Dealer: Adam Arens

Dealership group: Patriot Automotive Group

Full-time employees: 57

General Manager Mark Perryman on learning how to be a better employer from managing through the pandemic: “Communication is the most important thing. We made every effort to provide open communication and clarity in a time of confusion.”

Service Director Cliff Oliveira on long-term changes in hiring or employment practices because of the pandemic: “We shortened our hours and paid more attention to the stresses people are under at home as well as at work. We let people tell us what works for them, then overlaid the business needs to be better partners with our associates.”

Comptroller Sue Maurice on diversity, equity and inclusion as it relates to hiring and employment: “We have always been intentionally inclusive. We want to be the melting pot in every way. We have an environment where minorities are not only represented, they are the majority.”

Perryman on offering employees a career path: “We let people know that we will help them towards their future, but they have to tell us where they want to go. We support their development as a person and in skill sets.”