Birge & Held is pleased to announce that the firm was recently awarded the 2019 ScaleUp Culture of the Year Award (powered by Emplify). This national award recognizes companies who have found a way to scale growing businesses while prioritizing their people and culture. Fostering a positive, fun, engaging culture is one of the most important components of Birge & Held life. In order to cultivate a collaborative and engaging workforce, we hire talent that exudes competence and exhibits behaviors that reflect our shared passion and core values: Leadership at Every Level, Passion for People and Always Learning.

“We celebrated our 10-year anniversary last year, a milestone that might not have been possible without the incredible team of top talent that we have at Birge & Held,” said Andrew Held, President and COO of Birge & Held, “We have been fortunate to build a team who is just as passionate about our mission – Enhancing Lives by Transforming Communities – as Tag Birge and I were when we started the firm and we are thankful to each and every employee for making Birge & Held what it is today.”

People are the core of our business; whether it be employees, residents, vendors, investors or community members. We show our priority to our People through numerous employee centric initiatives such as great benefits, an extensive wellness program, including walking challenges and Fitness Fridays, and our quarterly initiative and recognition program which includes our “Contribution to Culture” award where we recognize an employee who embodies our core values and has showcased exemplary work.