City Recognition

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​​​​​​​​​Here is a listing of the many national and international awards and recognition the city has earned,  including:

  • The prestigious, Carl Bertelsmann Award for being the best-run city government in the world.
  • being named an All-America City six times by the National Civic League.

Questions about city awards and recognition? Contact the city's Communications Office at 602-262-7177.

 

 

 

2022 Digital Cities Survey Winner3482022 Digital Cities Survey Winner2023-11-16T07:00:00Z<p>Phoenix has annually been ranked in the top ten. The 22nd annual Digital Cities Survey strives to recognize cities utilizing technology to strengthen cybersecurity, enhance transparency and digital equity, and more.  Phoenix launched the new City Manager's Performance Dashboard (CMPR). This online tool provides the public with comprehensive, easy-to-understand information about the many services and programs offered by the City of Phoenix. The redesign includes more than 130 key performance indicators that measure the city's health and identifies potential areas for improvement allowing the city to make more informed decisions. Access the dashboard on the Phoenix.gov/CityManager  page.  In addition, Phoenix worked to enhance digital tools to help residents access city services. The myPHX311 app (Phoenix.gov/App) and website portal allows residents to access many city services directly on their phone. Furthermore, Phoenix continues to make updates to the Open Data portal (PhoenixOpenData.com) which promotes transparency in government and accountability to residents by providing important datasets that can be viewed by everyone. Recent updates to map and geographic information system (GIS) online portals (Phoenix.gov/imap) allow the public to view street restrictions, city-owned properties for sale, and the Planning and Development Department's current and proposed zones, permit activities, and much more.  “The Information Technology Services (ITS) department is honored to accept this award on behalf of all City of Phoenix departments that work effortlessly to protect our digital city services and information while striving to achieve our city's strategic goals to enable and foster citizen engagement. Phoenix continues to prioritize the use of digital technologies to increase participation in public matters," Phoenix Chief Information Officer Steen Hambric said. “With our recently approved Strategic Technology Plan 2022-2026, we look forward to leveraging emerging technologies to improve departmental planning and to further digital experiences that benefit Phoenix residents."​</p>
2023 National Award of Merit3282023 National Award of Merit2023-11-05T07:00:00Z<p>The Housing Department was recently notified that it is the recipient of a National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) Award of Merit for Soluna in the Affordable Housing Category and for the COVID Reopening Plan for Senior Housing under the Resident and Client Services Category. NAHRO will acknowledge the Housing Department at an invitation-only reception on October 5, in conjunction with the 2023 National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. The Housing Department has also been named a NAHRO Award of Excellence nominee with judging results to be announced before the April 2024 Washington Conference where recipients will be honored. Soluna, the first housing development completed as part of the Edison-Eastlake Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant program represents a $41.4 million investment and consists of 177 units of new mixed-income and affordable housing with a design that incorporates energy efficiency, resident amenities, community spaces, and a public art plaza. Construction was completed in Spring 2022, and fully rented in November 2022.​​</p>
Top Green Fleet of 2023329Top Green Fleet of 20232023-09-05T07:00:00Z<p>​The City of Phoenix won the Top Green Fleet Award for 2023 from the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA). The annual Green Fleet Awards honor both commercial and government organizations that make a positive impact on the environment with their groundbreaking green initiatives.</p><p>“Earning the Top Green Fleet of 2023 award is a testament to our city's commitment to sustainability and innovation, and Phoenix is honored to be named a leader among leaders," said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego.</p><p>Some of the award-winning highlights of the City's Top Green Fleet include </p><ul><li><p>A growing fleet of electric vehicles (EVs). </p></li><li><p>Vehicles that use alternative fuels, including E-54 ethanol, biodiesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), and renewable natural gas (RNG). </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>An Operations Analyst who focuses on the best ways to expand the green fleet while researching future alternative energy sources. </p></li><li><p>Solar-covered parking for fleet equipment.<br><br></p></li></ul>
