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MARCH 2, 2012 | BEST PLACES TO WORK | BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST | 11|
LARGE — Companies employing 101 - 200
| LARGE CATEGORY WINNERS
GOLD: DiVal Safety Equipment Inc.
1721 Niagara St. • Buffalo, NY 14207716-874-9060 • divalsafety.com
CEO: CJ Vallone • COO: Chris Werner
Employees (FT): 179
Founded: 1977
What company does: Distributor of safety, industrial, contractor, MRO supplies and sup-port services.
Example of best practice: DiVal fosters a cor-porate culture that is driven by a “whatever it takes” attitude to meet and exceed customer needs and expectations.
The survey says:• DiVal gives employees a great deal of latitude
on work hours to attend to personal / fam-ily matters such as leaving for 2 hours in the middle of the day to transport family to work and day care. Promotions are made from within. You can see that if you want to move on to another position that it will be possible to do that when an opening arises.• They trust that employees will do the right
thing and get things done at our own pace. They lead with smiles on their faces. Makes me happy to be here and work for someone who is happy to be here as well.• The president makes an effort to walk around
the office at least three times a week to say hello to everyone by name.
SILVER: HoganWilligAttorneys at Law
2410 North Forest Road • Getzville, NY 14068716-636-7600 • hoganwillig.com
CEO: Corey Hogan
COO: Diane Tiveron
HR contact: Jessica Hulbert, [email protected]
Employees (FT): 109
Founded: 1975
What company does: Full-service law firm
Example of best practice: HoganWillig promotes a healthy work/life balance for all employees across all levels. From excellent ben-efits to weekly lunches, we truly strive to make HoganWillig a place people enjoy coming to.
The survey says:
• Provides the latest technology, and the neces-sary training for use of same.
• The senior leadership is transparent about our strengths, weaknesses and goals as an organi-zation.
• We are located in a green building, which is a healthier environment to work in. I appreci-ate the fresh air and the daylight from all the windows.
BRONZE: The Hamister Group Inc.6400 Sheridan Drive • Williamsville, NY 14221716-839-4000 • hamistergroup.com
CEO: Mark Hamister
COO: Jack Turesky
HR contact: Rose Walsh, [email protected]
Employees (FT): 200
Founded: 1977
What company does: Healthcare and hotel management company
Example of best practice: We honor our co-workers for exemplifying our company’s values of honesty, integrity, work ethic, accountability, respect and trust with our co-worker recognition program that’s called by the acronym “HIWART.”
The survey says:
• Employees have the freedom necessary to take accountability for our responsibilities. I feel like my skill set is strongly reinforced, and my opinion as a technical expert is trusted and encouraged.
• A hands-off mentality. If I need assistance, my manager is more than willing to help. I like the fact that I can complete the tasks at hand and do my job without my manager micro-managing me. I’m able to bring ideas to the table and I get honest opinions and answers from my manager.
• Birthday cards with lottery tickets and employee of the month plaque with a $25 gift certificate
| Finalists, Large
Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
50 E. North St.Buffalo, NY 14203716-885-8871askbhsc.org
CEO: Joseph Cozzo
COO: Joseph Sonnenberg
HR contact: Patricia Randle [email protected]
Employees (FT): 200
Founded: 1953
What company does: BHSC offers innovative services to children and adults with communication and educa-tional needs.
Example of best practice: Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center fosters an environ-ment of continuous profes-sional growth and develop-ment for our employees. We pride ourselves in building meaningful and collaborative relationships among our peers and families.
The survey says:
• Every time Joe Cozzo gets up there and tells us we’re great, I really believe he thinks that.
Wherever you go in Western NewYork, it goes without saying that Northtown is part of it. We work here. We play here. We live here. We take pride in our community and support it in many ways. With 17 brands and 7 locations, we are committed to serving you our customers and neighbors today and tomorrow to the nth degree.
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