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Contact: Sue Voyles (734) 667-2005
-orJennifer Kluge (586) 393-8800
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Michigan Business & Professional Association Announces This Year’s
101 Best and Brightest Companies To Work For™ In Metropolitan Detroit
Sept. 25, 2013, Warren, Mich. — Top talent in Michigan is becoming a limited resource.
Companies that want to succeed in this economy are dedicated to their employees and best
practices in human resources. Only 101 companies that have demonstrated exceptional
commitment will be honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA)
and named “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For™.”
The 101 winners will be celebrated at a luncheon on Wednesday, October 30 at the Henry Hotel
located at 300 Town Center Drive in Dearborn. The winning 101 companies also compete for 12
elite awards, one granted for each category. Also, an overall winner that has excelled in all
categories will be honored with a “Best of the Best Overall” award. The elite award winners will
be revealed during the luncheon.
An independent research firm evaluates each company’s entry based on key measures in various
categories. They include Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee
Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment,
Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared
Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives; Strategic Company
Performance and the Best of the Best Small Business. (See following list of winners.)
The annual human resources symposium and awards program will begin with registration,
networking and an exhibit gallery at 7:30 a.m. Educational workshops will follow at 8:30 a.m.
The topics of this year’s sessions will include “An Untapped Talent Pool: Veterans, Disabled and
The Mature Worker,” “The Virtual Office: Achieving Productivity and a Work Life Balance,”
“Growing FAST & FURIOUS – not for the Faint of Heart” and “Strategies to Retain Your Best
and Brightest Employees.” Jay Farner, president and CMO of Quicken Loans, will present the
keynote address. The luncheon and awards ceremony begin at 11 a.m.
“The selection, recognition and awarding of this year’s 101 companies allows our organization to
showcase their best practices. The honorees have clearly demonstrated why each of them would
be an ideal place for employees to work. Companies that capitalize on their greatest resource—
their employees—know how to attract and retain top talent,” said Jennifer Kluge, MBPA
president.
Metro Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For TM is sponsored by Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Michigan, Davenport University, DTE Energy, The Henry Ford, McGraw
Wentworth, St. John Providence Health System, Staples, Inergy Automotive Systems, WDIV
Channel 4 News, Ryan and Corp! Magazine.
Admission for the awards luncheon and symposium for members is $185; non-members, $210.
Tables for 10 are also available for $1,800 for members and $2,000 for non-members. If you are
interested in attending the conference, contact the MBPA at 866-321-1822 or visit
www.101bestandbrightest.com.
The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For TM is a program of the Michigan Business and
Professional Association and is presented annually in several markets including Detroit,
Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Grand Rapids and nationally. Nominations are now being accepted
for 2014. Visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to obtain an application.
The Michigan Business and Professional Association boasts a statewide sphere of influence that
no other organization of its kind can claim, leveraging a depth of programs and community
initiatives that positively impact more than 150,000 businesses. Visit them online at
www.michbusiness.org.
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Michigan Business and Professional Association
101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
866-321-1822 * www.101bestandbrightest.com
The 2013 Winners Of 101 Best And Brightest Companies
To Work For In Metropolitan Detroit
A Program of the Michigan Business and Professional Association
A.E. Mourad Agency. Inc.
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company
Angott Search Group
Applied Imaging
Arrow Strategies, LLC
Austin Financial Group
Autodesk
Barton Malow Company
Billhighway
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Brewster Maintenance
Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services
Brown & Brown of Detroit
Cambridge Consulting Group
Clayton & McKervey, P.C.
Community Financial Credit Union
Computer Consultants of America, Inc.
Computerized Facility Integration LLC
Coretek Services
CoStaff Services, LLC
Credit Acceptance
Custom Business Solutions, Inc.
DASE Consulting
DeMaria Building Company Inc.
Detroit Athletic Club
Digitas
Domino's Pizza
Dr. Roney D.D.S. & Associates
DTE Energy
Easter Seals Michigan
Education Data Systems, Inc.
Employees Only
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Epitec, Inc.
Etkin Equities, LLC
Express Employment Professionals
Farbman Group
Fifth Third Bank Eastern Michigan
Gallagher Benefit Services
Ghafari Associates, LLC
Grant Thornton LLP
Greenleaf Trust
G-TECH Professional Staffing, Inc.
Harley Ellis Devereaux
Health Management Systems of America, Inc.(HMSA)
Henry Ford Health System
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Image One
ImageSoft, Inc.
Inergy Automotive Systems USA
JARC
Kyyba Inc.
Level One Bank
LLamasoft
Marketing Associates
McGraw Wentworth, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.
Meridian Health Plan
Michigan First Credit Union
MiPro Consulting
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter
Nemeth Burwell
New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
Oakwood Healthcare, Inc.
OpTech, LLC
Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc.
OtterBase, Inc.
Plex Systems, Inc.
Plunkett Cooney
Potestivo & Associates, P.C.
Red Level Networks
REDICO LLC
Rehmann
Reliance One Inc.
Ryan, LLC
Sachse Construction
Schechter Wealth Strategies
Schupan & Sons, Inc.
Seco Tools Inc.
Secure-24, LLC
Serpeo
Service Express, Inc. (SEI)
Shazaaam!/Buzzphoria
Skanska
Sogeti, US
Stout Risius Ross, Inc.
Taylor's Special Care Services Inc.
The Taubman Company
The University of Michigan Athletic Department
Tognum America Inc.
Turner Construction Company
Turner Enterprises, Inc
UHY Advisors MI, Inc.
United Shore Financial Services
University of Michigan Health System
US Foods
Valassis
w3r Consulting
Walbridge
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
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