[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1498-S1500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
2010 ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARD WINNERS
Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, today I congratulate the 2010
winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in
Workplace Flexibility. This award recognizes employers that have
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created a culture of workplace flexibility in policy and practice. The
Sloan Awards are presented nationally by the When Work Works
initiative, an effort 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 draw your attention to the Sloan Award winners because I think
these companies are to be commended for their commitment to
implementing workplace flexibility practices which benefit both
employees and employers. Integrating various workplace flexibility
options is instrumental to creating a healthy work environment for
today's dynamic and changing workforce.
Businesses in the following 28 communities were eligible for
recognition in the 2010 Sloan Awards: Arizona, statewide; Aurora, CO;
Boise, ID; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Dayton, OH; Durham,
NC; Georgia, statewide; Houston, TX; Kentucky, statewide; Long Beach,
CA; Long Island, NY; Louisville, KY; Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL; Michigan,
statewide; Milwaukee, WI; Morris County, NJ; New Hampshire, statewide;
Providence, RI; Richmond, VA; Rochester, MN; Salt Lake City, UT; San
Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Spokane, WA; Twin Cities, MN; and Winona,
MN. In addition, there are several winners recognized in the at-large
category. The Chamber of Commerce or other lead organization 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 take this opportunity to congratulate the 2010 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 Health Care Cost Containment System; Arizona Small
Business Association; Barich Inc; BDO USA, LLP; Chandler Chamber of
Commerce; Chandler-Gilbert Community College; Clifton Gunderson LLP;
Custom Accounting & Tax; Henry & Horne, LLP; Infincom; Intel
Corporation; Johnson Bank; Keats, Connelly and Associates, LLC;
McGladrey; Microchip Technology, Inc.; Morrison & Associates CPAs;
Motorola, Inc.; Omega Legal Systems, Inc.; Orchard Medical Consulting;
Point B; Raytheon Missile Systems; Ryan, Inc.; Scottsdale Healthcare;
Southwest Institute of Natural Aesthetics; Verde Valley Sanctuary;
Western International University--Peoria; Wist Office Products; and
WorldatWork.
In Aurora, CO, the winners are Arapahoe/Douglas Works!; Aurora Mental
Health Center; E-470 Public Highway Authority; and McGladrey.
In Boise, ID, the winners are American Geotechnics; Givens Pursley
LLP; and Idaho Emergency Physicians.
In Charleston, SC, the winners are Booz Allen Hamilton; Charleston
Metro Chamber of Commerce; Community Management Group; Dixon Hughes
PLLC; Go To Team; KFR Services, Inc.; Morris Financial Concepts, Inc;
Santee Cooper; Scientific Research Corporation; and South Carolina
Aquarium.
In Chicago, IL, the winners are Deloitte, LLP; Draftcb; Ernst &
Young; Falkor Group, LLC; Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C.; KPMG
LLP; McGladrey; Microsoft Corporation; Ryan, Inc.; Turner Construction
Company--Chicago; and Wellbuilt Equipment Inc.
In Dallas, TX, the winners are Abernethy Media Professionals, Inc.;
Aguirre Roden, Inc.; BDO USA, LLP; Big Brothers Big Sisters; Capital
One Financial Corporation; Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau;
Deloitte LLP; Ernst & Young LLP; KPMG LLP; Lockheed Martin Missiles and
Fire Control; McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP; Medical City Dallas
Hospital; Ryan, Inc.; and The North Highland Company.
In Dayton, OH, the winners are Azimuth Corporation; Cornerstone
Research Group; Deloitte; MacAulay-Brown Inc.; and Sebaly Shillito +
Dyer.
In Durham, NC, the winners are Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau;
Durham's Partnership for Children; McKinney; Mount Olive College at
Research Triangle; and U.S. EPA--Research Triangle Park.
In Georgia the winners are BDO USA, LLP; Booz Allen Hamilton;
Deloitte LLP; Gas South, LLC; Hancock Askew & Co., LLP; KPMG LLP;
Merrick & Company; Ryan, Inc.; and WellStar Health System.
In Houston, TX, the winners are Access Sciences Corporation; BDO USA,
LLP; Binkley & Barfield, Inc.; Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc.; CenterPoint
Energy; City of Houston/E.B. Cape Center; ContentActive LLC; Deloitte
LLP; El Paso Corporation; Ernst & Young LLP; HBL Architects; Houston-
Galveston Area Council; Klotz Associates, Inc.; KPMG LLP; Memorial
Hermann Healthcare System; Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.; Ryan,
Inc.; The Dow Chemical Company; The VIA Group; Traffic Engineers, Inc.;
and University of Phoenix Houston Campus.
In Kentucky, the winners are AASHE; Alexander & Company, PSC;
Anneken, Huey & Moser PLLC; Benefit Insurance Marketing; Employee
Resource Group, LLC; Fowler Measle & Bell PLLC; Kentucky Employers'
Mutual Insurance; Lexington Habitat for Humanity; Lexmark
International, Inc; Riney Hancock CPAs, PSC; Software Information
Systems, LLC; and Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney PLLC.
In Long Beach, CA, the winners are AES Alamitos, LLC; BDO USA, LLP;
Bryson Financial Group; Deloitte LLP--Costa Mesa; Deloitte LLP--Los
Angeles; KPMG LLP; Long Beach Rescue Mission; and P2S Engineering, Inc.
In Long Island, NY, the winners are BDO USA, LLP; Cerini & Associates
LLP; Creative Plan Designs, Ltd.; Deloitte LLP; KPMG LLP; Margolin,
Winer, & Evens LLP; SilvermanAcampora LLP; and YES Community Counseling
Center.
