CASS Incorporated has been awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor for the seventh consecutive year by The Des Moines Register. They are one of ten business in the state that have achieved this. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement.

CASS Incorporated, a 501(c)3 Iowa non-profit corporation, has been providing rehabilitative services for people with disabilities since the mid 1970’s. In September of 2017, CASS announced their merger with Crossroads of Western Iowa, a company whose mission mirrors CASS’s in that they provide training and support for persons with disabilities. The combined organization will expand services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and brain injuries.

Brent Dillinger, CEO of Crossroads of Western Iowa, said in a Press Release, “Being named a 2017 Top Workplaces is an honor to our organization as a whole. It shows that our mission of empowering individuals to seek an enhanced quality of life is alive in the community. We are excited about Crossroads’ merger with CASS Incorporated. It’s a great opportunity for our employees, clients and the community.”

Crossroads of Western IA has been in existence since 1975 providing individuals with disabilities opportunities in independent living, employment and volunteer services. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including Alignment, Execution, and Connection, just to name a few.

Doug Claffey, CEO of WorkplaceDynamics, said  “To be a Top Workplace, organizations must meet our strict standards for organizational health. And who better to ask about work life than the people who live the culture every day—the employees. Time and time again, our research has proven that what’s most important to them is a strong belief in where the organization is headed, how it’s going to get there, and the feeling that everyone is in it together.”