HASTINGS, MINN. (October 11, 2018) — Carlson Capital Management (CCM) announced today that the firm has been recognized by the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board as an Employer of Excellence.
In the Board’s third year of granting the award, and CCM’s third year of recognition, CCM was one of twelve employers honored at an event on September 27, 2018. Employers participating in the program were evaluated on a number of metrics including: turnover, rate of growth, promotion rates, employee evaluation and feedback, employee training and development, benefit plans and more. Employer of Excellence Award recipients were recognized for their top rankings in these categories. Carlson Capital Management, founded in 1987 has grown from a firm of five employees with $100 million in assets under management in 1999, to a firm of 45 employees managing $2 billion in assets under management in 2018. For more information, see the Dakota County news release.
The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board shares it criteria categories for the award here: Employers of Excellence Press Release October 2018. CCM did not pay a fee to receive this award, and has paid no fees to the Workforce Development Board to promote this award. The organization invites eligible employers in the county to submit a survey for consideration of the award. The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board independently honored CCM.
