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"In an era of social promotion and graduation,
the quality of public schools is a major concern to companies
that will soon be looking to these young adults as future employees." Bill
King, Editor of Expansion Management Magazine a leading
economic development publication. Bill goes on to note, " It
(public education) is, above all else, the source of its future
work force, and how well that district performs will go a long
way in determining whether that company will remain in that
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Expansion Management Magazine, each year calculates an "Education
Quotient" which ranks selected school districts with enrollment
over 3,300 students. In 2004 the Liberty School District rated
a Blue Ribbon based on certain criteria.
The Liberty area is proud of its workforce - another key component for successful economic development. For businesses - this is really good news! But don't just
take our word for it, read on for some workforce testimonials.
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“Employee turnover can have a huge impact
on labor costs. Training and re-training add significantly
to the expense side of the Profit & Loss Statement. Our
Liberty store has the lowest turnover rate of all the stores
in our system. Now THAT’s good for business!”
Lou DeMarco, Store Director, Liberty Price Chopper. Lou served as the
Liberty Area Chamber’s immediate-past chairman. |
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“The Hallmark Liberty Distribution
Center distributes Hallmark products to retailers across
the United States, primarily the mid-west and western states.
We have a long-term tenured workforce that has demonstrated
excellent work ethics, and is committed to delivering high
quality results for our retailers. Our absenteeism is low
and ranges between 5-7%. Our 1142 employees have an average
tenure of 17 years and are primarily high school and college
graduates.”
Orville A Trout,
Human Resource Manager,
Hallmark
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"The ability to hire
and retain qualified staff has been critical to our growth.
A hospital employment base is incredibly diverse with the
skill base ranging from housekeepers to the highly technical
skills in nursing, pharmacy and medical technology. The
classic self-sufficiency and self-determination of hard
working folks is a distinct advantage for the employment
base of Liberty Hospital. While productivity is
typically difficult to measure in the health care industry,
Liberty Hospital consistently is among the most efficient in
the state of Missouri when measuring the number of hours worked
to the number of patient days of care rendered in our hospital.
Liberty Hospital is so fortunate to be located in such
a supportive and progressive community."
Joseph W. Crossett, Administrator, Liberty Hospital |
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