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Oct 11, 2011

Turner Barker Insurance named as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine 2011


For the second year in a row Turner Barker Insurance is named as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine! 

News Release

October 11, 2011

The Sixth Annual “Best Places to Work in Maine” Announces The #1

Companies In The State

For the first time, all companies on the list ranked at the awards banquet

Lewiston, ME—October 11, 2011— Portland-based Consigli Construction Co., Inc. is

ranked #1 “Best Places to Work in Maine” in the large company category. Burgess

Advertising & Marketing, also located in Portland, took the same honor in the

small/medium category at The Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM)

Maine State Council’s awards and recognition dinner held last night at the Ramada

Conference Center in Lewiston.

The assessment process, administered by the Best Companies Group, evaluated each

company’s employee policies and procedures, as well as responses from the company’s

employees to a survey. In August, the Best Companies Group released a list of the 40

companies who made the cut as the overall Best Places to Work. The program marks the

most recent step in a long-term initiative to encourage growth and excellence throughout

all Maine companies.

The rankings for all 40 companies that made the "2011 Best Places to Work in Maine"

list were announced last night to a packed house of more than 450 people:

Large Company Category (250 plus U.S. Employees)

1. Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Portland

2. Edward Jones, Eliot

3. Unum, Portland

4. Bangor Savings Bank, Bangor

5. athenahealth, Inc., Belfast

6. Cianbro, Pittsfield

7. EMHS, Brewer

8. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., Norway

9. Tyler Technologies, Falmouth

10. L.L. Bean, Inc., Freeport

11. The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor

12. Hollywood Slots Hotel & Raceway, Bangor

Small/Medium Company Category (15 to 249 U.S. employees)

1. Burgess Advertising & Marketing, Portland

2. Garrand, Portland

3. Skowhegan Savings Bank, Skowhegan

4. MMG Insurance Company, Presque Isle

5. Kepware Technologies, Portland

6. Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, Hampden

7. Turner Barker Insurance, Portland

8. FISC Solutions, Lewiston

9. Nurse Anesthesia of Maine, Brewer

10. Machias Savings Bank, Machias

11. CashStar, Portland

12. MOUNTAIN, LTD, New Gloucester

13. PeoplesChoice Credit Union, Saco

14. Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, Saco

15. Hurley Travel Experts, Portland

16. Volk Packaging Corporation, Biddeford

17. Holden Agency Insurance, Portland

18. PowerPay, LLC, Portland

19. Hall Internet Marketing, Scarborough

20. Maine Eye Care Associates, Waterville

21. GreenPages Technology Solutions, Kittery

22. Bernstein Shur, Portland

23. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Bar Harbor

24. emg3, Portland

25. Port Harbor Marine, South Portland

26. Maine State Credit Union, Augusta

27. Alere Scarborough, Inc., Scarborough

28. Androscoggin Bank, Lewiston

The 2011 Best Places to Work in Maine program, sponsored by Bernstein Shur,

recognizes companies who have established and consistently fostered outstanding

workplace environments. Partners endorsing the program include Best Companies

Group; the Maine State Chamber of Commerce; Employment Times/MyJobWave.com;

and Mainebiz.

The program also helps companies that want to improve their score. The Best

Companies Group’s “Employee Feedback Report” is presented to each participating

company, even if it did not make the list. The report summarizes employee engagement

and satisfaction data, the "Maine Benchmark Report," and the transcript of employee

written comments. The report is used by many organizations to make significant

improvements in their workplace culture.

Further details about the “Best Places to Work in Maine” program and the awards

banquet can be found online at www.bestplacestoworkinme.com.

Contact Kelly Nelson at (207) 784-5441 or Jessica Palladino at (207) 396-7645 for more

information.