They’re the madcap team of bed racers who won the Slumberland Bed Racing Challenge for three consecutive years before retiring from active competition while still raising funds for the cause. They’re the quirky crew that sets up small public parks in the middle of a couple of parking spaces downtown to encourage out of the lines thinking. They even gave over a large plot of their front lawn for a community garden that they planted together. So, it’s little wonder that the hearty souls at Wightman & Associates, headquartered in Benton Harbor, has been tabbed as one of “Southwest Michigan’s Wonderful Workplaces.”
That new designation, administered by 269 Magazine, is an award that celebrates the outstanding efforts made by local businesses in the region to make their organizations great places to work. Winners are recognized in the November/December 2017 issue of 269 Magazine.
Ron Kitchens is Publisher at 269 Magazine. He says, “Having a highly engaged and productive workforce is about understanding that people who work in an amazing environment are going to do incredible things. As leaders, it’s our job to make sure that can happen.”
The magazine contends that winning companies empower their workers while emphasizing overall wellness. The 269 Wonderful Workplace Awards honor the hard work local organizations have done to carefully construct their cultures to reflect core values, support thriving communities and allow employees to soar.
Here is the list of 269 Magazine’s 2017 Wonderful Workplace Honorees:
- Jansen Valk Thomson Reahm PC-Public Accounting
- Nulty Insurance-Insurance
- Wightman and Associates-Architecture, Engineering and Surveying
- Consumers Credit Union-Financial Services
- National Flavors-Flavor Manufacturing
- Kal-Blue-Commercial Printing
- CSM Group-Construction Management
- Special-Lite-Entryway Management
- Catalyst Development Group-Real-Estate Development/Management
269 Magazine is a regional publication communicating the distinctive brand that is Southwest Michigan. It aims to inspire its readers to become active participants in the world around them and join its mission to make Southwest Michigan the place to enjoy as home, to work, and bring dreams to reality. Learn more at www.269mag.com.
Wightman & Associates, Inc. is a civil engineering, architectural, and survey firm that has been serving Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana since 1946 with offices in Benton Harbor, Portage, and Allegan. They are celebrating their 70th Anniversary and being named the American Council for Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2016 Large Firm of the Year for the state of Michigan.
Click the link below to see what 269 had to say about the Wightman team (which is shown forming the company initials at a recent company outing in the attached photo):
http://269mag.com/wightman-and-associates-unity-brings-its-workforce-together/
