Embry-Riddle Repeats on Florida Trend’s Best Companies List
Daytona Beach, Fla., July 27, 2010 — For the second year in a row, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been named one of Florida’s Best Companies to Work For in rankings produced by Florida Trend magazine and the Best Companies Group.
The annual statewide Best Companies list recognizes 100 outstanding companies across a wide range of industries in small, medium, and large company categories. Embry-Riddle, which has 1,200 employees in Florida and 1,300 others worldwide, was ranked 34th in the large-company category.
To be considered for inclusion on the Best Companies list, businesses or government agencies had to employ at least 15 workers in Florida and be at least a year old.
The complete list of Best Companies to Work For in Florida can be found in the August issue of Florida Trend and at www.FloridaTrend.com/BestCompanies.
“We’re proud to accept once again this prestigious honor that is based largely on employee satisfaction,” said Irene McReynolds, vice president of human resources at Embry-Riddle. “We work hard to continually enhance our salary, benefit, and quality-of-life offerings. In addition to this recognition from Florida Trend, we expect that next month the Orlando Sentinel will name Embry-Riddle one of Central Florida’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families for the sixth straight year.”
Embry-Riddle employees enjoy competitive salaries, a paid time-off plan, a four-day summer workweek, and health insurance with vision and dental coverage. Tuition waivers give employees and their families access to a world-class education with a broad selection of more than 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in aviation, aerospace, engineering, business, transportation, and related high-tech fields. The University recently began offering its first doctoral programs, in aviation and in engineering physics; the Ph.D. in aviation is the first in the nation. In two new employee programs, the Bring Our Children to Work Day at Embry-Riddle introduces employees’ children and grandchildren to the excitement and value of aviation/aerospace education and careers, while another program lets employees donate K-12 school supplies for the children and grandchildren of other Embry-Riddle workers.
“Companies that retain the best employees with strong workplace programs are frequently the very same companies that serve their clients exceptionally well,” said Florida Trend publisher Andrew Corty. “It’s our pleasure to recognize these great companies and encourage others to join them in building Florida’s competitive advantage.”
The Best Companies Group evaluated each company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics, and measured employee satisfaction with a survey covering leadership and planning; corporate culture and communications; role satisfaction; work environment; relationship with supervisor; training and development; pay and benefits; and overall engagement.
The Best Companies to Work For in Florida program was created by Florida Trend and Best Companies Group and endorsed by the HR Florida State Council.
About Florida Trend
Florida Trend magazine was recently named the nation’s best regional magazine and is committed to providing forward-looking and in-depth reporting on business, finance, and public policy in Florida. Florida Trend reaches more than 150,000 business executives, government officials, and civic leaders. In addition, the magazine’s website reaches approximately 75,000 unique visitors monthly. For more information, visit www.FloridaTrend.com.
About Best Companies Group
Best Companies Group works with national and local partners across the United States and in Canada to establish and manage Best Places to Work, Best Companies, and Best Employers programs on a national, statewide, and regional basis. Through workplace assessment using employer questionnaires and employee-satisfaction surveys, BCG identifies and recognizes companies that have been successful in creating and maintaining workplace excellence. For more information, visit www.BestCompaniesGroup.com.
About Embry-Riddle
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates more than 34,000 students annually at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 170 campuses in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.