Ky. Businesses Honored for Workplace Flexibility

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 9, 2010) —  Thirty-two Kentucky companies were nationally recognized for their exemplary workplace flexibility practices this year as recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Flexibility.

The awards are part of When Work Works, an initiative aimed at educating businesses about the importance of workplace flexibility and nationally recognizing those businesses that offer flexible work arrangements to provide employees the chance to excel in their professional and personal lives.

This is the second year in a row that the University of Kentucky Institute for Workplace Innovation (iwin) has spearheaded the statewide initiative along with Greater Louisville, Inc., who supervises Louisville efforts.

"We are proud to have so many Kentucky organizations represented by this national initiative. We want to help educate businesses across the state about this type of cutting-edge business practice as a way recruit and retain top talent to the state," said Jennifer Swanberg, executive director of iwin.

Kentucky was selected as one of only five states to participate in When Work Works. “Today’s challenging work environments and the needs of our diverse workforce demand that we become innovative in the options we offer our employees,” said Governor Steve Beshear. "Constructive, modern workplace practices, including flexible work options, provide our public and private workforce additional compensation when traditional benefits are decreasing. Congratulations to these and other businesses who are integrating best practices in their workplace strategies."

The following Kentucky companies received the highest honors:

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Lexington

A Speaker for You, Louisville

Alexander & Co, PSC, Owensboro

Anneken, Huey & Moser, PLLC, Ft. Wright

Benefit Insurance Marketing, Lexington

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Louisville

Center for Accessible Living, Inc., Louisville

Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C), Louisville

Deloitte, Louisville

Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff CPA’s, Louisville

Employee Resource Group, Lexington

Fowler Measle & Bell, PLLC

Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Frankfort

Greater Louisville, Inc., Louisville

J.C. Malone Associates, Louisville

Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance, Lexington

KiZAN Technologies, LLC, Louisville

Lexington Habitat for Humanity, Lexington

Lexmark International, Lexington

Louis T. Roth & Co., Louisville

Prestige Healthcare, Louisville

Riney Hancock CPAs, PSC, Owensboro

Software Information Systems, LLC, Lexington

Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC, Lexington

The CMOOR Group, Louisville

Seven Kentucky organizations received honorable mentions including: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Louisville; Blue & Co., Lexington; Bottom Line Systems, Crescent Springs; Lyndon Fire Protection District, Louisville; Strothman & Company, Louisville; The Tellennium Group, Mount Washington and Schwartz CPA Group LLC, Owensboro.

Award recipients will be honored at a statewide award ceremony on Sept. 20 in Lexington. Honorees will also receive benchmarking reports and recognition in the Congressional Record, as well as being featured in a national publication.

For more information on When Work Works and iwin, contact Lee Ann Walton at (859) 323-0582 or visit www.iwin.uky.edu.