NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Detroit, MI, United States, 11/02/2009 - Construction, human resources, corporate award, honor, business practices, Michigan - TurnerConstruction.com / TCco.com.

The Michigan Office of Turner Construction Company is pleased to announce the following:

Turner Construction Company has been named an Elite Award Winner in addition to being selected as one of “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For” by the Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA).

This is Turner’s first Elite Award in Michigan and third consecutive year being named as one of “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For”.

Each year the MBPA recognizes up to 101 top performing firms that utilize innovative methods and practices in human resource management. Twelve of those firms are honored as Elite Award winners, one in each of the 12 categories used to judge all participants.

"It takes exceptional commitment to one's employees to be named an Elite Winner. Elite companies cultivate company values that promote open communication, competitive benefits, employee enrichment and work-life balance as essential to employees' satisfaction," said Jennifer Kluge, COO and executive vice president of the Michigan Business & Professional Association.

Turner also scored high marks on an independent survey of employees in Michigan conducted by the MBPA as criteria for the award.

About Turner Construction Company

Turner (turnerconstruction.com) is the leading general builder in the U.S., ranking first or second in the major segments of the building construction field. Turner has been building in Michigan since 1913. Current major projects in construction include the new Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI; Air Supported Practice Structure for Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI; and a new Medical Office Building for Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) in Detroit, MI. Turner has local offices in Southeast Michigan, West Michigan and Eastern Canada.

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