2. Platinum Award Winners
The Principal Financial Group
www.principal.com
The Principal Financial Group's leading-edge employee wellness program plays a significant role in helping to make sure that both the organization, and its employees, are fit for duty. The Principal's core goals of customer focus, people development, financial strength, operational excellence, and integrity find their way into every initiative at the organization including employee wellness. Find out what's so special about this organization and why their efforts set them apart from the pack.
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Mercy Medical Center North Iowa
www.mercynorthiowa.com
With approximately 2,800 employees and over 11,500 acute care discharges in 2001, Mercy Medical Center—North Iowa is at the center of the premier rural health care delivery network in Iowa and southern Minnesota. Find out how this organization has translated its success in patient care into success in the employee health promotion arena by clicking below.
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Lab Safety Supply, Inc.
www.labsafety.com
Over the past 20 years, Lab Safety Supply (LSS) has strived to remove the obstacles in employees' working lives that keep them from reaching their full potential. Worksite wellness is a vital part of that effort. In fact, worksite wellness at LSS can be summed up in one simple phrase, "it's simply the right thing to do." Find out more about the wellness efforts of this standout company by clicking below.
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Highsmith Inc.
www.highsmith.com
Based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Highsmith Inc. is a catalog marketer to schools and school libraries as well as public, academic and special libraries throughout the U.S. and abroad. With sales exceeding $50 million, we lead our industry segment by maintaining an unconditional commitment to our customers and by increasing efficiency through an organizational structure that moves decision-making closer to the task. Our commitment to education and information extends to our employees who are encouraged to choose from an innovative menu of wellness, health risk management and in-house education programs.
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Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
www.wellmark.com
Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has achieved WELCOA's highest workplace wellness award. By developing comprehensive wellness initiatives that have been linked to company culture, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has taken their place among America's Healthiest Companies.
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Syngenta
www.syngenta.com
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2005 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs more than 19,000 people in over 90 countries.
The Syngenta Reaping Rewards Wellness Program has been active since 1998. With an extremely innovative approach utilizing the concept of “wellness champions,” Syngenta recorded an overall participation rate of 74% in 2005.
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JEA
www.jea.com
JEA, a municipal utility company located in Jacksonville, Florida has developed a remarkable corporate wellness program—and they did it in a most remarkable way. With a 17-year history, extreme employee involvement and visionary leadership, JEA has developed a world-class wellness program.
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International Truck and Engine
www.navistar.com
Headquartered in Warrenville, IL., Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is the parent company of International Truck and Engine Corporation, a leading producer of mid-range diesel engines, medium trucks, heavy trucks, severe service vehicles and a provider of parts and service sold under the International® brand.
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CIANBRO
www.cianbro.com
One of the East Coast's largest construction and construction services companies; Cianbro's dedicated team welcomes the toughest jobs and tackles them safely and productively.
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The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company
www.beaconmutual.com
The Beacon is a non-assessable mutual insurance company. They are now the largest writer of workers' compensation insurance, as well as the largest writer of commercial insurance (property casualty) in Rhode Island.
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Nebraska Methodist College
www.methodistcollege.edu
NMC programs enable students to become so much more than people with health care degrees or certificates. Our graduates have the keys to deeper self-awareness and stronger relationships. They have the foundation to provide a higher level of care to their patients and make greater contributions to their communities. Our graduates have been doing this for more than a century.
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Motorola
www.motorola.com
Motorola is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Our Intelligence EverywhereTM solutions include:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
www.pioneer.com
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a DuPont company, is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics to farmers worldwide.
With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer develops, produces and markets a full line of top-quality seeds and forage and grain additives and provides services to customers in nearly 70 countries.
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ConAgra Foods, Inc.
www.conagrafoods.com
ConAgra Foods, Inc. is one of North America's largest food companies with a strong presence in consumer grocery as well as restaurant and foodservice establishments.
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Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.
www.greateromaha.com
Greater Omaha Packing Company was founded in 1920 by Herman Cohen as a family-owned cattle slaughter operation. Today, Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc., is the largest privately owned beef processing company in the United States located in a modern facility near the historic livestock exchange building in South Omaha.
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Merrill Lynch
www.ml.com
Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s leading financial management and advisory companies, with offices in 36 countries and private client assets of approximately $1.1 trillion. As an investment bank, it is a leading global underwriter of debt and equity securities and strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals worldwide. Through Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, the company is one of the world's largest managers of financial assets.
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Union Pacific Railroad
www.up.com
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) is one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across two-thirds of the United States. The Corporation's trucking operations include Overnite Corporation which owns its less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers, Overnite Transportation and Motor Cargo.
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The Nebraska Medical Center
www.nebraskamed.com
Nebraska Health System in Omaha Nebraska is comprised of the former University and Clarkson Hospitals, private practice and academic practice physicians, and outreach programs in 100 communities in four states.
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The City of Gainesville
www.cityofgainesville.org
Gainesville, home of Florida's largest and oldest university, is one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events and athletics. The University of Florida and Shands Hospital at UF are the leading employers in Gainesville and provide jobs for many residents of surrounding counties. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums and lakes provide entertainment to thousands of visitors.
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Lincoln Plating
www.lincolnplating.com
Founded in l952, Lincoln Plating serves a national customer base through our facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. Serving some of the nation's largest and most prestigious manufacturing companies, Lincoln Plating excel at large, technical finishing projects. The company's extensive engineering and technical capabilities, has allowed it to successfully manage these large, strategic accounts.
The company is also one of the nation's most recognized private metal finishing companies for environmental protection. In the past year Lincoln Plating has implemented programs that allow them to recycle 100 percent of our wastewater sludge.
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Monongalia Health System, Inc.
www.monhealthsys.org
Located in Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, Monongalia Health System, Inc. (MHS) is the parent company of Monongalia County General Hospital Company and its affiliates: Monongalia Emergency Medical Services, Mon HealthCare, Inc.; MonPointe Continuing Care Center, Morgantown Hospice, and the Village at Heritage Point. Additionally, MHS also enjoys close affiliations and has ownership interests in Mountainview Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, CarePartners (home health) and HealthWorks Rehab and Fitness, all located in Morgantown.
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Townsend Engineering
www.townsendeng.com
Townsend Engineering invents, designs and manufactures meat processing machines and food processing equipment. Inventors of hot dog and sausage linking machines, coextrusion systems, curing-marinating injectors, meat recovery system, trimmers, skinners and meat, fish, poultry and lamb processing systems. Townsend equipment is being used in over 100 countries throughout the world.
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