Security National Named Top Place to Work in Large Business Category for 2016

Security National Named Top Place to Work in Large Business Category for 2016

Security National announced today that they were named as a 2016 Top Workplace by the Salt Lake Tribune. The Salt Lake Tribune partnered with Pennsylvania-based WorkplaceDynamics, an employee-research and consulting firm, to determine the region’s Top Workplaces rankings.

The Top Workplaces award recognizes the best organizations as voted by their employees. Beginning in March, The Tribune ran articles and advertisements encouraging employees in the region to nominate companies as Top Workplaces. WorkplaceDynamics invited those companies, as well as other organizations in the region, to participate in the program.

Anyone could nominate a company. The only requirement was that the organization must employ at least 35 people in Utah. The organization could be public, private, nonprofit or governmental.

WorkplaceDynamics invited 899 workplaces to participate and surveyed 97 of them. Only those organizations that agreed to participate were included in the surveys. The surveyed firms employ 29,546 people in Utah. Of those employees who received questionnaires, 20,624 responded, either on paper or online.

“Our motto here at Security National is Excellence.” Says CEO of Security National Scott Quist. “I like to think it’s not excellence because someone is looking over my shoulder, or someone else’s shoulder. I like to think it’s excellence because that’s what I do, that’s me, that’s what I get up to do.”

Excellence defines the company’s culture and business model. With over five decades of experience, Security National has purposefully created and nourished a corporate culture that helps consumers and inspires employees to emphasize innovation, quality, and success. Security National’s culture has been embraced by a growing team of employees across the nation.

As part of this commitment, Security National has pioneered many innovative practices to ensure that this culture translates into long-term business value, including a selection of tools and resources, training, award winning marketing services, competitive compensation, full benefits, gym reimbursement, and vacation policy so employees enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Employees also participate in activities and charities that allow the company and employees to give back to their communities.

“Security National’s success is driven by the amazing people that make up our business, including our employees, customers, and partners,” said Steve Johnson, President at Security National. “Our culture has defined our company and our performance, and has created an environment where our employees have success. It is a tremendous honor to be recognized as a Top Workplace in Utah, and I am pleased to share the award with everyone who makes Security National an exceptional company.”

Security National is currently hiring across many departments with many open positions. They are also looking for experienced personnel, loan officers, branch managers and more across the nation. Visit  http://itisbetterhere.com today for more information.

Security National receives award for Green Mortgages at the 2016 Green Business Award

Security National receives award for Green Mortgages at the 2016 Green Business Award

Salt Lake City, UT (November 17, 2016 – SecurityNational Mortgage Company, a leading provider in home mortgages, was recently recognized for loan innovation at the 2016 Green Business Awards. The event honors the best green practices and efforts in the state, recognizing companies, communities and individuals who are making strides in environmental sustainability.

As an award recipient, Security National was recognized as a top mortgage lender for providing loan options for High-Performance or Net-Zero homes. The company was profiled in the recent issue of Utah Business magazine and honored at a luncheon at the Grand America Hotel.

Green homes are becoming the building standard of the future. These high-performance homes self-generate all or most of the power they consume with upgrades such as; solar panels, rainwater harvesting, high-performance building materials, electric vehicle infrastructure, gray water recovery, geo-thermal heating/cooling, wind power systems, and more.

“The challenge with high-performance homes has been properly recognizing green upgrades and being able to include upgrade costs into the value of a home.” said David Bollard, National Director of Marketing at SecurityNational Mortgage Company.

Loan officers from Security National help to ease or eliminate some of those challenges through green premium mortgages. The company has systems that help consumers get recognition for these type of upgrades.

“Home owners want eco-friendly solutions and energy efficiency is the way of the future. We believe SecurityNational Mortgage has their finger on the pulse and we want to be that top-tier mortgage lender,” said Bollard.

For more information about green mortgages or high performance project lending visit www.snmc.com to find a loan officer in your area.

