Press Releases

For Immediate Release
April 16, 2006

Contact: Julie Wagner Feasel
Vice President of Communications
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
614-228-4201
jfeasel@ohiochamber.com

– – BEST EMPLOYERS IN OHIO ANNOUNCED – –

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Society of Human Resource Management are proud to announce the Best Employers in Ohio 2006, sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield:

Small/Medium Companies (25-199 employees)
Bridge Worldwide, Cincinnati
Catholic Healthcare Partners, Cincinnati
Crowe Chizek and Company LLC, (several Ohio locations)
Duke Realty Corporation, (several offices in Ohio)
Hull & Associates, Inc., Dublin
OEConnection LLC, Richfield
Rea & Associates, Inc., New Philadelphia
Resource Interactive, Columbus
Saeco USA, Inc., Glenwillow
The Connor Group, Centerville

Large Companies (200 or more employees)
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria
Edward Jones, (offices throughout Ohio)
EMP Management Group, Ltd., Canton
InfoCision Management Corp., Akron
Sheetz, Inc., (locations throughout in Ohio)
Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth
SS+G Financial Services, Solon
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barberton
The MetroHealth System, Cleveland
VSP, Columbus

This is the first year for the competition that is sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and organized by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Society of Human Resource Managers. The companies who made the list of the Best Employers in Ohio will find out their official rankings at a recognition ceremony on Tuesday, May 9 at the Southern Theatre in downtown Columbus. The recognition ceremony is being held in conjunction with the Ohio Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Legislative Reception featuring Rudy Giuliani, the 107th Mayor of New York City.

The Best Employers in Ohio awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Ohio. To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Have at least 25 employees in Ohio;
• Be a for-profit or not-for-profit business;
• Be a publicly or privately held business;
• Have a facility in Ohio.

Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the Best Employers in Ohio. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25 percent of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75 percent of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Ohio with assistance from ModernThink LLC, who analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings.

The official rankings of all of the companies will be released to the public and media on May 10.

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