This Year's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in Metropolitan Detroit Announced by Michigan Business & Professional Association

WARREN, Mich., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only companies with the highest quality human resources initiatives can be named "Metropolitan Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For." This honor is highly sought after by competing companies throughout the region. These select companies will be honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) on Wednesday September 22 at the Marriott Dearborn Inn.

This year's winners practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in human resources in industries as diverse as the automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit. (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 the "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 7:30 a.m. Educational workshops will follow at 8:00 a.m. The topics of this year's sessions will include "Growing Pains in a Cautious Economy:  How Does a Team Transition from a Slow Economy to Cautious Optimism; Leveraging Collaboration and Team Building to Grow your Business and Engage your Team; Looking to the Future: Understanding the New Era of Employee Enrichment and Leveraging a Digital World: The Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media." The luncheon and awards ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m.

"The selection, recognition and awarding of this year's 101 companies allows our organization to showcase their best practices. The honorees have clearly demonstrated why each of them would be an ideal place for employees to work. Companies that capitalize on their greatest resource—their employees—know how to attract and retain top talent," said Jennifer Kluge, MBPA executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Tickets for the symposium and awards lunch are $165 for MBPA members; $195 for non-members. A member table of 10 is $1,650; non-member tables are $1,950.  Sponsorships are also available.

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

Metro Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For is sponsored by: AT&T Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Corp! Magazine, Davenport University, DTE Energy, Strategic Staffing Solutions, HRAGD, Detroit Athletic Club and McGraw Wentworth.

The "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" a program of the Michigan Business and Professional Association, is presented annually in four markets: Metro Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta and West Michigan. Nominations are now being accepted for 2011. Visit www.101bestandbrightest.com to obtain an application.

Based in Warren, Mich., the Michigan Business & 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.

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

THE 2010 WINNERS

A PROGRAM OF THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Ajilon Consulting

Altair Engineering, Inc.

Altarum Institute

Arrow Strategies

Atlas Oil Company

Baker Tilly

Barton Malow Company

BDO USA, LLP

Bill Highway

Blue Care Network of Michigan

Bridgewater Interiors, LLC.

CFI

Cintas Corporation

Clayton & McKervey, P.C.

Community Choice Credit Union

Community Financial

Computer and Engineering Services, Inc.

Computer Consultants of America, Inc.

Compuware Corporation

Conlin Travel

Coretek Services

Delta Staffing

DeMaria Building Company, Inc.

Detroit Athletic Club

Digitas

Domino's Pizza

DTE Energy

Easter Seals - Michigan

Educational Data Systems Incorporated

Employees Only

Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

Ernst & Young

eTitle Agency, Inc.

Etkin Equities

Eview 360

Family Home Health Services

Farbman Group

Fifth Third Bank, Eastern Michigan

Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber, Inc

Flagstar Bank

Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.

Garden City Hospital

Ghafari Associates, LLC

Global Tooling

Gordon Advisors, P.C.

Grant Thornton LLP

GreenPath, INC

G-TECH Services, Inc.

Harada Industry of America, Inc.

Harley Ellis Devereaux

Henry Ford Health System

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

Human Capital, LLC

Huntington National Bank

IMAGE ONE

ImageSoft, Inc.

Inergy Autmotive Systems USA

JARC

KPMG LLP

McGraw Wentworth

Meadowbrook Insurance Group

Menlo Innovations LLC

Michigan Financial Companies, Inc.

Michigan First Credit Union

MiPro Consulting

MTU Detroit Diesel

MyInsuranceExpert.com

Nemeth Burwell, P.C.

Netarx, LLC

New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc.

NTH Consultants, Ltd.

Oakwood Healthcare, Inc.

OHM

PCGCampbell

Peoples State Bank

Plex Systems, Inc.

Plunkett Cooney

Quest Diagnostics

Red Level Networks

REDICO LLC

Rehmann

RelWare

RESOURCE

Seco Tools Inc.

Service Express, Inc.

Shazaaam!/Buzzphoria

Skanska

Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc.

Stout Risius Ross, Inc

Strategic Staffing Solutions

The Bower Companies

The Epitec Group, Inc.

The Harvard Drug Group, LLC

The Taubman Company

Turner Construction Company

UHY Advisors MI, Inc.

University of Michigan Health System

US Army Garrison - Detroit Arsenal

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan

w3r Consulting

Walbridge

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Michigan Business and Professional Association

101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For

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