Michigan Business and Professional Association Grants Brightwing Recognition as one of the "101 Best and Brightest Places to Work"

TROY, Mich., Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Troy, Mich.-based Brightwing, the staffing and training company that elevates human performance, has been recognized as one of the best and brightest places to work by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA). The company will be honored on Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Dearborn Inn Marriott.

For consideration as an honoree, an independent evaluation was conducted by a research firm based on key measures in a variety of categories, including communication, compensation and benefits, diversity and multiculturalism, employee education and development, employee engagement and development, recognition and retention, recruitment and selection , work-life balance and community initiatives.

"We're very proud to have received this honor from the MBPA," said Brightwing CEO Aaron Chernow. "Helping businesses cultivate rewarding and engaging environments that help elevate the potential of them and their employees is what we do every day. But that our company is a place where our team feels excited to come to work every day is something that creates a special sense of pride and accomplishment."

In addition to the MBPA recognition, Brightwing in 2011 was named a "Top Small Company Workplace" by Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces, and a Crain's Detroit Business' "Cool Place to Work," a recognition it also won in 2009 – a consecutive honor as Crain's recognizes "cool" workplaces every other year. It was also named a Dallas Business Journal "2010 Best Place to Work," and a 2009 and 2010 "101 Best and Brightest Company to Work For" by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and Corp! Magazine.

Brightwing represents more than 550 consultants and clients nationwide. The company has offices in Dallas, Texas, and Weston, Fla.

About Brightwing: At Brightwing our goal is different. We help people and organizations of all types and sizes enhance performance levels in the workplace. From staffing and recruiting to training and development, we are all about creating workplace environments where employees thrive! We do this by listening, advising and delivering well thought out performance-based people solutions. We believe it takes a personal approach. It also takes knowledge and intuition that can only be gained through 35 years of experience in asking the right questions.

Brightwing has been named a "Top Small Company Workplace," by Inc. Magazine, a "Cool Place to Work," by Crain's Detroit Business, a "101 Best and Brightest Company to Work For," by the Michigan Business and Professional Association and Corp! Magazine and a "2010 Best Place to Work," by Dallas Business Journal. Headquartered in Troy, MI, Brightwing has branch offices in Dallas, TX, and Weston, FL.  To discover the Brightwing difference, visit www.gobrightwing.com.

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