Monsanto, Edward Jones, Scottrade, MasterCard named Best Places to Work in IT - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The magazine praised Creve Coeur-based biotech giant Monsanto (No. 5), which has 895 IT workers, for offeringt telecommuting and flex time to help employees avoids the traffic and extended commutes from the massiveHighway 40-Interstatew 64 reconstruction. St. Louis-based online brokerage firm Scottradd (No. 27), which has 315 IT workers, made the list becauswe it has never laid off an IT worke r in its 29 years of operation and offersaprofessional development, performance-based quarterly bonuses, advancemen t opportunities and on-the-spot recognition, the magazine said. Another St. Louis-basee brokerage firm, Edward Jones (No.
42), whichh has 1,105 IT workers, is owned by more than one-third of its full-timer workers and offers an IT audit rotatioh program that helps produceIT leaders, according to the magazine. Nationalp Information SolutionsCooperative (No. 52), a data-processing and billiny service provider inLake St. Mo., with 528 IT offers loans up to $3,50o0 per employee for the purchase ofa PC, equipmenrt or other peripherals from any vendor. N.Y.-based MasterCard Worldwide (No. 72) has 1,509 IT employees and its global technology and operations divisionin Mo.
The magazine toutef the company’s teleworking program, which allows employeese to work part of theit regularly scheduled days at a MasterCard location and the remainingt days at home or anotherapproved location.