SecurityNational Mortgage Company to be recognized at Utah Green Business Awards

SecurityNational Mortgage Company to be recognized at Utah Green Business Awards

SecurityNational Mortgage Company to be honored for Innovation at the 2016 Utah Green Business Awards

Salt Lake City, UT – SecurityNational Mortgage Company, a leading provider in home mortgages, announces they will be recognized for innovation at the 2016 Utah Green Business Awards.

The Utah Green Business Awards program honors the best green practices and efforts in Utah, recognizing companies, communities and individuals who are making strides in environmental sustainability. Each finalist and award recipient will be profiled in the October issue of Utah Business magazine and honored at a luncheon in October at the Grand America Hotel.

“For homeowners wanting to build or renovate their homes to utilize some of the market’s green features, it can be tough to get their money’s worth. Security National has sought to ease or eliminate some of those frustrations through its specially designed green premium mortgages, which help those eco-friendly upgrades be recognized in the value of the home,” said David Bollard, Marketing and Creative Director for SecurityNational Mortgage.

Part of those efforts are in helping appraisers understand the value features like solar panels, geothermal heating and cooling, and other measures bring to a home verses neighboring properties without those amenities. ““Energy efficiency is the way of the future, and we feel like at SecurityNational Mortgage we have our finger on the pulse and we want to be that top-tier mortgage lender,” said Bollard.

SecurityNational also seeks to be green itself—its currently building a new corporate campus in Murray, Utah that will have a number of eco-friendly features. “That philosophy of being a green lender, we’ve adopted that into the way we operate corporately.”

For more information about the Utah Green Business Awards visit UtahBusiness.com.

Urry’s Victories and Consistency Secure Second Place in GT Cup Championship

Urry’s Victories and Consistency Secure Second Place in GT Cup Championship

Sloan Urry’s drive leads to tightest battle of the weekend at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway

Scores five victories in 2016 and secures second in the Porsche GT Cup Championship

Salt Lake City, UT  (October 12, 2016) – Sloan Urry wrapped the 2016 Porsche GT Cup Championship with a phenomenal drive, narrowly missing the victory by just six-tenths of a second over Corey Fergus. It was a nose-to-tail battle as Urry challenged the Rookie every race lap. The race featured three caution periods for on-track incidents, a total of 10 laps. The final caution came in the closing laps, presenting a green-white-checker challenge at the end. Laguna Seca is a technical circuit featuring steep elevation changes and 11 tight turns which make it known as one of the most difficult courses for passing. Urry stayed tight on the tail of Fergus’s #00 Porsche 911 and masterfully set-up the pass each lap as they exited turn 11 onto the front straight, but Fergus’s powerful new Porsche engine was strong, and he was able to pull just enough gap onto the straight to prevent the overtake.

“I had a great battle with Corey every green lap and I am really happy for him getting his first win.” Urry continued, “It was close, I probably played it a little safe, but we brought the car home in good condition and we’ve locked up our championship position. It was a good race, and it’s always nice to bring home a podium for our team and partners.”

Urry’s consistency all season secured second in the GT Cup Championship last month at the penultimate round at Sonoma Raceway, but Sunday’s performance earned him an additional 98 points, bringing his season total to 1937, just 34 points behind the title winner Alec Udell, and 334 points ahead of third place finisher Corey Fergus. “Alec and Corey pushed me hard all season and we had a lot of great battles, every race was at qualifying pace” said Urry. He tallied five victories and seven pole positions and finished on the podium in 18 of 19 events in 2016.

“It was a good year. I think we have a lot to be proud of. The TruSpeed guys worked hard and always gave me a reliable car. I think I improved in traffic management and took care of the equipment and combined, that led to wins and podiums at every race but one. Ultimately, we didn’t win the Championship and I am disappointed in that, but I am thankful to my team, TruSpeed Autosport, Porsche, and my incredible partners SecurityNational Mortgage and AVASIS. I had the opportunity to meet and race in front of nearly 1000 guests from SecurityNational and AVASIS this year, and that was a real honor.”

