Business Communications, Inc. (BCI) was recently named a “Best Places to Work in Mississippi” finalist by the Mississippi Business Journal in partnership with Southern Research Group and The Mississippi Society for Human Resource Management.
BCI is a total technology provider that features a comprehensive range of products and innovative services. With a client list that includes multi-location universities and medical centers, government entities, financial institutions, manufacturers, corporations, and retail outlets, BCI is experienced in helping organizations fully utilize the most current technological innovations.
BCI and other companies named as finalists in the “Best Places to Work in Mississippi” program are recognized as businesses that benefit their communities through their presence and their contributions to the economic growth of Mississippi and as work places where work is challenging, rewarding and positive and where employees are fully engaged and empowered.
Utilizing 60 rating scale questions, consideration was given to employees’ answers related to corporate culture and values, corporate vision and common purpose, communication and cooperation, teamwork, personal job satisfaction, training, learning and development, and performance and recognition.
The “Best Places to Work in Mississippi” program, which premiered this year, is part of a national trend in recognizing the most unique and best practices used in outstanding workplaces. “The ‘Best Places to Work’ idea is national in scale,” explained Mississippi Business Journal publisher Joe Jones. “We’ve admired the program for several years and decided to bring it to Mississippi this year.”
“We were awed by the response to the inaugural year for the ‘Best Places to Work in Mississippi,’” said Robbie L. Bell, director of the Mississippi Business and Technology EXPO, where finalists were announced.
Numerous independent studies have shown that the workplaces considered by their employees to be a ‘best place to work’ benefit from the following:
A comprehensive review by the Department of Labor concluded that there is a positive relationship between training, motivating and empowering employees and improvements in productivity, employee satisfaction and financial performance.
“At BCI, we believe in the importance of ongoing training and certification for our employees,” said Tony Bailey, CEO. “Everyone who works here is challenged to spend time—on a weekly basis—on their own continuing education. As a result, every BCI engineer holds at least one certificate, and some hold as many as five.”
“We are proud of our corporate culture,” Bailey continued, “and of the fact that the people who are part of this business are always striving to learn and grow. We believe in being innovative, and our clients have come to expect that from us. When you hire good people, train them, empower them and support them, what you get in return is outstanding.”
“With more than 100 employees in Jackson, Gulfport, Birmingham, Little Rock, Memphis, Mobile and Shreveport, we understand that workforce development is an economic necessity for strengthening business in Mississippi and across the Southeast,” added Bailey.
As a single-source business communications and technology partner, Business Communications, Inc., designs, implements, manages and maintains information technology systems, covering all aspects of wireless technology, networking, internet services, IP telephony, security, storage, structured cabling, business software, hardware maintenance, IT outsourcing, support, training and education for the company’s clients.
