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# [Milliken Named a Forbes Best Mid-Size Employer for Second Year in a Row](https://blog.milliken.com/milliken-named-a-forbes-best-mid-size-employer-for-second-year-in-a-row)

 Posted on Apr 19, 2019 10:01:19 AM, by [Liz Morris](https://blog.milliken.com/author/liz-morris)

*“We strive to be a company where every associate feels empowered, valued and engaged."*

*Halsey M. Cook, president and CEO for Milliken & Company*

 

![LGBTQ workshop-1](https://blog.milliken.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LGBTQ%20workshop-1.jpg?width=300&name=LGBTQ%20workshop-1.jpg)For the second year in a row, we are honored to be included among America’s Best Mid-Size Employers, as compiled by Forbes magazine. Milliken & Company, along with the rest of the 2019 honorees spanning 25 industries, are recognized as the top 500 highest-rated employers with 1,000 to 5,000 U.S.-based employees.

“Being recognized as a foremost employer in the U.S. helps affirm our ongoing commitment to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace culture,” shares our president and CEO Halsey Cook.

What exactly does this look like, in practice, at Milliken? We take a multi-faceted approach, which includes in the past year:

- ![IMG_0306](https://blog.milliken.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_0306.jpg?width=300&name=IMG_0306.jpg)Developing the professional capabilities of our associates
- Promoting inclusion across our global facilities and highlighting the diversity of our associates through internal initiatives
- Expanding our associates network program to better connect with minority groups
- Implementing unconscious bias training for managers, an addition to our regular trainings and learning modules.

Our commitment to engaging with associates is an ever-evolving initiative that reflects the needs of Milliken associates while allowing us to remain on the forefront of important leadership and inclusion conversations.  

Congratulations to all the 2019[Best Mid-Size Employers](https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-midsize-employers/#3bf900a8210f).

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