Outside Magazine Names First Green Bank as One of America’s Best Places to Work in 2013

Mount Dora, Fla. -- First Green Bank was recently named among the top 100 Best Places to Work by Outside Magazine on its sixth annual list of selected top performing small, medium and large companies. The full list is published at OutsideOnline.com/bestplacestowork. Outside’s “Best Places to Work” project celebrates the innovative companies setting a new standard for a healthy work-life balance. The list was compiled with the help of the Outdoor Industry Association and Best Companies Group. The year-long selection process began with an outreach effort that identified a wide range of non-profit and for-profit organizations with at least 15 employees working in an office in the United States. Participating companies were sent confidential employee-satisfaction surveys and employer-questionnaires to collect information about benefits, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives, and community outreach programs. The experts at Best Companies Group analyzed the results and selected the companies that best enable employees to pursue active lifestyles while also supporting their social and environmental contributions. This year’s “Best Places To Work” list highlights not only the Top 100 companies, but also spotlights those on the list that offer the best perks, including “fitness-friendly” companies, those with the “best benefits”, and the “best social/environmentally responsible” organizations. The list also pinpoints the companies based on location, highlighting the “Best Places to Work” in the West, the Mountains, the Midwest and South, and the Northeast. “We set goals and we work hard to see them through. We are very proud of the recognition we have received from our employees and to be among those companies with the best work environments,” said Ken LaRoe, chairman of First Green Bank. “We’re thrilled to celebrate all 100 of these forward-thinking companies,” says Michael Roberts, Senior Executive Editor of Outside. “They believe success depends on helping their employees live more active and fulfilling lives. The kinds of benefits they’re providing—free fitness classes, flexible hours, subsidized healthy meals, lots of time out of the office—result in a more productive and engaged staff.”