Hilliard Lyons named a Best Place to Work in Kentucky for the Third Year in a Row!

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hilliard Lyons has won a 2009 Best Places to Work in Kentucky Award. These honors are based on an independent evaluation of a company’s employer practices and an externally administered employee survey.

Best Places to Work in Kentucky is an initiative to identify and recognize Kentucky’s best employers. It is similar to the famous Fortune magazine list announcing the “100 Best Companies to Work for in America.” The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is a partner in the initiative, along with the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management state council. The evaluation process is managed by Best Companies Group.

Hilliard Lyons has won the recognition in 2007, 2008 and 2009. “Hilliard Lyons continues to strive to be a competitive employer of choice, and it is gratifying to know that our firm compares so favorably with others in the marketplace, even in a challenging period such as the current one,” said Hilliard Lyons CEO Jim Allen. “We understand and appreciate the fact that our team members themselves are a big part of what makes this company a Best Place to Work – in the way they respond to each other with respect and the way they go the extra mile, for each other and for our clients.”

Hilliard Lyons focuses on the creation, preservation and distribution of its clients’ wealth. The firm specializes in planning issues that include retirement, business succession, trust and estate planning and education funding. Hilliard Lyons offers comprehensive financial services and advice, including professional managed accounts from the country’s premier managers, as well as a broad menu of investment vehicles, such as stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, annuities and insurance to facilitate the financial strategies recommended.

Founded in Louisville, Kentucky in 1854, the firm has a long and distinguished history in the American marketplace. Hilliard Lyons operates 75 branches in 13 states. The firm’s Financial Consultants use original and purchased research tools and state-of-the-art software -- coupled with their own knowledge and experience -- to advise their clients through the financial challenges that life brings. Hilliard Lyons is a member of the New York, American and Chicago stock exchanges, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Securities Investors Protection Corp. (SIPC).