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| Foundation Software |
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| Brunswick |
| Industry: |
Technology |
| NEO Employees: |
65 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
5 |
Mission Statement
Since 1985, the Foundation Software philosophy has not wavered: a continuous investment in technology, an emphasis on quality training and support, and a commitment to long-term client relationships. How is this accomplished? With a well-trained staff of motivated and happy employees. |
Organization Description
Foundation Software is recognized as a leading developer of construction accounting software. The company's flagship product, Foundation for Windows has received numerous industry awards and is used by more than 2,000 contractors throughout the U.S. Since 1985, Foundation Software has been helping contractors to better understand their jobs and streamline their financial operations. |
Organization Culture
Foundation Software features a casual work environment that encourages hard work but also fun. With the ability to wear jeans to work everyday, employees are ready to roll up their sleeves and be productive. Since the introduction of our Wellness Committee in 2006, employees are now enjoying the healthy snacks that are available every week or so, including fruit and veggie trays, 100-calories snack bags, and smoothies. Lots of events planned by our Employee Appreciation Committee throughout the year also bring people together during the workday. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
At Foundation Software, our CEO and management team are committed to attracting the best and the brightest employees. Managers regularly attend career fairs to recruit top graduates, and we have a referral program that rewards employees for referring new hires. During the interview process, candidates will first meet with the hiring manager and will then be brought in to meet the owner, who helps to determine if this candidate will fit in well with the company culture. The management team also regularly recognizes top performers. |
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| Garland Industries |
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| Cleveland |
| Industry: |
Manufacturing |
| NEO Employees: |
106 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
9 |
Mission Statement
Garland Industries management and employees are committed to providing the best possible building maintenance products and services to our customers. Our goal is to exceed customer expectations at the best cost/benefit ratio. If it can be done better, Garland will do it |
Organization Description
Garland Industries is a manufacturer of high performance roofing, waterproofing, flooring, sealants, and energy systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. We bring innovative products to the market by direct sales to the end user with a highly trained staff of expert technical sales personnel which enables us to provide long term performance guarantees. |
Organization Culture
Garland’s management strives to make the work place an enjoyable experience for our employees. We have a family-like attitude and we are concerned about the well being and happiness of each other. We celebrate birthdays, weddings, child births, and seasonal hoildays. We hold special dress up days for local sports teams. We do family picnics and we publish family profiles in our Corporate News Magazine. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Garland Industries is committed to hiring and retaining the best possible employees by providing exceptional earning capabilities along with excellent employee benefits. Since the corporation is 100% employee-owned, employees share in advances in stock value. In addition, the corporation provides quality training and gives employees the authority and responsibility to advance the corporation. Garland Industries pays a referral bonus to existing employees who recruit new people, and we have three full-time personnel recruiters who network with hundreds of employment agencies to find the best prospects. |
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| Gilbane Building Company |
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| Cleveland |
| Industry: |
Construction |
| NEO Employees: |
85 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
2 |
Mission Statement
Gilbane will be the premier company serving a wide spectrum of customers’ facility needs through superior people supported by a continuous learning environment and leading-edge technology. Gilbane and its people will be committed to the firm’s core values and its traditions and will participate in every community where it does business. |
Organization Description
Gilbane Building Company is a family-owned, full-service construction company offering innovative facility solutions including site selection, financing, programming and construction supervision, and relocation management. The firm is involved in all major construction markets including: higher education and K-12 institutions, life sciences, healthcare, corporate, mission critical, sports and recreation, and criminal justice. Local clients include University Hospitals, Lorain County Community College, Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Museum of Art, KeyBank, and Cleveland State University. |
Organization Culture
