DLO named finalist for 13 straight years

The Journal Record will recognize 40 Oklahoma companies at the 2018 Best Places to Work in Oklahoma program, which identifies and honors the state’s best employers, on Nov. 1 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. This is the 13th consecutive year Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma (DLO) has been selected as a finalist for this annual award.

“As an Oklahoma-based company, this recognition is extremely important to the employees of DLO," said Dennis Hogle, DLO’s Chief Executive Officer. "Our staff understands the importance of our role in providing innovative, timely and quality medical laboratory services to assist healthcare providers in making critical clinical decisions for our fellow Oklahomans. Our culture of service and quality is seen throughout our organization, and I am extremely proud of our employees and the dedication they have to DLO in order for us to be recognized for 13 years in a row."

The Journal Record teamed up with Best Companies Group to honor Oklahoma business and organizations excelling in creating quality workplaces. Companies are selected based on employee interviews and a look at their workplace policies, practices and demographics. Final ranking positions will be announced at the awards event. All 40 companies will receive the results of their surveys, which reveal their workplace strengths and weaknesses. Categories studied include: Leadership and Planning, Corporate Culture and Communications, Role Satisfaction, Work Environment and Relationship with Supervisor.

“The event is just the cherry on top," said Journal Record events manager Brittany Attaway. "Best Companies Group does all the legwork prior to the event to independently produce a report that provides a wealth of knowledge into each participating organization. The companies can put these findings into practice immediately for the betterment of the organization."

Nominees are divided into two categories – small/medium companies who employ between 25 and 249 U.S. employees and large companies that employ 250 or more people in the United States.

Large category (250 or more U.S. employees)
- 180 Medical
- Alert 360 by Guardian Security Systems (formerly Guardian Security Systems Inc.)
- Arvest Bank<
- Burns & McDonnell
- Capital One Auto Finance
- CompSource Mutual Insurance Co.
- CoreLogic
- Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma
- Edward Jones
- Eide Bailly LLP
- First Fidelity Bank
- First United Bank
- Gallagher
- Heartland Payment Systems
- Insurica
- JE Dunn Construction
- Webco Industries

Small/medium category (25-249 U.S. employees)
- Allegiance Credit Union
- BIS
- Cory’s Audio Visual
- Daybreak Family Services
- Delta Dental of Oklahoma
- Foundation Medical Staffing
- Industrial Controls of Oklahoma
- InterWorks
- Koch Communications
- Nextep Inc.
- Northwest Technology Center
- Oklahoma City Indian Clinic
- Oseberg
- Polston Tax Resolution and Accounting
- Price Edwards & Company LLC
- Public Strategies
- Regent Bank
- Republic Bank & Trust
- SafetySkills
- Sunbeam Family Services
- TBS Factoring Service
- Vox Printing
- Wymer Brownlee Wealth Strategies