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LEHIGH VALLEY
TOP WORKPLACES

THE RANKINGS
4 Which 45 Lehigh Valley employers made the grade in 2019?

Top Workplaces: A note
45 FACTS
from the editor in chief
7 Interesting trivia about this year’s Top Workplaces.
A great workplace can be

in any type of business,
LARGE EMPLOYERS no matter what the job
is.
The 45 Top Work-
9 Uline is back as the No. 1 workplace among those with more than places honored in The Morning
500 workers. Call’s seventh annual Lehigh Valley-
wide survey are a testament to that.
They represent companies in sec-
tors as varied as packaging and dis-
MIDSIZE EMPLOYERS tribution,healthcare,law,education
and insurance.
But these companies all have one
15 Penn Treaty Network America employees consider each other thing in common — their employees
and their leadership family, making it top among companies believe in the company’s mission
with 124-499 workers. and feel they are valued and bring
value to the business. In the survey,
more than 80 percent of workers
agreed that “this company operates
SMALL EMPLOYERS bystrongvalues”and79percentsaid
“my job makes mefeellikeIampart
22 Robbins Rehabilitation connects with its employees, earning it of something meaningful.” They are
powerful statements. The winning companies should be proud.
top honors for workplaces with 35-124 employees. The Morning Call once again partnered with the Philadelphia-area re-
search company Energage to conduct the surveys of Lehigh Valley companies.
More than 12,400 local employees answered it. This special section tells the
stories of this year’s top companies in the small, midsize and large categories,
BY THE NUMBERS givingusinsightintowhytheiremployeesrankedthemasgreatplacestowork.
For example, one employee at Uline Shipping Supplies, the first-place win-
28 Which companies have made numerous appearances on the ner among large companies, said the company is generous to its workers.
“Ienjoycomingtoworkeveryday,andIenjoygiving100percent,”shesaid.
Top Workplaces list? AtPennTreaty,thefirst-placehonoreeinthemidsizecompanycategory,the
chief rehabilitation officer said of their employees: “These folks are dedicated.
They believe and trust in us. They’re counting on us and we’re not going to let
them down.”
RobbinsRehabilitation,whichplacedfirstamongsmallcompanies,waslau-
PERKS ded by one employee for giving workers a chance to be heard, providing a
29 What are some of the benefits that help Top Workplaces earn welcoming environment and creating opportunities to serve the community.
You’ll also find some interesting tidbits about each company in this section.
their status? Did you know why Kitchen Magic uses gnomes in its logo? Or how13 women
whoraised$5,300in1899areconnectedtotheLehighValleyHealthNetwork?
Turn to Page 7 to find out.
Demonstrating that they continue to provide a rewarding workplace, four
companies made The Morning Call’s Top Workplaces list seven years in a row.
This year, we also have 14 companies earning the honor for the first time.
Congratulationstoallofthecompaniesandtheiremployees.Theyallhavea
lot to be proud of as they join this select group.

Theresa Rang,
Editor, The Morning Call

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