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Gold Award30091st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Gold Award2023-08-31T07:00:00Z<p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW13090206 BCX8" style="alignment-baseline:auto;backface-visibility:visible;baseline-shift:0px;border-color:#000000;border-collapse:separate;border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-spacing:0px;border-radius:0px;box-shadow:none;box-sizing:content-box;caption-side:top;clear:none;clip:auto;clip-path:none;clip-rule:nonzero;color:#000000;color-interpolation:srgb;color-interpolation-filters:linearrgb;color-rendering:auto;columns:auto;column-fill:balance;column-rule:0px #000000;column-span:none;counter-increment:none;counter-reset:none;cursor:text;direction:ltr;display:inline;dominant-baseline:auto;empty-cells:show;fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;flex:0 1 auto;flex-flow:row;float:none;flood-color:#000000;flood-opacity:1;font-family:wordvisi_msfontservice, calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;font-feature-settings:normal;font-size:14.6667px;height:auto;image-rendering:auto;lighting-color:#ffffff;line-break:auto;line-height:18px;list-style:outside none circle;margin:0px;mask:none;max-height:none;max-width:none;min-height:0px;min-width:0px;opacity:1;order:0;outline:#000000 none 0px;overflow:visible;padding:0px;perspective:none;perspective-origin:0px 0px;pointer-events:auto;ruby-position:over;shape-rendering:auto;speak:normal;stop-color:#000000;stop-opacity:1;stroke:none;stroke-dasharray:none;stroke-dashoffset:0px;stroke-linecap:butt;stroke-linejoin:miter;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-opacity:1;stroke-width:1px;table-layout:auto;text-align-last:auto;text-anchor:start;text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-emphasis-position:over;text-overflow:clip;text-rendering:auto;text-shadow:none;text-underline-position:auto;transform-origin:0px 0px;transform-style:flat;transition:all 0s ease 0s;unicode-bidi:normal;vertical-align:baseline;visibility:visible;width:auto;word-break:normal;writing-mode:horizontal-tb;z-index:auto;zoom:1;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13090206 BCX8">The 91st Ave Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) was honored the for no permit exceedances in the year.</span></span>​</p>
Housing Hero Award for Soluna Choice Neighborhoods Housing Community324Housing Hero Award for Soluna Choice Neighborhoods Housing Community2023-08-19T07:00:00Z<p>On August 19, Soluna Apartments was awarded a Housing Hero Award from the Arizona Department of Housing during its 2022 Arizona Housing Forum in the Exemplary Multi-Family Project category. This award recognizes an outstanding multifamily rental project in urban or rural Arizona that serves low to moderate income individuals, families, or seniors. Soluna is the first mixed-income housing community built as part of the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant program in the Edison-Eastlake Community. ​<br></p>
NAFA Green Fleet Award (2023)340NAFA Green Fleet Award (2023)2023-08-14T07:00:00Z<p>​The City of Phoenix was awarded the 1st Place for the Green Fleet Award by NAFA Fleet Management Association for its strong dedication to green fleet practices, demonstrating how proactive measures can lead to a more sustainable urban landscape. The Green Fleet award recognizes peak-performing fleet sustainability efforts and honors fleets that have enhanced practices to make a positive impact on the environment. This annual honor recognizes organizations that execute groundbreaking and inventive programs for their green initiatives.​</p>
K9 Officer of the Year332K9 Officer of the Year2023-08-01T07:00:00Z<p>At the Arizona Narcotic Officers Association (ANOA) 35th Annual Training Conference, Detective Liz Poole #6554 and both her K9's "ZADIE" and "MOXIE" we named the K9 Officer of the Year. ​</p>
Arizona Gang Investigators Association Awards 333Arizona Gang Investigators Association Awards 2023-08-01T07:00:00Z<p>AZGIA recognized and awarded multiple Phoenix Police officers during an annual conference. Sergeant Patrick Garcia – Lifetime Achievement Award, Retired Detective Jay Schultz - Lifetime Achievement Award, Detective Leonard Diaz – Award for Excellence, Detective Estevan Armenta - Award for Excellence, Officer Tyler Moldovan – Presidential Award for Valor ​</p>
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Telecommunication Specialist of the Year Award335Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Telecommunication Specialist of the Year Award2023-08-01T07:00:00Z<p>Phoenix Police Communications Shift Manager Myla Marovich was awarded the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Telecommunication Specialist of the Year by CIT International.​</p>
Forensic Scientist of the Year 337Forensic Scientist of the Year 2023-08-01T07:00:00Z<p>​Phoenix Police Forensic Scientist Amanda Gallegos was named the Forensic Scientist of the Year by the  Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.  <br></p>
