Exceptional Employers Awards Top Honors to Lake and Sumter County Businesses

 

Mount Dora, Fl - (Dec. 3, 2007) - Nine of Lake and Sumter County's top businesses were honored at the fourth-annual Exceptional Employers (formerly Best Places Best Places to Work in Lake & Sumter Counties) Colloquium and Awards series. This acclaimed program honors exceptional employers while showcasing innovative means to align the needs of employers and employees.

 

With over 300 community business leaders in attendance, the winners were announced last week at an awards luncheon at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort.

 

Businesses recognized in the 1-50 employee category included: Convanta Lake, City of Bushnell and Clermont Automotive and Tire Center; in the 51-250 employee category: Lake Sumter EMS, Christian Home and Bible School and Restor Telecom, Inc and in the over 250 employee category: Lake Sumter Community College, Hospice of Lake and Sumter, Inc and South Lake Hospital.

 

The Exceptional Employers Colloquium and Awards series was completed in a special study commissioned by Edd Holder and Associates, Inc., a strategic human resources consulting firm specializing in retirement plans and employee benefits. Sponsors of the program included: Ameritas Group, BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, Bright House Networks, Colonial Bank, Covanta Energy, Disney Institute, English Communications, EMBARQ, Fields BMW, Florida Hospital Waterman, GrayRobinson, P.A., Hospice of Lake & Sumter, Inc., Johnson Bros, Lake Sumter Community College, Lake County Department of Economic Growth and Redevelopment, Lake-Sumter Emergency Medical Services, Media Tech Plus, Metro Orlando EDC, Progress Energy, Rollins College ~ Crummer Graduate School of Business, Scholastic Book Fairs, SECO Energy, SunTrust, WELBRO Building Corporation and WESH Channel 2.

 

Since the inception of the program, Edd Holder and Associates, Inc. has contracted with Personnel Dynamics Consulting based in Fort Pierce, to calculate turnover rates, growth percentages, employee development spending, promotion percentages, insurance packages and retirement plans; a total of 37 different measurements to determine the counties' best places to work.

 

Companies participating in the contest were required to answer a 40-question survey about their organization. Each participating company has the option of receiving a 20-page report documenting the results of the survey and samples of some of the best practices used in the community.

 

For more information about Exceptional Employers, a subsidiary of Edd Holder and Associates, Inc., visit www.exceptionalemployers.com.

 

Edd Holder and Associates, Inc. is a strategic human resources consulting firm specializing in retirement plans and employee benefits. The firm is based in Tavares, FL and can be reached at 352-343-0122 or on the Web at www.eddholder.com.