Workers give national nod to 6 Memphis companies
Six Memphis-area companies have received 2023 Top Workplaces USA honors, which celebrate employers who earned high marks from employees. h Anovorx, Cornerstone Systems, Evolve Bank & Trust, National Guard Products, The Village at Germantown and Transnetyx received the awards in Top Workplaces USA’S third year. h Top Workplaces USA offers national recognition for large organizations, those with more than 150 employees, and those that may have operations in multiple markets. h Winners are selected based on employee feedback via an employee engagement survey issued by research firm Energage. More than 3,300 organizations participated in this year’s survey. h “Being an employer of choice through a recognition program, especially in this environment, is key,” Energage CEO Eric Rubino said. “It’s paramount that employers differentiate themselves as an employer of choice. We really need workplaces that inspire employees. You have to really acknowledge employees genuinely and consistently.” h The national program is built upon Top Workplaces’ 16-year history surveying more than 23 million employees in 50-plus markets for the program’s regional awards, including Memphis.
Here is a closer look at the six Memphis-area companies receiving 2023 Top Workplaces USA honors.
Anovorx
Founded in 2012, Anovo, which has 189 employees, all in the Memphis area, is a nationwide independent pharmacy and services provider dedicated to rare disease therapies and patients who rely on them.
Anovo is fully licensed as a pharmacy, wholesale distributor and as a third-party logistics service provider.
“I love working for Anovo because it feels meaningful,” an Anovo employee said in an anonymous survey. “Everything is connected and communication is open enough that I feel connected to the people we help. It makes the work I do feel meaningful while
challenging me to come up with the best solution, because it isn’t about the bottom line first but the people. I also love that my time is considered important. My life outside of work has weight inside the workplace.”
Cornerstone Systems
Cornerstone Systems, a logistics provider with 197 employees, provides services including warehousing, transporting imports and exports within the U.S. and truck brokerage. Of Cornerstone’s 197 employees, 113 are based in the Memphis metro.
“I am constantly encouraged and affirmed by my manager and senior leadership in the job I’m doing, and given the opportunity to learn and do more,” one employee said in an anonymous survey. “My manager sees me and cares about me. He understands when I have too much on my plate and cares enough to help find a solution to move some of the workload, if needed, or helps find efficiencies where I might not see them to be able to handle what was given to me.”
Evolve Bank & Trust
For the third consecutive year, Evolve Bank & Trust was awarded Top Workplaces USA honors. Evolve operates retail branches throughout the Mid-south and mortgage production offices throughout the country.
Evolve, headquartered in Memphis, has 514 employees in the U.S., including 222 locally.
“Evolve respects the individual employee and understands there is life outside of work,” said one Evolve employee in an anonymous survey. “Evolve and all of its employees are professional and arrive to work ready to do their jobs and do them well. My manager is also extremely respectful and empowers me to make my own decisions about how I do my job. It is an absolute blessing to be able to say I work alongside professionals who know what they’re doing.”
National Guard Products
For the second consecutive year, National Guard Products received Top
Workplaces USA honors.
For 88 years, National Guard Products has manufactured commercial door hardware. Headquartered in Memphis, the company has 622 employees nationwide, including 330 locally.
“The people I work with inspire everyone to do their best and to create a friendly, inclusive environment,” an employee said in an anonymous survey. “I have worked for a competitor in the same industry before and I did not feel this connected or appreciated by co-workers/management.”
The Village at Germantown
The Village at Germantown, based in Germantown, is a nonprofit retirement community center. The nonprofit offers independent assisted living and memory care to people over the age of 55.
The Village at Germantown, founded in 2006, has a total of 270 total employees, with 247 in the Memphis area.
“I love my job because it allows me the opportunity to do what I love in safe environment that foster caring relationships,” one employee said in an anonymous survey. “We care for one another and grow together.”
Transnetyx
Transnetyx is a biotechnology company based in Cordova that serves the laboratory animal research industry and provides laboratory consulting through an established, accurate and cost-effective methodology.
Transnetyx has 143 employees in the U.S., with 85 in the Memphis area.
“I love what Transnetyx does for animal research, and I have a job that matches my skills and also provides me opportunities to grow,” an employee said in an anonymous survey. “I love the flexibility and ability to put my family first and have good work-life balance.”
Omer Yusuf covers the Ford project in Haywood County, Fedex, tourism and banking for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached via email Omer.yusuf@commercialappeal.com or followed on Twitter @Omerayusuf.