Van Meter a top Iowa workplace

Van Meter Inc. has been selected as one of Iowa’s 2016 Top 150 Workplaces. Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. Van Meter Inc. ranked seventh among Iowa’s top midsized companies. This is the fifth consecutive year on the Top Workplaces list for Van Meter.
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Van Meter Inc. has been selected as one of Iowa’s 2016 Top 150 Workplaces. Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. Van Meter Inc. ranked seventh among Iowa’s top midsized companies. This is the fifth consecutive year on the Top Workplaces list for Van Meter.

The employee feedback survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs with major publishing partners across the United States. In Iowa, WorkplaceDynamics partners with The Des Moines Register.

What makes Van Meter a winning workplace? According to Van Meter President and CEO, Lura McBride, it’s the people. "When you hire the right people and create a culture where they can be their best and understand how they make a difference, everything else takes care of itself,” states McBride. “Delivering an engaging employee-owner experience is the best way to ensure we deliver an exceptional customer experience.”

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Doug Chandler, Senior Staff Writer

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Doug Chandler began writing about the electrical industry in 1992, and still finds there's never a shortage of stories to be told. So he spends his days finding them and telling them. Educationally, he's a Jayhawk with an English degree. Outside of work, he can often be found banging drums or harvesting tomatoes.