2015 Most Admired Companies Suntec Most Admired Company: 2015 Top local executive: Jerry Barnier, CEO What it does: Commercial concrete construction company. Admirable quality: Suntec supported a local carpentry skills competition for Valley high school students. This event was associated with SkillsUSA, a nonprofit organization for high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. Suntec has also partnered with Teach for America, which has chosen 26 teachers throughout the Valley for Suntec to adopt. Suntec will grant each teacher one act of kindness that will benefit his or her students.
The CORE Institute Most Admired Company: 2014, 2015 Top local executive: David J. Jacofsky, MD, CEO What it does: Provides best-in-class orthopedic care. Admirable quality: Since The CORE Institute’s inception in 2005, it has expanded in Arizona from three providers to more than 100 and more than 700 staff members. The CORE Institute is continuing to expand locally and nationally, adding locations in Michigan and Louisiana. CORE’s growth has been built on a platform of evidencebased medicine and meticulous outcomes tracking managed by a proprietary IT platform.
UMB Bank Most Admired Company: 2015 Top local executive: Jim Patterson, CEO of UMB Bank Arizona What it does: Provides a comprehensive suite of banking products and services to businesses and individuals. Admirable quality: UMB implemented its Digital Genius initiative in 2014. Customers can schedule an appointment with a qualified digital genius in any of UMB’s branches to learn everything they need to know about online banking. When Digital Genius launched, UMB saw a 50 percent boost in revenue for those branches. It also saved associates more than 500 hours of work.
UnitedHealthcare of Arizona Most Admired Company: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Top local executive: David W. Allazetta, president and CEO What it does: Offers employer, individual and family health insurance plans. Admirable quality: Baby Blocks is an innovative, easy-to-use mobile web app which provides soon-to-be-mothers and new parents with appointment reminders, text messages that contain wellness tips based on the mother’s due date, information about what soon-tobe moms can expect during each visit to their prenatal healthcare provider, access to a maternity nurse so expectant moms can ask questions and ongoing support.
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