Founded in 1946, TDIndustries has developed into one of America’s premier facilities services and specialty construction companies. They are routinely named as a great place to work by Fortune magazine. They have been practicing servant-leadership for decade. Visit this page to find out more about their approach.

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What began as a small Texas airline has grown to become one of the largest airlines in America. Today, Southwest Airlines flies over 100 million passengers a year to 65 great cities all across the country, and we do it more than 3,200 times a day.

More than 38 years ago, Rollin King and Herb Kelleher got together and decided to start a different kind of airline. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there, on time, at the lowest possible fares, and make darn sure they have a good time doing it, people will fly your airline. And you know what? They were right.

This is a company where people work hard, have fun and are always looking for ways to serve. Visit the below page to find out more about their culture.

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Herman Miller is today the second largest office furniture company with customers and locations around the world. Our history of employee participation and ownership and technological innovation has long roots and continues to grow. We have always worked hard to be serious about both people and business. We look at our primary goal as creating great places to work. 

For a clear statement of the importance of values in shaping the culture of a business visit the page below or download (The Basis of our Community - Things that Matter).  

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American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC) was founded on November 17, 1955 by three brothers, John, Paul and Bill Amos. In its first year of operations, Aflac had 6,426 policyholders and $388,000 in assets.  Fifty-four years later Aflac is a thriving Fortune 500 international insurance company listed on the New York Stock Exchange? Today, Aflac has over 59 billion dollars in assets and insures more than 40 million people worldwide. Their guiding principles attend to various stakeholders.  See the page below.

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Founded in 1949, Medtronic has grown to become the world's largest independent medical technology company. At the core of all we do is our Mission: to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. It provides a clear path for all employees as we work together to take Medtronic to the next level.  This company has a deep commitment to diversity in its workforce and supplier community.  To find out more about this see the page below.

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Landry’s Bicycles is a little enterprise with a very large impact. Founded in 1922, Landry’s Bicycles is now a "5 Star" Top 100 nationally rated bicycle dealer, with a "family" of bicycle stores located in Boston, Natick, Norwood, and Westboro, Massachusetts. The family business is owned by Peter, Jeanne, and Tom Henry. (Peter is Jeanne's husband and Tom's brother.)  In February 2006, Landry’s Bicycles was nationally recognized as National Bicycle Dealer of the Year for supporting bicycle advocacy. The folks at Landry’s have a passion for the planet, people and profit as they seek to serve the common good through providing a full range of bicycle products and services.

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Synovus was founded in the 1880s on a single act of kindness. A mill worker at Eagle & Phenix Mill in Columbus, Georgia caught her dress in a piece of machinery. As her dress tore, her life savings, which she had sewn into her hem thinking it was the safest place for her money, spilled across the floor.

G. Gunby Jordan, the mill’s secretary and treasurer, happened by and offered to keep her money in the mill safe and pay her monthly interest on the deposits. He soon offered the same service to all the mill workers. These first deposits inspired Mr. Jordan to establish the institution that years later became Columbus Bank and Trust Company, Synovus’ lead bank.

Today, Synovus, with more than $35 billion in assets, is one of the largest and strongest financial services companies in the Southeast. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, as well as investment services, to customers through 30 banks, 440 ATMs, and more than 330 Synovus offices in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Synovus has a powerful leadership model and customer covenant which you can access below.

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REI has been a trusted retailer of outdoor gear ever since and is now the nation's largest consumer co-op, continuing to return the majority of profits to our members through annual member refunds based on their purchases.  With more than 3.5 million active members and other customers, REI provides the knowledge and confidence to explore and discover new adventures.  They are committed to aligning their strategy with respect to social and environmental impacts.  See their stewardship report which you can access below.

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Wegmans, a supermarket chain with $4.8 in sales,  is headquartered in Rochester, New York, Wegmans is a privately held, family-owned company, founded in 1916 by the Wegman family. Ranked #5 on FORTUNE magazine's 2009 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Wegmans has been on the list every year since it began in 1998, and in 2005, ranked #1.  Their commonly held, while simple, serve to influence every action taken at every level of the company.  Visit their company overview page to find out more.

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At The Toro Company we believe our leadership and success bring with it a responsibility to give back to the industry and the communities where we do business. The company is proud to annually contribute 2 percent of its pre-tax domestic profits to strengthening its communities and industries.  To find out more about Toro’s commitment to its various communities visit this page:

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