Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) has earned Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces
honors for a fourth consecutive year. Since the 2010 inception of Top
Workplaces, the leading online and technology-enabled quick-turn
manufacturer has been named a Top 100 company in each year it has
participated. Proto Labs ranked 15th on the 2014 list in its first year
being classified among large companies (more than 500 employees).
“There are a few things that make this year’s Top Workplaces award
particularly special,” says Vicki Holt, Proto Labs’ President and CEO.
“We continue to populate our company with talented employees, so it’s
very rewarding to know that Proto Labs remains a great place to work as
we’ve grown in size. We are also one of the youngest companies to place
within the Large Employers category, further proof of our ability to
handle the rapid change we’ve seen over the past 15 years.”
Star Tribune — a Minneapolis-based newspaper company — uses a national
survey firm that researches participating companies through confidential
surveys taken by thousands of employees at different companies across
Minnesota. The firm looks at individual factors like employee wages and
management, but also areas like career potential and a company’s future.
“We’re able to experience innovation both internally through the
advancement of new manufacturing processes and externally through
products that our customers are developing,” explains Holt. “That
creates a place where people are genuinely excited to come into work
each day.”
Proto Labs recently added about 80 new employees with the acquisition of
additive manufacturing company, FineLine Prototyping, and has moved its
North American machining operations into a state-of-art production
facility in Plymouth, Minn. as the company steadily expands.
About Proto Labs, Inc.
Proto Labs is a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for
prototyping and short-run production. Proto Labs provides “Real Parts,
Really Fast” by utilizing injection molding, computer numerical control
(CNC) machining and additive manufacturing to produce parts for product
designers and engineers worldwide. For more information, visit protolabs.com.
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