Workplace Excellence

Workplace Excellence 2012-13: From the Editor's Desk

BY JOHN VAUGHN - SUN MEDIA SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR

At one time or another, you may have heard someone say, “Don't ask me, I just work here.”People who make such a statement may do so for one of two reasons. They may put in a 40-hour workweek just so they can collect a paycheck at the end ... Full story

From the 2013 SAHRA President

BY JUSTIN COOK - 2013 SAHRA PRESIDENT

Since its inception in 2005, the Workplace Excellence Awards have recognized a wide variety of businesses. From the Human Resources viewpoint, this program has had a tremendous impact on those who have participated.Being nominated by your employees i... Full story

Workplace Excellence 2012-13: Selection Process

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Yuma Sun accepted nomination forms for Workplace Excellence honors from employees of Yuma-area businesses and organizations.Application forms were then sent to all nominees, who were asked to provided more information about their organizations an... Full story

Workplace Excellence 2012-13: Finalists

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The following businesses were chosen as finalists in the 2012-13 Workplace Excellence Awards. ACHIEVE Human ServicesAdvantage HealthArizona Counseling & Treatment ServicesArizona Western CollegeU.S. Bureau of ReclamationCity of YumaCocopah India... Full story

Workplace Excellence 2012-13: Nominees

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The following businesses were nominated by an employee in the 2012-13 Workplace Excellence Awards.  Congratulations to all the nominees! Accent CareACHIEVE Human ServicesAdobe Eyecare CenterAdvantage HealthAiello Eye InstituteAlbertsonsAmedisys... Full story

Overall winner: Women's Health Specialists

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Imagine yourself saying goodbye each the morning to your family so you can go to work, where ...You are greeted by your family.Okay, the people who work at Women's Health Specialists don't all make up one biological family. But make no mistake: The Y... Full story

Best of theme: ACTS

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Nine years ago, Arizona Counseling & Treatment Services consisted of an office in Yuma with a handful of employees.Since then, the behavioral health services provider has grown into an organization of more than 200 employees, with 13 offices thro... Full story

First runner-up: Bureau of Reclamation

FROM STAFF REPORTS

It's been said that knowledge is power, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is empowering its employees in the Yuma area through the effective use of communication.The bureau's Yuma Area Office sets clear performances expectations for employees and, t... Full story

Second runner-up: Westwind RV & Golf Resort

FROM STAFF REPORTS

If ever there were an employer with a diverse work force, it would be Westwind RV & Golf Resort.The recreational vehicle resort at 9797 E. 32nd St. has about 25 salaried full-time workers, but it also employs 150 “workampers” — ... Full story

From the editor's desk

2011 Workplace Excellence Awards

BY JOHN VAUGHN - SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR

“In time of test, family is best,” says an old Burmese proverb.As any employer in Yuma County can tell you, 2011 was another year of trial on the economic front.So it should be no surprise that 23 businesses and organizations in Yuma Coun... Full story

A word from the SAHRA President

2011 Workplace Excellence Awards

BY TERI NORRIS - 2012 SAHRA PRESIDENT

The Southwest Arizona Human Resources Association is extremely proud to be a co-sponsor of the 2011 Workplace Excellence Awards. Given the current economic climate, it is an impressive achievement for an organization to be nominated by their employee... Full story

The Selection Process

2011 Workplace Excellence Awards

The Yuma Sun accepted nomination forms from employees of Yuma-area businesses and organizations. Then it sent applications to all nominees, who were asked to provide more information about their organizations and to highlight their human resources pr... Full story

2011 Workplace Excellence Awards Nominees

These are the finalists for the Workplace Excellence Awards for 2011:Alarms Security NetworksAllied WasteAmeriSchools AcademyBureau of ReclamationDesert Veterinary ClinicDPE Construction Inc.ERA-Matt FischerGrace J. Lee, DDSHospice CompassusJJM Resor... Full story

Ethics Award: Alarms Security Network

2011 Workplace Excellence Awards

BY MOLLY BLAKE - SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

For Alarms Security Network, business is not just about profit but about ethics If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then referrals must be a close second. And Alarms Security Networks must have cornered the market since 90 percent of the... Full story

First Runner up: Bureau of Reclamation

BY MOLLY BLAKE- SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

Bureau of Reclamation helps employees balance work demands with personal lives The Bureau of Reclamation may have been founded in 1902, but the federal agency's Yuma Area Office — this year's first-place winner in the Workplace Excellence Awar... Full story

Overall Winner: Hospice Compassus

2011 Workplace Excellence

BY MOLLY BLAKE - SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

Hospice Compassus extends helping hand not only to patients but its employees It's taken Deborah Troy more than two decades but she has finally found what she calls “the perfect employer.”And she is not alone. Nearly 20 employees sang th... Full story

Quotes on the nominees

2011 Workplace Excellence Awards

Alarms Security Networks — “We are a small family that excels at helping our customers and the community as a whole.”Allied Waste — “Allied Waste is not just a company, we are a family.”AmeriSchools Academy —... Full story

Second Runner up: Allied Waste

2011 Workplace Excellence Awards

BY MOLLY BLAKE - SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

In challenging times, Allied Waste employees come together to help one another When managers at Allied Waste learned recently that one of their employees' sons received a frightening medical diagnosis, it didn't take long before the team sprang into... Full story

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