Davenport University is proud to be one of West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®. This honor is bestowed on May 7, 2019 by the National Association of Business Resources (NABR), an organization that was formed to share best practices and resources that help businesses across the U.S. improve.

The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® “identifies and honors organizations that display a commitment to excellence in their human resource practices and employee enrichment.” Organizations are evaluated by an independent research firm and graded on categories such as communication, work-life balance, employee education, diversity, recognition and retention.

The values that Davenport University and its employees live by directly support a commitment to excellence in the evaluation categories. Davenport University is committed to:

• Continuous quality improvement
• Communicating openly and honestly
• Sharing thoughts and new ideas
• Actively engaging and participating
• Understanding and valuing individual and cultural differences
• Promoting equitable treatment and inclusive behavior
• Leveraging diverse perspectives
• Celebrating our successes

In a recent Grand Rapids Business Journal article, Jennifer Kluge, president and CEO of Best and Brightest said, “We are honored to recognize the efforts of this year’s ‘Best and Brightest’ companies. These companies have created impressive organizational value and business results through their policies and best practices in human resource management. This award has become a designation sought after by hundreds of West Michigan companies and is a powerful recruitment tool in the drive to attract and retain exceptional employees.”

Other West Michigan winners included:

• Comcast
• Bells Brewing
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Lake Michigan Credit Union
• Metro Health

See all of the winners at West Michigan’s 2019 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®.