TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BWC2017—Best
Workplaces for CommutersSM named 231 U.S.-based companies
to receive 2017 Best Workplaces for Commuters national recognition. This
designation recognizes employers that offer exceptional
employer-provided commuter benefits that meet the National Standard of
Excellence criteria.
To be designated among the nation’s Best Workplaces for Commuters,
employers must provide benefits that result in at least 14% of their
employees no longer driving alone to and from work within a 12-month
period.
“The 231 companies designated as the 2017 Best Workplaces for Commuters
are part of a national movement,” said Julie Bond, program manager for
Best Workplaces for Commuters. “Companies are recognizing that it makes
good business sense to provide commuter benefits, such as subsidizing
bus fares, designating parking for carpoolers or allowing employees to
work from home.”
The Best Workplaces for Commuters program is managed by the Center
for Urban Transportation Research with support from the National
Center for Transit Research and the Florida Department of
Transportation. The program offers workplaces of all sizes support
services to promote non-driving commuting and assistance to
determine which commuter benefit options offer financial savings plus
employee value.
“We are extremely proud of our progressive transportation program that
benefits our employees and residents,” said James Paxson, general
manager of Hacienda, a San Francisco Bay area mixed-use community named
to the 2017 Best Workplaces for Commuters list. “Our benefits certainly
give us a competitive edge.”
To earn national designation, workplaces must submit an online
application and meet the National Standard of Excellence by offering
a wide variety of commuter-support programs such as subsidized transit
or vanpool passes, compressed workweek schedules or secured bicycle
parking. All workplaces must have a point of contact internally to
address employee questions and provide access to an Emergency
Ride Home program.
“The Best Workplaces for Commuters benefit programs are encouraged or
even required by many states, local municipalities, or government
agencies,” said Bond. “Recently, New York City and Washington, DC
enacted an ordinance mandating employers with 20 or more employees must
offer commuter benefits. And, the Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) encourages workplaces participation by underwriting the Best
Workplace for Commuters application fee.”
For more information about the Best Workplaces for Commuters program and
to learn more about qualifying to be nationally designated and
recognized as a great workplace for commuters, click
here.
The companies nationally designated as 2017 Best Workplaces for
Commuters:
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Access
Tysons (VA)
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Acomb
Ostendorf & Associates (FL)
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AFCEA
International (VA)
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Alzheimer’s
Association National Capital Area Chapter (VA)
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American
Society of Landscape Architects (DC)
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American
Tobacco Campus (NC)
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Arlington
Transportation Partners
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Avenir
Place, (VA)
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Bank
of America (FL)
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BASF,
Corp. (NC)
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Bayer
Healthcare (PA)
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BD
Biosciences (CA)
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Bealls,
Inc. (FL)
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Bike
SLO County (CA)
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Bishop
Ranch Business Community (CA)
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Boeing
Company – Frederickson Site (WA)
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Booz
Allen Hamilton (VA)
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Britannia
Oyster Point (CA)
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California
Pacific Medical Center/Sutter Health
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California
State University, Fullerton
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California
State University, Northridge
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Capital
Automotive Real Estate Services, Inc. (VA)
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Career
Source Brevard (FL)
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Center
for Urban Transportation Research (FL)
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Central
Florida Regional Planning Council
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Champlain
College (VT)
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Charlotte
County Board of County Commissioners (FL )
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Chevron
(TX)
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CHI
Franciscan Health (WA)
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Chittenden
Area TMA (VT)
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Chittenden
County Regional Planning Commission (VT)
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Citrix
(NC)
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City
of Burlington (VT)
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City
of Casselberry (FL)
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City
of Chula Vista (CA)
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City
of Henderson, NV (NV)
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City
of Naples (FL)
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City
of North Port (FL)
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City
of Orlando
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City
of Raleigh (NC)
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City
of Sarasota (FL)
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Collier
County Government (FL)
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Comcast
(PA)
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Communications
& Power Industries, LLC (CA)
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Community
Associations Institute (VA)
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Conservation
International (VA)
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Consumer
Technology Association (VA)
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Corporate
Office Centre at Tysons II (VA)
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County
of San Luis Obispo (CA)
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Creative
Systems and Consulting (VA)
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Delaware
Transit Corporation
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Department
of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration (FL)
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Dix.Hite
+ Partners, Inc. (FL)
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Duke
University NC)
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Duke
University Health System – Main Campus (NC)
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Edenred
Commuter Benefit Solutions (MA)
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Embassy
Suites by Hilton-Orlando Airport
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Environmental
Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (FL)
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Ernst
and Young LLP (VA)
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Everest
University (FL)
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FBC
Mortgage, LLC (FL)
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FHI360
(NC)
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Florida
Department of Environmental Protection – Central District
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Florida
Department of Environmental Protection – South District
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Florida
Hospital Orlando
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Food
and Drug Administration-White Oak (MD)
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Fors
Marsh Group (VA)
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Fox
Architects (VA)
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Freddie
Mac (VA)
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FUTREND
Technology Inc. (VA)
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Grand
Valley State University, Allendale Campus (MI)
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Grand
Valley State University, Grand Rapids Campus (MI)
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Genentech,
Inc. (CA)
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GoTriangle
(NC)
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Greater
Orlando Aviation Authority
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GVF
(PA)
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Hacienda
Business Park (CA)
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Harvard
University (MA)
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HDR,
Inc. (FL)
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Hillsborough
Area Regional Transit Authority (FL)
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Hilton
Garden Inn Arlington Shirlington (VA)
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Horizon
Industries Limited (VA)
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IBM
(AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IO, IL, MI, NJ, NY, PA, TX)
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IBM
Learning Center (NY)
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IBM
– Research Triangle Park (NC)
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ICF
International (CA)
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Innovative
Workflow Engineering Inc. (VA)
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Intuit
(VA, CA, TX, WA, NV, AZ, DC)
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JHM
Hotels – Residence Inn (FL)
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Kimley-Horn
and Associates, Inc. (VA)
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Lafayette
Centre (DC)
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Lancaster
General Health (PA)
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Landau
