Byline: Melissa S. Monroe

Oct. 2--In a national competition, San Antonio's Guerra DeBerry Coody was picked by the Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces as one of the country's top 15 small-business workplaces.

GDC, a marketing and communications firm, was the only Texas company to be on the "Top Small Workplaces" list that came out Monday. The 15 winners can be seen in the Journal Report on Small Business of the Wall Street Journal at www.wsj.com and at www.winningworkplaces.org.

The honor tells other businesses that they can do great things in their field and still take care of their employees, said Michele Brown, GDC's director of promotions and loyalty ...