Boom Vang Consulting, Inc. Receives Award for Workplace Excellence: Families in Good Company honors local businesses at annual event

Children First for Oregon recognized Boom Vang Consulting, Inc. as one of six Oregon companies that demonstrate outstanding dedication to families and community. The local Portland business was honored at the sixth annual Families in Good Company Awards and Recognition event in Portland June 4, 2002.

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June 10, 2002

Boom Vang Consulting, Inc. Receives Award for Workplace Excellence:
Families in Good Company honors local businesses at annual event

Portland, Ore. Children First for Oregon recognized Boom Vang Consulting, Inc. as one of six Oregon companies that demonstrate outstanding dedication to families and community. The local Portland business was honored at the sixth annual Families in Good Company Awards and Recognition event in Portland June 4, 2002.

These companies demonstrate that no matter the size of your business, helping employees manage work demands with raising a family is possible," said Marie Hoeven, Executive Director for Children First.

Boom Vang received top honors in the small company category, demonstrating commitment to family friendly practices with flextime policies, telecommuting opportunities, paid volunteer days, and wellness programs.

We know that our employees have more work and family demands to balance than ever before, and Boom Vang is pleased to contribute to our employees success in the workplace, at home, and in the community," said Chad Layman, Boom Vang's CEO.

With programs like Families in Good Company, we hope to show other businesses how family and community friendly policies contribute to business success," added John Pontefract, one of Boom Vang's founders. By providing flexibility in the workplace, were not just helping our employees, were reaping the benefits of greater loyalty and retention."

About Boom Vang Consulting, Inc.
Boom Vang Consulting, Inc. is an e-business integrator providing practical technology solutions including consulting, application development, and architecture design services to mid-market companies. Boom Vang builds solutions using a wide variety of technologies including IBM WebSphere, Lotus Notes and Domino, PHP, XML, and HTML, among others. Boom Vang is a Premier IBM Partner for e-business and an authorized IBM software reseller.

About Families in Good Company, Inc.
Families in Good Company, a program of Children First for Oregon, has helped unite business, government and community members in supporting Oregons children. Since 1991, Children First for Oregon has served as the leading voice for Oregons more than 800,000 children. As a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group, Children First has led the charge to improve child well-being. Through research, media outreach and public education initiatives Children First speaks to decision-makers, the media and local communities on behalf of Oregons children and our future.