Associates Inc. (WA)
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Lee
County Board of County Commissioners (FL)
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Lee
County Clerk of Courts (FL)
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Lee
County DOT/Operations (FL)
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LEGOLAND
Florida (FL)
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Lenovo
(NC)
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Linkedin
– San Francisco, CA
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LinkedIn
– Sunnyvale, CA
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LYNX
– Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority
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Mast
General Store (TN)
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Mayo
Clinic (MN)
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MetroPlan
Orlando (FL)
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MINDBODY
(CA)
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Mosaic
(VA)
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MTB
Early Enrichment Center (VA)
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National
Association of Chain Drug Stores (VA)
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National
Automobile Dealers Association (VA)
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National
Science Foundation (VA)
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National
Student Clearinghouse (VA)
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Navy
Federal Credit Union (VA)
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Net
Conversion (FL)
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North
Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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Northrop
Grumman Information Systems (VA)
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Orange
Business Systems (VA)
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Orange
County Library System (FL)
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Orlando
Senior Health Network
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Orlando
VA Medical Center -Viera Outpatient Clinic
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Pinnacle
Property Management Services (FL)
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PlanSource
Florida
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PlanSource
– Utah
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Polk
State College – Lakeland (FL)
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Polk
State College – Winter Haven (FL)
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Port
of Houston Authority
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Port
of San Diego
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Potomac
Tower, Brookfield (VA)
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PowerDMS
(Orlando, FL)
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Prosperity
Metro Plaza (VA)
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Providence
Saint John’s Health Center (CA)
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Purple,
Rock, Scissors (FL)
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Public
Broadcasting Service (NC)
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Pyramid
Systems (VA)
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Quality
Bicycle Products (Q-East) (PA)
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Quest
Diagnostics/Nichols Institute (VA)
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Quest
Hotels/Wingate by Wyndham (FL)
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Ravago
Americas (FL)
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Regional
Transportation Commission of Washoe County (NV)
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RTI
International (NC)
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Russ
Reid (VA)
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San
Diego Association of Governments
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San
Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (CA)
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San
Luis Obispo Council of Governments (CA)
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Santee
Cooper (CA)
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SAP
Labs (CA)
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Sarasota
County Government (FL)
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Schenker,
Inc. (PA)
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Seattle
Children’s Hospital
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Seventh
Generation (VT)
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Sharp
HealthCare (CA)
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smart
panda labs (FL)
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Sonny’s
BBQ – Orlando Airport
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South
Florida Commuter Services
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South
Seas Island Resort (FL)
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Space
Coast Area Transit (FL)
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SRI
International (CA)
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St.
Anthony Hospital – CHI Franciscan Health (WA)
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St.
Clare Hospital – CHI Franciscan Health (WA)
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St.
Francis Medical Center (CHI Franciscan Health) (WA)
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St.
Joseph Medical Center (CHI Franciscan Health) (WA)
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Stanford
Research Park (CA)
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Stanford
University (CA)
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State
of Arizona
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Strategy
and Management Services, Inc. (VA)
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Synaptek
Corporation (VA)
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Tacoma
Public Utilities (WA)
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Tampa
Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority
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Tampa
Downtown Partnership
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The
Aluminum Association (VA)
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The
Cadmus (MD,CO, OR, MA)
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The
Coca-Cola Company (GA)
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The
Common Application (VA)
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The
Convention Store (MD)
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The
MITRE Corporation (VA)
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The
Rapid (MI)
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The
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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The
University of Texas at Austin
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Thermo
Fisher Scientific (CA)
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Tindale-Oliver
& Associates, Inc. (FL)
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Towers
Crescent (VA)
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Town
Center at Boca Raton
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Town
of Chapel Hill (NC)
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Transitions
Mental Health Association (CA)
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Triangle
J Council of Governments (NC)
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Tysons
Spring Hill Station (VA)
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U.S.
Geological Survey (VA)
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University
of California, Davis
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University
of California, Irvine
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University
of California, Los Angeles
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University
of Florida
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University
of Maryland
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University
of Miami
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University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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University
of South Florida
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University
of Vermont
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University
of Vermont Medical Center
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Verizon
(AZ)
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Verizon
New England (MA)
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Veterans
Affairs Medical Center (NC)
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VHB
(FL)
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Virginia
Tech (VA)
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VMWare,
Inc. (CA)
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Wake
Tech Community College (NC)
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Watkins
Wellness (CA)
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William
V. Chappell, Jr. VA Satellite Outpatient Clinic (FL)
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Yale-New
Haven Hospital (CT)
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About Best Workplaces for CommutersSM
Best Workplaces for CommutersSM is the national authority on
recognizing and assisting workplaces that provide exceptional commuter
benefits to employees. More than a recognition program, Best Workplaces
for Commuters provides support needed to create and sustain an
employer-provided commuter benefit program, including online assessment
tools, advisory services, case studies, tool-kits, Web-based tools,
webinars and training. Best Workplaces for Commuters represents more
than 230 workplaces with Best Workplaces for Commuters designation
representing over 515,000 employees. Best Workplaces for Commuters partner
organizations work with local employers to promote and carry out
commuter-friendly programs. The Best Workplaces for Commuters program is
managed by the Center
for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida
with support from the National Center for Transit Research and the
Florida Department of Transportation. For more information: http://www.bestworkplaces.org/
Contacts
Best Workplaces for Commuters
Julie Bond, 813-974-9799
bond@bestworkplaces.org
