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SMMA Named a Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine

May 26, 2011

Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces recognized the employee practices and workplace culture of SMMA, naming the Cambridge‐based design firm as one of the Top 50 Small Company Workplaces and featuring the company in the magazine’s June 2011 issue. The Top Workplace competition annually recognizes the nation’s best small and mid‐sized company work environments.

In a firm profile titled The Learning Company, SMMA’s professional development and training initiatives were singled out by Inc. editors as a workplace best practice. “SMMA fosters a collaborative, intellectual culture through a series of education and training programs. It also boasts its own set of educational programs, including knowledge groups in areas such as sustainable design and a mentorship program,” Inc. editors reported. The feature also showed the firm’s lighter side, including the staff tradition of Friday espresso café gatherings and the company bike, used by project team members to travel to local meetings and construction sites.