SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Redwood Credit Union was recently selected, for the second consecutive year, as one of the "Best Places to Work" in the North Bay by the North Bay Business Journal, a weekly business publication for Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties.

A total of 43 companies were selected. Redwood Credit Union scored highest in their category of companies with 100-500 employees. Winners were selected based on several criteria including an employer questionnaire, employee survey ratings, number of employee responses, and written comments by employees. Seventy-two percent of RCU employees responded to the confidential online survey, which far exceeded the publication's minimum criteria.

Some of the elements cited as winning practices included RCU's community involvement programs, trust and respect for its employees, the culture, the focus on service, the organization's focus on "doing the right thing," the compensation and benefits and the fun employee events RCU hosts annually.