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NH's Best Companies to Work For Announced
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, High Point Communications top Business NH Magazine's list for 2004

MANCHESTER - Lebanon-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and High Point Communications of Bow took top honors in Business NH Magazine's 8th annual "Best Companies to Work For" competition.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock, which is the largest non-government, NH-based employer in the state, won the large company competition (more than 100 employees). The hospital, with facilities across the state provides its employees with top-level benefits, including an Earned Time Plan, where an employee can cash out up to four weeks of time-off each year. High Point Communications, meanwhile, drastically reduced the number of clients outside of New England to allow employees to spend more time with their families. They took top honors for small companies (100 or fewer employees). The competition recognizes companies that strive to be employers of choice. Judges looked at workplace morale, benefits packages, family-friendly policies, and other factors. Judges also visited the 20 semi-finalists to tour their facilities and interview employees and top management.

For the second year, Business NH Magazine recognized Hall of Fame companies that have been named to the list four out of five years. Companies named to the Hall of Fame are: Hypertherm in Hanover; Nobis Engineering in Concord; Northeast Delta Dental in Concord; Seacoast Harley Davidson/Buell in North Hampton; Schleuniger in Manchester and Timberland in Stratham. Top executives from the Hall of Fame companies and a representative from NH Businesses for Social Responsibility served as judges for this year's competition.

"By highlighting the best companies to work for in New Hampshire, Business NH Magazine has taken a leadership role in recognizing the importance of a healthy and productive workplace. NH Businesses for Social Responsibility congratulates all of the winners and especially the Hall of Fame companies for their sustained efforts. The workforce in New Hampshire is fortunate to have so many great employers," says Mariann Murphy, co-chair of NH Businesses for Social Responsibility and vice president of marketing and advertising at Pax World Funds, headquartered in Portsmouth, NH.

The top six large companies to work for in NH:
1. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon) - NH's only academic medical center
2. MARKEM Corp. (Keene) - Provides intelligent identification solutions for industries
3. CCA Global Partners (Manchester) - Provides management and marketing services to 3,200 stores
4. Teradyne Connection Systems Division (Nashua) - Supplier of automatic test equipment and interconnectivity systems
5. Comcast Cable Communications (Manchester) - Cable, Internet and telephone provider
6. Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. (Hampton) - Owners of 17 waste-to-energy facilities nationwide

Top four small companies to work for in NH:
1. High Point Communications (Bow) - Full-service communications firm
2. PixelMEDIA (Portsmouth) - Full-service Internet and multimedia company
3. Woodlands Credit Union (Berlin) - Financial service provider to four NH counties
4. All Metals Industries Inc. (Belmont) - Metal distribution center

"We are proud to honor these outstanding companies," says Sean Mahoney, publisher of Business NH Magazine. Business NH Magazine publishes the "Best Companies to Work For" list in its December issue. The companies will be honored at the "Breakfast With The Best" forum, which will be held Feb. 17, 2005, form 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Center of NH/Radisson Hotel in Manchester. For more details about the list, please contact Matthew Mowry, managing editor of Business NH Magazine, at 603-626-6354, Ext. 214. For more information about Breakfast with the Best, or to order tickets, call NH Businesses for Social Responsibility at 603-645-2605.

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