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Carolina Parenting Names Constella Group
Top 40 Family-Friendly Company For Fourth Consecutive Year
DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 27, 2004—Carolina Parenting, Inc., publisher of Carolina
Parent, Piedmont Parent and Charlotte Parent magazines, has named
Constella Group as one of its 40 N.C. Family-Friendly companies for the fourth
consecutive year.
The privately held professional health services company was only one of two winners in the 500-plus-employee category. Constella was recognized for its family-friendly workplace policies and attitudes at Carolina Parenting's Women@Work luncheon held Wednesday, Sept. 22 at Embassy Suites in Cary.
For the past six years, Carolina Parenting has recognized 40 North Carolina companies that make life easier for working parents. Constella was recognized for its flexible work schedules, benefits package and family-friendly attitude.
"We are very proud to win this award for the fourth consecutive time," said Rich Podurgal, Constella Group's vice president of Organization and People Development. "Our family-friendly policies and attitude help us attract top talent and allow our employees the flexibility they need to balance their families and their careers."
Constella was recognized as a N.C. 40 Family-Friendly company based on its offering of the following benefits:
- Dependent-care program
- Flexible work schedules and job sharing
- Time off with new vacation buy-up and donated leave
- Competitive medical/dental insurance
- Life insurance program
- State-of-the-art 401(k) plan
- Total compensation program
- Enhanced tuition assistance
- College-savings program
- Wellness programs
- Family support
- Management's open-door policy
About Constella Group
Constella Group is a leading provider of professional health services worldwide, celebrating 20 years of enhancing human health through innovative science, technology and knowledge solutions. Constella's two business units—Health Sciences and Clinical Informatics—create and provide health intelligence to help industry and government clients identify and address critical issues affecting human health. With Constella as the parent company, these business units comprise dynamic points of collaboration that build support, create momentum and add value from idea to impact across the full continuum of human health.
The company's 700 employees serve clients from company headquarters in Durham, N.C., and from offices in Atlanta; Morgantown, W.Va.; and Bethesda, Frederick and Silver Spring, Md..
