Content Marketing Co. Acquired by Major Valley Marketing Agency

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Digital marketing and branding agency LaneTerralever is acquiring Convince & Convert, a global leader in content marketing and customer-experience, founded by industry pioneer Jay Baer. By combining the practices of the two agencies, companies will be able to access the full scope of services needed to guide the customer-experience journey, from initial insights and … [More]

HelloFresh Subsidiary Factor Signs Full-Building Lease in Goodyear

JLL

HelloFresh’s subsidiary Factor, America’s leading fully prepared meal delivery service, completed a 300,100-square-foot lease in Goodyear. The lease is at Yuma|143, a still-under-construction, Class A, two-building industrial project being co-developed in Goodyear, Arizona by Chicago-based Baker Development Corporation (BDC) and New York’s Foundation Capital Partners (FCP), … [More]

‘My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & the Therapy Continues’ Runs through January 30th

Herberger Theater Center

When the family travels home for a winter visit, Steve is thrown together with all his dysfunctional kin in a riotous celebration of the season. We all get to attend a family dinner at Grandma's where, if you're under 55 you still sit at the children's table, and thirty-five over-fed people share one toilet! It makes you appreciate Let there be Good Will Towards Men, Batteries … [More]

Indigenous Artists Honor Past and Present in New Scottsdale Arts Exhibition

Scottsdale Arts

Scottsdale Public Art will host the “FIRST: Native American Artists of Arizona” Exhibition Jan. 10 – Mar. 30, 2022, at Scottsdale Civic Center Library. “FIRST: Native American Artists of Arizona” features work by artists who descend from the first Indigenous people of North America. Artists include Chelsea Bighorn, David Butler, Ron Carlos, David Haff, Damian Jim, Zachary … [More]

Top 5 Tips to Thrive as a Successful Entrepreneur in 2022

by Nora Tobin

How many of our friends, family and even old acquaintances from middle school did we see create their own businesses during 2021? A lot. Some out of necessity and others because they wanted a new challenge. No matter how they started, guaranteed they all have a few things in common. Here are my top 5 tips to thrive as a successful entrepreneur in 2022: Tip #1: Set … [More]

Sidestep the Great Resignation: Keep Workers by Helping Their Communities

by Hannah Nokes and Maggie Z. Miller 

From a business perspective, the turbulent year of 2021 will be remembered for “The Great Resignation,” when record numbers of employees left their jobs. But when it comes to the worldwide problem of talent shortages across many industries, perhaps employers haven’t seen anything yet. New Year’s resolutions of retaining top employees or finding the right talents when … [More]

COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Now Available to Everyone 12 and Older

Arizona Department of Health Services

Expanding eligibility for COVID-19 boosters to include ages 12 and up is welcome news as the Omicron variant fuels a surge in cases around the country. Following approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expanded its booster recommendation to include ages 12 to 15. The CDC previously expanded eligibility to … [More]

Payroll Employment Rises by 199,000 in December, Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.9%

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 199,000 in December, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in manufacturing, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. This news release presents … [More]

Small Businesses Struggle to Increase Workforce, Says Report

NFIB

Small business owners continue to struggle to increase their workforce, with 25% of owners saying labor quality was their top business problem in December, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. Thirteen percent of owners cited labor costs as their top business problem, up three points from November and a 48-year record high. “The labor shortage is holding back … [More]

Businesses Set Their Sights on Growth in 2022 Despite Supply Chain and Cost-Related Challenges

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Small and midsize U.S. business leaders remain confident in their companies and resourceful in their approaches to confronting macroeconomic challenges that have created growing pains over the last year, finds JPMorgan Chase’s 2022 Business Leaders Outlook Survey released today. As a new year begins, the majority of business leaders are feeling upbeat: 83% of midsize and 71% … [More]

Leading Industrial Developer and Investor Makes Push Into Fast-Growing Mesa

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Capping an extraordinarily productive year, New York-based Wharton Industrial announced today that it has acquired a 101-acre parcel of land in Mesa, Arizona. The company plans to invest over $200 million into the site to develop an 11-building, 1.5 million-square foot Class A industrial park, to be known as ‘The Hub@202’. The buildings will range in size from 65,000 square … [More]

Home Ownership More Affordable Than Renting in Majority of U.S. Housing Markets

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ATTOM, curator of the nation's premier property database, today released its 2022 Rental Affordability Report, which shows that owning a median-priced home is more affordable than the average rent on a three-bedroom property in 666, or 58 percent, of the 1,154 U.S. counties analyzed for the report. That means major home ownership expenses consume a smaller portion of average … [More]

2021 Homebuying Frenzy Concludes with Double-Digit Price Growth, Says Report

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December listing prices accelerated 10.0% year-over-year nationally and at an even faster pace in more than one-quarter of large metros, led by Las Vegas (+32.4%) and Austin (+28.8%) Colder weather may be settling in, but new housing data suggests the winter market is heating up, as looming mortgage rate hikes motivate more buyers to search for a home despite limited … [More]

Tech Solutions Co. for Local Governments Acquires Arizona-Based Data Analytics Leader

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GCOM, a leading technology company that specializes in outcome-driven solutions for state and local governments, today announced the acquisition of ASR Analytics (ASR), a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and advanced analytics for federal, state and local governments, as well as higher education institutions. ASR is GCOM's seventh acquisition since … [More]

Need an Extra Boost with Your Career? A Mentor Can Help

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The importance of mentors was on full display when retired Navy Capt. Barbara Bell recently attended the unveiling of a new exhibit that featured her and seven other women in aviation at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Maryland. One of the other women in attendance, Colleen Nevius, the first woman to graduate from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, once served as a mentor … [More]

Phoenix CRE Market Update: Office Occupancy on the Rise

by Adriana Marinescu

November was another good month for the Greater Phoenix market as office vacancy once again trended downward. According to CommercialEdge data, average vacancy decreased to 14.7 percent, marking a 250-basis-point drop year-over-year. By comparison, the national rate stood at 15.2 percent, 140 basis points higher than recorded in November 2020. As vacancy dropped, … [More]

Phoenix City Council Approves Water Conservation Plan

City of Phoenix

The Phoenix City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, to allow the city to enter into an agreement with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District in response to continuing declines in water supplies in Lake Mead on the Colorado River. The agreement, known as the 500+ Plan, involves the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and stakeholders in Arizona, California, … [More]

How to Start 2022 with the Right Mindset to Grow Your Business

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The historical surge in new U.S. businesses in 2021 could well be surpassed in 2022, with one report predicting a third consecutive record year for entrepreneurship – all during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a new year begins, many business owners are focusing on sales objectives and finding the right talent. But with many new entrepreneurs entering the arena, there’s more for … [More]

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