Looking Good 2019: September Standouts

by Mike Hunter

ACHIEVEMENTS

Sundt Rises on Top 400 Contractors List

Tempe-based Sundt Construction, Inc. climbed 11 spots to No. 54 on Engineering News Record’s 2019 Top 400 Contractors list. ENR, the construction industry’s principal trade publication, generates its list of Top 400 Contractors based on the prior year’s construction revenue. Sundt reported $1.4 billion in construction revenue during 2018. Sundt also ranked No. 36 on the publication’s Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors for its transportation, sewer and water projects.

Local Credit Union No. 1 in AZ

Tempe-based TruWest® Credit Union ranked No. 1 in Arizona in CreditUnions.com’s Return of the Member rankings for the first quarter of 2019. This follows multiple quarters the financial institution has had top placement in the state. Designed by credit union research company Callahan & Associates, ROM measures the financial benefits offered to credit union’s members, including low loan rates, high deposit rates and low fees.

PHILANTHROPY

Burch & Cracchiolo for Teachers

The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. kicked off of its “B&C Star Teachers Award” program this summer. A Valley teacher will be chosen each month to receive $500 through a public nominating process on the firm’s website. Many teachers spend their own money to augment the costs of classroom supplies, field trips and other non-covered costs that arise throughout the school year. B&C hopes to alleviate that burden for one deserving teacher each month.

Washington Federal Foundation’s Local Grants

The Washington Federal Foundation, the community grant program for Scottsdale-based Washington Federal Bank, has donated $41,000 in recent local grants to nonprofits throughout the state, including $25,000 to Care Fund, a nonprofit that provides mortgage and rent assistance to Arizona families who are experiencing financial hardship due to their child’s unforeseen medical illness or injury. The Foundation’s purpose is to facilitate direct giving to community-based nonprofits serving low- and moderate-income individuals’ needs.