[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8263-8265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE 2011 SLOAN AWARD RECIPIENTS

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, my colleague Senator Herb Kohl joins 
me today in congratulating the 2011 winners of the Alfred P. Sloan 
Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility, which 
recognizes companies that have successfully used flexibility to enhance 
both business results and employee goals. The Sloan

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Awards are presented by the When Work Works initiative, which is a 
project of the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human 
Resource Management. In 2011, the When Work Works initiative was 
sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
  We want to draw your attention to the Sloan Awards because these 
organizations are to be commended for their excellence in providing 
workplace flexibility practices that benefit both employees and 
employers. Achieving greater flexibility in the workplace, to maximize 
productivity while attracting and retaining talented individuals, is 
one of the key challenges facing organizations in the 21st century.
  Organizations in the following 25 communities were eligible for 
recognition through the 2011 Sloan Awards: Arizona, statewide; Aurora, 
CO; Boise, ID; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Dayton, OH; 
Durham, NC; Georgia, statewide; Houston, TX; Long Beach, CA; Long 
Island, NY; Louisville, KY; Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL; Michigan, 
statewide; Milwaukee, WI; Morris County, NJ; New Hampshire, statewide; 
Oregon, statewide; Providence, RI; Richmond, VA; Rochester, MN; Salt 
Lake City, UT; Twin Cities and St. Cloud, MN; and Winona, MN. In 
addition, there are several winners recognized in the at-large 
category. In these communities, organizations applied for, and winners 
were selected for, the Sloan Awards through a process that included 
employees' views as well as employer practices.
  We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2011 
winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace 
Effectiveness and Flexibility. These organizations are to be commended 
for their excellence in providing workplace flexibility.
  In Arizona, the winners are Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & 
Education; Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, AHCCCS; 
Autohaus Arizona, Inc.; Children's Dental Village; Custom Accounting & 
Tax-Cave Creek; Henry & Horne, LLP; Infincom; Keats, Connelly and 
Associates LLC; Microchip Technology Inc.; Omega Legal Systems, Inc.; 
Point B; Rio Salado College; Scottsdale Healthcare; Southwest Institute 
of Healing Arts, SWIHA; Verde Valley Sanctuary; and Wist Office 
Products.
  In Aurora, CO, the winners are Arapahoe/Douglas Works! and Aurora 
Mental Health Center.
  In Boise, ID, the winners are Alliance Title & Escrow Corp.; American 
Geotechnics; Givens Pursley LLP; Mountain States Group, Inc.; Red Sky 
Public Relations; and TitleOne Corporation.
  In Charleston, SC, the winners are Barling Bay, LLC; Charleston Metro 
Chamber of Commerce; Community Management Group; McKesson Corporation; 
and MMP School, Inc.
  In Chicago, IL, the winners are AzulaySelden Law Group; Bryan Cave, 
LLP; Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C.; Manpower; NCH Marketing 
Services-A Valassis Company; Ocean Tomo, LLC; Ounce of Prevention Fund; 
Perspectives, Ltd.; Recruit Training Command Great Lakes; Sanchez 
Daniels & Hoffman LLP; The Habitat Company; True Partners Consulting; 
Turner Construction Company; and Verizon Wireless.
  In Dallas, TX, the winners are A. Miller Consulting Services, Inc.; 
Abernethy Media Professionals; Aguirre Roden Inc.; Dallas Convention & 
Visitor's Bureau; Delta Dallas; MHBT Inc.; Operation Kindnexx; and The 
Center for American and International Law.
  In Dayton, OH, the winners are Azimuth Corporation; Barco, Inc.; 
Brower Insurance Agency LLC; Cornerstone Research Group; EAGLE 
Registrations Inc.; Eastway Behavioral Healthcare; Evanhoe & Associates 
Inc.; Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association; Macaulay-Brown; Premier 
Community Health; Radiance Technologies Inc.; Sebaly Shillito + Dyer; 
and Shumsky Enterprises, Inc.
  In Durham, NC, the winners are American Institute for Certified 
Public Accountants (AICPA); American Journal Experts, LLC; Durham 
Convention & Visitor's Bureau; Hill, Chesson & Woody Employee Benefit 
Services; ICF International; McKinney; Rho, Inc.; Shodor Education 
Foundation, Inc.; and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-RTP.
  In Georgia, the winners are Hancock Askew & Co., LLP; Mom Corps; 
Synergis; and WellStar Health System.
  In Houston, TX, the winners are Abel Design Group, Ltd.; Binkley & 
Barfield, Inc.; ContentActive, LLC; Fronterra Integrated Geosciences; 
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library; Klotz 
Associates Inc.; McDonald's USA LLC; Memorial Hermann Healthcare 
System; Null-Lairson, P.C.; PKF Texas; Skylla Engineering Ltd.; The Dow 
Chemical Company; The University of Texas Health Science Center at 
Houston; The VIA Group; University of Phoenix-Houston Campus; Vinson 
and Elkins; and Xvand Technology Corporation Provider of IsUtility.
  In Long Beach, CA, the winners are Bryson Financial Group; La Strada; 
Molina Healthcare (Arco Location); and Molina Healthcare (Hughes Way 
Location).
  In Long Island, NY, the winners are Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & 
Company, P.C.; America Institute of Physics; American Heart 
Association; Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC; Cerini & Associates, 
LLP; Creative Plan Designs, Ltd.; Jackson Lewis; P.W. Grosser 
Consulting, Inc.; and YES Community Counseling Center.
  In Louisville, KY, the winners are Autodemo LLC; Emergint 
Technologies; Greater Louisville Inc.; Harding Shymanski and Company 
PSC; KIZAN Technologies LLC; Louis T. Roth & Co.; Lyndon Fire 
Protection District; McCauley Nicolas, CPAs & Advisors; Mediaura; 
Prestige Healthcare; Strothman & Company; The Tellennium Group; and 
Valassis Communication Inc.
  In Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL, the winners are Courtyard by Marriott 
Melbourne; Early Learning Coalition of Brevard County, Inc.; Hoyman 
Dobson; Residence Inn by Marriott; and SunGuard Public Sector.
  In Michigan, the winners are Altair Engineering; Brown & Brown of 
Detroit; Educational Data Systems, Inc.; E IT Professionals Corp.; 
Farbman Group; Frank Haron Weiner; Kapnick Insurance Group; Menlo 
Innovations LLC; Michigan Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration; National Multiple Sclerosis Society; Peckham, Inc.; 
Public Policy Associates Inc.; Visteon Corporation; and Work Skills 
Corporation.
  In Milwaukee, WI, the winners are Kforce Inc.; Kolb+Co SC; 
ManpowerGroup; Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce; MGIC; 
and Robert W. Baird & Co.
  In Morris County, NJ, the winners are Piemonte & Liebhauser, LLC and 
Solix, Inc.
  In New Hampshire, the winners are Families in Transition and 
MeetingMatrix International.
  In Oregon, the winners are FMYI, Inc.; Full Access; gDiapers; 
Innovative Care Management, Inc.; Isler CPA; Mercy Corps; Metropolitan 
Family Service; NPC Research; Oregon Environmental Council; Oregon 
Research Institute; Our House; Portland State University; PREM Group, 
Inc.; Ride Connection; River Network; Rose City Mortgage; Stoel Rives 
LLP; and Swift Collective.
  In Providence, RI, the winner is Rhode Island Housing.
  In Richmond, VA, the winners are Heritage Wealth Advisors; Vaco 
Richmond; and VCU Health System.
  In Rochester, MN, the winners are Cardinal of Minnesota, Ltd.; Custom 
Alarm/Custom Communications, Inc.; Express Employment Professionals; 
markit; Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce; Rochester Community and 
Technical College; Rochester Public Library; Southeast Service 
Cooperative; United Way of Olmsted County Inc; University of Minnesota 
Rochester; and Xylo Technologies.
  In Salt Lake City, UT, the winners are 1-800-CONTACTS; AAA Fair 
Credit Foundation; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah; Cafe Rio Mexican 
Grill; Christopherson Business Travel; DigiCert; Equitable Life & 
Casualty Insurance Company; Futura Industries; Intermountain 
Healthcare; McKinnon-Mulherin, Inc.; Software Technology Group; 
Thompson Ostler & Olsen; and Vivint, Inc.

