2015 Healthiest Employers honored for promoting healthy workforce

Just as with a fitness tracker, a few steps can add up to make a big difference in creating a healthy workforce.

Twenty organizations that have taken the steps to create outstanding wellness programs were honored as Kansas City's Healthiest Employers on Friday at the Sheraton Overland Park.

The Healthiest Employers in four size categories were honored at a luncheon at the Sheraton Overland Park. Each company was ranked based on its answers to a 75-question survey administered by Healthiest Employer LLC. The top-scoring companies in each category were announced Friday:

First-place winners

Cerner Corp., 3,500+ employees
McCarthy Holdings Inc., 1,000-3,499 employees
City of Olathe, 250-999 employees
Pro Athlete Inc., 5-249 employees

Other honorees:

3,500 or more employees

Children's Mercy
Ericsson
Mosaic Life Care (formerly Heartland Health)
Saint Luke's Health System

1,000-3,499 employees

Faith Technologies Inc.
JE Dunn Construction
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Nabholz Construction

250-999 employees

Henderson Engineers
John Knox Village
NIC Inc.
WaterOne

Up to 249 employees

ARC Physical Therapy+
Genesys Systems Integrator
George Butler Associates Inc.
McCownGordon Construction LLC

Read more about the honored organizations and their programs Feb. 13, both in print and online.