HOT TOPICS

GoDaddy Launches New Program Connecting Digital Agencies with Small and Mid-Sized Business
GoDaddy announced the launch of GoDaddy Agency, a new partner program connecting digital agencies with small and mid-sized business leads and access to comprehensive tools, services and support to grow their client offerings. With millions of entrepreneurs already using GoDaddy's tools, GoDaddy Agency is positioned as a strategic referral partner for digital agencies … [More]

Treatment Program Expands Access to Care across Arizona
For the first time, Crossroads announced expanded insurance access across Arizona. All of its inpatient and outpatient treatment centers will now be in-network with Aetna and will accept other insurance providers. While Aetna coverage is fully in-network, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and Cigna Healthcare will be handled on an individual basis, … [More]

Vestar and Western Retail Advisors Selected to Manage Superstition Gateway in Mesa
Superstition Gateway in Mesa, Arizona has a new property team. Vestar, the leading privately held shopping center owner and manager in the western United States, has been awarded the role of property management, while retail brokerage specialist Western Retail Advisors will oversee leasing. The Phoenix-based companies will work collaboratively to maximize occupancy … [More]

Community Tech Hub to Enhance Students’ Skills in Data Science, Robotics, and More
GenTech, a community tech hub known for providing personal tech support and STEM education programming, has partnered with Balsz Elementary School District to introduce its industry-standard STEM education program at David Crockett Elementary School. This award-winning program includes a curriculum on the latest technologies, such as AI, computer programming, and … [More]

Arizona Biosciences Set Record Highs in Research Funding, Show Increasing Competitiveness
Arizona continues to outpace the nation in several key bioscience industry and innovation ecosystem metrics, including gains in jobs and academic R&D expenditures. Still, challenges remain in the areas of commercialization and venture capital deal activity. Those are top-line findings in the latest data analysis commissioned by the Flinn Foundation to track the … [More]

Arizona’s Largest Luxury Resort Assembles Top-Tier Food and Beverage Leadership Team
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa announced its new culinary leadership team at Tía Carmen and Kembara, which includes Dejan Djukic as destination restaurant chef of Tía Carmen and Kembara, Jared Parks as senior sous chef of Tía Carmen, and Stephanie Lechuga as senior sous chef of Kembara. Dejan Djukic, Destination Restaurant Chef of Tía Carmen … [More]
TOP STORIES

Advanced Recycling Co. to Invest over $20M in First U.S. Commercial Facility in Mesa
Cyclic Materials, the advanced recycling company creating a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, announced it has invested over $20M in its first commercial facility, located in Mesa, Arizona. The new state-of-the-art facility will be the company’s first global REE recycling operation focused on the separation of permanent … [More]

TSMC and TSMC Arizona Have Outlined a Blueprint for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions
TSMC and TSMC Arizona marked Earth Day by announcing its commitment to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi,) underscoring its dedication to addressing the pressing challenges of climate change. In line with SBTi, TSMC is collaborating with partners to achieve its environmental sustainability goals, embarking on an ambitious and comprehensive carbon reduction … [More]

New Partnership to Enhance Solutions for Data Center AI Performance
Air2O, an expert in advanced thermal management systems, and Liquid Load Banks, a leading provider of comprehensive testing solutions designed to fully commission electrical and cooling infrastructure, announced a partnership that will enable the companies to deliver comprehensive solutions for mission-critical data centers in the AI era. Intensifying … [More]

TSMC to Scale Up to a GIGAFAB Cluster in Arizona
TSMC, the Arizona semiconductor fabrication facility, provided new information regarding their investment in TSMC Arizona. “With the strong collaboration and support from our leading U.S. customers and the U.S. Federal, State and City governments, we recently announced our intention to invest an additional $100 billion in advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the … [More]
FEATURED STORIES

Their Take: Economic Uncertainty Is the Time to ‘Prepare for the Best’
On April 5, 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) Economic Policy Uncertainty Index, which provides a daily uncertainty index based on news, forecasting, and tax codes for the United States, reported its1 highest score (992.75) in the past 12 months. In this context, uncertainty means a situation where the outcomes are increasingly hard to measure. Since … [More]

7 Reasons Why Optimal Health Matters More than “Normal” Health
Most people want to be healthy, but one of the issues they face is what it means to reach that status. If they follow the typical advice, they will strive for what is considered "normal" health. Instead, they must strive for “optimal health” to get the most out of their lives and careers. It's optimal health that will help people in all facets of their lives and help … [More]

