RICHMOND, Va., April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion (NYSE: D)
is the top-ranked U.S. utility on Forbes magazine's 2015 "America's
Best Employers" list. The company ranked 37th overall among the 500
employers in 25 industries that were included on the list, and was
the top-ranked employer among all industries in Virginia.
The magazine asked more than 20,000 American workers across the
country to rank the likelihood of recommending their employer to
someone else and how likely they would be to recommend other
employers in their industry.
Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman,
president and chief executive officer, said:
"On behalf of Dominion's 15,000 employees, we are delighted to
receive this honor. Our dedicated team of men and women stand
side-by-side every day, doing important work safely and well to
serve our customers, our communities and our shareholders – and
that is the principal reason Dominion is a great place to
work."
Farrell said that in addition to competitive pay and benefits,
the company's programs to support military veterans, opportunities
for community service, and focus on safety, ethics, diversity and
employee wellness rate highly with Dominion employees.
Earlier this year Dominion achieved Fortune magazine's No. 1
ranking for electric and gas utilities in this year's annual "Most
Admired" companies survey. Dominion has been ranked each of the
past 10 years, coming in second in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Late last year, Dominion was selected Electric Light & Power
magazine's 2014 "Utility of the Year." The award's criteria
included customer satisfaction, philanthropic endeavors,
infrastructure investments, environmental and sustainability
initiatives, profitability and management of market risks.
In addition, for the sixth year in a row, Dominion has been
selected as one of Military Times magazine's "Best for Vets"
employers. Dominion ranked 21st out of 75 companies listed, and was
first among "energy, utilities, gas & electric" sector
employers.
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers and
transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 24,600
megawatts of generation, 12,200 miles of natural gas transmission,
gathering and storage pipeline, and 6,455 miles of electric
transmission lines. Dominion operates one of the nation's
largest natural gas storage systems with 928 billion cubic feet of
storage capacity and serves utility and retail energy customers in
13 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's
website at www.dom.com.
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