Volume 158, No. 83 covering the 2nd Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“RECOGNIZING THE 2011 SLOAN AWARD RECIPIENTS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S3726-S3728 on June 5, 2012.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
RECOGNIZING THE 2011 SLOAN AWARD RECIPIENTS
Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, my colleague Senator Herb Kohl joins me today in congratulating the 2011 winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility, which recognizes companies that have successfully used flexibility to enhance both business results and employee goals. The Sloan Awards are presented by the When Work Works initiative, which is a project of the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management. In 2011, the When Work Works initiative was sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
We want to draw your attention to the Sloan Awards because these organizations are to be commended for their excellence in providing workplace flexibility practices that benefit both employees and employers. Achieving greater flexibility in the workplace, to maximize productivity while attracting and retaining talented individuals, is one of the key challenges facing organizations in the 21st century.
Organizations in the following 25 communities were eligible for recognition through the 2011 Sloan Awards: Arizona, statewide; Aurora, CO; Boise, ID; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Dayton, OH; Durham, NC; Georgia, statewide; Houston, TX; Long Beach, CA; Long Island, NY; Louisville, KY; Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL; Michigan, statewide; Milwaukee, WI; Morris County, NJ; New Hampshire, statewide; Oregon, statewide; Providence, RI; Richmond, VA; Rochester, MN; Salt Lake City, UT; Twin Cities and St. Cloud, MN; and Winona, MN. In addition, there are several winners recognized in the at-large category. In these communities, organizations applied for, and winners were selected for, the Sloan Awards through a process that included employees' views as well as employer practices.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2011 winners of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility. These organizations are to be commended for their excellence in providing workplace flexibility.
In Arizona, the winners are Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education; Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, AHCCCS; Autohaus Arizona, Inc.; Children's Dental Village; Custom Accounting & Tax-Cave Creek; Henry & Horne, LLP; Infincom; Keats, Connelly and Associates LLC; Microchip Technology Inc.; Omega Legal Systems, Inc.; Point B; Rio Salado College; Scottsdale Healthcare; Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, SWIHA; Verde Valley Sanctuary; and Wist Office Products.
In Aurora, CO, the winners are Arapahoe/Douglas Works! and Aurora Mental Health Center.
In Boise, ID, the winners are Alliance Title & Escrow Corp.; American Geotechnics; Givens Pursley LLP; Mountain States Group, Inc.; Red Sky Public Relations; and TitleOne Corporation.
In Charleston, SC, the winners are Barling Bay, LLC; Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce; Community Management Group; McKesson Corporation; and MMP School, Inc.
In Chicago, IL, the winners are AzulaySelden Law Group; Bryan Cave, LLP; Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C.; Manpower; NCH Marketing Services-A Valassis Company; Ocean Tomo, LLC; Ounce of Prevention Fund; Perspectives, Ltd.; Recruit Training Command Great Lakes; Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP; The Habitat Company; True Partners Consulting; Turner Construction Company; and Verizon Wireless.
In Dallas, TX, the winners are A. Miller Consulting Services, Inc.; Abernethy Media Professionals; Aguirre Roden Inc.; Dallas Convention & Visitor's Bureau; Delta Dallas; MHBT Inc.; Operation Kindnexx; and The Center for American and International Law.
In Dayton, OH, the winners are Azimuth Corporation; Barco, Inc.; Brower Insurance Agency LLC; Cornerstone Research Group; EAGLE Registrations Inc.; Eastway Behavioral Healthcare; Evanhoe & Associates Inc.; Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association; Macaulay-Brown; Premier Community Health; Radiance Technologies Inc.; Sebaly Shillito + Dyer; and Shumsky Enterprises, Inc.
In Durham, NC, the winners are American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); American Journal Experts, LLC; Durham Convention & Visitor's Bureau; Hill, Chesson & Woody Employee Benefit Services; ICF International; McKinney; Rho, Inc.; Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.; and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-RTP.
In Georgia, the winners are Hancock Askew & Co., LLP; Mom Corps; Synergis; and WellStar Health System.
In Houston, TX, the winners are Abel Design Group, Ltd.; Binkley & Barfield, Inc.; ContentActive, LLC; Fronterra Integrated Geosciences; Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library; Klotz Associates Inc.; McDonald's USA LLC; Memorial Hermann Healthcare System; Null-Lairson, P.C.; PKF Texas; Skylla Engineering Ltd.; The Dow Chemical Company; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; The VIA Group; University of Phoenix-Houston Campus; Vinson and Elkins; and Xvand Technology Corporation Provider of IsUtility.
In Long Beach, CA, the winners are Bryson Financial Group; La Strada; Molina Healthcare (Arco Location); and Molina Healthcare (Hughes Way Location).
