Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers is an employer of choice.
The Richmond-based health care provider also is best at recruitment and retention practices and in workforce development.
Sheltering Arms was honored in three local Employer All Star awards Wednesday for medium-size companies, including the top award — the Employer of Choice — for its size.
"We're extremely humbled," said Ellen Vance, vice president and chief human resources officer at Sheltering Arms. "We were just in the company of greats. The competition was really stiff."
The other Employer of Choice winners are:
•Elevation Advertising, in the small company category; and
•VCU Health System, in the large company category.
The awards were presented by Richmond SHRM, the Greater Richmond Chamber and the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Wednesday morning at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
The All Star Awards honored businesses for achievements and contributions to employee development based on company size:
•Best Recruitment, Engagement and Retention Practices: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (large); Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers (medium); and Transformation Systems Inc. (small).
•Community Involvement: Mondial Assistance USA (large); Hanover County Fire and EMS (medium); and Dominion Digital (small).
•Diversity Excellence: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (large).
•Workforce Development: Pfizer (large); Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers (medium); and Dominion Digital (small).
•The 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, which honors employers who score in the top 20 percent in a national contest for flexible work schedules and workplace leadership: BDO Seidman LLP, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Capital One Financial Corp., Heritage Wealth Advisors, Vaco Richmond LLC and VCU Health System.
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