Architecture Technology Corporation (ATCorp) Honored for Exemplary Workplace Practices

Receives prestigious When Work Works Award - makes the National Top 10 list

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Sep 04, 2014, 08:45 ET

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Architecture Technology Corporation (ATCorp) has been notified that it is a recipient of the 2014 When Work Works Award (formerly the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility) for its use of effective workplace strategies to increase business and employee success. ATCorp not only made the list, it made the National Top Ten list and in fact placed sixth on the National Top Ten list. Check out the list of innovative employers at:
http://www.whenworkworks.org/blog/ten-smart-employers-you-may-not-know-but-should

This prestigious award is part of the national When Work Works project administered by the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). This award recognizes employers of all sizes and types both in the state of Minnesota and nationally.

"We are honored to be recognized by the Society of Human Resources and the Families and Work Institute as one of a total of 284 workplaces who won the award. Even more exciting is that we (ATCorp) were selected as one of the 10 top worksites nationwide," said Megan Lee, Director of Human Resources of ATCorp. "As a top ten employer, ATCorp is an outlier in that we currently do not offer condensed work weeks or telecommuting".

The award is the result of a rigorous assessment. Worksites must first qualify in the top 20% of the country based on a nationally representative sample of employers. Two-thirds of the evaluation of applicants comes from an employee survey. Applicants are evaluated on six research-based ingredients of an effective workplace: opportunities for learning; a culture of trust; work-life fit; supervisor support for work success; autonomy; and satisfaction with earnings, benefits and opportunities for advancement — all factors associated with employee health, well-being, and engagement.

These employers are making work work in innovative and inspiring ways and set an example for employers both nationally and internationally," said Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute.

"The When Work Works Award recognizes organizations that foster a culture of workplace flexibility and effectiveness, which gives them a competitive advantage. Their practices set them apart from other organizations," said Lisa Horn, director of SHRM's Workplace Flexibility Initiative.

This is the third year in a row that ATCorp has been awarded the When Work Works Award having also won it in 2012 and 2013.

More Information About the Awards

For more information about the When Work Works initiative and the When Work Works Award (formerly known as the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility) visit www.whenworkworks.org

For a list of winners, check out this interactive map, which includes winning organizations by state: http://www.whenworkworks.org/be-effective/2014-when-work-works-award-winners-state-by-state

ABOUT ATCorp: Architecture Technology Corporation (ATCorp), is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN. Founded in 1981, ATCorp specializes in software-intensive solutions for complex problems in information security, cyber security, enterprise-scale network computing architectures, and network management. ATCorp's customers include firms in the private sector and government.

ATCorp is known for a number of cutting edge products including its Cyber Marshal forensics products. The company has also been in the forefront of air transportation issues including The Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal (FAROS) concept. FAROS addresses the need to reduce the potentially serious consequences of runway incursions involving an aircraft on approach while another aircraft or vehicle is on the same runway. To read more about these products and services visit ATCorp at: http://www.atcorp.com/

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