Nine Coastal Bend firms honored as top workplaces
Corpus Christi Caller Times Staff Reports - February 21, 2010
CORPUS CHRISTI — Nine local companies were honored Wednesday as the Coastal Bend’s Best Places to Work. Top honors went to Heavin & Associates Insurance Agency in the small company category, Carlisle Insurance Agency in the medium category and Driscoll Children’s Hospital in the large category. The categories were based on the number of employees. The Corpus Christi Human Resource Management Association, who along with several sponsors, announced the winners during a luncheon at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center. The winning organizations were found to excel in areas of employment, attraction and retention.

Personnel Dynamics Consulting, based in Fort Pierce, Fla., provided each company with a detailed report documenting the results of the survey and samples of some of the best practices used in the community. The report is a first in the event’s seven-year history, The 2010 winners are:

50 Employees and Under
First: Heavin & Associates Insurance Agency
Second: Borden Insurance
Third: L.K. Jordan and Associates

51-250 Employees
First: Carlisle Insurance Agency
Second: Navy Army Community Credit Union
Third: Coastal Bend Blood Center

Over 250 Employees
First: Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Second: Valero Bill Greehey Refinery
Third: Nueces County MHMR