The Specialty Manufacturing Company Captures Another Prestigious Top Workplace Award.

White Bear Lake, MN, August 22, 2019 —The Specialty Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer in custom valve solutions, today announced that for the 3rd year in a row, it has been named a Top Workplace in Minnesota by the Star Tribune.

Produced by the same team that compiles the 28-year-old Star Tribune 100 report of the best performing public companies in Minnesota, Top Workplaces recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based on employee opinions measuring engagement, organizational health and satisfaction. The analysis included responses from over 140,000 employees at Minnesota public, private and nonprofit organizations.

“To be on the Top Workplace list for the third year in a row is an incredible honor,” said Daniel McKeown, President of The Specialty Manufacturing Company. “We pride ourselves on providing our employees with an environment where they can be free to express their innovation and inspiration, which is foundational to our company values. That is why we’re able to take on manufacturing challenges that many of our competitors can’t or won’t,” exclaims McKeown.

To qualify for the Star Tribune Top Workplaces, a company must have more than 50 employees in Minnesota. Over 2,000 companies were invited to participate. Rankings were composite scores calculated purely on the basis of employee responses.