Public Works Project of the Year in Environmental for More than $75 Million 302Public Works Project of the Year in Environmental for More than $75 Million 2023-07-27T07:00:00Z<p>​The project, "Northwest Phoenix Water and Wastewater Development," encompasses the planning, design, and construction of the necessary infrastructure required to bring new businesses, like TSMC, and future industrial, commercial and residential development to the Biscuit Flat area of Phoenix. The same project also won the APWA National Award for the Public Works Project of the Year in Environmental for More than $75 Million. </p><p>This is the only project from Arizona that has won both the state and national APWA award in 2023. <br></p>
Esri Special Achievement 2023 Award 346Esri Special Achievement 2023 Award 2023-07-01T07:00:00Z<p>The City of Phoenix, Information Technology Services (ITS), Data Services,  Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (EGIS) and Business Intelligence and Data Integration (BIDI) teams, won a Special Achievement Award from Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI), the international geospatial industry leader, at this year's 2023 international user conference! This prestigious award is given to organizations that quickly and strategically modernize the use of GIS across the organization to realize increased efficiency, greater collaboration, transparency, and engagement from its internal and external stakeholders.  Two interactive dashboards, the  City Manager's Performance Dashboard and Environmental/Social/Governance, (ESG) created by the EGIS and Business intelligence Data Integration (BIDI) teams, were recognized.  Additional recognition was cited for the GIS projects completed through EGIS, for the Aviation, Police, Public Works, Water, and Streets departments.​</p>
Project of the Year: Structures $25-75M 289Project of the Year: Structures $25-75M 2023-06-01T07:00:00ZThe Arizona Chapter of APWA presented the Airport with the Project of the Year: Structures $25-75M award for the Terminal 2 Concourse Demolition & Apron Reconstruction CMAR project. The project was also submitted to the APWA National to compete for the National Award.<br>
National Association of Police Organizations TOP COP Award331National Association of Police Organizations TOP COP Award2023-05-12T07:00:00Z<p>Officer Trisha Eskridge, Officer Christopher Jones, Officer John Noe, Officer Austin Peru and Officer Travis Spitler were recognized for their response to a tense ambush and standoff at a home in a southwest Phoenix neighborhood on February 11, 2022.​</p>
NALHFA Annual Conference HOME Excellence Award326NALHFA Annual Conference HOME Excellence Award2023-05-03T07:00:00Z<p>​Housing Director attended the NALHFA conference in Tampa, FL on May 3 and ​4 to accept an award of HOME Excellence for the Soluna II project. Soluna II, part of the first housing development funded from a $30 million Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) grant and consists of 66 Units of mixed-income housing, 5 buildings/3 stories/1-2 bedrooms, rezoned to walkable urban code for a total investment of $15.3 million. Construction was completed in Spring 2022, and fully rented November 2022. Soluna comes from the combination of Sol (sun) and Luna (moon) in Spanish and is named by its neighborhood residents.<br></p>
Experience Obsessed Award287Experience Obsessed Award2023-05-01T07:00:00ZUber presented Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with the Experience Obsessed Award. The award was given to the Airport’s Ground Transportation team for their diligence in ensuring a good customer experience for passengers and for Uber drivers.<br>
Airport Executive of the Year288Airport Executive of the Year2023-05-01T07:00:00ZDirector of Aviation Services Chad Makovsky was recognized as Arizona Airports Association (AzAA) Airport Executive of the Year. Chad was recognized for his strong support of AzAA and leadership within the aviation industry.<br>
Briggs J. White Memorial Award336Briggs J. White Memorial Award2023-05-01T07:00:00Z<p>Chief of Staff Jody Wolf was honored with the prestigious Briggs J. White  Memorial Award by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD). Prior to her recent reassignment as Chief of Staff for the Phoenix  Police Department, Jody served as the  Administrator for the Phoenix Police Crime Lab.  Jody becomes the 30th recipient of the Briggs White Award. This award is one of the highest honors a leader in forensics can receive for their contributions to the forensic profession. She received the award on May 3, 2023, in Austin, Texas, during the  American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors 50th Annual Symposium. ​</p>
NAFA 100 Best Fleets Award (2023) 61st Place343NAFA 100 Best Fleets Award (2023) 61st Place2023-04-14T07:00:00Z<p>​The City of Phoenix was awarded 61st place for the 100 Best Fleets Award by NAFA Fleet Management Association. The 100 Best program identifies and encourages the ever-increasing levels of performance improvement and innovation within the fleet industry.​</p>
