Michigan Business and Professional Association Announces This Year's 101 Best and Brightest Companies To Work for in Metropolitan Detroit

WARREN, Mich., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It takes a clear commitment to quality human resources initiatives for a company to be named a "Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For."  These select companies will be honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 at the Dearborn Inn Marriott.

This year's winners practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in human resources in industries as diverse as automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit organizations. (See the list of honorees below.)

An independent research firm evaluates each company's entry based on key measures in various categories. They include Communication, Community Initiatives, Compensation and Benefits, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Employee Education and Development, Employee Engagement and Commitment, Recognition and Retention, Recruitment and Selection, Small Business and Work-Life Balance.

The winning 101 companies also vie for 10 elite awards, one granted for each category. Also an overall winner, who has excelled in all categories, will be honored with a "Best of the Best" award. The elite award winners will be announced during the luncheon.

The annual human resources symposium and awards program will begin with registration, networking and an exhibit gallery at 7 a.m. Educational workshops will follow at 8 a.m. The topics of this year's sessions include, Dynamics of a Changing Workforce: Finding Critical Skills and the Knowledge Gap; The Talent War:  Our Compelling Mission; The Virtual Employee: How to Make it Work; and Best and Brightest Employee Onboarding Strategies. The luncheon and awards ceremony begin at 11 a.m.

"This year's 101 award recipients stand out from most businesses in that they have exceeded traditional human resource practices to recruit, develop, motivate and retain their employees. They acknowledge the value their employees have on affecting the success of their company," said Jennifer Kluge, MBPA President. "We are very impressed by the commitment that they have demonstrated to their employees."

Tickets for the symposium and awards lunch are $170 for MBPA members; $195 for non-members. A member table of 10 is $1,700; non-member tables are $1,950.  Sponsorships are also available.

Contact the Michigan Business and Professional Association at 586-393-8800 or visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to register or for more information. 

Sponsors of the "Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" include WDIV Channel 4 News, WXYZ TV 7 News, Corp! Magazine, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Davenport University, DTE Energy, AT & T Michigan, Harvard Drug Group, Detroit Athletic Club, Staples, McGraw Wentworth, Atlas Oil, Strategic  Staffing Solutions and Companion Life and HRAGD.

The "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" is presented annually in four markets: Grand Rapids, Metro Detroit, Chicago and Atlanta. Nominations are now being accepted for 2012. Visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to obtain an application.

Based in Warren, Mich., the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) is the largest business organization of small to medium-sized businesses in Michigan, representing more than 20,000 members who employ over 200,0000 persons. Members include attorneys, physicians, architects, accountants, construction companies, banks, retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and the like. Member businesses receive numerous benefits including free legal and financial consultations; discounted technology, automotive and office products; employee training and recruitment assistance; and competitive insurance rates. The MBPA is a sister association to the Michigan Food & Beverage Association (MFBA) with more than 3,400 members. Visit them online at www.michbusiness.org or www.michfood.org.

Michigan Business and Professional Association

27700 Hoover Rd.

Warren, MI 48093-6306

(888) 277-6464 * www.michbusiness.org

For Further information:
Contact: Sue Voyles (734) 667-2005 -or- Jennifer Kluge (586) 393-8800

THE 101 BEST AND BRIGHTEST
COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT
2011 WINNERS

A PROGRAM OF THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

A.E. Mourad Agency, Inc.
Advantage Technical Resourcing
AGIS Michigan Agency, LLC
Altair Engineering, Inc.
Altarum Institute
Amerisure Insurance Co.  
Angott Search Group
Arrow Strategies
ASG Renaissance
Atlas Oil Company
Barton Malow Company
BDO USA, LLP
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Bridgewater Interiors LLC
Brightwing
Brown & Brown of Detroit  
Cambridge Consulting Group  
Cintas Corporation
Clayton & McKervey, P.C.
Community Choice Credit Union
Community Financial
Computer and Engineering Services, Inc.
Computer Consultants of America, Inc.
Computerized Facility Integration (CFI)
Compuware Corporation
Delta Staffing
DeMaria Building Company
Detroit Athletic Club
DFCU Financial
Digitas
Domino's Pizza
DTE Energy
Easter Seals - Michigan, Inc.
EDSI
Employees Only
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
ePrize LLC
Etkin Equities L.L.C.
Family Home Health Services
Farbman Group
Fifth Third Bank  
Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc.
Flagstar Bank
Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.  
Garden City Hospital
Ghafari Associates, LLC
Gordon Advisors, P.C.
Grant Thornton LLP
Greenleaf Trust  
GreenStone Farm Credit Services  
G-Tech Professional Staffing Inc.
Halo Group
Harada Industry of America, Inc.  
Harley Ellis Devereaux
Henry Ford Health System
Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP
Human Capital LLC
Image One Corp.
ImageSoft, Inc.
Inergy Automotive Systems USA
JARC
KPMG LLP
McGraw Wentworth
Menlo Innovations LLC
Michigan Financial Companies
Michigan First Credit Union
MiPro Consulting
My Insurance Expert
Nemeth Burwell
Netarx Inc.
New Horizons Rehabilitation Services
NTH Consultants, Ltd.  
Oakwood HealthCare
OpTech, LLC
Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc.
OtterBase, Incorporated
Plex Systems
Plunkett Cooney  
Polk  
Red Level Networks
REDICO LLC
Rehmann  
Seco Tools Inc.
Service Express, Inc.
Shazaaam
Skanska
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME)
Stout Risius Ross, Inc.
Strategic Staffing Solutions
The Bower Companies
The Epitec Group, Inc.
The Harvard Drug Group L.L.C.
The Taubman Company
Tognum America Inc.(MTU Detroit Diesel, Inc.)
Turner Construction Company
UHY Advisors MI, Inc
University of Michigan Health System
US Foodservice  
Valassis
w3r Consulting
Walbridge  
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

SOURCE Michigan Business and Professional Association