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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Allianz Life Ranks in Top 100 of Fortune's "Best Companies to Work For" List

Golden Valley-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America ranked number 59.

As part of the annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" Golden Valley-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America recently came in at number 59 for 2013, according to Fortune magazine. "In the 2013 edition, Fortune highlighted Allianz Life's commitment to employee development as one of the hallmark's of a good employer," according to a press release on the Allianz website. The list each year is decided from employee surveys which provide feedback on issues such as pay, benefits and job satisfaction, according to Twin Cities Business Magazine. "As one of only two Minnesota companies selected, we're honored to repeat on the prestigious FORTUNE 100 list," said Allianz Life President and CEO Walter White Jan. 17 press release. "This …

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Caching In on the Geocaching Fun

Hide and seek goes high-tech and the popularity continues to spread.

Last weekend I stood at 10,000 feet in Colorado and surveyed the breathtaking beauty around me. I was holding a treasure in my hands. I had hiked my lowlander lungs up the steep trail in search of a camouflaged, duck-taped geocache and at that moment it felt priceless. For the last few years I have entered the online and outdoor realm of geocaching (pronounced geo-CASH-ing). I quickly discovered why so many people are hooked on this hobby. Imagine using million-dollar government satellites to play a worldwide game of hide and seek with thousands of other players. Players use handheld GPS (Global Positioning System) units and specific latitude/longitude coordinates to find “caches.” A cache is a container that is camouflaged and hidden …

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