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Boston Business Journal Honors Suffolk Construction as a 2011 “Best Places To Work” Winner for Seventh Straight Year

Construction firm selected as the only general contractor on the top 25 finalist list within “Large Company” category

BOSTON, MA, May 5, 2011 – The Boston Business Journal has named Suffolk Construction one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts in its ninth annual regional awards program. The honor recognizes Suffolk Construction’s achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions, and company culture. This is Suffolk Construction’s seventh straight year to be nominated for the Best Places to Work awards program.

Selected as a top 25 finalist within the “Large Company” category, Suffolk Construction was one of over 320 companies to qualify for consideration based on a two-stage nomination process and the results of anonymous employee-satisfaction surveys taken throughout April. The construction firm is also the only general contractor featured within the top 25 “Large Company” category. Most recently, Suffolk was also ranked on the Boston Business Journal’s 2011 Pacesetters list, which recognizes the region’s fastest-growing privately held companies.

“We are extremely pleased to once again be included on the Boston Business Journal’s prestigious 2011 Best Places to Work list. Being recognized with this impressive award for the seventh consecutive year is a tremendous accomplishment for our company and a tribute to our unique culture and passionate, hard working employees,” said John F. Fish, CEO of Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

“Our Best Places to Work event recognizes the importance of cultivating a great workplace culture as a competitive advantage,” said Chris McIntosh, publisher of the Boston Business Journal. “Companies on our list can be justifiably proud of creating a high level of workplace satisfaction during an economy where traditional rewards like big raises and bonuses aren’t as easy to give. In good times and in bad, our results validate how the creation of the right corporate culture can create powerful business advantages. Employees are proud to work for companies that are about more than just business.”

The survey project was launched in January by the Boston Business Journal in conjunction with market research firm Quantum Workplace of Omaha, NE. Companies were evaluated on the results of more than 18,000 employee-satisfaction surveys. Employees answered questionnaires that addressed such factors as their pride in the company, company encouragement, support, and recognition of achievement and relationships with co-workers and supervisors. The results were analyzed and scored by assigning points to each question.

The top 25 companies in three size categories — small (20-100 employees), midsize (101-500 employees), and large (more than 500 employees) — will be awarded during a lively breakfast on June 9th at the BCEC and profiled in a special supplement of the Boston Business Journal published on June 10, 2011.

For more event details, please visit http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/event/40611

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