Baxa Corporation Selected as Second-Place Winner for Best Company to Work For in Colorado

Denver, CO, August 03, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Baxa Corporation has been chosen for second place as a top large company to work for in Colorado. For the first time, ColoradoBiz magazine, the Colorado State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and online employment service, JOBing.com teamed up to product a list of the best companies to work for in the state. Twenty-five nominated firms in two categories – large and small/medium – made the list of finalists announced in June. Final rankings were provided by Best Companies Group Inc., a spinoff of The Great Places to Work Institute that created the well-known Fortune magazine best companies list. Winners were announced in a held today at the Westminster Hilton.

The Best Companies initiative honors Colorado companies that support employee growth and quality of life. Each of the finalists promoted best practice in employment, retention and benefit opportunities for their respective staff. This balance between work and fun was exemplified in the slides shown during yesterday’s ceremony chaired by Gregg Moss of Channel 9News.

Baxa Corporation CEO Greg Baldwin noted that he wants his employees to have passion for the company and its customers. Equating performance metrics to the statistics from fantasy sports leagues he notes, “It’s important to keep score. Without all of the statistics, the sports would be boring. Likewise, making metrics visible keeps our associates engaged in the business.” Baxa supports a variety of specialty employee benefits, including a monthly profit-sharing plan. Baldwin admits that this not only makes the metrics more meaningful to the associates, but it makes them big fans of the company.

More than 500 participants attended the SHRM Colorado State Council event, cheering on their peers as each company was announced. Award winners and finalists for the Best Companies designation are profiled in the current issue of ColoradoBiz magazine. To read the full article, go to http://www.cobizmag.com/articles.asp?id=1175.

About Baxa Corporation 

Baxa, a customer-focused medical device company, provides innovative, solution-based technologies for fluid handling and delivery. Its systems and devices promote the safe and efficient preparation, handling, packaging, and administration of fluid medications. Privately held, Baxa Corporation has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada and the United Kingdom; direct representation in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg and The Netherlands; and distribution partners worldwide. Further information is available at http://www.baxa.com. 

About SHRM 

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 180,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. As an influential voice, the Society's mission is also to advance the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 500 affiliated chapters within the United States and members in more than 100 countries.

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Contacts:

Marian Robinson, Vice President, Marketing
Baxa Corporation: 800.567.2292 ext. 2157 or 303.617.2157
Email: marian.robinson@baxa.com

Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR
Absolutely Public Relations: 303.984.9801 or 303.669.3558
Email: maggie@absolutelypr.com