Mastering the Ultimate Leadership Skill – Coaching
In today’s complex, fast-paced, multigenerational workplace, one leadership skill stands above the rest - coaching. In their new book Coaching Power, Tom Preston and Luciana Nunez, partners at the renowned executive coaching firm The Preston Associates, argue that a leader’s ability to coach—not just command—is the key to unlocking potential, navigating change, and … [More]
LATEST ISSUE

Building Arizona: Critical Strengths and Challenges in Our Housing Market
Metro Phoenix is the No. 3 housing market in the United States, according to Greg Vogel, founder and CEO of Land Advisors Organization, who cites data from the U.S. Census Bureau showing single-family and multifamily permits totaled 45,000 for the 12 months through September 2024. Says Laura Ortiz, president of Evergreen Devco, “Demand, from a national perspective, … [More]

February 2025 Guest Editor: Greg Vogel, Land Advisors Organization
Housing is a perennial hot topic. Whether analyzed from an economic development standpoint or spotlighted as an aspect of social issues, it is always a sector that is recognized as impacting the broad community. The housing and residential real estate sector is a major contributor to Arizona’s economy, driving growth and development. Arizona consistently ranks among … [More]
LIVE AND LEARN

6 Downtown Phoenix Buildings to Celebrate during Historic Preservation Month
In a city that’s booming with new developments, the historic places and spaces that are dotted throughout our streets can elicit a sense of mystery, awe and curiosity about days gone by. Downtown Phoenix may be considered a young city, but it’s also home to a number of historic buildings that add character to our streets, and give a glimpse into what life … [More]

Mad Hatter the Musical Premiers This Weekend
Long before Alice, there was the notorious Mad Hatter. Discover the tumultuous tale of his haunting backstory and follow his path to Wonderland, where the secrets of his transformation await in this spellbinding new musical. Audiences at the Herberger Theater Center will be the first to experience this vivid new musical production of Mad Hatter The Musical, which … [More]

THE MOORS at Estrella Mountain Community College Performing Arts Center
Inspired by the letters of Charlotte Brontë, this dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility features two sisters and a dog living out their lives on the bleak English moors, until the arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set them on a strange and dangerous path. Contemporary Queer playwright Jen Silverman has brilliantly crafted characters who each … [More]
PHILANTHROPY

$250K Multi-Year Gift Announced to Support Domestic Violence Survivors and their Children
Sojourner Center announced a $250,000 multi-year general operating grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation that will provide safe shelter and supportive services to … [More]

Construction Association Names Nonprofit Pro-Bono Project
Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA), the state's leading construction industry association, announces Jacob's Hope as the recipient of its annual Community Service Project. The ABA … [More]

Partner Nonprofits Announce New Specialty License Plate ‘Driving Support for Autism’
Two Arizona organizations at the national forefront for autism research, support and services — Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) and First Place® AZ — have … [More]
POSITIONS

Community Action Nonprofit Names New CEO
Tempe Community Action Agency announced the appointment of its new CEO Phillip Scharf, who assumed leadership of the East Valley nonprofit on April 7. Scharf succeeds Deborah … [More]

AZ Impact for Good Names Interim CEO
AZ Impact for Good’s Board of Directors has named Andrea Moreno Interim Chief Executive Officer. A dedicated public servant and passionate advocate for social impact, Moreno … [More]

Arizona Central Credit Union Announces New President and CEO
Arizona Central Credit Union announced Brian Lee as its new President & Chief Executive Officer. Lee is replacing the retiring Greg Harden. Veronica Piotrowski, Board … [More]
ACHIEVEMENTS

NAIOP Arizona Honors 40-Year Industry Veteran
Mike Haenel, an Executive Vice Chair with Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix, has been named NAIOP Arizona’s 2025 Award of Excellence recipient. The award will be presented at the … [More]

Tempe Chamber Names 2025 Business Woman of the Year at Leadership Conference
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce recently held the 2025 Women in Leadership Conference at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, emceed by veteran Valley reporter, Jody Jackson. The event, … [More]

ACA Names Winners of 2025 Venture Madness
The Arizona Commerce Authority, in partnership with Venture Madness, announced three winners for the 2025 Venture Madness Conference. Arizona’s longest-running pitch … [More]