ARCADIA, Wis. – Arcadia-based Ashley Furniture was named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes magazine. The rankings were based on employee evaluations. The bottomline question: Please rate your willingness to recommend your employer to friends and family. Leaders in the Forbes list:
> University of Alabama, Birmingham, 28,000 employees.
> Ultimate Kronos Group, software, 12,000 employees.
> Mayo Clinc, medicine, 65,000 employees.
Forbes surveyed 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. Ashley, which has 10,000 employees, ranked 375th.
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Todd Wanek, Ashley chief executive: “We are honored to be recognized once again as one of America’s Best Large Employers. Ashley is a family company with multi-generational employees and leaders. As a company, we work together to continuously improve and strive to be the best furniture company, which would not be possible without all of our employees.”