In Long Island, NY, the winners are Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Company, P.C.; America Institute of Physics; American Heart Association; Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC; Cerini & Associates, LLP; Creative Plan Designs, Ltd.; Jackson Lewis; P.W. Grosser Consulting, Inc.; and YES Community Counseling Center.
In Louisville, KY, the winners are Autodemo LLC; Emergint Technologies; Greater Louisville Inc.; Harding Shymanski and Company PSC; KIZAN Technologies LLC; Louis T. Roth & Co.; Lyndon Fire Protection District; McCauley Nicolas, CPAs & Advisors; Mediaura; Prestige Healthcare; Strothman & Company; The Tellennium Group; and Valassis Communication Inc.
In Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL, the winners are Courtyard by Marriott Melbourne; Early Learning Coalition of Brevard County, Inc.; Hoyman Dobson; Residence Inn by Marriott; and SunGuard Public Sector.
In Michigan, the winners are Altair Engineering; Brown & Brown of Detroit; Educational Data Systems, Inc.; E IT Professionals Corp.; Farbman Group; Frank Haron Weiner; Kapnick Insurance Group; Menlo Innovations LLC; Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration; National Multiple Sclerosis Society; Peckham, Inc.; Public Policy Associates Inc.; Visteon Corporation; and Work Skills Corporation.
In Milwaukee, WI, the winners are Kforce Inc.; Kolb+Co SC; ManpowerGroup; Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce; MGIC; and Robert W. Baird & Co.
In Morris County, NJ, the winners are Piemonte & Liebhauser, LLC and Solix, Inc.
In New Hampshire, the winners are Families in Transition and MeetingMatrix International.
In Oregon, the winners are FMYI, Inc.; Full Access; gDiapers; Innovative Care Management, Inc.; Isler CPA; Mercy Corps; Metropolitan Family Service; NPC Research; Oregon Environmental Council; Oregon Research Institute; Our House; Portland State University; PREM Group, Inc.; Ride Connection; River Network; Rose City Mortgage; Stoel Rives LLP; and Swift Collective.
In Providence, RI, the winner is Rhode Island Housing.
In Richmond, VA, the winners are Heritage Wealth Advisors; Vaco Richmond; and VCU Health System.
In Rochester, MN, the winners are Cardinal of Minnesota, Ltd.; Custom Alarm/Custom Communications, Inc.; Express Employment Professionals; markit; Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce; Rochester Community and Technical College; Rochester Public Library; Southeast Service Cooperative; United Way of Olmsted County Inc; University of Minnesota Rochester; and Xylo Technologies.
In Salt Lake City, UT, the winners are 1 800 CONTACTS; AAA Fair Credit Foundation; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah; Cafe Rio Mexican Grill; Christopherson Business Travel; DigiCert; Equitable Life & Casualty Insurance Company; Futura Industries; Intermountain Healthcare; McKinnon-Mulherin, Inc.; Software Technology Group; Thompson Ostler & Olsen; and Vivint, Inc.
In Twin Cities and St. Cloud, MN, the winners are Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Health Dimensions Group; LaBreche; Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen Russ PA; Netgain; Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota; TURCK Inc.; and Western National Mutual Insurance Company.
In Winona, MN, the winners are Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Winona; Eastwood Bank; Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc.; Home and Community Options; Mediascope, Inc.; Merchants Bank; Sport & Spine Physical Therapy of Winona Inc.; and Winona Work-force Center.
The At-large winners are ACS-Madison, WI; Anneken Huey & Moser PLLC; Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning; Bader Martin P.S.; Bottom Line Systems, Inc.; Career Path Services; Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.; Center for Seabees & Facilities Engineering; Cornell University; cSubs; Decision Toolbox; Fesnak and Associates; Frankfort Regional Medical Center; Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP; George Mason University; Humanix; JA Counter & Associates, Inc.; Lexmark International; Miklos Systems, Inc.; MorganFranklin Corporation-McLean, VA; Navy Air Logistics Office; Next Wave Systems LLC; Northeast Editing, Inc.; NPower Northwest; OCLC; OpenEye Scientific Software Inc; PatchPlus Consulting, Inc.; People for Puget Sound; Personnel Detachment Afloat West; Pride, Inc.; Social Dynamics, LLC; Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC; Technology Transfer Services; Technomics, Inc.; Training Squadron Ten; U.S. Navy EODTEU TWO; and WithinReach.
Organizations with winners in multiple cities are BDO; Bon Secours; Booz Allen Hamilton; Capital One; Clifton Gunderson; Deloitte, Ernst & Young; GoDaddy.com; Intel Corporation; KPMG; Laughlin Constable; McGladrey; Microsoft; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Ryan LLC; Service Express Inc.; and The Novo Group.
Again, we congratulate the 2011 winners of the Sloan Award and encourage their community leaders to recognize these best practices.
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