Latest Issue: April 2020

Cover Story

Healthcare: Wellness Matters More than Ever

Health and wellness is a mindset, in many ways. It requires a participant to recognize that it’s about “me” and to be aware that “what I do” affects … [More]

Special Covid-19 Issue

FAQs about COVID-19 in Employment Setting

Employers must carefully balance their duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees with compliance mandates so as to not violate … [More]

Dos and Don’ts of Email Negotiating amid the COVID-19 Crisis

That’s not what I meant! The fact is, nobody likes to be misunderstood or have their words misconstrued, especially when another party wrongly … [More]

Business Communication Tips to Take Back Control during COVID-19 Quarantine

World Health Organization announcements about the COVID-19 pandemic are raising many uncertainties and questions about the way business will now be … [More]

Who Needs Ergonomics? COVID-19 Tips & Strategies

During these trying times, people are working from home in what has become an unplanned work-at-home experiment the likes of which we’ve never seen. … [More]

Heighten Cybersecurity Awareness: COVID-19 Tips & Strategies

One of the key measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is social distancing, which for many organizations means encouraging — or instructing — staff … [More]

Don’ts and Dos on Coronavirus

Some of the views expressed here are controversial. So, do ask your doctor. I hope you have one — not just the HMO or retail clinic … [More]

Features

Business owners tend to focus on the traditional accounting method of driving up revenue: Sales – Expenses = Profit. This approach can lead to a cycle where businesses might build revenue but quickly … [More]

Navigating Unexpected Change and Disruption

Many of my clients have been discussing the challenges they face in their careers, their personal lives and even their investment portfolios as they struggle to keep up with how COVID-19 is impacting … [More]

Roundtable

Mentoring in the Workplace: A Modern Approach

Mentoring relationships in the workplace are key to ensuring long-term employee success, strengthening both the people and the organization. After … [More]

Legal

COVID-19 Impacts International Travel

Crossing U.S. borders has never been easy, but today’s business travelers face an unprecedented range of issues amidst a constantly-shifting legal and … [More]

The SECURE Act

The SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act) was signed into law in late 2019 and is the most significant legislation … [More]

CRE

Phoenix Needs More Early Education and Care Options

In this fastest-growing city in the United States, developers have been bullish in Phoenix’s residential and commercial real estate markets. But this boom begs the … [More]

New Regs Underline QOZ Investment Opportunities

The Department of the Treasury published Final Regulations for the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program on January 13, 2020. While the new Final Regs do not answer … [More]

Largest-ever Phoenix Industrial Spec Building

Phoenix-based Tratt Properties LLC has broken ground on a 1.3-million-square-foot, Class A industrial development, with completion expected in December. Called Elwood … [More]

Fulton Homes Expands, Returns to West Valley

Fulton Homes, Arizona’s fastest-growing, family-owned homebuilder, has opened model homes in its first return to the West Valley in several years with its Estrella … [More]

What Difference Design

Arizona Integrative Medicine & Spa was a full tenant improvement from a shell space for its tenant, Jyoti Patel, M.D. The 3,100-square-foot office at 11648 E. Shea … [More]

Phoenix’s Industrial Pipeline

According to the 2020 Industrial Pipeline study recently released by COMMERCIALCafé, a nationwide commercial real estate listings platform, Phoenix is the seventh-most … [More]

Healthcare

How Businesses Can Prepare for Coronavirus in the Workplace

Fear and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus already have had devastating impacts on financial markets, economic activity and local … [More]

Technology

AI Helps Reduce Business Spend

There’s a lot that can go wrong in the typical organization’s spend audit process. Manually auditing vendor invoices and employee expense reports is … [More]

Briefs

Ensure Work-from-Home Employees Maximize Corporate Performance

The number of people working remotely will surely continue to grow, especially in light of current worldwide health concerns. In fact, many companies may soon be faced … [More]

Sportiqe Facility Is Game-Changer

Moving to a 30,000-square-foot facility has given Tempe-headquartered Sportiqe more than just an expanded (doubled, in fact) footprint in Arizona. The state-of-the-art … [More]

Personalizing Job Satisfaction

According to SmallBizGenius’s survey “Job Satisfaction Statistics,” 72 percent of surveyed professionals say having more work benefits increases their overall job … [More]

Video Trends in Business

Video as a communication tool has reached a tipping point, transitioning from a nice “extra” into a must-have business strategy for all levels of an organization. Between … [More]

COVID-19 and Travel: To Travel or Not to Travel

This question continues to be a major concern. Rebecca Bernhard, partner in law firm Dorsey & Whitney, notes that employees have the right under OSHA to refuse to … [More]

From the Top

Stan Sipes Builds Veyo’s Niche in Transportation Industry

“As a critical component of the healthcare industry, Veyo is doing all we can during this [COVID-19] crisis to ensure access to care while continuously evaluating and … [More]

Mike Greenawalt: Powering Rosendin’s Charge

As a young man, Mike Greenawalt was a self-proclaimed gearhead who loved working on cars and hanging out in the metal shop at Sunnyslope High School. He went on to … [More]

Startups

Bunker Labs: Entrepreneurial Boost for Veterans

Bunker Labs is a national network of veteran entrepreneurs dedicated to helping new veteran, military spouse, and active duty military entrepreneurs start their own business. The nonprofit is … [More]

LIV AZ Realty: Boutique Brokerage Raises Bar on Training

We are a boutique real estate brokerage, founded last September. We serve our clients by providing assistance in purchasing and selling residential real estate. This is a second career for both of us … [More]

By the Numbers

The Rise of a New Customer Support Experience

There’s no denying that the invention of the smartphone revolutionized nearly everything, especially the way we communicate with each other. Think … [More]