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Press
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Source: Michigan Business & Professional
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Mill Steel Named Top Company
To Work For in West Michigan
Wednesday May 4, 2:00 pm ET
WARREN,
Mich., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The top 10 Elite Winners of West Michigan's 101
Best and Brightest Companies to Work For were revealed today by the Michigan
Business & Professional Association (MBPA).
The most prestigious
award, "Best of the Best," was presented to Mill Steel Co. of Grand
Rapids, which excelled in all categories, particularly Work-Life Balance and
Community Initiatives. Andrew Samrick,
president of Mill Steel, accepted the award.
Other Elite Award winners
of 2005 include: Huntington National Bank of Grand Rapids; Enterprise
Rent-A-Car of Lansing; Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc. of Kalamazoo; Crowe
Chizek and Company, LLC of Grand Rapids; Ernst & Young, LLP of Grand
Rapids; Saint Mary's Health Care of Grand Rapids; Borgess Health Alliance of
Kalamazoo; National City Bank of Southgate; and Beene Garter LLP of Grand
Rapids (see following list). The Elite winners are selected based on their high
scores in all categories, then named an Elite winner for the particular
category in which they excelled. These companies represent the best in
innovative and forward-thinking human resources.
"The winners of the
Elite Awards recognize the value of their employees and have gone beyond
traditional human resource practices to recruit, develop, motivate and retain
their employees," said Jennifer Kluge, executive vice president of the
Michigan Business & Professional Association.
Through its dedication to
creating human resource practices that help its employees reach their full
potential, Mill Steel Company has excelled in creating a company culture that
values employees, and fosters an atmosphere where family and personal life
are acknowledged as critical to the well-being of every employee.
Following are some
examples of Mill Steel's outstanding human resource practices:
* "Thank you"
bonus of $1,000 to all salaried employees; paid incentives for union
employees for safety, quality and productivity resulting in $300 to $400 a
month over base wage.
* High involvement in
charitable activities: raised more than $50,000 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters;
raised $25,000 through nearly 100 percent participation in United Way
campaign; $100,000 endowment of Harry Samrick Scholarship Fund (named after
Mill Steel founder) to help graduates of Big Brothers/Big Sisters attend
college; and other local philanthropic activities.
* Discretionary bonuses
such as extra vacation, gift cards to favorite restaurants, and other items
that have value to the individual employee.
* Owners lead book
discussion groups for all employees focusing on the latest thinking in the
business world.
* On-line education
program called University
of Mill Steel.
* High commitment to job
satisfaction, partnered with recognition of family milestones in an
employee's life.
* Monthly employee
appreciation luncheon hosted by the company president.
* Recognition of
achievement through many employee awards programs, such as: customer service,
employee of the month, achievement/performance, On-the- spot awards, length
of service, annual awards event.
* Use of job enrichment,
special development opportunities, mentoring/coaching and job shadowing.
* Widespread
communications program that conveys information to employees, as well as
solicits their opinions.
Additional perks include
childcare and elder care subsidy, generous family leave policy, job sharing,
telecommuting, flexible scheduling and wellness programs.
The Michigan Business
& Professional Association, based in Warren, Mich.,
is Michigan's
largest organization of small-to-medium sized businesses, representing more
than 20,000 members that employ more than 160,000 people. The MBPA is sister
association to the Michigan Food & Beverage Association.
2005 TOP 10 ELITE WINNERS
WEST MICHIGAN'S 101 BEST & BRIGHTEST COMPANIES TO
WORK FOR
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Elite Award Category
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Winner
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Headquarters |
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"Best
of the Best" Overall Winner
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Mill
Steel Co.
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Grand Rapids |
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Communication
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Huntington National
Bank
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Grand Rapids |
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Community
Initiatives
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Borgess Health Alliance
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Kalamazoo |
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Compensation and
Benefits
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National City Bank
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Southgate |
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Diversity and
Multiculturalism
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Saint Mary's Health
Care
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Grand Rapids |
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Employee Education
and Development
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Ernst & Young,
LLP
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Grand Rapids |
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Employee Engagement
and Commitment
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Beene Garter, LLP
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Grand Rapids |
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Recognition and
Retention
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Bronson Healthcare
Group, Inc.
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Kalamazoo |
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Recruitment and
Selection
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Lansing |
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Work-Life Balance
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Crowe Chizek and
Company, LLC
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Grand Rapids |
Source: Michigan Business
& Professional Association
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