[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18271-18272]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        2006 SLOAN AWARD WINNERS

 Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I congratulate the 2006 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.
  As I did last year, I wish to draw 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.
  For 2006, businesses in the following 17 cities were eligible for 
recognition: Boise, ID; Chandler, AZ; Chattanooga, TN; Chicago, IL; 
Greater Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Dayton, OH; Detroit, MI; Durham, NC; 
Long Beach, CA; Long Island, NY; New Orleans, LA; Providence, RI; 
Richmond, VA; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Tampa, FL; and 
Washington, DC. 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.
  In Boise, ID, the winners were American Geotechnics, American Red 
Cross of Greater Idaho, Chatterbox, DJM Sales & Marketing Inc, 
Healthwise, Hewlett-Packard Company, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, the 
Ashley Inn, and the Cat Doctor.
  In Chandler, AZ, the winners were Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital, 
Chandler Chamber of Commerce, Civil Search International LLC, Clifton 
Gunderson LLP, Hacienda Builders, Henry & Home LLP, Intel Corporation, 
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, Martinez & Shanken PLLC, RIESTER, State 
Mortgage, and Technology Providers Inc.
  In Chattanooga, TN, the winners were Center for Community Career 
Education at the University of Tennessee: Chattanooga, Chattanooga's

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Kids on the Block, First Tennessee Bank, G.R. Rush & Company P.C., 
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Chattanooga, and Tricycle Inc.
  In Chicago, IL, the winners are Association Forum of Chicagoland, 
Ernst & Young, KPMG LLP, and Maxil Technology Solutions Inc.
  In Greater Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, the winners are Brinker 
International, Community Council of Greater Dallas, Fleishman-Hillard 
Dallas, Kaye/Bassman International, Lee Hecht Harrison, McQueary Henry 
Bowles Troy LLP, the Beck Group, and the Salvation Army Greater Dallas 
Metroplex Command.
  In Detroit, MI, the winners are Albert Kahn Associates Inc., 
Amerisure Insurance Company, Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing, 
Detroit Parent Network, Detroit Regional Chamber, Farbman Group, Menlo 
Innovations LLC, Rossetti, and Visteon Corporation.
  In Durham, NC, the winners are Community Partners, Inc., Dow 
Reichhold Specialty Latex, Durham's Partnership for Children, Nortel, 
Shodor Education Foundation Inc., and the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency at Research Triangle Park.
  In Long Beach, CA, the winners are Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach, 
Klaris Thomson & Schroeder Inc., Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, Office 
Furniture Group, Inc., and PeacePartners Inc.
  In Long Island, NY, the winner is Atlantic HVACR Sales, Inc.
  In Providence, RI, the winners are Clarendon Group Inc., Embolden 
Design Inc., Lefkowitz Garfinkel Champi & DeRienzo P.C., and Rhode 
Island Housing.
  In Richmond, VA, the winners are Bon Secours Richmond Health System, 
Capital One Financial, and Lee Hecht Harrison.
  In Salt Lake City, UT, the winners are Carter & Burgess Inc., Cooper 
Roberts Simonsen Associates, Creative Expresssions, Jones Waldo 
Holbrook & McDonough P.C., McKinnon-Mulherin Inc., Stayner Bates & 
Jensen P.C., and Utah Food Services.
  In Seattle, WA, the winners were ColorsNW Magazine, DHI Technologies 
Inc., Macy's Northwest, National Court Appointed Special Advocate, 
CASA, Association, NRG::Seattle, Personnel Management Systems, Inc., 
Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, U.S. 
Government Accountability Office, and WithinReach.
  In Tampa, FL, the winners were Kingery & Crouse, and Retail 
Merchandising Xpress.
  In Washington, DC, the winners were Bailey Law Group P.C., Capital 
One Financial, Discovery Communications Inc., and KPMG LLP.
  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 Institutefor a Competitive Workforce, 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.
  Building on the success of the first 2 years, the next phase of the 
When Work Works initiative will extend the number of participating 
communities to 24 in 2007 to include Aurora, CO; Brockton, MA; 
Cincinnati, OH; Houston, TX; Morris County, NJ; Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL; 
Savannah, GA; and Winona, MN. Again, I congratulate the 2006 winners of 
the Sloan Awards, and I look forward to the continuing expansion of 
this exciting initiative.

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