Achievements AvAir Director Receives Prestigious Industry Award Desert Financial Named a Forbes Best-In-State Credit Union Intel Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives in Arizona Locals Named in Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards J2 Media Named in the 44th Annual Telly Awards Philanthropy Lerner & Rowe Golf Classic Supports Local Charities … [More]
Looking Good 2023 – September Standouts
Local Standouts Recognized for Achievements and Philanthropy
Intel Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives in Arizona
To commemorate Arizona Forward’s 50th anniversary and the 41st annual Environmental Excellence Awards, the organization recently presented a special award to Intel to recognize the company’s consistent and outstanding achievements when it comes to environmental sustainability. Intel’s efforts span its internal operations and collaborations with Arizona nonprofit and … [More]
AvAir Director Receives Prestigious Industry Award
This year’s prestigious Edward J. Glueckler award from the Aviation Suppliers Association was presented to Jared Knights, director of quality assurance at AvAir, an inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket. Each year, the Edward J. Glueckler Award is given to an individual in recognition of outstanding commitment, dedication and contribution to the ASA and the … [More]
Desert Financial Named a Forbes Best-In-State Credit Union
Forbes named Desert Financial Credit Union as a Best-In-State Credit Union in 2023 and the top credit union in Arizona for the fifth year in a row. Forbes, along with the statistics and industry ranking provider Statista Inc., conducted an independent survey of approximately 31,000 U.S. consumers to identify the Best-In-State Credit Unions 2023. Respondents were asked to rate … [More]
Locals Named in Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, recently unveiled the winners of the 2023 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine. This year’s awards program recognizes 3,505 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 70 countries internationally. Arizona winners include many Maricopa County restaurants. … [More]
Lerner & Rowe Golf Classic Supports Local Charities
Lerner & Rowe Gives Back, the nonprofit arm of award-winning law firm Lerner & Rowe Injury Attorneys, raised nearly $1.13 million to support local communities at its 10th Annual Lerner & Rowe Charity Golf Classic — a record for the golf tournament. Charities benefitting from the Golf Classic include Phoenix Children’s Hospital, PANDA, Military Assistance Mission, … [More]
J2 Media Named in the 44th Annual Telly Awards
J2 Media, a video production and communications company in Chandler, Ariz., was recently awarded the Silver Telly in the 44th Annual Telly Awards for its non-broadcast recruitment video created for the Chandler Unified School District in partnership with Intel. The video was designed to recruit employees nationally for all positions in the district- educators, support staff … [More]
OneAZ Grants Support Phoenix Nonprofits
Phoenix grants are part of a record-breaking year for OneAZ Credit Union as the organization recently awarded $110,000 in grants to 22 Phoenix-area nonprofit organizations, a full one-third of its state-wide Community Impact Grant program. Each organization will receive $5,000 toward a program or initiative that supports one of OneAZ’s five pillars – children's health, food … [More]
Tech Talent Workforce Available beyond Tech
Other industries may reap benefit from tech company layoffs
Recent tech company layoffs have created opportunities for other industries to hire much-needed tech talent, according to CBRE’s recently released Scoring Tech Talent 2023 report. Overall tech talent employment grew by 11% between 2020 and 2022, with tech companies adding nearly 2.5 times more tech workers than the next highest industry sector, professional services. … [More]
Kiwi Turf Cleaners Provides Real Care for Artificial Turf
No, artificial turf is not maintenance-free. Kiwi Turf Cleaners, founded earlier this year by James Patterson and Ryan Moore, offers a solution for artificial turf owners who want to have their turf simply refreshed — or have it completely deep cleaned, deodorized, and sanitized. “My brother-in-law Ryan and I were discussing our artificial turf lawns and just how hard it … [More]
Forbes.jobs: Next-Gen Career Platform
Launched in January 2023 in partnership with the success-focused media platform Forbes, Forbes.jobs is the exclusive next-generation career platform that connects the entire talent community — candidates, recruiters and companies. With the mission to redefine the career journey, Forbes.jobs enables talent to connect with industry-leading recruiters on exclusive career … [More]
The Strength of Arizona’s Multifamily Market
The Arizona multifamily real estate market remains one of the hottest in the country and the demand is only rising. The market’s success can be attributed to a perfect trifecta of conditions: tremendous population growth, an exceptionally strong job market and a diminished single-family housing supply that has kept Arizona as the multifamily darling of the real estate world. A … [More]
Construction Trends
The building industry has taken several major hits in the last few years — COVID shutdowns followed by labor and supply shortages, the ongoing climate crisis and economic changes are just a few — and because of that, it’s an interesting area to look at for trends. People innovate when they need to problem solve, and each of these setbacks has brought forth exciting new advances … [More]
Water: Key Resource in Greater Phoenix and the Semiconductor Industry
Committing to a sustainable future for economic growth
Water, one of the most important elements in the semiconductor manufacturing process, has always been a precious resource in Arizona. Its conservation and management have been a priority for generations, even predating statehood. More than any other state, Arizona understands the importance of long-term planning — it was the first to project its water supply 100 years into the … [More]
Housing Will Replace Iconic Paradise Valley Church
New single-family housing will be built on the five-acre site of the iconic Ascension Church in Paradise Valley, after business partner of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey purchased the church for $11 million — $500,000 over asking price. The church’s close proximity to the $2 billion Ritz Carlton Paradise Valley project puts it at the center of an increasingly popular and growing … [More]
Dominium Developing Affordable Apartment Homes in Goodyear
Dominium, a leading affordable housing owner, developer and manager, recently closed on the approximately 28-acre site located at 16985 W. Van Buren Street in Goodyear, where it plans to construct 657 new affordable apartment homes for low-income families and seniors. Once constructed, Estrella Springs and Suncrest Vista at Canyon Trails will provide a combined total of 396 … [More]
Developing a Talent Pipeline to Embrace Arizona’s Chip Growth
Semiconductors are not foreign to Arizona, as chip manufacturers have been established here since the 1940s, the dawn of the first transistor. However, the industry's current growth in the Silicon Desert is unprecedented. According to The New York Times, Arizona has more than 115 chip-related companies, including WGNSTAR, and the state has led the nation in chip investment … [More]
Inside YES’s State-of-the-Art Arizona Tech Center
Covering an impressive expanse of 120,000 square feet, Yield Engineering Systems (YES), a leading provider of technology solutions and process equipment for the semiconductor industry, built a new advanced technology center in Chandler, Arizona, known as the YES Advanced Technology Center, to serve as a platform for best-in-class manufacturing of complex products, validate … [More]
