North Star Marketing wins Sloan AwardJuly 19, 2005
North Star is the Only Marketing Firm in the Northeast to Win Award
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI - North Star Marketing has been selected as one of eight Rhode Island companies to win the national 2005 Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. North Star Marketing is the only marketing and PR firm in the northeast to win this award.
This prestigious new award recognizes and honors employers across the United States that are successfully using workplace flexibility to meet both business and employee goals.
“We are thrilled to be recognized for something that seems second-nature to the North Star culture,” says April Williams, president and visionary of North Star Marketing.
Eight Rhode Island companies were selected as winners of the prestigious award honoring flexible, effective workplaces including North Star Marketing Inc., Atrion Networking Corporation, Citizens Financial Group, Inc., KPMG LLP, Quality Partners of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Housing, Rhode Island Legal Services Inc. and Sojourner House Inc.
All Sloan Award winners throughout the United States are selected based upon a rigorous scoring process of both employer and employee data.
“These Providence companies show the kind of commitment to working with flexibility as an essential ingredient of effectiveness that the Sloan Award was created to recognize,” says Ellen Galinsky, President of Families and Work Institute. “We hope they will serve as an example and inspiration to other organizations,” she adds.
The Alfred P. Sloan Awards are part of When Work Works, a nationwide initiative from Families and Work Institute in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Center for Workforce Preparation and the Center for Emerging Futures and funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, to highlight the importance of workplace effectiveness and flexibility as a strategy to enhance business’ competitive advantage in the global economy and yield positive business results. For additional information, please visit www.whenworkworks.org .
North Star Marketing is a strategic marketing and public relations firm dedicated to helping clients grow their businesses. Located in North Kingstown, RI, North Star prides itself on using a team-oriented approach to developing creative strategies for business growth. From designing a new corporate identity to executing a comprehensive public relations campaign, North Star’s innovative powerhouse is known for delivering measurable results, time after time. For more information, visit www.fortheloveofmarketing.com << Back to News |