Governor names Work-Life Balance Award winners

Winners of the Governor’s Work-Life Balance Awards were recognized at a luncheon recently at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, Ark.

Nineteen Arkansas employers received awards in the seventh annual ceremony, formerly named the Governor’s Family-Friendly Awards.

Nabholz Construction Corp. of Conway, Ark., received the Spotlight Award. Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe presented the award.

“This honor is especially meaningful to us at Nabholz, as we strive to set an example for our team members and the community by building a culture of well-being,” says Bill Hannah, chief executive officer for Nabholz.

Companies nominated for the awards were asked to provide information regarding issues such as health benefits, work-time options and childcare assistance.

If a company did not have formal work-life policies, informal ways of making the work environment as family-friendly as possible were taken into account.

Partners in the initiative are Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, Arkansas Business Publication Group, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Child Care Resource and Referral Network and the Society of Human Resource Managers.

The following state offices and agencies are also partners in the initiative: the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the Department of Education, the Department of Workforce Education, the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services (DHS) Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.

Also partnering are DHS Communications, DHS Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, DHS Division of County Operations and the Office of the Governor.