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Training Magazine Announces Finalists for Annual Training Top 125 List of Leading Organizations That Excel at Employee Development

Rankings to be Revealed at Training 2009 Conference & Expo

February 9-11 in Atlanta, GA

New York, NY (December 3, 2008)—Training magazine, the leading business publication for learning and development professionals, today announced the finalists for the annual Training Top 125, the only report that ranks companies’ excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. The rankings for the 125 leading organizations will be revealed during an awards gala, February 9, at the Training 2009 Conference & Expo, to be held February 9-11 in Atlanta, GA.

“The companies we selected exemplify a belief in the value of learning, and we’re proud to honor them, and provide an opportunity for our readers and conference attendees to learn from the best,” said Joyceann Cooney-Garippa, publishing and show director for Training.

The Top 125 honorees also will have the chance to meet and greet and share best practices with exhibitors and registered attendees at two separate events on February 10.

Now in its ninth year, the Training Top 125 ranking is based on myriad benchmarking statistics such as total training budget; percentage of payroll; number of training hours per employee program; goals, evaluation, measurement, and workplace surveys; hours of training per employee annually; and detailed formal programs. The ranking is determined by assessing a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including financial investment in employee development, the scope of development programs, and how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and objectives.

The 2009 Finalists for Training Top 125 (in alphabetical order) include:

|Aetna Inc. |

|Aflac Incorporated |

|Allied Barton Security Services |

|Allied International Credit Corp. Allied Global H |

|Alltel Communications, Inc. |

|American Fidelity Assurance Company |

|American Infrastructure |

|Ameriprise Financial |

|Aspect Software |

|Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |

|Baptist Health Care |

|BB&T Corporation |

|Best Buy |

|BÖWE BELL + HOWELL |

|Buckman Laboratories International, Inc. |

|Capital One Financial Corporation |

|Carilion Clinic |

|CarMax |

|Cartus Corporation |

|Caterpillar Inc. |

|Cerner Corporation |

|Chesterfield County, Virginia |

|CHG Healthcare Services, Inc |

|Choice Hotels |

|Compucredit |

|Cox Communications |

|Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. |

|Current Builders |

|DaVita Inc. |

|DPR CONSTRUCTION, INC. |

|Edward Jones |

|EMC Corporation |

|EMD Serono, Inc. |

|ESL Federal Credit Union |

|Farmers Insurance Group |

|First Data |

|Gables Residential |

|General Mills, Inc. |

|Gilbane |

|Griffin Hospital |

|Hanover HealthCare Plus submitted by Education Se |

|Hard Rock International |

|Healthways, Inc. |

|Hitachi Data Systems |

|IKON Office Solutions |

|Intel Corporation |

|inVentiv Health |

|ISP | America’s Home for College Sports! |

|KPMG LLP |

|Lancaster General |

|LexisNexis Group |

|Lockheed Martin |

|Loews Hotels |

|LQ Management L.L.C. |

|MasterCard Worldwide |

|McDonald's USA, LLC |

|Miami Cerebral Palsy Residential Services, Inc. |

|Miami Children's Hospital |

|Microsoft Corporation |

|Mohawk Industries, Inc. |

|Mountain America Credit Union |

|Nationwide |

|Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division |

|Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport |

|Navy Federal Credit Union |

|NCO Financial Systems, Inc. |

|Nevada Federal Credit Union |

|NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital |

|NIIT Limited |

|Northwestern Mutual Financial Network |

|Oakwood Worldwide |

|Olive Garden |

|Orkin, Inc. |

|PAETEC |

|Paychex, Inc. |

|Pitney Bowes Inc. |

|PricewaterhouseCoopers |

|Principal Financial Group |

|Qualcomm, Inc. |

|Quintiles Transnational |

|Royal Canadian Mounted Police |

|Sacramento Municipal Utility District SMUD- |

|sanofi-aventis pharmaceuticals |

|Saratoga Hospital |

|Satyam Computer Services Limited |

|SCC Soft Computer |

|Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company |

|Scotiabank Group |

|Scottrade, Inc |

|Securitas Security Services USA |

|Shape Corp |

|Shaw Industries, Inc. |

|Shawmut Design and Construction |

|SpawGlass Holding, L.P. |

|Special People In Northeast, Inc. SPIN- |

|Special Response Corporation |

|Steelcase Inc. |

|Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. |

|Sun Microsystems, Inc. |

|TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES |

|TD Bank |

|Technology Credit Union |

|The Golden 1 Credit Union |

|The Luxury Jewelers Resource Group |

|The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |

|The South African Breweries Ltd |

|The Wackenhut Corporation |

|U.S. Security Associates, Inc. |

|Umpqua Bank |

|University of New Mexico Hospitals |

|UPS |

|UT-Battelle LLC |

|Vanguard |

|Verity Credit Union |

|Verizon Communications Inc. |

|VSP, Vision Care |

|Wachovia |

|Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Centralized Training |

|Washington State Employees Credit Union |

|Wells Fargo & Company |

|Wequassett Resort and Golf Club |

|Westfield Group |

|White Lodging Services |

|Windstream Communications |

|Wyeth Pharmaceuticals |

In-depth profiles of each of the top five companies will appear in the February issue of Training, and more information about the training efforts of all 125 finalists will appear online at .

For more information about the Training 2009 Conference & Expo, please visit: .

About Training

Training magazine is the leading business publication for learning and development and HR professionals. It has been the ultimate resource for innovative learning and development—in print, in person, and online—over the last 30 years. Training magazine and Training magazine Events are produced by Nielsen Business Media, a part of The Nielsen Company, a global information and media company. For information, please visit, .

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