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EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

Choosing Well
Corporate Benefits Team Promotes ‘Happy, Successful and Healthy’ Living

Martin Marietta’s corporate benefits team has long worked “I received it in the mail and thought, ‘This is exactly the
in the background, making sure all employees and their type of information I should have handy when Anthony
dependents have access to the important benefits and and I start thinking about children,’” she said. “It’s not
programs that help ensure overall well-being. information you need every day, but you’re definitely
happy to have it nearby when you do need it.”
In 2023, the group took numerous steps to bring greater
attention to the Company’s many benefit offerings. Beyond simple communication steps, the benefits team
“Our team works hard to provide programs and services also began work on what will soon become a
that are affordable and meet the needs of our people and companywide marketing campaign focused on Martin
their families,” said Director of Benefits Scott Mancini. Marietta’s benefits.
“We increased our communications to ensure our Choose Well, as the campaign has been branded, focuses
employees are aware of our many offerings so that they on four pillars of overall well-being: Physical, Emotional,
can make full use of the benefits that come along with Financial and Social health. Expected to launch in mid-
employment at Martin Marietta.” 2024, Choose Well aims to further connect Martin
A simple, yet highly effective way to improve direct Marietta employees and prospective career candidates to
communication with Martin Marietta’s people involved a print the many programs available to program enrollees.
pamphlet that was included as an insert in a companywide “We have a diverse population at Martin Marietta,” said
2024 calendar distributed in early December 2023.
Benefits Manager Hector Cotto. “Each member of our
Designed to better connect employees to the Company’s team has a unique set of experiences, which means each is
benefit offerings, the insert included such details as on their own journey when it comes to well-being. When
contact information for key wellness programs, a list of we designed Choose Well, we wanted to make sure the
paid company holidays for the year ahead, QR codes brand would serve as a constant reminder about the
connecting to videos highlighting the importance of Martin wonderful programs and services available to Martin
Marietta’s retirement and paid time off benefits, details Marietta’s people. We hope it connects our employees
about available education assistance programs and links to with the information and services they need to care for
the company’s three employee resource groups. themselves and their loved ones.”
In addition to the insert, the calendar included a wellness Cotto said he and others who helped design Choose Well
tip for each month of the year. Companywide messaging will be measuring the brand’s success in multiple ways.
in 2024 will then echo those same tips. The calendar,
along with the benefits insert, was shipped to more than “We’ll be keeping an eye on the impact Choose Well has
15,000 active and retired Martin Marietta employees. on our recruiting and retention efforts,” he said. “More
importantly, though, we’ll be monitoring the numbers of
Senior Fleet Manager Lauren Hoivik has been with Martin people who utilize our robust set of benefit programs. At
Marietta for more than two years and in September 2023, the end of the day, Choose Well serves many functions.
married her fiancé, Anthony. Though the pair have no Primarily, we hope it helps our people and their families
children, Hoivik said the information contained in the insert lead happy, successful and healthy lives.”
would be especially helpful once she and her husband
consider building their family.

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