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3 Hudson Valley Employers Among Best For Diversity: Forbes
A new set of rankings compiled by Forbes takes a look at the best employers for diversity in the U.S. See where local companies ranked.
IBM is the best employer for diversity in the Hudson Valley, according to a new set of rankings released by Forbes on Tuesday. Another two local companies made the list, along with 26 corporations in New York City.
Forbes worked with research firm Statista to build the list, which ranked companies across the country. Statista surveyed 30,000 U.S. employers in August of last year, asking questions about diversity, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and disability, Forbes said.
Statista also looked at factors like the gender split of companies' management teams and boards.
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The Hudson Valley employers that made the list are:
88: IBM
IT, Internet, Software & Services, Armonk
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110: PepsiCo
Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol & Tobacco, Purchase
144: Mastercard
Banking and Financial Services
Anyone interested in getting a job at Wegmans when it opens its first Westchester supermarket will be glad to see its high ranking on the list. According to Forbes, these are the top 10 companies for diversity in the U.S.:
- Northern Trust, Chicago
- The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
- Levy, Chicago
- Intuit, Mountain View, California
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa
- Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
- Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, New York
- Keller Williams Realty, Austin, Texas
- AbbVie, North Chicago
Commuters will be interested in which New York City-based employers made the list:
61: Nielsen
92: H&M
Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment (Manufacturing and Retail)
102: Foot Locker
Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment (Manufacturing and Retail)
122: Skanska
Construction, Oil & Gas Operations, Mining and Chemicals
130: PVH (Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein)
Clothing, Shoes, Sports Equipment (Manufacturing and Retail)
137: Estée Lauder
230: MetLife
You can see the full list of employers that made the list here and read more via Forbes here.
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