GetMyHomesValue.com Becomes Non-Smoking Workplace…Inside and Out

LANCASTER, PA - Effective December 29, 2006, Lancaster based companies GetMyHomesValue.com, Performance Home Sales, Performance Mortgage Services and WebXtreme, Inc. adopted a smoke-free policy.

While smoking is already prohibited inside the companies' corporate building at 1830 Colonial Village Lane, the new policy prohibits smoking anywhere on the premises. Co-Founder Rory Wilfong says the companies are concerned with employees' well-being, as well as compliance with laws being enforced by the Department of Health and OSHA.

"We're really pushing for a healthy working environment," Wilfong says. "Unfortunately, the number of employees who smoke affects Health Care costs for all businesses, big or small, young or old."

Company controller and human resources manager Richard Mosteller states that statistics in an American Lung Association report were a catalyst for the companies revisiting their current policy. In addition to known health risks, the report says smoking costs the United States about $97 billion each year in health-care costs and lost productivity.

"Rising health insurance costs are a major concern for every business," says Mosteller. "We want to take care of our employees, and this is a way we can keep health insurance more affordable. We're also concerned about the increasing number of non-smokers who are well qualified and have a choice between a non-smoking or smoking workplace. We'd hate to miss out on a great candidate for a position just because they don't want to be around smokers."

Since 2003, GetMyHomesValue.com has been a locally owned company serving a national client base of real estate professionals with exclusive real estate leads and personalized service to help grow their business.