The Arizona Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Lorenzo Chavez will become Executive Director, Education & Scholarships beginning March 14, 2022. He succeeds Joy Klein who will be leaving to join Friends of the Children as Executive Director of the organization’s Phoenix location later this month. Chavez has worked for Arizona State University for the past … [More]
Personal Growth Platform GUIDELY Launches Subscription Membership Program and App
Guidely, the intelligent platform for personal growth and development, announced today the launch of "Guidely Community", a new membership community and smartphone app, making personal growth, mental health and coaching services more accessible to people worldwide. Highlighting the Guidely Community's exclusive and premium offerings, is a live workshop coming March 15 at 8pm ET … [More]
CommonSpirit Health and DHGE Launch Nation’s Largest and Most Innovative Nurse Residency Program
Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. They comprise 33% of the workforce at CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation's largest health systems. Across America, labor data show the demand for registered nurses will continue to grow by 5% in the next five years. As shortages persist due to resignations and retirement, employers will need to not only recruit 1.1 million new nurses … [More]
Nestlé Invests $675 Million to Build Arizona Factory, Creating 350 Jobs
Nestlé USA announced a $675 million investment to build a new beverage facility in Glendale, Arizona. The 630,000-square-foot factory is expected to be operational in 2024, creating over 350 jobs. The facility, which will sit on 143.6 net acres of land in Glendale, will produce high-quality creamers for Nestlé’s category-leading portfolio, including the Coffee mate, Coffee … [More]
invisionAZ and StartUpAZ Announce New Block of EmergeAZ Fast II Grant Awardees
invisionAZ and StartupAZ announce new blocks of EmergeAZ Fast II Grant awardees. In partnership with Governor Doug Ducey, $1.5 million has been allocated to the EmergeAZ Fast II Grant to provide resources to Arizona entrepreneurs and startups with emerging technologies designed to address current and future economic, health, or societal challenges. “The first year of grants … [More]
Healthcare Certifications Top List of Well-Paying Careers by U.S. News and World Report
"U.S. News and World Report" just released a list of 15 certifications that can lead to well-paying careers. Of the 15 listed, the majority of those careers were in the medical field. All of those medical careers are available at Pima Medical Institute. While not every program is available at every Pima Medical location, several are. Medical Assistant and Medical Secretary, … [More]
Watermark Tempe adds Cession ‘Southern-Style’ Bistro as Newest Lakeside Tenant
Cession, a Bistro-style restaurant serving "Southern-themed" foods, will be joining Watermark Tempe, a premier mixed-use development totaling 1.9 million square feet at the Scottsdale Rd & SWC Loop 202 in Tempe, Arizona. Cession will occupy 8,462 square feet of Watermark’s 265,000-sf office tower located at 410 North Scottsdale Road, abutting the lake’s boardwalk. The … [More]
Lincoln Property Starts 2.5 MSF Phase of Phoenix-Area Project
LPC Desert West, the Southwest arm of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co., has begun work on the three-building, nearly 2.5 million-square-foot phase two of the company’s Park303 in Glendale, Ariz. The project’s first phase was sold last September to BentallGreenOak for $186 million, which reportedly was the highest single-building industrial sales price in Arizona history. … [More]
ASU Collaboration Releases Study of Women in the Music Industry
The Recording Academy®, Arizona State University (ASU) and Berklee College of Music Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (BerkleeICE) revealed the results of the inaugural Women In The Mix Study® designed to examine and better understand the experiences and socio-economic landscape of women and gender-expansive people working in the American music industry. Developed to … [More]
Scottsdale Female Founder on FastCompany Most Innovative List 2022
Have Her Back (HHB) has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022. Founded in 2019, by Caroline Dettman, Pamela Culpepper of Scottsdale, and Erin Gallagher, Have Her Back is a women-owned, minority-led culture consultancy working with companies to tackle equity for all historically excluded groups differently and … [More]
Foundation to Honor National and Local Women Changemakers at Event
Arizona Foundation for Women (AFW) will honor Grammy- and Emmy-nominated musician, author and humanitarian Sheila E., and advocates for Arizona women, Debbie Nez-Manuel and Dr. Candace Lew, at the upcoming Silver Soirée. Sheila E. will receive the 2022 Sandra Day O’Connor Lifetime Achievement Award; Debbie Nez-Manuel will receive the Voice of Women award; and Dr. Candace Lew … [More]
Mexican Food Restaurant Opening First Drive-Thru, Walk-Up Concept
Mesquite Fresh Street Mex, a family-owned concept serving a modern take on Mexican street cuisine, is opening the first drive-thru and walk-up only location on March 19 in Gilbert. The grand opening of the store on 4875 S Val Vista Drive begins at 11 a.m. with a special “golden ticket” giveaway that will award multiple winners free burritos for a year. The celebration will also … [More]
Insurance Co. Ups Minimum Wage in Scottsdale to $21 per Hour
Along with a market-leading, flexible work model, Nationwide is again raising the minimum wage it will pay for its workforce. The Columbus, Ohio-based Fortune 100 insurance and financial services provider is raising its minimum pay to $21 per hour, effective April 4, which makes it a leading employer providing one of the highest minimum wages in the country. The change will … [More]
Home Prices Surge to Record High as Competition Heats Up
Home prices spiked to an all-time high of $363,975 as the market continued to heat up during the four-week period ending February 27, according to a new report from Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. The median home-sale price was up 16% year over year, the biggest annual gain since August. The typical home sold for 0.8% above list price, the largest … [More]
