Comcast (News - Alert), the New England provider of entertainment, information and communications, was named one of the Top Ten "Best Places to Work" in Massachusetts for the fifth year in a row.

 

Administered by the Boston Business Journal, the annual "Best Place to Work" awards identify, recognize and honor the top employers in the state, using anonymous employee surveys to evaluate employee satisfaction.

 

More than 400 companies participated this year. The awards were announced at a ceremony held on Tuesday, June 10 in downtown Boston.

 

"It is an honor to be recognized once again as one of the ’Best Places to Work’ in Massachusetts," said Paul D’Arcangelo, vice president of Comcast’s Metro Boston Region.

 

"This award belongs to all Comcast employees in Massachusetts, whose enthusiasm and day-to-day dedication to a job well done have earned the company this distinction. I am proud to join them in celebrating this outstanding achievement,” D’Arcangelo added.

 

The Boston Business Journal’s annual "Best Places to Work" list is made up of 60 Bay State employers divided into three categories -- small, medium and large companies.

 

Comcast ranked seventh out of this year’s 20 Best Places to Work in the "large company" category.

 

With the increasing customer demand for its Triple Play of Digital Cable with On Demand, high-speed Internet and Digital Voice as well as its suite of Business Class services for small- and medium-sized businesses, Comcast has continued to grow its Massachusetts workforce.

 

Comcast now employs more than 4,700 people across the state. Potential applicants can learn more about job opportunities at Comcast and apply online at http://careers.comcast.com.

 

Comcast Corporation currently has 24.7 million cable customers, 14.1 million high-speed Internet customers and 5.2 million voice customers. The company is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

 

Comcast’s content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout (News - Alert), TV One, ten Comcast SportsNet networks and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast’s Internet business. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

 

Comcast’s New England regions serve 2.6 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut and New York and employ nearly 7,000 individuals.