Bill King, Editor of Expansion Management Magazine a leading economic development publication notes,
"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. 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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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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Price Chopper Store Director - Lou DeMarco
“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!”
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Hallmark Human Resource Manager - Orville A Trout
“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.”
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Liberty Hospital Administrator - Joseph W. Crossett
"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."
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The Liberty area includes part of Kansas City. Click here for region-wide workforce information.  |
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