Employee Appreciation Day is set aside each year to celebrate employees’ hard work and dedication to their job. Safety Week recognizes office personnel and on-site workers for on their safety at work. ADVANCE is a program created to support leadership development and career opportunities for women in Gilbane through mentoring and education programs, networking opportunities, information sharing, and advising the company on policies concerning women’s interests. Gilbane has a diversity council that includes employees from all parts of the company and we are focused on gaining diversity through partnerships, including Advancing Minority Interests in Engineering (AMIE). |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Bill Gilbane is fond of saying that at Gilbane, the most important step in the hiring process is to “hire for character.” Gilbane is constantly seeking to hire the most talented individuals available, and its leaders work tirelessly to select candidates who share the company’s core values. Gilbane has an active employee referral program, and last year 37% of new hires were hired through this program. Further, Gilbane values employees that come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and this diversity of skill sets and experiences makes the company stronger by bringing different problem solving techniques together. |
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| GrafTech International Holdings Inc. |
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| Parma |
| Industry: |
Manufacturing |
| NEO Employees: |
288 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
4 |
Mission Statement
Our mission is to expand and exploit our unique, innovative technology to improve the company's position as an industry leader. We are dedicated to continuous improvement, strengthening our team members capabilities, commercializing new technologies, and becoming a great place to work. |
Organization Description
GrafTech International, Ltd. develops and manufactures graphite and carbon material science-based solutions. We operate in three segments: Graphite Electrodes, Advanced Graphite Materials, and Other Businesses. The Graphite Electrodes segment manufactures graphite electrodes and related services. The Advanced Graphite Materials segment manufactures primary and specialty products for transportation, solar, and oil and gas exploration industries. The Other Businesses segment manufactures natural graphite products, including advanced flexible graphite and flexible graphite. We sell products through direct sales force, direct employees, independent sales representatives, and distributors in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. |
Organization Culture
We have made great efforts to better celebrate our successes, elaborate our recognition programs, increase our social responsibility in the community, and instill a sense of company pride in the employee. During our United Way campaign, we hold fun & entertaining fund-raising events. We organize a unique and rewarding day for the annual Take your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, including hands-on chemistry experiments and technical demonstrations about our products. Our Lakewood plant is family-oriented and has employed fathers & sons, brothers, husbands and wives, etc. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Our CEO and senior leaders authorized the formation of a focus group to dedicate attention to improving our programs to become a desired employer of choice. We formed a cross-function team of 17 employees from our Parma and Lakewood locations, named the Human Capital Council. The council, led by our CFO, meets regularly and will often present to senior management at their monthly meetings. As a result, senior leaders are hearing directly from employees about changes that need to be made to retain and attract top talent. |
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| Grant Thornton LLP |
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| Cleveland |
| Industry: |
Financial / Insurance / Real Estate |
| NEO Employees: |
106 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
2 |
Mission Statement
Become a Category of One by realizing our vision through distinctive client service and leadership in the profession and community. |
Organization Description
Grant Thornton LLP one of the six global accounting, tax and business advisory organizations. Through member firms in 110 countries, including 50 offices in the United States, the partners of Grant Thornton member firms provide personalized attention and the highest quality service to public and private clients around the globe. |
Organization Culture
Our Dinner Rewards Program recognizes and rewards our seniors during our busy season for a demonstrated commitment to the profession and the firm. The annual Client Experience Awards are given to highlight and recognize client service teams that have gone above and beyond to deliver an outstanding client experience. We host several events to bring people together outside of work. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Through our Footsteps program, accounting students in their sophomore or junior years of college are invited to spend two days at a Grant Thornton office shadowing an associate, meeting with partners, and getting a general sense for the firm and the field of public accounting. Our internship program gives interns hands-on experience working on client engagements and interacting with Grant Thornton personnel. Partners participate in the recruiting process and meet every hire we bring on board before the offer is made, working not only to determine skills the candidate brings, but to sell the candidate on our organization. |
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| Hathaway Brown School |
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| Shaker Heights |
| Industry: |
Education |
| NEO Employees: |
228 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
9 |
Mission Statement
Hathaway Brown School is dedicated to excellence in the education of girls. For us, educational excellence includes, and reaches well beyond, preparation for college. Our true mission, as reflected in our motto “Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus,” is preparation for life. We seek to foster in the minds of our students an abiding passion for learning, and in their hearts a constant devotion to good character and public service. In the 21st century there is great need for women of vision and courage who are prepared to be leaders in a multicultural world. We seek to answer that need by inspiring our students to achieve their utmost potential and rise boldly to the challenges of their times. |
