SAS Institute announced today that they would be adding about 470 jobs in the U.S., many of which, will be on its Cary headquarters campus. The company also is in the site-planning stage for another building.
Earlier this year, SAS finished construction on a new conference and cloud computing facilities. SAS currently employs approximately 4,800 here in the community. See article below from FORTUNE Magazine.
SAS ranks No.1 on the FORTUNE ‘2011 100 Best Companies to Work For’ list
Balanced lives mean good business and great technology
“ Our employees are the lifeline of our success. As we enter our 36th year of business, we look forward to continuing our deep investment in employee satisfaction, wellness and creativity. ”
—Jim Goodnight
CEO, SAS
The drive to provide customers with the best possible business analytics technology and support requires a committed and motivated work force. SAS CEO Jim Goodnight’s philosophy is simple, but effective: Treat employees like they make a difference and they will.
SAS offers an environment that inspires employees, allowing them to build long-term relationships with customers and focus on solving their business problems. In the face of economic uncertainty and market consolidation, SAS continues its 35-year history of growth and profitability. Our customers use SAS for everything from developing drugs to efficiently marketing their products – and contribute to a lively, active SAS community worldwide.
This marks the 14th year SAS has been ranked on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For” list in the US. The more than 400 global offices have achieved considerable workplace awards as well. It’s no wonder SAS is the leader in business analytics: software that allows companies to glean greater value from one of their most important, yet elusive, assets – the huge volumes of data they collect.
For more information on SAS and their company, visit www.sas.com
