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May 26, 2006

Finalists Announced for 2006 Best Companies to Work For in Colorado

DENVER (May 25, 2006) – The finalists for the 2006 Best Companies to Work for in Colorado have been announced. ** The complete list of finalists (not in rank order) is at the end of this release. **

The rankings for the 2006 Best Companies to Work for in Colorado will be released at an awards luncheon at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, 2006, at the Westin Hotel Westminster, Westminster, CO. The event’s master of ceremonies will be 9News Business News Reporter Greg Moss. Event tickets and corporate tables can be purchased at www.COSHRM.org.

This initiative was designed to:

  • honor companies in Colorado that show dedication to their employees’ growth and quality of life;
  • develop definitive information to help existing companies in Colorado retain their workforce; promote Colorado’s best employment opportunities to attract new workers; and
  • distinguish businesses in Colorado that attract and retain Colorado’s talented workforce.

The competition recognizes participants in two different categories in Colorado: medium-sized companies (25-199 employees) and large-sized employers (200 employees or more). Ranking companies were evaluated and chosen by the Best Companies Group, and their participation will lead to long-term benefits for Colorado.

To be eligible for consideration, companies must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a for-profit or not-for-profit business
  • Be a publicly or privately held business
  • Have a facility in the state of Colorado
  • Have a minimum of 25 employees in the state of Colorado

The awards program is a first of its kind offered statewide in Colorado, and is modeled after Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for in America,” and other statewide Best Places to Work programs administered in 15 other states. Best Companies is a collaborative effort among its many partners, which include Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Colorado State Council, Boulder Area Human Resource SHRM Colorado State Council Association, Colorado Springs Society of Human Resource Management, Northern Colorado Human Resource Association, High Country Human Resource Association, Western Colorado Human Resource Association, Jobing.com, Colorado Biz Magazine, and the Best Companies Group.

The Best Companies Group, assisted by ModernThink, LLC, conducted an assessment of participating companies that was a two-part process designed to gather detailed data about each company. In part one, the employer completes a questionnaire and in part two, employees of the company complete an employee survey.

The survey data was then combined to enable the experts at ModernThink, LLC to determine the strengths and opportunities of the participating companies. The companies were then ranked based on this data. ModernThink, LLC also created Assessment Findings Reports that are returned to each participating company. General comparisons of a company’s data to the rest of the field are also included. The information companies received will be almost as valuable as finding themselves on the final list.

Listings of the finalists from both the medium-sized and large-sized companies, arranged alphabetically, are included with this release. Company ranking in each category will be announced at the August 3, 2006 award luncheon.

For more information on Best Companies to Work For in Colorado, please visit www.BestCompaniesCO.com. For more information on the SHRM Colorado State Council, please visit www.coshrm.org.

Finalists Announced for 2006 Best Companies to Work For in Colorado

*** Not in Ranked Order ***

2006 Large Companies

Company City
Abacus Broomfield, CO
Baxa Corporation Englewood, CO
Compass Bank Englewood, CO
Education Sales Management Highlands Ranch, CO
Edward Jones Various Locations in CO
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Inc. Broomfield, CO
Merrick & Company Aurora, CO
Quest Diagnostics Denver, CO
Simpson Housing Limited Partnership, LLLP Denver, CO
The Medical Center of Aurora & Centennial Medical Plaza Aurora, CO
TrueLogic Financial Corporation Englewood, CO
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Boulder, CO
Wells Fargo Bank Denver, CO

2006 Medium Companies

Company City
ADA Technologies, Inc. Littleton, CO
CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory of Colorado, LLC Denver, CO
ERA Tradewind Real Estate Longmont, CO
Leopard Broomfield, CO
Levine, Hughes & Mithuen, Inc. Denver, CO
McStain Neighborhoods Louisville, CO
Milesbrand Denver, CO
R.A. Nelson & Associates Inc. Avon, CO
Rally Software Development Boulder, CO
Union Colony Bank Greeley, CO
ViaWest Denver, CO
WR Starkey Mortgage Denver, CO

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