Urry was awarded the trophy for his championship finish at the season ending banquet on Sunday.

The final round of the Pirelli World Challenge GT/GTA and GT Cup racing begins broadcasting on CBS Sports Network on Sunday October 16th, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. Check your local listings for channel information and encore presentations. Also, relive the entire PWC competition year by viewing archives at MotorTrendOnDemand.com. For more information, full season results and continued updates, visit www.sloanurryracing.com.

Sloan Urry wraps up successful season

Sloan Urry wraps up successful season

Sloan Urry wraps up his most successful season to date with five victories, including seven pole positions and ten second place finishes. He heads into the final weekend with second place locked up in the GT Cup Championship.

The #20 SecurityNational/Avasis/Porshe 991 driven by Sloan Urry will finish the 2016 season this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California. The racetrack featires 13 turns and a 2.238-mile road course. Live streaming of the race will be available on www.world-challenge.com. You can also follow the race and recive live updates throughout the weekend at www.sloanurryracing.com. The race will be replayed on national TV Oct. 16, 2016 at 3PM EST on CBS SPORTS.

Sloan Urry on Laguna Seca:

“I like this track a lot.  There’s a bit of nostalgia here for me.  This is the place where I inserted myself in to a high level of competition for the first time.  I’d spent a lot of time here when I was first with the TruSpeed team…learning the track and developing my skills.  My favorite section would be the left hander at turn six then up the hill and then the section all the way through the Corkscrew and down through Rainey Curve and turn 10.  It’s tricky but super satisfying to get right and a lot of time can be made there. We’ve struggled with rear grip all season, that will be an issue coming on to the front straight and exiting turn two, so we’ll work hard to remedy that here.

TruSpeed Team Owner Tyler Tadevic on the 2016 season:

“TruSpeed won three championships in the Pirelli Cup Series this year, and of course we had a strong season with Sloan in the PWC GT Cup series.  Sloan had a lot of great victories and strong finishes, and there were some possibilities that didn’t go our way.  It was awesome to watch his continued development as a driver on and off the track.  It’s unfortunate he had the wrist injury in the middle of the season.  Racing with a broken wrist is a huge obstacle, but he overcame it, and despite the pain, he maximized the situation.  I’m really proud of the job Sloan did this year.  Overall, it’s been a good season for TruSpeed.  We’ll look forward to defend our championships in the respective Pirelli Cup series next year with five to seven entries and we’ll be looking to make an announcement over the next 30-60 days on World Challenge program.  I want to send out a huge thank you to all of our partners, SecurityNational Mortgage, AVASIS, Metro National Title, Ironclad, Justice Brothers and Mothers Polishes, Wax and Cleaners.”

Sloan Urry on the 2016 Season

“It’s a bit tough reviewing the season really, because I feel like we’ve left a bit on the table. There have been a lot of great moments, especially the win at home in Utah. It was my first victory at home at a pro-level in front of my sponsors and family. That was awesome. We had a handful of victories and completed every lap except for one mechanical, so that is a testament to the hard work from the TruSpeed guys and keeping it out of trouble on the track. That being said, Alec (Udell) was tough to beat and I don’t think we uncovered every stone we could have. Without question, the low for me this year was the first session at Barber when I realized how difficult it was going to be driving with a broken wrist over the next three events. Finishing the season on a high note with a pole or a win would be great this weekend. We made a lot of strides on the commercial side of our program as well, and I am excited to see the fruit that it bears. SecurityNational Mortgage and AVASIS did an incredible job activating all year, hosting nearly 1000 guests at the track over the course of the season. It’s such an honor to meet these guests, they come to the track pumped and full of support for our team, and they always leave as race fans.”

You can find more information by visiting Sloan Urry Racing and TruSpeed Motor Sports.

Source: www.sociiracing.com