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Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

10-20-09

Agenda Request No:

rec-2

Initiated By:

Regina Morales

Responsible Department:

Economic Development

Presented By:

Regina Morales

Department Head:

Regina Morales,

Director of Economic Development

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

N/A

Subject / Proceeding:

Recognition of Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Incorporated(hcss) as one of the Top Small Workplaces for 2009 by the Wall Street Journal

Exhibits:

The Wall Street Journal Article “Top Small Workplaces 2009” Dated September 28, 2009.

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Approval

Legal:

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Executive Director:

n/a

Purchasing:

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Asst. City Manager:

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Budget:

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City Manager:

Allen Bogard KD_initials for AB

Budget

Expenditure Required:  $

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Current Budget:  $

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Additional Funding:  $

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Recommended Action

Recognize HCSS for the recent ranking by the Wall Street Journal as one of the national Top Small Workplaces 2009.

executive Summary

For the third year in a row, The Wall Street Journal teamed up with Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit that helps small and midsize companies create better work environments, to identify 15 small employers who have built some of the most exemplary, innovative workplaces. 

 

One of the companies recognized by The Wall Street Journal was Heavy Construction Systems Specialist, a software developer better known as HCSS.  The City of Sugar Land was successful in attracting HCSS to Sugar Land through an incentive agreement in August 2008. 

 

Recently, HCSS moved into their newly constructed Sugar Land Headquarters which was designed to incorporate a robust wellness program into the facilities.  Their new headquarters includes a one-third mile crushed granite jogging trail, exercise room, game room, gym with a basketball court and putting green.  The company also pays fitness and wellness trainers to counsel employees on nutrition and exercise and offers on-site yoga, pilates and exercise classes as well as Nintendo Wii game systems to borrow and take home.  Beyond wellness, HCSS occasionally brings in experts to teach employees important life skills, such as personal finance and public speaking.

Mike Rydin, President of HCSS, states, “We’re just trying to make the ideal life for our employees.”

 

Mike Rydin, President; Tom Webb, Vice President of Technical Services; and, Steve McGough, Chief Operating Officer will be present to represent HCSS.

 

 

Exhibits

 

The Wall Street Journal article, “Top Small Workplaces 2009” dated September 28, 2009.