IBR announces inaugural honorees for Empowering Women

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An event to honor those organizations that support and encourage women in the workplace and community has just announced its selections.

Empowering Women is an event with an accompanying publication that recognizes companies and organizations that show a strong commitment to supporting and elevating women in Idaho through tangible and innovative efforts that advance women in the workplace and community.

As part of the selection process, nominees are reviewed for a demonstrated track record of hiring and promoting women; supporting programs to mentor women in their organizations and addressing inequalities; showing a strong record of women on the company’s board or in C-suite positions; and establishing diversity and equity inclusion programs and philanthropic efforts to support women.

A panel of judges reviewed each nominee’s application and letters of reference, then evaluated the information relative to the company’s resources.

“The 2024 Empowering Women honorees demonstrate a commitment to recruiting, hiring and promoting women in their organizations,” said IBR Publisher Cindy Suffa. “They also know the benefit of mentoring programs for women and understand the value of women in leadership positions.”

The inaugural 2024 Empowering Women honorees are:

• Ada County Highway District
• CapEd Credit Union
• CBH Homes
• Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers
• Idaho National Laboratory
• Melaleuca: The Wellness Company
• Micron Technology, Inc
• Molly Maid of Boise and the Treasure Valley
• OGA
• Red Aspen
• Smith + Malek, PLLC
• TalentSpark
• The Land Group, Inc.
• Tuuti
• United Way of Treasure Valley
• University of Idaho College of Engineering
• Women Ignite Idaho
• Your Health Idaho
• Zions Bank

The winning companies will be celebrated at the Top Companies in Treasure Valley and Empowering Women event, sponsored by KeyBank, on Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Boulevard, in Boise.

According to Suffa, sponsorship opportunities are still available, and include a table for guests, multimedia marketing, and ad in the awards publication, logo usage and more. Suffa can be contacted for more information at [email protected].

Along with the awards ceremony, a special publication will be available at the April 4 event and included with the April 12 issue of Idaho Business Review.

“We are pleased to honor these incredible organizations for empowering women each and every day,” Suffa said.