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One of the 2018FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®

[City, State] – [COMPANY] is one of the 2018FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune.

[COMPANY] ranked [No. #] on the list, which is based on survey responses from more than 310,000 employees rating their workplace cultureon 50-plus elements of the workplace. These include trust in managers, compensation, fairness, camaraderie and workplace traits linked to innovation. The ranking accounted for the experiences of all employees including women, people of color, LGBT individuals, older team members, and disabled employees.

This year marks the 21th anniversary of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list, and 2018 winners continue to show that a high-trust culture for all fuels better business results. Great Place to Work research shows that list winners keep outperforming the stock market, beating industry rivals when it comes to talent retention and demonstrating higher levels of productivity than peers.

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  • Metrics, especially financial measures, of the top one or two relevant culture programs or practices that have improved business performance through building a great place to work for all
  • The focus you have on building a high-trust culture, including its role in your business strategy
  • Your appreciation for your employees in earning this award
  • How creating a great workplace has benefitted your clients or customers.

Example: “We are very proud to have earned a place on the Fortune 100 Best list this year,” said COMPANY CEO. “Creating an inclusive, respectful, high-performance culture for all has been one of our top business strategies. And it pays off not only in a great experience for our people but in better customer service and a better bottom line.”

“The 2018 100 Best are true leaders,” said Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. “In the face of competition, change, and financial constraints, they consistently prioritize building the trust, pride, and camaraderie that fuels business performance.And they’re doing it at scale for everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the organization.”

To see the full list of the 2018FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For, click here.

The 100 Best Companies is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE based on employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations.[ORGANIZATION] also was ranked as a Best Workplace for [PAST LIST NAME] by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE.

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About The FORTUNE 100 Best Companies To Work For®

Great Place to Work based its ranking on a data-driven methodologyapplied to anonymous Trust Index™survey responsesfrom more than 310,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations with more than 1,000 employees. To learn more about Great Place to Work Certification and recognition onBest Workplaces lists published with FORTUNE, visit Greatplacetowork.com.

About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through its certification programs, Great Place to Work recognizes outstanding workplace cultures and produces the annual Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work For®" and Great Place to Work Best Workplaces lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity, Small Medium Companies, industries and, internationally, countries and regions. Through itsculture consulting services, Great Place to Work helps clients create great workplaces that outpace peers on key business metrics like revenue growth, profitability, retention and stock performance.

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