Inc.; TeleCommunication Systems 
Inc.; The Alford Group; Washington Policy Center; Within Reach; 
Workforce Development County Snohomish County; and Worktank 
Enterprises.
  In Spokane, WA, the winners are Desautel Hege Communications; Humanix 
Staffing and Recruiting; Inland Northwest Health Services; Principal 
Financial Group; Quisenberry Marketing & Design; Spokane Occupational 
and Hand Therapy; and St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute.
  In the Twin Cities the winners are Accenture; Best Buy; fahren 
HEIGHT360; General Mills; Health Services Innovations; Interventional 
Pain and Physical Medical Clinic; Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota; 
Mahoney, Ulbrich, Christiansen & Russ PA; Minnesota Child Care Resource 
& Referral Network; MRM Worldwide Minneapolis; Netgain; Prevent Child 
Abuse Minnesota; Synergystic Software Solutions; U.S. Bank; and Western 
National Mutual Insurance Company.
  In Winona, MN, the winners are Catholic Charities of the Diocese on 
Winona; Hiawatha Broadband Communications (Also listed as HMC Inc.); 
Mediascope, Inc.; Merchants Financial Group; Sport & Spine Physical 
Therapy of Winona Inc.; Winona ORC Industries; and Winona Workforce 
Center.
  The At-large winners are ACS, Inc. (Affiliated Construction Services) 
(Madison, WI); Averett Warmus Durkee (Orlando, FL); Barnes Dennig & 
Company (Cincinnati, OH); Bon Secours Hampton Roads (Norfolk, VA); 
Capital One (Washington, D.C.); CIBER Global Solution Center (Tampa, 
FL); CSC (Cincinnati, OH); Discovery Communications (Silver Spring, 
MD); E-IT Professionals Corp. (Canton, MI); First Things First, Inc 
(Chattanooga, TN); Grandparents.com (New York, NY); Kenexa (Lincoln, 
NE); LiveOps (Santa Clara, CA); Management Recruiters of Chattanooga-
Brainerd (Chattanooga, TN); PRIZIM, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD); and Unum 
(Portland, ME).
  These companies demonstrate a great commitment. Thus, it is not 
surprising that some of them practice workplace flexibility in offices 
across their state and our country. Companies with winners in multiple 
cities are BDO Seidman, LLP; Booz Allen Hamilton; Clifton Gunderson 
LLP; Deloitte LLP; Ernst & Young; KPMG LLP; LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD; 
Merrick & Company; RSM McGladrey, Inc; Ryan, Inc.; and Warner Norcross 
& Judd LLP.
  Again, I congratulate the 2009 winners of the Sloan awards and look 
forward to the ongoing recognition of this worthwhile 
initiative.

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