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Jim Goodnight highlights SAS values and benefits at regional conferencesCARY, NC (Apr. 28, 2008) – Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, the leader in business intelligence, was a featured speaker at two national conferences in April. On April 3, Goodnight gave a keynote address to the 2008 Great Place to Work Conference in St. Louis. He delivered another keynote to the 10th Annual CEO Summit in Pebble Beach, CA, held April 10-12, 2008. Goodnight, long recognized for his innovative leadership at SAS, spoke to conference attendees about his three decades at the helm of an industry-leading enterprise. SAS is often singled out for its award-winning benefits, which have landed the company on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America” list for 11 consecutive years. Goodnight’s emphasizes that there is a bottom-line benefit, beyond awards and accolades, to consider employees valuable assets that need to be treated well. With a voluntary turnover rate around five percent, (compared to an industry average of more than 15) SAS’ employee loyalty translates into long-term customer relationships. The company’s reputation as an employer of choice also allows SAS to attract and retain the best talent, leading to a culture of creativity and innovation. The company’s commitment to work/life balance has manifested itself in an exceptional list of amenities at the company’s headquarters campus in Cary, NC, including on-site daycare, a health care center providing primary care for employees and their covered dependents, a fully equipped recreation and fitness center, walking trails and athletic fields, massage therapy and three subsidized company cafes.
SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services. Customers at more than 44,000 sites use SAS software to improve performance through insight from data, resulting in faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; compliance with governmental regulations; research breakthroughs; and better products and processes. Only SAS offers leading data integration, storage, analytics and business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world
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