Organization Description
Hathaway Brown is Ohio’s oldest independent preparatory school for girls in grades PK-12. Our educational philosophy is “We Learn Not For School, But For Life.” Hathaway Brown seeks to foster in its students an abiding passion for learning, and a devotion to good character and service to society. |
Organization Culture
I love to share why employees think HB is a great place to work: “HB is a fun place to work because we are given the freedom to be creative, the incentive to be productive, and the professionalism we deserve.” “HB operates within an atmosphere of respect, so teachers have the freedom to try new things in their classes and to interact with colleagues and students in a light-hearted yet professional way.” “Hathaway Brown School is a fun place to work because we are putting all of our efforts together to better the future of our youth. We see immediate progress and reap immediate rewards when a child smiles at us or when we get to congratulate a colleague on a job well done.” |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
In the words of Head of School, Bill Christ: The history of a great school can be chronicled by the words and deeds and influence of great teachers. For more than a century, it has been the distinction of the faculty which has given Hathaway Brown its preeminent reputation, and generations of alumnae gratefully recollect the impact of teachers whose challenging standards, enrapturing ideas, and compassionate understanding made a crucial difference in the way they viewed themselves and lived their lives. Teaching at Hathaway Brown is much more than the dispensing of facts or even the imparting of skills. It is the sparking of a passion for learning and the shaping of human beings |
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| Hattie Larlham |
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| Mantua |
| Industry: |
Health / Human Services |
| NEO Employees: |
635 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
2 |
Mission Statement
Because we believe that life is sacred, Hattie Larlham enhances the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families through our commitment to comfort, joy, and achievement. |
Organization Description
Hattie Larlham is non-profit organization that provides quality care to individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. A full range of services are provided to approximately 1,400 children and adults with disabilities including residential care as well as a variety of adult day services, supported employment, and vocational habilitation opportunities. |
Organization Culture
The Circle of Caring program recognizes a person that contributes their time to Hattie Larlham. Other programs include: Habilitation Week, Nurses Week, Above and Beyond Program, Summer Day Camp, Support Staff Week, Administrative Professionals Day, and Holiday Parties. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Our management team meets with community business leaders and leaders of various counties. Hattie Larlham is a member of the Area Chamber of Commerce. We provide hands-on activities with direct care staff. Top management is involved in serving meals to staff. We also have an Above & Beyond program. |
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| HCR ManorCare |
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| Toledo |
| Industry: |
Health / Human Services |
| NEO Employees: |
1440 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
3 |
Mission Statement
HCR ManorCares vision was written by our employees for our employees: We, the employees of HCR ManorCare, are dedicated to providing the highest quality in health care services. By ensuring that patients and residents live with the greatest dignity and comfort as possible, we will establish HCR ManorCare as the preeminent care provider, committed to standards of performance, which serve as the hallmark of the industry. |
Organization Description
HCR ManorCare is a leading provider of short- and long-term medical and rehabilitation care. Care is provided through a network of skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and hospice and home care agencies. The company operates primarily under the respected Heartland, ManorCare Health Services and Arden Courts names. |
Organization Culture
Working in the health care environment can be very demanding, and it is our goal to provide the tools to help our employees understand and commit to the philosophy that defines our culture. Our Ten Commandments of Caring are posted in every facility and reinforce our belief that serving and satisfying our customers is how we measure success. Our comprehensive training reinforces the helpful, caring, and responsive nature that lives within our employees. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Our strength is not just quality of care, but also our quality of caring. HCR ManorCare is proud to offer qualified employees a variety of benefits that include educational and financial options to help build strong careers and long-term security. The Education Assistance Plan is designed to help ensure that your career with HCR ManorCare brings you personal and professional fulfillment, and appropriate financial rewards. As a team member at HCR ManorCare, employees are given access to the HCR ManorCare University, a virtual corporate university that provides a growing number of courses to help develop personal and professional skill sets. |
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| Hinkley Lighting Inc. |
