ATLANTA, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
Company has been recognized by three publications as a top employer
for both active duty and veteran military personnel. Southern
Company was also among those recently recognized by Joining Forces,
an initiative led by First Lady Michelle
Obama and Dr. Jill Biden to
support the hiring and education of veterans and military
families.
Southern Company received the following awards:
- "Best for Vets Employer" by Military Times EDGE for the sixth
consecutive year
- "Most Valuable Employer (MVE) for Military®" by
CivilianJobs.com
- Top 10 Companies for Veterans by DiversityInc – the only energy
company recognized
"There is no greater honor than serving our nation in uniform,"
said President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company
Services Mark S. Lantrip. "The values our military hold in esteem
match the attributes we seek in our employees throughout the
Southern Company system. Veterans are an important part of our
diverse workforce, and these awards are a reflection of our
company's long-standing commitment to the military."
Ten percent of Southern Company's 26,000 employees – and 15
percent of new hires in the first quarter of 2015 – are veterans,
guardsmen or reservists.
Military Times EDGE surveyed companies across the country with a
detailed questionnaire about their recruiting and hiring policies,
training opportunities for veterans and pay and benefits for
veterans, reservists and their families.
Open to all U.S.-based companies, CivilianJobs.com selected the
2015 MVEs for Military® winners based on surveys in
which employers outlined their recruiting, training and retention
plans that best serve military service members and veterans.
In its third year, the DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for
Veterans ranking showcases companies that initiate a variety of
veteran-focused workplace practices, including recruiting and
promoting veterans, offering employee resource groups and providing
accommodations for spouses of veterans.
As part of its commitment to veterans, Southern Company is also
a founding partner of the Troops to Energy Jobs program, a
recruiting source that links veterans to job openings in the energy
industry, and actively recruits members of the Navy as a Naval
Nuclear Propulsion Program partner. In addition, Southern Company
annually participates in more than 30 military recruitment events
and partners with military transition centers across the
country.
With more than 4.5 million customers and approximately 46,000
megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is
the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its
subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and
affordable electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in
four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well
as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company
brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service,
high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the
national average. Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading
the nation's nuclear renaissance through the construction of the
first new nuclear units to be built in a generation of Americans
and are demonstrating their commitment to energy innovation through
the development of a state-of-the-art coal gasification plant.
Southern Company has been recognized by the U.S. Department of
Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a
top military employer, listed by DiversityInc as a top company for
Blacks and designated a 2014 Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic
Network. The company received the Edison Award from the Edison
Electric Institute for its leadership in new nuclear development,
was named Electric Light & Power magazine's Utility of the Year
for 2012 and is continually ranked among the top utilities in
Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas
Utility rankings. Visit our website at
www.southerncompany.com.
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