AUSTIN, TEXAS (May 16, 2012) – Keller Williams Realty, Inc. announced today it has been recognized as one of America’s Top 10 Workplaces, according to the first annual National Top Workplaces list compiled by Workplace Dynamics.

“Our culture is our strongest asset and the reason that so many people want to be with us,” Mary Tennant, COO of Keller Williams Realty shares. “Imagine what it would be like to work in a culture every day with people that you feel love, kindness, caring and humor with. Imagine working in an environment where there is a passion for every single person to succeed at the highest level.”

“If this award proves anything, it’s that we only succeed when our associates do,” added Mark Willis, CEO. “We are proud to be in business with the best who are lifting us up each day and proud to be fulfilling our mission of building careers worth having, businesses worth owning and lives worth living.”

The list of National Top Workplaces is based solely on employee feedback surveyed from 805 companies of more than 1,000 employees, which included over half a million survey responses. According to survey results, Keller Williams’ ranking was based on its overall culture and high levels of organizational health including training, benefits, compensation, and work-life balance. “Put simply, the most successful companies appear to be the ones that employees believe in,” said Doug Claffey, CEO at WorkplaceDynamics.

For more information and the full list of the Workplace Dynamics Nation’s Top Workplaces, please visit http://topworkplaces.com/stories/americas-top10-workplaces.php

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About Keller Williams Realty, Inc.:
Keller Williams Realty Inc. is the second-largest real estate franchise operation in the United States, with almost 700 offices and more than 75,000 associates in the United States and Canada. The company has grown exponentially since the opening of the first Keller Williams Realty office in 1983, and continues to cultivate its agent-centric culture that emphasizes access to leading-edge education and promotes an economic model that rewards associates as stakeholders. The company also provides specialized agents in luxury homes and commercial real estate properties. For more information, or to search for homes for sale visit Keller Williams Realty online at (www.kw.com). For more information about KW Worldwide, visit (www.kwworldwide.com).

SOME QUICK FACTS ABOUT CATS PROPOSAL

WHAT: The Capital Area Transportation Authority, a state agency, has proposed a 10-year, 10.6-mill property tax on all homes and businesses in the city limits of Baton Rouge, Baker, and Zachary.

The tax would raise an estimated $18.4 million a year from property owners, for a total of $18,400,000 over the 10 years. CATS already has about $12 million in revenue.

So this would increase their revenue to more than $30 million a year.

The 10.6-mill property tax means that ALL homeowners would pay about 1% of the value of their homes in taxes each year, just to support the Baton Rouge bus system. Businesses would pay about 1.5% of the value of their businesses each year.

The homestead exemption does not apply to this proposed property tax. For a home valued at $300,000, the tax would be over $300 a year, or more than $25 a month.

WHEN: The tax will be voted on at a special election scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2012.

WHO: All voters inside the city limits of Baton Rouge, Baker, and Zachary will get to vote, including those who do not own property. Voters outside the city limits will not be allowed to vote. So, voters in Central and the unincorporated areas of the parish will not vote. The industrial areas along the river, such as Exxon, would not have to pay the tax.

TAXBUSTERS of Baton Rouge is opposing the tax and will provide information to voters on Facebook and on its website, www.taxbusters.us

If you are unable to find it in Baton Rouge or Gonzales… Drive to Denham Springs and shop at The BassPro.   “If you can’t find it here… it’s not to be found”.

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