Smart Cities North America Award286Smart Cities North America Award2023-04-01T07:00:00Z<p>​PHX Sky Harbor International Airport won in the IDC Government Insights' sixth annual Smart Cities North America Awards (SCNAA) in the category of Digital Equity and Accessibility. The Airport was recognized for several innovative​ initiatives  to help those who are visually and hearing impaired.​</p>
Arizona Multi-Housing Association Award327Arizona Multi-Housing Association Award2023-04-01T07:00:00Z<p>Soluna Apartments was awarded the 2023 Tribute Award for Best Community Design-Affordable Community by the Arizona Multi-housing Association (AMA). ​<br></p>
Sixth Annual Smart Cities North America Awards347Sixth Annual Smart Cities North America Awards2023-03-20T07:00:00Z<p>Forty-two municipalities were recognized for success for leveraging emerging technology and innovation to support Smart City initiatives. Within the Data-Driven Policing the City Manager's Performance Dashboard and Open Data Initiative were nominated.  This award is a result of a collaborative effort between the Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (EGIS) and Business Intelligence and Data Integration (BIDI) teams. The awards were designed to recognize the progress North American municipalities have made in executing Smart Cities projects, as well as provide a forum for sharing best practices to help accelerate Smart City development in the region. Finalists include cities, states, counties, and universities. ​</p>
America’s Best Large Employers - Forbes317America’s Best Large Employers - Forbes2023-03-01T07:00:00Z<p>The ranking is based on a survey of about 45,000 workers at American companies and institutions with 5,000 or more employees. Participants were asked if they would recommend their current employers to friends and family (on a scale of 0 to 10), and to cite any other employer they would also recommend. The final list ranks the 500 large employers that received the most recommendations.​<br></p>
Arizona's Largest Employers – Phoenix Business Journal (#9)319Arizona's Largest Employers – Phoenix Business Journal (#9)2023-03-01T07:00:00Z<p>Surveyed list with the following information points: total number of Arizona employees, number of full-time Arizona employees, number of part-time Arizona employees, companywide 2022 revenue, top local executive and year established locally.<br></p>
Champions in Worksite Wellness Award, Gold Seal of Health Keeping314Champions in Worksite Wellness Award, Gold Seal of Health Keeping2023-02-01T07:00:00Z<p>Recognition is for organizations that have accomplishments in regards to establishing the infrastructure of worksite. Along with establishing a relationship between their wellness incentive program and health plan engagement. Awarded by the Wellness Council of Arizona.​<br></p>
Champions in Worksite Wellness Award, Gold Seal of Health Keeping316Champions in Worksite Wellness Award, Gold Seal of Health Keeping2023-02-01T07:00:00Z<p>Recognition is for organizations that have accomplishments in regards to establishing the infrastructure of worksite. Along with establishing a relationship between their wellness incentive program and health plan engagement. Awarded by the Wellness Council of Arizona.​<br></p>
Healthy Arizona Worksite Program Platinum Award306Healthy Arizona Worksite Program Platinum Award2023-01-01T07:00:00Z<p>​The Healthy Arizona Worksite Award recognizes businesses that are making efforts to positively affect the health and wellbeing of their employees, their families, and their community through evidence-based worksite health initiatives and promising programs. A Platinum Level Award is awarded to businesses making an impact both within and beyond their walls addressing one or more of the many health challenges impacting communities across the state.<br></p>
Phoenix Business Journal – Healthiest Employers Award, 13th Place310Phoenix Business Journal – Healthiest Employers Award, 13th Place2023-01-01T07:00:00Z<p>​This awards program salutes the Healthiest Employers in Phoenix. Healthy employees are more productive and spend less in healthcare and understanding the specific needs of your employee population and measuring results is essential.<br></p>
Banner/Aetna Inspiring Change Silver Award313Banner/Aetna Inspiring Change Silver Award2023-01-01T07:00:00Z<p>​Silver level Aetna Workplace Well-being Award. This award recognizes the employee’s strong commitment to providing workplace well-being resources, programs, and support for employees.<br></p>
Build Arizona Award284Build Arizona Award2023-01-01T07:00:00ZThe PHX Sky Harbor International Airport was presented a Build Arizona Award from The Arizona Chapter, Associated General Contractors (AZAGC) for the Terminal 2 Concourse Demolition and Apron Reconstruction project. The AZAGC awards program recognizes innovation, creativity, safety, and dedication.<br>
Airport of the Year 285Airport of the Year 2023-01-01T07:00:00Z<p>Phoenix Sky Harbor was awarded Airport of the Year from the Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona.​<br></p>
