Business Awards

Business awards earned in Southern Arizona

Laurie Lundeen: Laurie Lundeen, an affiliate agent with the Green Valley office of Coldwell Banker Realty, was ranked the No. 1 agent for Coldwell Banker Realty Arizona based on gross commission income and sides in 2023. She also earned the No. 1 Customer Service award for the 14th consecutive year.

Separately, Lundeen landed the No. 239 spot for RealTrends’ annual national rankings honoring the top 1,000 real estate agents and teams in the United States for 2023 based on her number of transaction sides.

Additionally, she has ranked among the top Realtors in Arizona at No. 6 in transaction sides and No. 40 in volume out of more than 54,000 Realtors.

Arizona Department of Revenue: The Arizona Department of Revenue has been named as one of the 2024 Top Companies to Work for in Arizona, placing on the list for the third consecutive year. The Top Companies to Work for in Arizona program is administered by Best Companies Group in partnership with the Arizona Capitol Times.

The list is the result of anonymous employee surveys measuring culture, work environment, leadership and employee pride and satisfaction, combined with evaluations of workplace practices, policies, benefits and demographics.

Pima County: The Pima County Housing First program, administered by the Justice Services Department, has been recognized with a 2024 Best in Category award for Criminal Justice and Public Safety, from the National Association of Counties.

The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.

Pima County began its Housing First program in 2019, designed to address chronic homelessness for individuals who are impacted by the justice system and living with co-occurring disorders. The goals of the program include providing safe and stable housing with wrap-around support for individuals (and their families) exiting the jail, integrating mental health and substance use treatment services.

Program partners include the City of Tucson and Old Pueblo Community Services.

The County has had about 500 people enrolled in the program since it started in 2019.

The Pima County Housing First program, administered by the Justice Services Department, has been recognized with a 2024 Best in Category award for Criminal Justice and Public Safety, from the National Association of Counties.

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