Most Admired Companies of 2024: Alerus

Fifty-five companies have risen from the constantly evolving and ever-challenging business environment to earn the right to call themselves Arizona’s Most Admired Companies of 2024, including Alerus.

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Arizona’s Most Admired Companies will be honored at a celebratory dinner on Oct. 3 at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. To learn more of to get tickets, click here. For sponsorship information, email Amy Lindsey, publisher of AZ Big Media, at amy.lindsey@azbigmedia.com.

Alerus

Top Arizona executive: Steve Haggard

What it does: Alerus is a commercial wealth bank and national retirement provider that provides comprehensive financial solutions to clients, including business and consumer banking, private banking, mortgage, retirement and benefit services and wealth management.

Community impact: Through Alerus’ Connect with the Community program, its employees embrace opportunities to do the right thing for others and give back to our communities. Alerus’ charitable giving prioritizes nonprofit organizations focused on community and economic development, affordable housing, and financial literacy. In 2023, Alerus contributed more than $100,000 to nonprofit organizations in the Phoenix metro. Alerus also encourages volunteerism and provides eligible employees with unlimited paid time off to volunteer with causes and organizations that are important to them.