PRINCETON, NJ — (Marketwire) — 03/21/12 — Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation-s largest payments processors, today announced that its Heartland Service Center (HSC) in Jeffersonville, Ind., has been named one of the 2012 “Best Places to Work in Indiana” by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. The HSC employs nearly 800 team members who provide around-the-clock customer service to Heartland-s more than 250,000 merchant customers across the country.
Now in its seventh year, the “Best Places to Work in Indiana” program is dedicated to identifying and recognizing Indiana-s best employers through employer reports and comprehensive employee surveys.
“Indiana has always been a critical operations hub for Heartland, and to be recognized as one of the best employers in the state validates our efforts to become one of the premier destinations for top talent in the area,” said Jeffrey T. Nichols, executive director of HSC Operations. “With our staff working 24/7 to take care of our merchants, we-re very committed to giving back to our employees with well-deserved rewards and opportunities that help improve the quality of their personal and professional lives.”
Heartland offers generous compensation and benefits packages, flexible scheduling to accommodate a healthy work-life balance, professional development and training, and opportunities for recognition and rewards, including incentive trips, monetary awards and visibility among peers and company leadership. Through a partnership with Ivy Tech, one of the nation-s largest community college systems, the company also offers an accredited higher education curriculum on-site through its Heartland University.
Heartland-s Indiana campus features state-of-the-art amenities, including an on-site childcare facility, a fully equipped fitness center, a cafeteria, recreational areas like basketball courts and barbeque areas, and much more. To learn about careers at Heartland, visit .
For more information on the Best Places to Work in Indiana, visit .
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), the fifth largest payments processor in the United States, delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, gift marketing and loyalty programs, payroll and related business solutions to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide. A FORTUNE 1000 company, Heartland is the founding supporter of The Merchant Bill of Rights, a public advocacy initiative that educates merchants about fair credit and debit card processing practices. The company is also a leader in the development of end-to-end encryption technology designed to protect cardholder data, rendering it useless to cybercriminals. For more detailed information, visit or follow the company on Twitter @HeartlandHPY and Facebook at .
Michael J. LaCosta
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