2023 Build Arizona Awards – New Construction/Public Over $50 Million 3012023 Build Arizona Awards – New Construction/Public Over $50 Million 2023-01-01T07:00:00Z​Phoenix Water Services received the <span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">2023 Build Arizona Awards – New Construction/Public Over $50 Million for the </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Northwest Water & Wastewater Master Plan Package 3A from the</span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">  <span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Arizona Chapter of Associated General Contractors.</span></span></span><br>
23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Platinum Award29923rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Platinum Award2022-11-01T07:00:00Z<p><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW105028776 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW105028776 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">The 23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant was awarded the platinum award for the 13th consecutive year. The platinum award is given for no permit exceedances for five years.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW105028776 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;background-color:#ffffff;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"> </span>​</p>
Outstanding Outreach Program 283Outstanding Outreach Program 2022-10-01T07:00:00ZPhoenix Sky Harbor Airport was awarded the National Recycling Coalition's 2022 Outstanding Outreach Program for its recycling program efforts. The Outstanding Outreach Program is awarded to public, nonprofit or other entities showing leadership, creativity, quality, and success in diversion outreach.<br>
Environmental Achievement Award in the Innovation Category 282Environmental Achievement Award in the Innovation Category 2022-09-19T07:00:00Z​Phoenix Sky Harbor was recently recognized for its strong commitment to reducing its environmental impact. On Sept. 19, Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) presented this year's Environmental Achievement Award in the Innovation Category to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport for the newly opened Eighth Concourse in Terminal 4. Both awards recognize the airports continued focus to supporting the City's Climate Action Plan and its own Sustainability Management Plan.<br>
National Award of Merit in Administrative Innovation325National Award of Merit in Administrative Innovation2022-09-01T07:00:00Z<p>​In September 2022, the Housing Department was recognized at the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) Annual Conference with an Award of Merit in Administrative Innovation for the Landlord Incentive Program. The Landlord Incentive Program incentivizes Phoenix landlords to make their properties available to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders by offering landlords a one-time $2,000 incentive payment for executing a Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract.  The NAHRO Agency Awards Program gives national recognition to the achievement and innovation of NAHRO agency members throughout the country; to provide additional opportunities to inform the public of the best in housing and community development; and to create a resource bank of information on significant, innovative activities performed by housing and redevelopment agencies and community development departments.<br></p>
NAFA Green Fleet Award (2022)341NAFA Green Fleet Award (2022)2022-08-15T07:00:00Z<p>​The City of Phoenix was awarded 18th place for the Green Fleet Award by NAFA Fleet Management Association. The Green Fleet award recognizes peak-performing fleet sustainability efforts and honors fleets that have enhanced practices to make a positive impact on the environment. This annual honor recognizes organizations that execute groundbreaking and inventive programs for their green initiatives.​​</p>
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Phoenix Aviation Department 281Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Phoenix Aviation Department 2022-08-01T07:00:00Z​Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to City of Phoenix Aviation Department for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021. The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report.<br><br>The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.<br><br>Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) advances excellence in government finance by providing best practices, professional development, resources, and practical research for more than 21,000 members and the communities they serve.<br>
Community Impact Award338Community Impact Award2022-08-01T07:00:00Z<p>​Desert Horizon Precinct's Neighborhood Enforcement Team was awarded the Community Impact Award for 2022 from the Arizona Narcotics Officers Association. The factors taken into account was the large quantities of drugs and weapons' seized and the impact it made to the community during a 2021 crime suppression project along the 19th Avenue corridor.  <br></p>