In Louisville, KY, the winners are A Speaker For You; Big Brother Big
Sisters of Kentuckiana; Center for Accessible Living, Inc.; Community
Coordinated Child Care (4-C); Deloitte LLP; DMLO; Frankfort Regional
Medical Center; Greater Louisville Inc.; JC Malone Associates; KiZAN
Technologies LLC; KPMG LLP; Louis T. Roth & Co.; McCauley, Nicolas &
Company, LLC; Next Wave Systems LLC; Prestige Health Care; and The
CMOOR Group.
In Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL, the winners are Courtyard by Marriott
Melbourne-West Palm Bay; Craig Technologies; McGladrey; and Space Coast
Business, LLC.
In Michigan the statewide winners are Amerisure Insurance; Atomic
Object LLC; BDO USA, LLP; Brown & Brown of Detroit; Educational Data
Systems, Inc.; E-IT Professionals Corp.; Ernst & Young Detroit; Ernst &
Young Grand Rapids; Farbman Group; Kapnick Insurance Group; KPMG LLP;
Menlo Innovations LLC; Michigan Health & Hospital Association; Michigan
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter; Peckham Inc.; Plex Systems; Public
Policy Associates, Inc.; Ryan, Inc.; Service Express, Inc. (SEI);
Sphinx Organization; Visteon Corporation; and Warner Norcross & Judd
LLP.
In Milwaukee, WI, the winners are BDO USA, LLP; Clifton Gunderson
LLP; Deloitte LLP; Ernst & Young, LLP; Herzing University; Kolb+Co SC;
KPMG LLP; Laughlin/Constable; Manpower, Inc.; McGladrey; Metropolitan
Milwaukee Association of Commerce; Microsoft Corporation; Mortgage
Guaranty Insurance Corporation; Robert W. Baird & Co.; and The Novo
Group.
In Morris County, NJ, the winners are DMC Athletics and
Rehabilitation; Family Service of Morris County; KPMG LLP; NJ
Foundation for the Blind; and and Solix Inc.
In New Hampshire the winners are MeetingMatrix International; Inc.;
Northeast Delta Dental; and Student Conservation Association.
In Providence, RI, the winners are KPMG LLP; Rhode Island Housing;
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.; and Sansiveri, Kimball, and Company,
LLP.
In Richmond, VA, the winners are BDO USA, LLP; Bon Secours Richmond
Health System; Capital One Financial Corporation, Rink and Vaco
Richmond, LLC.
In Rochester, MN, the winners are Cardinal of Minnesota, Ltd.; Custom
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Alarm/Custom Communications; First Alliance Credit Union; Intercultural
Mutual Assistance Association; market; McGladrey; Rochester Area Family
Y; Southeast Service Cooperative; Stanley Jones & Associates;
University of Minnesota Rochester; and Winona State University
Rochester.
In Salt Lake City, UT, the winners are 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc.; Cafe Rio
Mexican Grill; Christopherson Business Travel; CRSA; Deloitte LLP;
Employer Solutions Group; Futura Industries; Intermountain Financial
Group, LLC; Intermountain Healthcare; McKinnon-Mulherin, Inc.; Nelson
Labs, Inc.; Software Technology Group; and Utah Food Services.
In San Francisco, CA the winners are BDO USA, LLP and KPMG LLP.
In Seattle, WA, the winners are Bader Martin, P.S.; BECU; Blue Gecko;
Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.; Deloitte LLP; EdLab Group; National
CASA Association; nrg::seattle; People For Puget Sound; Peterson
Sullivan LLP; Prolumina; Senior Services; SH Worldwide, LLC; Snohomish
County Human Resources; Talaris Institute; Technology Services Company,
Inc.; Washington State Hospital Association; and WithinReach.
In Spokane, WA, the winners are Associated Industries of the Inland
Northwest; CHRM Hill--Spokane; and Humanix Staffing and Recruiting.
In the Twin Cities the winners are Carlson; Deloitte LLP; Dorsey &
Whitney LLP; Ernst & Young; Health Dimensions Group; KPMG LLP; Mahoney,
Ulbrich, Christiansen Russ PA; McGladrey; MRM Minneapolis; Spanlink
Communications; and Western National Mutual Insurance Company.
In Winona, MN, the winners are Catholic Charities of the Diocese on
Winona; Mediascope, Inc.; Merchants Bank; Sport & Spine Physical
Therapy of Winona Inc.; Thern Inc; and Winona Workforce Center.
The At-large winners are BioPharm Systems, San Mateo, CA; Bon Secours
Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA; Center for Seabees & Facilities
Engineering, Port Hueneme, CA; Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA; cSubs,
Ramsey, NJ; Executive Transport Detachment, Sigonella, Sigonella,
Italy; FeatureTel LLC, Apex, NC; George Mason University--Fairfax
campus, Fairfax, VA; J.A. Counter & Associates, Inc., New Richmond, WI;
Machen, McChesney & Chastain, LLP, Auburn, AL; Marine Corps Recruit
Depot San Diego, San Diego, CA; Merrick & Company, Albuquerque, NM;
Merrick & Company, Oakridge, TN; Naval Aviation Forecast Detachment
Sembach, Sembach, Germany; Naval Education and Training Command,
Pensacola, FL; Naval Submarine Support Command Pearl Harbor, Pearl
Harbor, HI; Pride Inc., Bismarck, ND; SiteCrafting, Inc., Tacoma, WA;
State Farm Insurance, Austin, TX; Technomics, Inc., Arlington, VA; and
USN Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit TWO,
Virginia Beach, VA.
Companies with at-large winners in multiple cities are BDO USA, LLP;
KPMG LLP; McGladrey; and Ryan, Inc.
Again, I congratulate the 2010 winners of the Sloan awards and look
forward to the ongoing recognition of this worthwhile
initiative.
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