2026 Employer Excellence Certification awardees announced

The Cobb Chamber and SelectCobb announced and recognized the recipients of the 2026 Employer Excellence Certification at this year's Economic Development Summit.

The Employer Excellence Certification program, launched early this year, provides a new opportunity for companies to highlight and promote their exceptional workplaces to new and existing talent. Each applicant was evaluated by a committee of human resource experts against a comprehensive rubric spanning seven categories: Workplace Flexibility & Work-Life Integration, Employee Engagement, Employee Development, Health, Well-Being & Safety, Compensation & Financial Well-Being, Company Civility & Culture and Community & Employee Impact.

"This program is designed to increase access to a quality workforce by serving as a symbol of a company's commitment to its people," said Dana Johnson, chief operating officer of the Cobb Chamber and executive director of SelectCobb. "The Cobb Chamber & SelectCobb are proud to highlight companies in the metro Atlanta region that are prioritizing their people and their workplace."

The 2026 Employer Excellence Certification recipients are:

Gold Certification — Cobb & Douglas Public Health, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, Focus People Inc. and UCB.

Silver Certification — A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and Monitoring, A.G. Rhodes, Chattahoochee Technical College, City of Mableton and Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele.

Bronze Certification — 1885 Grill, Allison-Smith Company, Coolray Heating & Cooling LLC, Futren Hospitality and Southeastern Engineering Inc.

The 2027 Employer Excellence Certification Applications will open in spring of 2027.

For more information, visit https://cobbchamber.org/select-cobb/select-cobb-events/employer-excellence-certification/ or contact Katie Scott Troy at ktroy@cobbchamber.org or 770-859-2353.