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class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>The annual HCM Excellence Conference returns January 28 – 30, 2025 to honor winners of the 2024 Excellence Awards Spring and Fall programs.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element wpb_custom_7c91d232724f73626cc933bd95b25ff0" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>Among hundreds of applicants from around the world, these organizations were judged the best of the best for developing and deploying programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable and impactful business results. 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