Best Places to Work contest wraps up
The first Flathead Valley Best Places to Work contest results have been tallied by Quantum Workplace data analysis, and the results will be announced later this month.
The winners of the program, launched in late March by Montana West Economic Development and co-sponsored by the Daily Inter Lake, will be announced at a June 25 awards ceremony from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel Kalispell.
Winners and select participants also will be profiled in a special section in the Daily Inter Lake on June 26.
Companies signed up to participate in one of three size categories — small (10 to 20 employees), medium (21 to 50 employees) and large (51 or more employees).
The three finalists in each of the categories were: small — Flathead Beacon, The ZaneRay Group and Soucie Soucie; medium — The Springs at Whitefish, Mountain Meadow Herbs and Professional Therapy Associates; and large — Mann Mortgage, Whitefish Mountain Resort and North Valley Hospital. (Note: finalists are identified in random order; winners only will be announced on June 25.)
Forty-five companies in the Flathead Valley signed up to be part of the process, and each company that had employees complete the surveys as required will receive feedback. Employees were given surveys of approximately 40 questions created by Quantum Workplace to measure the level of engagement.
Quantum defines employee engagement as the outcome of a healthy workplace, in which employees put forth extra effort and advocate for the workplace, and there is a high level of employee retention.
Other than the June 25 release of three winners in each category, all survey results and how companies finished in relation to each other will be confidential.
The program primarily has been run in larger metropolitan areas, and the Flathead Valley was the site of Quantum Workplace’s first rural venture. The Best Places to Work contest began in 2004 with the intention of recognizing and honoring companies that understand the value of their human assets. (As a sponsor, the Inter Lake was ineligible to participate.)
For more information, call Jessica Rogers at Montana West Economic Development at 257-7711 or email jessica@dobusinessinmontana.com.