In front of a standing room only crowd, 10 companies were honored last night at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center as the 2014 Best Places to Work in Frederick County. The Campaign, now in it's 12th year, is part of a countywide partnership between the Frederick County Business Development and Retention Department, City of Frederick Department of Economic Development, Frederick County Workforce Services and the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.
All Frederick County businesses were invited to take the survey and winners were chosen based on their family friendly practices including: benefits, voluntary turnover rate, median salary and diversity practices. This year, two new awards were given for the People's Choice and Most Creative Workplace.
Helen Propheter, Frederick County Business Development and Retention Manager said, "This year's winners make it easy to showcase what a great place Frederick County is to do business in. This year's Best Places to Work help make Frederick County shine as the Best Place to Work in Maryland."
The winners are:
Small Employer (1-10): Honorable Mention-Jean Peterson Design; Winner-Swift Systems
Medium Employer (11-49): Honorable Mention-Canapés Catering; Winner-Orases
Large Employer (50-200): Honorable Mention-Regent Education; Winner-Battelle National Defense Bio Institute
Major Employer (200+): Tie-Experient and Fort Detrick, U.S. Army Garrison
People's Choice: St. John Regional Catholic School
Most Creative Workplace: iHire
Thank you to all of our sponsors who are also past winners and who helped make this event possible:
- Country Meadows Retirement Communities
- Canam Steel
- ClinicalRM
- En-Net Services
- Morgan-Keller Construction
- Hood College
- ImQuest BioSciences
- Dr. Harvey Levy & Associates
- The Law Offices of Scott Alan Morrison
- Plamondon Hospitality Partners
Be sure to check out Frederick County Best Places to Work on Facebook for more photographs and for information on next year's Campaign!
