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KellerWilliams Realtytakes top honors asBest Place to Workin Minnesota!“I knew we were the top place to work, whether we were recognized or not.What I saw was an opportunity for our company and our agents to share withthe public how passionate we are about Keller Williams Realty.” -Perry HurthMAGNIFICENCEIn Minnesota!By Laura PriceDon’t tell associates in the Keller Williams Minnesotamarket centers it’s a tough market. On the map as oneof the fastest-growing companies in the state, associateshave set the record straight, voting Keller WilliamsRealty the best place to work in the state, according tothe Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces 2010.The annual survey, conducted byWorkplaceDynamics, invites companies to nominatethemselves, and then it asks employees to ratetheir company based on several factors includingappreciation, financial solvency and confidence inleadership.With results that far surpassed anythingWorkplaceDynamics had ever seen, Keller WilliamsRealty catapulted to the top of the list – beating outentrenched Minnesota companies such as General Mills,Target, Best Buy and 3M – winning the top spot fora private company and No.1 among all participatingcompanies.“I think people feel a sense of family, camaraderieand pride in their organization here at Keller Williams,”explains Todd Butzer, regional director of NorthCentral. “They know that we are continually workingto improve their businesses through the best training,education and support in the industry and thisrecognition is proof.”A BIG WIN-WINGetting into the survey was simply a matter of chance.After Perry Hurth, team leader of the MinneapolisLakes market center, saw a small advertisement on theStar Tribune’s Website, he decided to nominate KellerWilliams Realty. “I knew we were the top place to work,whether we were recognized or not. What I saw was anopportunity for our company and our agents to sharewith the public how passionate we are about Keller24 outfrontNov./Dec. 2010 • vol. 7 no. 6Keller Williams Realty