If you love shopping at your neighborhood Goodwill, you will love working there too. Goodwill is hiring for a variety of positions including retail entry-level, management, warehouse and transportation. Job seekers can apply at any Goodwill retail location on Friday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring plenty of copies of your resume, dress professionally and have a positive … [More]
Meritage Homes Introduces Affordable New Communities in Greater Phoenix
Meritage Homes, the seventh-largest public homebuilder in the U.S., has announced the expansion of its footprint with two new, affordable communities in Laveen Village and Avondale. These new communities offer a variety of single-family floorplans with a unique design approach and streamlined buying process. Now open for in-person tours, Element on Euclid and Verde Trails … [More]
Arizona-Based EPS Group Named Design Firm of the Year by ENR Southwest
Following a milestone year in 2021, Arizona-based civil engineering firm EPS Group was named Southwest Design Firm of the Year by ENR in its annual look at the Top Design Firms in the region. Based in Mesa, with offices in Phoenix and Tucson, EPS Group recently held a ribbon cutting/grand opening celebration for its new market office in Loveland, Colorado. The company hired … [More]
Phoenix Office Construction Downshifts
The Phoenix office market witnessed both highs and lows in the first quarter of 2022, according to CommercialEdge. Office construction slowed down across the metro in Q1, as only 1 million square feet of office space was underway as of March, an amount representing 0.8 percent of stock; the national pipeline had reached 2.2 percent. In the same period, completions accounted for … [More]
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli Elects Six Partners
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC is pleased to announce Kristin W. Basha, Anne Holmgren, John Lierman, Fernando C. Palomares, Ravi Patel, and Robert E. M. Smith have been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective May 1. Meet each of the firm’s newest partners below. Kristin W. Basha (Phoenix) Kristin is an attorney in the firm’s Medical Malpractice Trial Group with … [More]
Park Central Continues Growth With New On-Site Life Sciences Hub
A life sciences boom is underway in midtown Phoenix, making healthcare and bioscience among the fastest-growing industries in the greater Phoenix marketplace — and Park Central is at the heart of it, with plans for a new life sciences hub on site. The project’s development team has created an exciting conceptual design for an 80,000-square-foot life sciences facility in the … [More]
Arizona Energy Providers and State Universities Join Forces to Pursue a Carbon-Neutral Economy
As we reported last week, four Arizona energy providers and the state’s three public universities are forming a new, interdisciplinary coalition with the goal of attaining a carbon neutral economy in Arizona. Faced with the complexity of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions across economic sectors, and the urgency to respond to the climate crisis, this coalition will combine … [More]
Staffing Service Streamlines Hiring Process for Remote Work Companies
Two years ago the sudden onset of the pandemic forced over 70% of American workers to transition to remote work. However, with a regained sense of normalcy, employers are finding it not so simple to return to the office with rising business costs at the forefront of the battle. As we head into the post-pandemic future, Scottsdale-based company, Remote Raven, recently announced … [More]
Greater Phoenix Chamber Names 2022 Impact Award Honorees
Concord General Contracting, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona have been named the small, mid-size and large Businesses of the Year by the Greater Phoenix Chamber during the Annual IMPACT Awards held Friday, May 13th. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the prestigious awards program. Small Business of the Year: Concord General … [More]
Heritage Trail to Promote Dude Ranches Across Arizona
Governor Doug Ducey recently signed legislation to help preserve and promote Arizona’s dude ranches and the unique experiences they deliver to Arizonans and thousands of visitors each year. HB2398, sponsored by Rep. Tim Dunn of Yuma, creates the Arizona Dude Ranch Heritage Trail Program, which provides a framework for highlighting the historical essence that guests can … [More]
Scottsdale Fashion Week Glorious Events Continue into This Weekend
Scottsdale Fashion Week returns to the Valley for the first time since 2019! As Arizona’s biggest fashion event, the week is full of glamorous runway shows, elite venues and world-class designers that will provide an unforgettable experience. Taking place from May 12thto May 15th, with plenty to do over this upcoming weekend, each night has a special theme that coincides with … [More]
Financial Literacy App Raises $5.2M to Launch Gamified Banking Platform for Kids and Teens
Serial entrepreneurs Scott Donnell and Travis Adams have raised a $5.2 million seed round led by Altrus Capital and a pool of private investors to launch the GravyStack financial literacy app. Key investors include Chad Willardson, Mark Timm, Gino Wickman, Jim Kwik, Kate Wells, Loral Langemeier, and David Meltzer. GravyStack will launch in mid-2022 with a … [More]
Qwick Names Company’s First Chief People Officer as Rapid Growth Continues
Qwick, the leading staffing-as-a-service platform for hospitality businesses and professionals, has appointed Derek Johnson as its first Chief People Officer. Johnson joins at a time when Qwick is expanding employee headcount faster than ever. He will lead the company's key human resources functions including Qwick's diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging program. … [More]
