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BDA Employees Praise Company Culture, Teamwork and Leaders
Why the Woodinville-based marketing giant made the list of WA's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017
sponsored by BDA This article is part of a series focusing on select companies who placed among WA’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017, as determined by employee surveys that measure their perceptions and satisfaction across 61 individual attributes within 10 employment categories. In any large company, maintaining first-name basis with all of…
Entrepreneurs of the Year: Transportation/Logistics
Award Recipients: Tim M. Beaver CEO, John S. Graham CSO; Global Diving & Salvage [Seattle] When the seven scuba divers behind Global Diving & Salvage banded together in 1979 to provide day-to-day diving, ship husbandry, marine construction, small vessel salvage and spill-response services in the Puget Sound region, they probably didnt imagine that in 30…
Ernst & Young’s Pacific Northwest Entrepreneurs of the Year
Each year Ernst & Young gives special recognition to outstanding entrepreneurs in a broad range of disciplines. These entrepreneurs, drawn from across the Northwest, are chosen by a panel of distinguished judges. Seattle Business magazine is proud to present this years winners and finalists. Retail & Consumer Products Emerging Sciences Media & Entertainment Services Technology…
Survey: Two-thirds of state business leaders plan to hire in the coming year
Washington state business leaders overwhelmingly indicated they felt their revenues would increase and that they would hire in the coming year. More than 200 company leaders responded to the survey conducted by Miller Nash LLP at Seattle Business magazines 100 Best Companies to Work For awards event on June 16 at the Seattle Westin Hotel….
Nice Work!
Its been a rough year, the kind of year that makes CEOs wonder about their career choices and causes human resources executives to pray for miracles. But, even in the tough times, some companies never seem to miss a beat. Its as if they thrive under adverse conditions, as if maybe they know the economy…
Large Company Headquartered Outside of Washington Winner
First Place: CELEBRATING ACCOMPLISHMENT No fat cats here, reads one comment in the Best Companies survey of employees at West Monroe Partners. Everyone contributes and works hard for our clients and for the company. If there were any fat cats at the downtown Seattle branch of the Chicago-based business and technology consulting firm, theyd be…
Nonprofit Company Winners
First Place: MOM KNOWS BEST Some may be surprised to learn that the leadership strategy behind Valley Medical Centerwhich serves a population of nearly 600,000 and employs close to 3,000 peopleoriginated with a receptionist at a hat factory in St. Louis. The receptionist was the mother of Rich Roodman, Valley Medical Centers CEO, who has…
Midsize Company Winners
First Place: ALL IN THE FAMILY Its no wonder employees never seem to leave Baker Boyer Bank. The initial interview process is so rigorous, one might be inclined to stay put out of sheer exhaustion. More likely, its the tight-knit, family atmosphereeven with more than 170 employees and eight branches throughout Walla Walla, Yakima and…
Large Company Winners
First Place: STAYING IN TOUCH Word travels fast at The Everett Clinic. In fact, theres really no excuse for being uninformed if youre an employee at this 87-year-old, multispecialty group practice. The company has made communication a priority in the form of regular CEO video addresses, a monthly newsletter, monthly lunch meetings between frontline workers…
Foreign intrigue: U.S. treatment of immigrants an issue for big companies
To see how current American immigration policies affect Washingtons economy, look no further than Oscar Santos and Arunabha Ghosh. Both are highly educated professionals with experience at Microsoft and Google, respectively, and both have a desire to start companies in the United States. But because of restrictions on their H-1B temporary visas for highly skilled…
Greater Spokane Incorporated honors leading companies
Greater Spokane Incorporated on Wednesday announced the winners of the 26th annual AGORA Awards, honoring business excellence in the greater Spokane region. Here are the winners in each category. Small nonprofit: Spokane Lilac Festival Association Large nonprofit: Second Harvest Food Bank Small business: Desautel Hege Communications Medium business: Horizon Hospice Large business: Spokane Industries Inc….
Finally! Legislature reaches a deal on workers’ comp
The issue that has been keeping the Legislature up at night may have found a solution. State lawmakers on Sunday reached an agreement on overhauling the century-old workers’ compensation program, with an eye toward giving workers’ comp beneficiaries a choice between a long-term benefits and a lum-sum payment. The compromise struck by members of both…
Washington State Shows Jobs Growth in April Despite Lost Jobs From Higher Gas Prices
In spite of high gas prices that likely contributed to employment declines in Washington’s recreation and accommodations sectors, the state managed to add 5800 new jobs in April, pushing unemployment down to 9.1 percent, from 9.2 percent the month before. “We’ve probably seen less driving as a result of higher gas prices,” said Dave Wallace,…