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from one managing partner to the next for the sixth Work® produces the annual Fortune “100 Best
time since 1950. With each transition, the firm’s Companies to Work For®” list and a series of
culture and bottom line have grown stronger. Jim Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces lists
Proppe, managing partner-elect says, “To anyone including lists for Millennials, Women, Diversity,
out there still wondering: it pays to have a great Small and Medium Companies and over a half
company culture — particularly one that spans dozen different industry lists.
generations.”
In the 19 years since Plante Moran first
appeared on the FORTUNE list, the firm has more
than tripled its staff and increased revenue by more
than 500 percent, all while maintaining a culture
that promotes staff development, retention and
focus on client service. The result is lower turnover,
which promotes unparalleled longevity and trust Bankers’ Bank
and drives exceptional client results.

About Plante Moran Hires
Plante Moran is among the nation’s largest
accounting, tax and consulting firms and provides a Amanda James
full line of services to organizations in the following
industries: manufacturing and distribution, financial
institutions, service, health care, private equity, Amanda James
public sector and real estate and construction. has joined Bankers’
Plante Moran has a staff of more than 2,200 Bank as Vice President,
professionals in offices throughout Michigan, Ohio, Correspondent Banker,
and Illinois with international offices in Shanghai, responsible for supporting
China; Monterrey, Mexico; and Mumbai, India. and building customer
Plante Moran has been recognized by a number of relationships in the
organizations, including FORTUNE magazine, as Amanda greater Chicago area.
one of the country’s best places to work. For more James Amanda spent the past
information, visit plantemoran.com. three years in Chicago
About Great Place to Work® managing mortgage

Great Place to Work® is the global authority on customer relationships across the Midwest.
high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. She also held positions in Real Estate
Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory Services, Property Management, and Asset
services, and certification programs, including Recovery at a corporate relocation company
Best Workplaces lists and workplace reviews, headquartered in Connecticut. Amanda has
Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance
framework, and expertise needed to create, from Boston University and worked in classical
sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace music management in New York City early in
cultures. In the United States, Great Place to her career.

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