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Atlanta Magazine's 2008 Best Places to Work Announced

Buckhead Community Bank tops the list of companies where employees love their jobs.

ATLANTA- In the July 2008 issue, Atlanta magazine publishes its first ranking of the city’s best places to work. The list of forty exceptional companies includes a bank, several law firms, a radio station, a dog daycare and a lingerie manufacturer. “What is common across all these companies is attention to employee welfare and creating an environment where people feel invested in their jobs,” says Rebecca Burns, editor in chief. “Our survey put employees first-then looked at hard data on benefits, salaries, turnover, and other factors.”

To start the process of compiling the list, Atlanta magazine asked city residents “do you love your job?” and solicited nominations at atlantamagazine.com. Between August 2007 and January 2008, 725 employees nominated 176 workplaces. They were asked to rank the validity of twenty statements to determine their level of job satisfaction. The ranking process, as well as the employee survey and company profile form used later in the process, was created with input from management experts at Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and local human resource firms.

The list was narrowed to 100 companies by averaging scores from the nomination forms. Thus, an employer’s likelihood of moving past the nomination stage was determined not by number advantage (though a minimum of fifty employees was required for eligibility). Those 100 companies completed a profile, which detailed benefits, perks, policies, growth, etc. These factors were assigned point values for tabulation purposes. Again, weighting was determined with the employees (whichever was less) completed a survey in which they ranked statements such as: “I am compensated fairly”; “I am given the opportunity to develop professionally”; and “I am proud to work for this company.” In total, 5,201 employees participated in this round of surveying. The results were averaged and combined with the points earned from the profile form to determine our top forty. To view the forms in their entirety, visit atlantamagazine.com.

“In today’s economy, as people are being asked to do more and resources are limited, putting employee welfare first isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s a smart thing to do from a business perspective,” says Burns. “Our survey is unique because nominations came from employees, not management. That’s a testament to how successful these forty employers are at generating workplaces people love.”

The nomination forms for the 2009 Best Places to Work issue will be posted at atlantamagazine.com in August 2008.

The complete list of Best Places to Work 2008 follows.

  1. The Buckhead Community Bank
  2. Spanx
  3. Smith & Howard, PC
  4. InterContinental Hotels Group
  5. THINK Interactive
  6. Pineapple House Interior Design
  7. Atlanta Medical Center
  8. Ackerman Security Systems
  9. Jackson Spalding
  10. Kaiser Permanente
  11. Shepherd Center
  12. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
  13. DeKalb Medical
  14. Gwinnett County Public Schools
  15. Avenue A | Razorfish
  16. Promove
  17. Cypress Communications
  18. Georgia Perimeter College
  19. The Fox Theatre
  20. Permier Surfaces
  21. The Shopping Center Group
  22. North Fulton Family Medicine
  23. DeNyse Signs
  24. Career Sports & Entertainment
  25. Hall Booth Smith & Slover, PC
  26. Chattahoochee Nature Center
  27. Alliance Theatre
  28. The Children’s School
  29. Zoo Atlanta
  30. Wag-A-Lot
  31. Nalley Automotive Group
  32. Printpack
  33. Laurel Park at Henry Medical Center
  34. Equifax
  35. Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP
  36. MDI Group
  37. Urban Enterprises
  38. Coldwell Banker, The Condo Store
  39. 790/The Zone
  40. American Cancer Society

Since 1961, Atlanta magazine has served as the authority on Atlanta, providing its readers with a mix of long-form nonfiction, lively lifestyle coverage, in-depth service journalism, and literary essays, columns, and profiles.

About MDI
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MDI delivers flexible IT workforce solutions backed by subject matter expertise. Our services enable clients to achieve critical business objectives and better manage IT consultant spending. We provide Fortune 500 and mid-market companies with “just-in-time”, best-fit technical consultants to support IT initiatives. MDI’s high-value services are customized to meet the individual needs of every client. Our workforce solutions include full-spectrum IT Staff Augmentation Services, Specialized Project Services, and Managed Resource Services.

Founded in 1988, MDI has recorded 19 consecutive years of profitable growth and recorded more than $74 million in 2007 revenue.  MDI now employs more than 600 people nationally out of offices in Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Columbus, GA; Dallas, TX; Greenville, SC; Phoenix, AZ; Paramus, NJ; and Seattle, WA. For more information about MDI, visit www.mdigroup.com.


For more information contact:
Brad Mencher
Vice President, MDI
1-888-416-7949
bmencher@mdigroup.com
www.mdigroup.com

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