3/21/2010

BCBS of Kansas receives award

For the third consecutive year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has received a prestigious Brand Excellence Award for provider satisfaction from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

The annual awards honor Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies that excel in developing and enhancing the overall Blue Cross and Blue Shield brand image.

BCBSKS earned a Brand Excellence Award in the Provider Satisfaction category for receiving the highest rating from its provider network among all Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.

The Brand Excellence awards honor Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies nationwide in categories that represent Brand Excellence including, attraction of new customers, fostering loyalty to existing customers, expanding the brands into additional lines of products or services and provider satisfaction.

This marks the eighth overall Brand Excellence Award for BCBSKS, which previously earned awards in 1995-1998, and in 2001, 2008 and 2009.

Becker Tire earns service award

Becker Tire, of Salina, has earned the 35th-year service award with Bridgestone Bandag. As a Bandag franchisee, Becker Tire produces retreads available to the trucking industry.

The retread plant is at 710 Washington, where more than 2,100 truck tires are retreaded per month and distributed all over the U.S. The plant employs 13 technicians.

Gary Albright, president and CEO, Steve Burhenn, executive vice president and CRO and Willy Allen, senior vice president of Becker Tire and Treading accepted the service award at the 2010 Bridgestone Bandag Executive Symposium in Marco Island, Fla.

In another honor, Burhenn received the Industry Service Award from the Mid-America Tire Dealers Association on Feb. 27 in Catoosa, Okla.

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