Local Businesses Recognized for Having Workplace Flexibility and Family-Friendly Values

The Interventional Pain and Physical Medicine Clinic and Netgain have been selected as finalists for the national Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award for Workplace Flexibility.  Both businesses completed a lengthy, in-depth application and scored nationally in the top 20% of all businesses are now undergoing an employee survey as the final step after being selected as a finalist.  They were the only Central Minnesota finalists selected as part of a prominent group of 27 Minnesota businesses that included such companies as General Mills, Best Buy, Wells Fargo and Accenture.

The Interventional Pain and Physical Medicine Clinic (IPPMC) of Sartell is a multidisciplinary clinic providing interventional pain techniques, physical therapy and behavioral health. IPPMC offers greater than 30 employees and thousands of patients such perks as an organic espresso and juice bar, a full-service fitness center and a state-of-the-art U.S. Green Building Council approved medical facility.  They also offer flexible work arrangements for their employees.

Netgain, an information technology outsourcing company, was founded to provide a better-way of implementing, maintaining, and supporting technology for businesses who are not in the business of technology.  Netgain offers their 29 employees and customers telecommuting arrangements through their technology platforms as well as paid professional development for all employees, which resulted from a recent employee survey.

Company leadership at IPPMC stated that the implementation of employee-friendly practices have lead to the recruitment and retention of top talent, which has helped them provide better services and treatments to their customers.

Winners of both awards will be announced later this month and awards will be presented at the annual Brian Klinefelter Foundation Awards Dinner on Monday, July 13 at BlackBerry Ridge Golf Course in Sartell, MN.  For more information or tickets to the dinner visit www.growgreatkids.org.  For more information on the award visit. http://familiesandwork.org/3w/awards/index.html