Most Admired Companies of 2024: Meritage Homes

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 Meritage Homes.

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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.

Meritage Homes

Top Arizona executive: Phillippe Lord

What it does: Meritage Homes is the fifth-largest public homebuilder in the United States.

Community impact: In its 38-year history, Meritage has established a legacy for shaping stronger and more resilient communities across the country. Through its Meritage Cares Foundation, the company provides assistance to eligible nonprofits to support the wellbeing of children, families and military veterans; aid food insecurity and homelessness; and other charitable causes in the markets in which Meritage operates.

Innovative trait: Meritage is a longstanding industry leader in energy-efficient homebuilding and has been committed to building 100% Energy Star-certified homes since 2009. Every Meritage home comes with its signature energy-efficiency features standard.