Workplace
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: Board & Vellum
Architect of a progressive business design.
Really happy employees make really happy clients. Thats been the working principle since Jeff Pelletier founded Board & Vellum in 2011. Everyone at the architecture and interior design firm even new employees gets four weeks of vacation time. Board & Vellum encourages 40-hour workweeks and flexible schedules. A paid-parental-leave policy grants equal time to moms…
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: Kinetic Sports Rehab
Setting good things and healthy people in motion.
Kinetic Sports Rehab blends chiropractic, physical therapy and sports medicine to give its clients something different in the pursuit of recovery from injury, relief from pain and improvement in athletic performance. With 35 employees at four locations, Kinetic Sports Rehab creates high-energy workplaces dedicated to good compensation and professional training. Cofounder Michael Bourbonnais, a doctor…
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: RealSelf
Encouraging stories of transformation.
RealSelf, which turns 10 this fall, is an online community sharing information about elective cosmetic procedures from breast augmentation to Brazilian butt lifts, from mommy makeovers to microdermabrasion, from porcelain veneers to permanent makeup. It offers doctor reviews, photos, videos and Q&As. The companys employees get pampered, too, with an abundance of workspace amenities including…
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: BitTitan
Making work comfortable.
When Geeman Yip started BitTitan in 2007, he envisioned a workplace reminiscent of the dot.com days with fun, collaborative spaces. As BitTitan has grown it has 105 employees in Seattle and more than 170 worldwide that interactive culture has helped attract talented people who have built a competitive service helping companies move their IT services…
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: Pitchbook
Always training, always learning.
PitchBook offers clients data on global mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital activity that goes far beyond whats available online. The PitchBook Platform database enables users to find and analyze details across the entire private investment life cycle from fund initiation to company exit. New employees are able to quickly develop deep perspective…
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: Navy Federal Credit Union
Rooted in service to country.
Washington is home to 10 branches and just over 130 employees of Navy Federal Credit Union, an organization with more than $75 billion in assets, 6 million members, 281 branches and more than 13,000 employees. Strongly rooted in the states military communities, NFCU places a high value on employee retention, says Regional Manager Vicki Archer….
100 Best Companies to Work For Snapshot: Hulu
Creating apps for fun (and profit).
Seattle represents a major tech hub for Hulu, the online streaming TV service with ad-supported free video content and subscription-based premium viewing. Hulu has just over 70 employees at Fourth and Pike in downtown Seattle. They develop Hulu apps for smartphones and other devices. Seattles 2015 employee count grew by 72 percent, among the fastest-growing…
New coworking spaces in Seattle raise the bar.
Welcome to Coterie Worklounge and The Cloud Room.
Coworking spaces where remote workers can rent a desk and access to business services have been around for years, but some new venues in Seattle are adding another dimension to the concept: a bar. Although separate conference rooms, secluded booths and private phone suites are also offered, a swanky bar is at the center of…
The 2015 Community Impact Awards: Lifetime Achievement
WINNER Joni Earl, CEOSound TransitSeattle Sound Transit CEO Joni Earl oversees a mass transit system that provides 34 million rides each year in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. The transit agency is one of only six in the nation to earn the international ISO 14001 certification for its sustainable practices. When Earl joined Sound Transit,…
The 2015 Community Impact Awards: Youth Development
WINNER YouthCareSeattleThe first shelter for runaways and homeless youth on the West Coast, YouthCare provides shelter, counseling, education and employment training as well as prevention services for at-risk youth between the ages of 12 and 24. The nonprofit operates the only under-18 emergency shelter in Seattle, the only transitional living program in Washington for homeless…
The 2015 Community Impact Awards: Job Creation and Workforce Development
MOD PIZZABellevue The MOD Pizza chain, which offers made-to-order pizza fast, is in a sector that can be a revolving door of new hires and rarely a career option for employees. But Scott and Ally Svenson wanted to make their company a good place to work. Staffers clocking more than 26 hours a week have…
The 2015 Community Impact Awards: Social Entrepreneurship
Second UseSeattle Second Use harvests building material from homes and commercial spaces slated for remodel or demolition some 3,000 tons annually and sells it at the companys SoDo store. In return for providing the material, the homeowner or contractor may be offered cash, a store credit or a Habitat for Humanity receipt. Second Use is…
The 2015 Community Impact Awards: Pro Bono Services
WINNER Hillis Clark Martin & PetersonSeattle Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson tackled a high-profile pro bono case two years ago, agreeing to represent at no charge an engaged gay couple in Richland. The couple had sued Arlenes Flowers after the shop owner said it would violate her religious beliefs to provide flowers for the couples…