INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — All great employees want to know where everyone else wants to work. Thanks to CareerSource Research Coast and a host of sponsors, it is now clear who some of those companies are. After months of questioning, nine companies have been recognized as the “Best Places to Work” in Indian River County and were honored at a prestigious awards luncheon Thursday, May 21st.
The winners in the “Under 50 Employees” category were Brite Future Electric, Riverside Theatre, Spectrum Interior Design, and Kmetz, and Nuttall, Elwell, Graham CPAs.
In the “Over 50 Employees” category, the winners were VNA, Gerard Equipment USA, Vero Beach Hotel and Spa, Piper Aircraft, and Indian River Medical Center.
In a special study commissioned by CareerSource Research Coast, all nine employers were found to excel in areas of employment attraction and retention.
CareerSource Research Coast requested Personnel Dynamics Consulting of Fort Pierce, to calculate turnover rates, growth percentages, employee development spending, promotion percentages, insurance packages and retirement plans; a total of 37 different measurements. Each measurement was entered into a specially designed computer program which determines the county’s best places to work.
Participating companies were required to answer a 40-question survey about their organization; they received a detailed report documenting the results of the survey and samples of some of the best practices used in the community.
CareerSource Research Coast assists businesses in building better workplaces and, as an extension of that work, there was no cost for companies to participate in the Best Places to Work Program.
CareerSource Research Coast presented the 2015 Indian River County Best Places to Work program with support from the Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce, the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, and the Treasure Coast Human Resources Association.
“We’ve been conducting the program in Indian River for years and it’s always so well received by the community ” said Marcelo Dossantos, Business Services Director at CareerSource Research Coast. “We look forward to hosting it again in 2016 and hope that more companies will participate in filling out the survey. Even those who don’t walk away with a trophy take home so much useful information on how to better their companies and keep employees happy. In a way, everyone wins. “
