LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2024--
Belkin, a leading consumer electronics brand based in El Segundo, California, was recently named in the top 20 of the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles list. This eighteenth annual program was created by the Los Angeles Business Journal and Workforce Research Group.
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Over the last four decades, Belkin has evolved from a small start-up to a global technology leader, creating award-winning accessories that resonate with consumers in over 100 countries. Belkin has sold 1.2B+ products since 2001, owns 75,000+ feet of retailer shelf space worldwide, 700+ patents, and continues to grow its reach. Belkin is proud to have built a workplace comprised of authentic, brilliant, supportive, collaborative people that celebrate one another’s wins, and challenge each other to grow. Rooted in people and the community we serve, the products we build, and the planet we live on, Belkin has grown from the grass roots of entrepreneurship into a vibrant and dynamic organization while keeping the same start-up energy and continuously promoting creativity and innovation.
Companies from across the county entered the employer assessment process to determine the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles. The first part, which evaluated each nominated company's benefits, policies, practices, and demographics was worth approximately 20% of the total evaluation. The second part, an anonymous employee survey designed to measure the employee experience, was worth approximately 80% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final rankings. Workforce Research Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Los Angeles, analyzed the data and determined the final rankings.
The actual rankings were revealed at a special dinner event on August 7, 2024, and will be published in the August 12, 2024, issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal.
To see the rankings, visit labusinessjournal.com/events/bptw2024
For more information on the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles program, visit bestplacestoworklosangeles.com.
About Belkin
Belkin is a California-based accessories leader delivering award-winning power, protection, productivity, connectivity, and audio products over the last 40 years. Designed and engineered in Southern California and sold in more than 100 countries around the world, Belkin has maintained its steadfast focus on research and development, community, education, sustainability and most importantly, the people it serves. From our humble beginnings in a Southern California garage in 1983, Belkin has become a diverse, global technology company. We remain forever inspired by the planet we live on, and the connection between people and technology.
Belkin recognized in top 20 of LABJ Best Places to Work (Graphic: Business Wire)
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — After a tense battle to open the first test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, the hosts are feeling in control as they finished day three at 237-4 to lead by 202 runs with six wickets in hand.
Half-centuries from former captains Dimuth Karunaratne (83) and Dinesh Chandimal (61) steadied the Sri Lankan innings after Pathum Nissanka fell cheaply in the third over. The two seasoned players navigated challenging moments on a pitch that is increasingly difficult to bat on, with the ball spinning and bouncing as it typically does in Galle.
"When the ball is turning in Galle, defense is a dangerous option. You should always look at scoring runs,” Karunaratne said. “It was a good partnership with Chandimal. We have played lot of cricket together and we understand each other’s game.”
The second-wicket partnership between Chandimal and Karunaratne was worth 147 runs and could prove crucial to the match. While Sri Lanka’s batters handled spin well, they struggled against pace. They had already succumbed to a five-wicket haul from right-arm quick William O’Rourke in the first innings, and he was again in the thick of it, finishing with three wickets in the second innings.
Ajaz Patel made the breakthrough by cleaning up Karunaratne. O’Rourke then had Chandimal caught at leg slip in the next over and followed it up by dismissing first innings centurion Kamindu Mendis, who, like Nissanka, was caught at slip, both batters troubled by the extra bounce generated by O’Rourke.
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews were involved in an unfinished 59-run stand for the fifth wicket, surviving some tense moments. New Zealand bowled to attacking fields but shifted to a more defensive approach once the lead exceeded 150, keen to protect boundaries.
Play began 15 minutes early on Friday to make up for lost time due to rain, with Daryl Mitchell posting a half-century alongside Tom Latham and Kane Williamson. Mitchell batted well for his 57, but his run-out shifted momentum away from New Zealand.
Glen Phillips played aggressively, smashing 49 off 48 balls with two fours and five sixes, missing out on a well-deserved half-century as Ramesh Mendis cleaned up last man O’Rourke.
“We had the momentum in the morning and then that run out gave Sri Lanka a chance to get back into the game,” Phillips said. “I thought there was a run. My partner trusted my call. I take responsibility and hopefully my options will be better next time.”
Prabath Jayasuriya was the standout bowler, finishing with four wickets, while Ramesh Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva shared five wickets between them.
Saturday will be a rest day as Sri Lanka prepares for the Presidential polls. The test match will resume on Sunday.
“We have a lead of 200 now," Karunaratne said. "Ideally we would like 350, but we will settle for 300 in any case. It’s not easy to score that many runs in the fourth innings in Galle. We are having a rest day tomorrow so the wicket might settle down as well. I have never been in a situation like this before so let’s see.”
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New Zealand's Glenn Phillips plays a shot on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
Sri Lanka's Ramesh Mendis, left, and teammate Prabath Jayasuriya leave the ground at the end of the New Zealand innings on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne bats on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
New Zealand's William O'Rourke, third right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya, center, is surrounded by teammates as he celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Tom Blundell on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Tom Blundell on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
New Zealand's Glenn Phillips plays a shot on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
Sri Lanka's Ramesh Mendis, right, and teammate Prabath Jayasuriya celebrate the wicket of New Zealand's William O'Rourke on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya, second right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of New Zealand's Mitchell Santner on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
New Zealand's William O'Rourke celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya, second right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of New Zealand's captain Tim Southee on the third day of the first cricket test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Viraj Kothalawala)
