Oklahoma City, Okla. ̶ okc.BIZ announced today that 40 Oklahoma companies have been selected as finalists for the 2016 Best Places to Work in Oklahoma program, which identifies and honors the state’s best employers.
This is the eleventh consecutive year that Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma has been selected as a finalist for this annual award. The company ranked third overall in 2015.
“The DLO family has mroe than seven hundred members who have expressed their contentment and pride in working for our company," said Bill Mosteller, DLO Chief Executive Officer. "This is a testament to the spirit we have for taking care of our patients and for respecting each other. It is an honor to be a finalist. It's more of an honor to witness the loyalty and satisfaction our employees express, year after year, through the voting process."
Best Companies Group selects and ranks the competition entrants by collecting and analyzing data from both employer questionnaires and employee surveys to determine which companies have the best practices.
All 40 companies will receive the results of their surveys, which reveal their workplace strengths and weaknesses. Categories studied include: Leadership and Planning, Corporate Culture and Communications, Role Satisfaction, Work Environment and Relationship with Supervisor.
“The businesses honored as the Best Places to Work in Oklahoma are a testament to the outstanding culture in our state. This program proves that Oklahoma is not only a great place to live and raise families, it’s also a wonderful place to start companies and be employed,” said Bill Bleakley, okc.BIZ Publisher.
The 2016 Best Places to Work in Oklahoma finalists, in alphabetical order, are:
180 Medical, Inc. |
Allegiance Credit Union |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
BIS Business Imaging Systems |
Capital One Auto Finance |
Cintas Corporation |
CompSource Mutual Insurance Company |
Delta Dental of Oklahoma |
Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma |
Edward Jones |
Eide Bailly, LLC |
Encompass Home Health and Hospice |
First Fidelity Bank NA |
First United Bank |
Foundation Healthcare, Inc. |
Foundation Medical Staffing |
Gemini Industries, Inc. |
Guardian Security Systems, Inc. |
High Plains Technology Center |
Industrial Controls of Oklahoma, LLC |
Insurica |
InterWorks |
JE Dunn Construction Company |
Mars Pet Care U.S. |
Mercury Network |
Monscierge USA LLC |
Nextep, Inc. |
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic |
People Source Staffing Professionals |
Public Strategies, Inc. |
Regent Bank |
Republic Bank & Trust |
Roderick H. Polston |
Safelite AutoGlass |
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center |
Sunbeam Family Services |
Swagelok Oklahoma | West Texas |
TBS Factoring Service, LLC |
VI Marketing and Branding |
Vox Printing |
okc.BIZ will announce the rankings of the Best Places to Work finalists at its annual awards reception and dinner on September 27th at the Petroleum Club of Oklahoma City. The event will feature Burns Hargis, President of Oklahoma State University as the keynote speaker.
Winners will also be featured on okc.biz, in the official Best Places to Work in Oklahoma awards magazine and inside the September 28 issue of Oklahoma Gazette.
For the 10th straight year, okc.BIZ has selected DLO to its Best Places to Work in Oklahoma program, which identifies and honors the state’s best employers. DLO ranked third on a list of 32 Oklahoma companies that were chosen by Best Companies Group. This organization selects and ranks competition entrants by collecting and analyzing data from both employer questionnaires and employee surveys to determine which companies have the best practices.
“We are very proud to be listed among the best places to work in Oklahoma and in the healthcare industry,” said Bill Mosteller, CEO of DLO. ”Our employees take great pride in the service they provide to our clients and enjoy caring for the citizens of Oklahoma.”
The rankings were announced at an awards reception and dinner held on September 22nd. The annual awards event was held at Embassy Suites Oklahoma City/Downtown Medical Center in the Grand Ballroom. Over 300 attendees representing 32 companies celebrated as the awards took place.
The event was co-hosted by Tierra Media Group Publisher Bill Bleakley and Marketing and Advertising Director Christy Duane.
“The businesses honored as the 2015 Best Places to Work in Oklahoma are a testament to the outstanding culture in our state. This program proves that Oklahoma is not only a great place to live and raise families, but it also defines Oklahoma businesses as a top source in recruiting national talent. The companies honored tonight are an affirmation that the Oklahoma business sector is achieving significant advances in the local and global marketplace,” said Bleakley.
Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma (DLO) was recently named to the national top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare list. Cassie Boswell, Senior Human Resources Generalist, DLO, accepted on behalf of the company at the awards event in Nashville, Tennessee.
The 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare competition is run by Modern Healthcare Magazine. Companies are selected through a rigorous Best Places to Work Group process.
“We were notified in August that we had made the national list for the second year in a row,” said James McKissick, Senior HR Business Partner, DLO. “Last year was the first time DLO competed at the national level.”
In 2014, DLO was recognized as being the 77th Best Place to Work in Healthcare nationally. At the Gala event this year, DLO was presented with the honor of being the 34th Best Place to Work, moving upward 43 places. Additional category rankings placed DLO 18th in the Supplier category and 12th in the Medium Sized employer category.
DLO has made the Best Places to Work in Oklahoma list for 10 years straight years. At a ceremony held in September, DLO was presented as the 3rd Best Place to Work in Oklahoma, marking the company’s best finish ever.
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