Argonne named one of “Chicago's 101 Best & Brightest
Companies to Work for”
ARGONNE, Ill. (June 1, 2005) – The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National
Laboratory has been named one of “ Chicago 's 101 Best & Brightest Companies
to Work for” by the National Association of Business Resources. The award is
made even more significant by the organization's decision to recognize only
40 area organizations on this year's list.
The National Association of Business Resources citation says that winners
of the 2005 “Best & Brightest ”awards are companies that “work with imagination
and conviction to create organizational value and business results through
their policies and best practices in human resources management. This distinction
is bestowed in honor of an organization's recognition of their employees as
their greatest asset.”
Some of the other winning companies this year are Banco Popular North American,
DiamondCluster International, Ernst & Young, Foote Cone & Belding,
Schawk and Verizon Wireless.
The categories in which Argonne was judged include: communication, community
initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and multiculturalism, employee
education and development, employee engagement and commitment, recognition
and retention, recruitment and selection, and work-life balance. Final judging
was based on a detailed description of laboratory business practices as well
as the results of an opinion survey issued to a random sampling of 250 Argonne
employees.
“This recognition from the National Association of Business Resources reaffirms
Argonne 's commitment to developing strong leadership, supporting a creative
and diverse workforce, recruiting, developing and retaining the talent needed
to implement the laboratory's programmatic activities and initiatives,” said
Argonne Deputy Director Don Joyce. “Receipt of this award helps confirm the
success of the laboratory in its commitment to continue the reputation of Argonne
National Laboratory as ‘The Employer of Choice.'”
Argonne National Laboratory brings
the world's brightest scientists and engineers together to find exciting and
creative new solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology.
The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic
and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne
researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities,
and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific
problems, advance America 's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for
a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed
by UChicago
Argonne, LLC for
the U.S.
Department of Energy's Office
of Science.
For more information, please contact Steve McGregor (630/252-5580
or media@anl.gov) at Argonne.
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