Spirit of Service Award 280Spirit of Service Award 2022-07-01T07:00:00Z​On July 14, the Arizona Office of Tourism hosted the 2022 Governor's Tourism Awards Gala, recognizing the outstanding marketers, innovators, and ambassadors of the Arizona tourism industry. We were honored to receive the Spirit of Service Award for our Compassion Cacti™ lanyard/Dementia Friendly Airport program. America's Friendliest Airport® implemented a lanyard program aimed at providing an extra-friendly and patient hand to customers who self-identify as needing additional assistance when traveling through the airport.<br>
National Association of Police Organizations TOP COP Award330National Association of Police Organizations TOP COP Award2022-05-12T07:00:00Z<p></p><p>Officers Alex Cowan, Logan Egnor, Cameron Prior and former Phoenix officer  Antonio Rodriguez Jr. are receiving recognition for their roles in an incident on  January 9th, 2021. With a kidnapped baby in one hand and a gun in the other, a suspect shot at these  officers in the middle of a busy street. The suspect then used the baby to shield his face as he was  commanded to drop the weapon. With no room for error and small window of opportunity, Officer Cowan fired one shot from his rifle and ended the threat with precision. All four officers ran to the baby who was now sitting in the street and brought him to safety.  ​​​</p>
Outstanding Safety Leader 334Outstanding Safety Leader 2022-05-01T07:00:00Z<p>​Sergeant David Jordan was recognized by the  Arizona Chapter National Safety Council for his work as the Phoenix Police Safety Unit supervisor.<br></p>
Global Biorisk Advisory Council Certified279Global Biorisk Advisory Council Certified2022-05-01T07:00:00Z​All three airports managed by the City of Phoenix Aviation Department have been re-certified by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) for the next year. This certification is due to our efforts in airport sanitization and cleanliness.<br>
NAFA 100 Best Fleets Award (2022) 36th Place344NAFA 100 Best Fleets Award (2022) 36th Place2022-04-11T07:00:00Z<p>​​The City of Phoenix was awarded 36th place for the 100 Best Fleets Award by NAFA Fleet Management Association. The 100 Best program identifies and encourages the ever-increasing levels of performance improvement and innovation within the fleet i​​ndustry.<br></p>
AZ Water Association Awards 2022298AZ Water Association Awards 20222022-04-01T07:00:00Z<p>​Phoenix Water Services received:<br></p><p><ul><li><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Operations Supervisor of the Year for Large Systems Award</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li><li><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Award of Honor for Outstanding Safety Records</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li><li><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Kachina Award for Outstanding Service</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li><li><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">AZ Water System Project of the Year for the LS40 Force Main Rehabilitation project and Val Vista Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> ​</span></li></ul></p>
America’s Best Large Employers - Forbes318America’s Best Large Employers - Forbes2022-03-01T07:00:00Z<p>​The ranking is based on a survey of about 45,000 workers at American companies and institutions with 5,000 or more employees. Participants were asked if they would recommend their current employers to friends and family (on a scale of 0 to 10), and to cite any other employer they would also recommend. The final list ranks the 500 large employers that received the most recommendations.<br></p>
Woman of the Year 278Woman of the Year 2022-03-01T07:00:00ZDeputy Aviation Director of Design and Construction Services Candace Huff has been named Woman of the Year by WTS Metro Phoenix for advancing women in transportation<br>
Best Non-Highway Bridge 277Best Non-Highway Bridge 2022-02-01T07:00:00ZThe Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute awarded the PHX Sky Train® Stage 2 project team with the Transportation Award for Best Non-Highway Bridge during the 2022 PCI Design Awards. <br>
Healthy Arizona Worksite Program Platinum Award305Healthy Arizona Worksite Program Platinum Award2022-01-01T07:00:00Z<p>The Healthy Arizona Worksite Award recognizes businesses that are making efforts to positively affect the health and wellbeing of their employees, their families, and their community through evidence-based worksite health initiatives and promising programs. A Platinum Level Award is awarded to businesses making an impact both within and beyond their walls addressing one or more of the many health challenges impacting communities across the state.​<br></p>
Phoenix Business Journal – Healthiest Employers Award, 10th Place309Phoenix Business Journal – Healthiest Employers Award, 10th Place2022-01-01T07:00:00Z<p>​This awards program salutes the Healthiest Employers in Phoenix. Healthy employees are more productive and spend less in healthcare and understanding the specific needs of your employee population and measuring results is essential.<br></p>