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| Cleveland |
| Industry: |
Distribution |
| NEO Employees: |
85 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
2 |
Mission Statement
To provide design-conscious purchasers of lighting and related items, through key distribution channels, products that are so superior in design, quality, service, and value that our company grows in market share and profitability while preserving and enhancing our company culture. |
Organization Description
Hinkley Lighting manufactures and distributes up-scale lighting for the new home and home remodeling business. Our products are sold business-to-business and we provide indoor and outdoor lighting and lighting-related products. |
Organization Culture
We celebrate often and have a summer picnics, Christmas lunches, Indians game nights out - all company paid. Our company president knows everyone by name and personally delivers good news or recognition. We like to encourage everyone to not only spend work time together, but also social time so that people get to know one another and gain new respect for each other on a personal level. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
We reward outstanding performance and continually work on efforts to improve performance and opportunities to learn and grow. Hinkley Lighting strives to offer challenging and rewarding projects to those who show a desire and willingness to achieve at a higher level. We also conduct reviews which include annual goal setting and collaboration with team members to continually improve organizational performance. We invest time and resources into recruiting top talent and strive to bring in individuals with a proven track record for success. |
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| Howard, Wershbale & Co. |
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| Cleveland |
| Industry: |
Other For-Profit |
| NEO Employees: |
81 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
5 |
Mission Statement
Howard, Wershbale & Co. is committed to delivering a broad range of pro-active quality services in a personalized manner, contributing to the success of our clients. We strive to maintain a dynamic and caring environment that encourages creativity, attracts and motivates outstanding people, and instills a sense of pride in the firm. |
Organization Description
Howard, Wershbale & Co., a CPA and consulting firm, is among the country's largest CPA firms with offices located in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Our firm provides accounting, audit, business advisory, tax litigation, valuation, forensic accounting, and wealth management services to businesses, non-profits, and individuals. |
Organization Culture
Some aspects of our culture include a catered dinner every Wednesday during Busy Season; Weekend Away in February which consists of closing the office early on Friday and allowing all employees to expense $150.00; Busy Season Party to celebrate the conclusion of Busy (Tax) Season; and an Annual golf outing, employee picnic, and Holiday Party. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Our CEO and top management are very passionate and are always looking for ways to improve our firm. They recognize that we can not be successful without our staff members, because it is their constant hard work and dedication that make us a great firm. They regularly meet with employees to make sure we are providing them with the tools that they need to succeed. |
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| Human Arc |
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| Cleveland |
| Industry: |
Health / Human Services |
| NEO Employees: |
235 |
| NC99 Years Won: |
7 |
Mission Statement
Our purpose: We make a difference. We serve people by being responsive to their needs and empowering them to improve the quality of their lives. We achieve business success by improving the fiscal health of our clients and partners in the healthcare marketplace and improving access to healthcare benefits. We make America healthier. |
Organization Description
Human Arc delivers innovative solutions to income issues faced by hospitals, clinics, medical teaching centers, and health systems across the United States through an array of insurance eligibility and receivables management services. Human Arc also provides revenue augmentation services to participating health plans, and its services even include broadening healthcare coverage solutions for major employers. It is consistently ranked as one of its areas fastest growing privately held firms and best places to work. At Human Arc, we believe every one of us can make a real difference. We believe we achieve business success by improving the fiscal health of our clients and partners in the healthcare marketplace while improving access to healthcare benefits. |
Organization Culture
Diversity is not only tolerated but celebrated as an integral and valuable part of the Human Arc work force. Caring for each other on a deep, personal level allows us to closely support each other in individual and team efforts. Bettering our professional selves through bettering our personal selves is a Human Arc tradition. Bettering our professional selves by bettering our community is a fundamental Human Arc value and commitment we make. |
How our CEO/Mgmt Team is passionate about the attraction & retention of top performers
Our organization has adopted a philosophy where we attract and retain a high-performance workforce that drives revenue and profit in a growth-oriented firm. The workforce is brought in at a compensation level between the 50th and 65th percentile and allowed the opportunity to substantially increase their annual compensation through their performance. By promoting ourselves as previous North Coast 99 winners, we are able to attract and retain excellent talent. |
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