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Constella Group Wins Fifth Platinum Rule Award, Its Second For People Development

Constella was one of 13 winning companies out of 162 nominations. Winners, representing small, mid-sized and large businesses, won awards in five award categories, including Culture; Family Friendly; People Development; Community Service; and Incentives, Rewards, and Recognitions. Constella and other award winners were recognized at an awards luncheon held today at Brier Creek Country Club.

Started in 1998, the Platinum Rule Award recognizes employers who have distinguished themselves by treating their employees exceptionally well. Winners must have demonstrated success through The Platinum Rule—"Do unto others as they would like done unto them."

The "People Development" category honors companies that recognize the need for employees to learn new skills and to move into more challenging or rewarding positions. Companies that excel in this category not only provide the means for employees to develop, but they also actively encourage it. Other company winners in the "People Development" category this year included Clarkston Consulting as the mid-size company winner. The Triangle Business Journal, sponsor of the Platinum Rule Awards, did not select a winner in the small company category.

"It is an honor to win the Platinum Rule Award every year since its inception five years ago," said Rich Podurgal, Constella Group's Vice President of Organization and People Development. "We are committed to providing our employees with challenging opportunities so that they can grow and develop. This award is not about revenue, profit or growth; it's about who we are as a company and our commitment to being the 'employer of choice.'"

In 2002, Constella was the large winner in the "Culture" category, which honors companies whose cultures help employees feel connected to and appreciated by the organization. This award focuses on the uniqueness of the culture and the way it is valued by employees. Nominations in this category cover the company's vision, work environment, communications, values, integrity, diversity, loyalty, resources and leadership.

In 2001, Constella won the "People Development" category for the first time, among large companies.

In 2000, Constella was honored as the mid-sized company winner in the "Culture" category. In 1999, Constella was named the mid-sized company winner in the "Incentives" category for thanking its employees for a job well done and for encouraging them to continue improving.

The Business Journal presented the 2003 Platinum Rule Awards with sponsors Maupin Taylor & Ellis.

About Constella Group, Inc.
Constella Group, Inc., is a leading provider of professional health services worldwide, now celebrating 20 years of enhancing human health through innovative science, technology and knowledge solutions. Constella's three business units—Health Sciences, Health Strategies and Clinical Informatics—create and provide health intelligence to help industry and government clients identify and solve problems affecting human health. The company's approximately 675 employees serve clients from company headquarters in Durham, N.C., and from offices in Research Triangle Park, N.C., Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Morgantown, W.Va.; Bethesda, Frederick and Silver Spring, Md; and in Santa Monica, Calif.; Herndon, Va; and Cambridge, Mass.