Scott Talley, Special to the Detroit Free Press
Published 6:01 a.m. ET Nov. 8, 2020
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Tegrit headquarters in Livonia. (Photo: Tegrit )
Peter Marsack, chief operating officer of Tegrit, a company that handles public pension administration software, said the actions of his team members spoke much louder than words during 2020.
“It’s easy for people to say they are caring or passionate about their careers and it’s easy to speak about your fundamental principles, but to see it in action is another thing,” said Marsack, whose Livonia-based company earned the No. 2 spot among small companies in the Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces competition. “I was already proud of our team and that increased tenfold as I watched them work their magic.”
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