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March 24, 2025
FOX CITIES – VT Industries, Inc. has been certified as a Gold-level Employee Friendly Workplace by the Fox Cities Chamber.
Eric Broten – VP of business growth and development at the Fox Cities Chamber – said this certification program recognizes employers who demonstrate a significant commitment to creating a positive work environment and experience for all employees.
“We rate employers in four major categories: Paid Leave and Flexible Work Schedules, Health and Wellness Support, Financial Support and Perks,” he said. “Employers are then given a score, and if qualified, rank as Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum.”
Gold-certified employers, Broten said, offer benefits and policies that promote work/life integration and strive to meet diverse needs of employees.
Per the announcement, with 15 locations in the United States and Canada, VT Industries has been an industry-leading manufacturer of architectural wood doors and laminate countertop products since 1956.
The mission of the Fox Cities Employee Friendly Workplace Initiative, Broten said, is to encourage employers to adopt employee-friendly workplace practices and policies to attract and retain the best employees to the region.
“We are proud to offer programs that nourish and grow our team members for personal, professional and community benefit because we recognize they are foundational to our company’s success,” Travis Mudloff, senior vice president of VT’s architectural wood door division, said.
The comprehensive benefit criteria incorporated into the application, Broten said, is intended to be attainable as well as aspirational for employers of any size across all industry sectors.
Certification is open to all employers with operations located in the Fox Cities (Calumet, Outagamie and northern Winnebago counties).
