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Behind the Creative Mastermind: James Martin Employee Spotlight 06/22/2021 Chain links. Golf balls hacked in two. Gold dust and smooth, shiny resin. These are just a few of the elements, mixed media and fine art artist James Martin has used to bring his visions to life. James isn’t just an artist; he’s a product strategy manager by day here at Cox Automotive. As part of the new product innovation team, James researches the market for… Read Article

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Not Nice, Virus! 05/12/2021 One of the great ironies of the pandemic is that for all its dreadfulness, it has also brought out the very best in so many of us. For Jordan Morrison, a human resources business partner at Cox Automotive, that best took shape in the act of writing a children’s book. Recently, we caught up with Jordan to learn more about the inspiration behind her new book… Read Article

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Celebrate Earth Day with Sustainability Guru Stephanie Valdez-Streaty 04/22/2021 Cox Enterprises has always been committed to taking care of its employees, serving customers, and improving the quality of life for the communities it serves. Through myriad environmental initiatives, Cox is on the forefront for making impactful change today, and for generations to come. These initiatives wouldn’t be possible without dedicated team members like Stephanie Valdez-Streaty. Serving in sustainability roles and now as the Research &… Read Article

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Santa Delivers Marathon World Record Just in Time for the Holidays 12/17/2020 Run, run reindeer? In 2020, it’s more like run, run Santa. The jolly old elf, looking particularly fit this season, was last seen the morning of December 5, 2020, running along the Burlington Bike Path in Burlington, Vermont, unofficially breaking the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus in a time of 2:45:09. In his wake, he left dozens of wonderstruck walkers, cyclists,… Read Article

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From Idea to an Initiative: The Brains Behind Drive the Vote 10/27/2020 Cox Enterprises has a long history of supporting civic engagement, rooted in the actions of our company’s founder, Governor James M. Cox. He served as a three-term governor of Ohio and ran for president of the United States in 1920, 100 years ago. When he returned to his business, Gov. Cox infused a sense of purpose in every decision he made. Today, our company remains just… Read Article

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Cox Automotive Team Member Wins Grand Prize at International Competition for Innovative Contact Tracing Device 09/29/2020 At Cox, a culture of innovation is alive and well at work, and for some employees, also outside of work. For Mithun Das, principal software engineer supporting our Retail team, he used his time in quarantine to take innovation to the next level – the international level. He developed a device that tracks COVID-19 exposure in a safe way, leading him to compete in the annual… Read Article

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Cox Automotive’s Commitment to Community 01/01/2020 Cox Automotive strives to be best-in-class for giving back. And in 2019, its brands had a big impact mobilizing team members to make the world a better place. The company provided 16 hours of paid time off to volunteer, plus an online portal that made it easy to get involved. And get involved they did. Team members rolled up their sleeves for the American Red Cross,… Read Article

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Water Works 12/05/2019 There is no life without water. And life without clean water would be dismal at best, if possible at all, which is why we continually invest in water conservation and clean waterways initiatives. Since the launch of the company-wide sustainability initiative Cox Conserves in 2007, we’ve collectively saved over 81 million gallons of water through conservation, with 22.5 million gallons conserved in 2018 alone. There are… Read Article

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Cultivating Next Generation Leaders: Zo Rahim 10/23/2019 Atlanta native Zo Rahim had a career plan at age 11: one day he would run his own hedge fund. As a precocious child studying financial markets after school, he started tracking the luxury markets and its impact on consumers. This adolescent passion became the impetus for a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Emory University. After a brief stint in investment management post-graduation, Zo… Read Article

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Zero Waste to Landfill 10/14/2019 Back in 2007, Cox Automotive’s parent company, Cox Enterprises, launched a nationwide sustainability program called Cox Conserves. As part of this initiative, Cox set an ambitious goal of sending zero waste to the landfill by the year 2024. “Waste management is so important,” says Stephanie Valdez Streaty, Senior Director of Corporate Responsibility at Cox Automotive. “It affects climate change, water, energy, and just about everything when… Read Article

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