Cortland Earns Great Place To Work Certification™ for Third Year in a Row

ATLANTA - (September 7, 2022) – Cortland, a vertically integrated, multifamily real estate investment, development, and management company, announced today its designation as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company for 2022. This is the third consecutive year Cortland has earned the certification from the global authority on workplace culture.  

“As an organization, this means we are providing the right cultural foundation for our associates to grow and flourish” said Alison Smith, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cortland. “This trifecta shows that we are ultimately supporting our goal of being known for providing an industry-leading associate experience- a goal that is near and dear to myself and the entire leadership team.” 

The prestigious distinction is based entirely on what current associates say about their experience working at Cortland in an independently administered, anonymous survey.  

Cortland employs 2400 people and more than 90 percent of associates who participated in the survey said they felt a sense of pride to tell others that they work at Cortland. Additionally, more than 90 percent said they felt they were treated fairly in the workplace regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation.  

“We are thrilled with these results that show our strong culture at Cortland continues to be a top priority and a true differentiator,” said Smith. “We celebrate with our team of passionate, dedicated associates and thank them for all they do to earn this incredible recognition.” 

Great Place to Work Certification™ is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. According to their research, job seekers are 4.5 more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. 

“Great Place to Work certification isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place to Work. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that Cortland is one of the best companies to work for in the country.” 

To learn more about career opportunities at Cortland, visit Cortland.com/careers