National Association For Business Resources Announces Houston’s Best & Brightest Companies To Work

Sept. 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Companies that excel at employee relations, use innovation to motivate employees, implement creative compensation programs and more will be recognized by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) at the “Houston’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” (http://www.101bestandbrightest.com/) symposium and awards luncheon on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Bella Elegante located at 300 Milam St. in Houston.

This year’s winners practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in industries as diverse as energy, medical, financial services and nonprofit. (See the following list of honorees.)

An independent research firm evaluates each company’s entry based on key measures in various categories.  They include Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment, Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives and Strategic Company Performance.

The winning companies also vie for three elite awards; “The Best of the Best Overall”, “The Best of the Best Medium Business Overall” and “The Best of the Best Small Business Overall.” The elite award winners will be announced during the awards ceremony.

The symposium and awards program will begin with registration, networking, continental breakfast and peer exchange at 8:30 a.m. Certified educational workshops will follow at 9:15 a.m. The topics of this year’s sessions will include “Advanced Culture Identification – Setting Yourself up to Hire the Best Talent” and a keynote address “The Six Most Dangerous Retention Mistakes Most Companies Are Making.” The luncheon and awards ceremony begins at 11:45 a.m. Bill Balleza from KPRC Local 2 News will serve as the emcee for the awards presentation.

“Profitability and stability is essential for businesses in today’s economic climate. Companies that recognize that their employees are the key to their success achieve staying power. Our 2013 winners create their human resource practices to ensure employee satisfaction and they set standards for every business to aspire toward,” said Jennifer Kluge, NABR president. “We are proud to honor this year’s winners.”

Tickets for the Workforce Symposium and Awards Luncheon are $160 for individuals and $1,500 for tables of 10. To host an exhibit booth, the cost is $350 and includes two event tickets.  “Houston’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” is sponsored by the National Association for Business Resources, Ryan LLC, Basic, Price of Business and Corp! magazine.

Sponsorships are still available. Contact the National Association for Business Resources at 866.321.1822 or visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to register or for more information.

The “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” a program of the National Association for Business Resources, is presented annually in Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Grand Rapids and now Nationally. Nominations are now being accepted for 2014. Visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to obtain an application.

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Houston’s Best and Brightest Companies To Work For 2013 Winners

Of the hundreds of nominations received, the companies listed below met the criteria as a

“Best and Brightest Company to Work For”

Abacus Plumbing LLC

ADP

American Electric Technologies, Inc.

Aon

ARCADIS U.S.

Ashley Ellis

Asset Plus Companies

Benchmark Hospitality International

Black Elk Energy

Blinds.com

Champion Energy Services

City of Nassau Bay

Conway MacKenzie

CORE Communications

Cram Crew

Crane Worldwide Logistics

Crime Stoppers

Dean's Professional Services

Elliott Group

Employer Flexible

English + Associates Architects, Inc.

Entrance Software

ESE Partners

Excalibur Exhibits

GAAP Financial Services

Gables Residential

GBH CPAs, PC

Gunda

Hotze Health & Wellness Center

Houston Marketing Firm

Houston West Chamber of Commerce

hrQ

Intellicure

iOffice

Iscential

Kelly S Mathews

Keystone Resources

Kuraray America

Lasco Enterprises, LLC

Logical Innovations, Inc.

Medical Research Consultants

My Flooring Texas

New Tech Carr Environmental Group

New Tech Global

Noah Consulting

Obsidian Technical Communication

Office Gemini

Patrick Henry Creative Promotions, Inc.

Pop Labs Inc

Process Control Corp. Div II, Inc.

Protiviti, Inc.

Riverway Business Services, Inc.

Roberts Markel Weinberg PC

Ryan, LLC

Sandcastle Homes

Stout Risius Ross, Inc.

Studley, Inc.

Sun Coast Resources

The Frontline Group

The Reach Group

TopSpot Internet Marketing

Valassis

West Houston Assistance Ministries, Inc.

Xcution

Xvand Technology Corp