Middlesex County Chamber: Connecticut Water Named A Winner Of The 2022 Top Workplaces USA

Press release from the Middlesex County Chamber:

February 15, 2022

The Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees to recognize top organizations for the awards

CLINTON, Conn., February 15, 2022 — Connecticut Water has announced that it has earned the prestigious 2022 Top Workplaces USA award. Winners of the Top Workplaces USA are chosen based solely on employee feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey administered by Energage.

Over 42,000 organizations were invited to participate by Energage in the Top Workplaces USA survey which has surveyed more than 20 million employees over the past 15 years to recognize top organizations across the country.

“Our employees are the heart and soul of Connecticut Water and are the reason we are able to provide reliable, high-quality drinking water and world-class customer service to customers and communities,” stated Maureen P. Westbrook, President of Connecticut Water. Ms. Westbrook added, “It is gratifying to know that our employees understand and appreciate that leaders value them and are committed to the health and well-being of employees and their families within our purpose-driven organization.”

The company had previously received recognition in 2021 as a Top Workplace by the Hartford Courant and Hearst Connecticut Media, as well as a national Top Workplace award for the company’s professional development programs.

Connecticut Water is headquartered in Clinton, Connecticut, and has more than 200 employees who serve more than 106,000 customers, or about 350,000 people, across the state of Connecticut.

Ms. Westbrook further stated, “We know we will need to maintain our focus on our culture and core values to continue to be a top workplace in the eyes of employees. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and know that we get the best from people when they bring their whole selves to the workplace in an environment that respects and values individuals’ differences and views them as strengths. We strive to be a positive force in the workplace and in the communities we serve.”
 
About Connecticut Water Company
Connecticut Water Company provides water service to more than 360,000 people in 60 Connecticut communities and wastewater service to 10,000 people in Southbury, Connecticut.
The towns served are Ashford, Avon, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Bolton, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canton, Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Deep River, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Essex, Farmington, Griswold, Guilford, Haddam, Hebron, Killingly, Killingworth, Lebanon, Madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Oxford, Plainfield, Plymouth, Portland, Prospect, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southbury, Stafford, Stonington, Suffield, Thomaston, Thompson, Tolland, Vernon, Voluntown, Waterbury, Westbrook, Willington, Windsor Locks and Woodstock.
 
About Energage
Making the world a better place to work together.™

Energage is a purpose-driven technology company that helps organizations build and brand Top Workplaces. Built on 14 years of culture research and the results from 23 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com.

This press release was produced by the Middlesex County Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.