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  In Twin Cities and St. Cloud, MN, the winners are Dorsey & Whitney 
LLP; Health Dimensions Group; LaBreche; Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen 
Russ PA; Netgain; Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota; TURCK Inc.; and 
Western National Mutual Insurance Company.
  In Winona, MN, the winners are Catholic Charities of the Diocese of 
Winona; Eastwood Bank; Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc.; Home 
and Community Options; Mediascope, Inc.; Merchants Bank; Sport & Spine 
Physical Therapy of Winona Inc.; and Winona Work-force Center.
  The At-large winners are ACS-Madison, WI; Anneken Huey & Moser PLLC; 
Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning; Bader Martin P.S.; Bottom Line 
Systems, Inc.; Career Path Services; Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.; 
Center for Seabees & Facilities Engineering; Cornell University; cSubs; 
Decision Toolbox; Fesnak and Associates; Frankfort Regional Medical 
Center; Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP; George Mason University; 
Humanix; JA Counter & Associates, Inc.; Lexmark International; Miklos 
Systems, Inc.; MorganFranklin Corporation-McLean, VA; Navy Air 
Logistics Office; Next Wave Systems LLC; Northeast Editing, Inc.; 
NPower Northwest; OCLC; OpenEye Scientific Software Inc; PatchPlus 
Consulting, Inc.; People for Puget Sound; Personnel Detachment Afloat 
West; Pride, Inc.; Social Dynamics, LLC; Sturgill, Turner, Barker & 
Moloney, PLLC; Technology Transfer Services; Technomics, Inc.; Training 
Squadron Ten; U.S. Navy EODTEU TWO; and WithinReach.
  Organizations with winners in multiple cities are BDO; Bon Secours; 
Booz Allen Hamilton; Capital One; Clifton Gunderson; Deloitte, Ernst & 
Young; GoDaddy.com; Intel Corporation; KPMG; Laughlin Constable; 
McGladrey; Microsoft; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Ryan LLC; Service Express 
Inc.; and The Novo Group.
  Again, we congratulate the 2011 winners of the Sloan Award and 
encourage their community leaders to recognize these best 
practices.

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