{"id":1586,"date":"2020-02-04T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefreemancompany.com\/sparks\/articles\/2020-philadelphia-inquirer-top-workplaces\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:47:18","slug":"2020-philadelphia-inquirer-top-workplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefreemancompany.com\/sparks\/articles\/2020-philadelphia-inquirer-top-workplaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks Named a \u201cTop Place to Work in 2020\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"l-block-editor\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<section class=\"c-copy-block\">\n<div class=\"c-copy-block__wysiwyg s-wysiwyg txt-18\">\n<p>Sparks lands a spot on the 2020 Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces list. The annual list highlights various organizations with 50+ employees based in Philadelphia that excel in building an outstanding corporate culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompany atmosphere, commitment to diversity, meaningful work, a leadership culture, a coworker community, and other aspects get factored into the overall employee experience,\u201d says the Philadelphia Inquirer on what it takes to make the list.<\/p>\n<p>Placing companies are selected solely on the basis of their employees\u2019 responses to a third-party workplace survey sent via Energage, the creators of the Top Workplaces program and a leading platform providing employee engagement solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur research shows that the core elements of organizational health are what employees value most in the workplace and that organizations with high levels of organizational health outperform their peers,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/topworkplaces.com\/award\/philly\/2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Energage<\/a> on the value of a strong company culture.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the recognition, Sparks Senior Vice President of Marketing, Kristy Elisano, says \u201cThis recognition further signifies our commitment to developing and sustaining a culture that supports, promotes and values our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Award winners and rankings will be formally recognized and announced on April 15th at a special awards ceremony at The Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>In addition to being named one a 2019 \u201cBest Place to Work in Events\u201d by Event Marketer, Sparks is also recognized as one of Rover.com\u2019s \u201cBest Dog-Friendly Companies of 2019\u201d &#8211; the only Pennsylvania-based company to make the list.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<p><!----> <!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sparks lands a spot on the 2020 Philadelphia Inquirer Top Workplaces list. 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