SEATTLE BUSINESS HONORS 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR 2012

SEATTLE–(June 15, 2012)–Seattle Business magazine honored 100 of Washington state’s Best Companies to Work For at an awards dinner June 14, 2012 at The Westin, Seattle. Brock Huard emceed the night’s awards presentation, which featured a keynote speech by Pete Carroll, Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Awards were presented to the top companies by representatives from the event’s presenting sponsor, Comcast Business Class, and signature sponsors, Gallagher Benefit Services, HomeStreet Bank and MacDonald-Miller.

“The companies on our 100 Best Companies To Work For list have created better workplaces by addressing such issues as communications, leadership and culture,” said Leslie Helm, editor of Seattle Business. ”As the economy recovers and competition for talent intensifies, these companies will have an edge.”

The top award-winning companies of the night included:

Large Company

First Place: Apptio – Bellevue, WA
Second place: Baker Boyer Bank – Walla Walla, WA
Third Place: Synapse Product Development – Seattle, WA

Companies headquartered outside Washington

First place West Monroe Partners. – Seattle, WA

Second place: Weber Shandwick – Seattle, WA
Third place: Buckland & Taylor Ltd – Seattle, WA

Midsize Company

First place: Walsh Construction – Seattle, WA

Second place: Tangerine Travel – Bothell, WA
Third place: WhitePages Inc. – Seattle, WA

Small Company

First Place: Exclaim – Seattle, WA

Second Place: Addioz Corporation – Bellevue, WA

Third place: Atlas Coffee Importers – Seattle, WA

Nonprofit Organization

First Place: Holy Names Academy – Seattle, WA

Second place: Career Path Services – Spokane, WA

Third place: SightLife – Seattle, WA

“Any team that plans to win year after year, whether it’s the Seattle Seahawks or one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, has to have a philosophy and communicate it to the members of the team,” said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, the keynote speaker. “If people don’t know your philosophy, your vision, how are they going to know what you want them to do,” he said, speaking before an audience of more than 800. Carroll is author of “Win Forever: Live, Work, and Play like a Champion.”

Close to 25,000 employees of nominated companies filled out surveys administered by Seattle-based Gilmore Research. From the calculated research, a distinguished panel of judges chose the top companies. Winning companies were recognized for setting the standards for leadership, benefits, work environment, innovative training programs, happiest employees and more.

A full list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For 2012 can be seen on www.seattlebusinessmag.com.

ABOUT SEATTLE BUSINESS: Seattle Business is a monthly magazine that is read by more than 100,000 business executives across the state. Annual events tied to its editorial coverage include Leaders in Health Care, Washington Manufacturing Awards, Best Companies to Work For, Green Washington Awards and Family Business Awards. Seattle Business is owned by Minneapolis-based Tiger Oak Publications, which also publishes Seattle magazine, Seattle Bride magazine as well as more than 20 other leading regional magazines. Visit Seattle Business online atseattlebusinessmag.com.