Davidson Company Among Best For Diversity In US In 2019: Forbes

NORTH CAROLINA — A Colorado metal packaging company made its debut on Forbes’ list of the best employers for diversity in 2019 and claimed the No.1 spot. The rankings, which also include Ingersoll Rand in Davidson, are Forbes’ second edition of the annual list.

Forbes partnered with Statista, a market research company, to compile the rankings. The magazine says 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees were surveyed to come up with the final rankings and 12 North Carolina companies made the list.

The No.1 company on the list is Ball, a 139-year-old business located in Broomfield, Colorado.

Writing about Ball, Forbes said that the company’s “commitment to diversity and inclusion starts at the very top.” The company has nine employee resource groups that represent diverse and minority populations. These groups host events to advance their respective missions, Forbes writes. The company has a host of other initiatives that it employs to promote diversity and inclusion. (You can read more about it on Forbes.)

The North Carolina employers that made Forbes’ list in 2019 are:

• Novant Health, Charlotte (No. 38)
• Duke University, Durham (No. 43)
• North Carolina State University, Raleigh (No. 153)
• Compass Group, Charlotte (No. 157)
• Alliance Hospitality Management, Raleigh (No. 187)
• Ingersoll Rand, Davidson (No. 190)
• Duke Energy, Charlotte (No. 219)
• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham (No. 316)
• RTI International, Durham (No. 359)
• Volvo Group, Greensboro (No. 414)
• PRA Health Sciences, Raleigh (No. 433)
• PPD, Wilmington (No. 477)

According to Forbes, the top 10 employers for diversity in the country are:

• Ball (Containers and packaging), Broomfield, Colorado (No. 1)
• Nielsen (Professional Services), New York, New York (No. 2)
• BlueCross BlueShied of Tennessee (Insurance), Chattanooga, Tennessee (No.3)
• Kent State University Kent Campus (Education), Kent, Ohio (No. 4)
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Drugs & Technology), Boston, Massachusetts (No. 5)
• Netflix (Media & Advertising), Los Gatos, California (No. 6)
• University of California, Irvine (Education), Irvine, California (No. 7)
• Penguin Random House (Media & Advertising), New York, New York (No. 8)
• SAP (IT, Internet, Software & Services), Newtown Square, Pennsylvania (No. 9)
• Visa (Banking and Financial Services), Foster City, California (No. 10)

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