Tempe Officials Call for Bold Federal Investment in Clean Transportation and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

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In support of World EV Day, Tempe Mayor Corey D. Woods and Councilmember Lauren Kuby joined electric vehicle (EV) advocates for a press conference to call for Congress to pass a budget that makes bold investments in clean transportation infrastructure and electric vehicle charging stations. Moms Clean Air Force Arizona and Plug In America sponsored this event as part of a $10 … [More]

Technology Industry Continues to Be the Catalyst for Growth According to Arizona Technology Council’s Industry Impact Report

Arizona Technology Council

The Arizona Technology Council today released its Q2 2021 Arizona Technology Industry Impact Report, providing new details on the growth of the state’s technology sector. A positive indicator in the report was STEM job posts reached an all-time high of 37,506 in June. In addition, the number of technology jobs and wages increased by 3.25% and 2.96%, respectively, over the … [More]

Partnership Will Allow MIND 24-7 to Streamline Patient Records and Prioritize Quality of Care

MIND 24-7

MIND 24-7, an emerging leader in immediate-access behavioral health venues and services, has engaged the leading behavioral health software of KipuHealth to offer a groundbreaking approach to serve those in need of mental health services and support. This collaboration will support MIND 24-7’s mission of dramatically improving patient care by enabling them to track, analyze, … [More]

WEBINAR – Sep 23: YouTube Search Engine Optimization

Arizona Commerce Authority

UPCOMING SESSIONS Please join us for the upcoming Boot Camp sessions. If you missed any sessions this week, watch here. SESSION 188: Thursday - September 23 | 9:00 AM YouTube Search Engine Optimization Join us for the third and final session in Financial Portion’s three-part series focused on digital marketing for small business owners. In … [More]

WEBINAR – Sep 21: Sales Strategies to Soar Through the 2021 Holiday Season

Arizona Commerce Authority

UPCOMING SESSIONS Please join us for the upcoming Boot Camp sessions. If you missed any sessions this week, watch here. SESSION 187: Tuesday - September 21 | 9:00 AM Sales Strategies to Soar Through the 2021 Holiday Season The 2021 holidays are likely to be unlike any other. Make sure your sales “SOAR” through the holidays. This session will … [More]

U.S. Jobless Claims Hit All-Time Pandemic Low, Employers Retain Workers

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending September 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 310,000, a decrease of 35,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when it was 256,000. The previous week's level was revised up by 5,000 from 340,000 to 345,000. The 4-week moving average was 339,500, a decrease of … [More]

Walgreens and VillageMD Expand in Arizona with 22 Full-Service, Primary Care Practices Opening by End of Year

Walgreens

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD announced the opening of 18 Village Medical at Walgreens locations in the Phoenix area with plans to open four additional locations by end of this year. Through the Walgreens and VillageMD integrated care model, patients are able to receive comprehensive primary care alongside convenient and cost-effective pharmacy services. “The … [More]

Your Business Can Thrive, But You Can’t Do It Alone

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Entrepreneurs and business leaders often have such traits as being motivated, creative, visionary, and highly driven. While those qualities are great and necessary in the business world, they can also be dangerous. This is because entrepreneurs are often so driven that they want to do everything on their own. It’s important for them to remember that they can help their business … [More]

Entrepreneurs: Failure Happens, But Don’t Let It Stop You! 

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New businesses fail by the thousands. They open to great fanfare in a strip shopping center, on a downtown street corner, or perhaps in someone’s garage. Then quietly they vanish, victim to a weak economy, poor planning, limited resources or simply because the entrepreneur’s vision was a bad idea right from the get-go. Yet, despite the potential woes involved in launching … [More]

Tempe Multifamily Complex Announces First-of-Its-Kind Mobility Program to Make Car-Free Living a Reality

Culdesac

Culdesac is announcing a first-of-its-kind series of mobility partnerships to make car-free living convenient, affordable, and adaptable for every resident of Culdesac Tempe. The real estate technology company's new mobility partners include Valley Metro, Bird, Envoy, and Lyft. Through these mobility partnerships and other benefits, Culdesac is excited to announce that all … [More]

Major Arizona Cities Expand Assistance for Small Businesses on Digital Platform

HUUB

Arizona's major cities are reinvesting in their small businesses in big ways. After being recognized as two of the top five fastest cities in the nation to recover from the pandemic, the City of Mesa and the Town of Gilbert are renewing their investment in small businesses. Both cities have launched another round of grant-funded assistance for small businesses through the HUUB … [More]

WEBINAR – Sep 21: Staying Ahead of Privacy Regulations

Lewis Roca

Join us for the third and final installment of our Cyber Webinar series! Cybersecurity and data privacy lawyers John Gray, Hilary Wells, Bill Nelson, and Ed Barkel will present a one-hour webinar addressing recent and upcoming changes in privacy law and regulation and how your organization can stay ahead of the curve. Topics will include: Recent privacy-law changes … [More]

Help for the Horrible Hybrid Meeting: Five Ailments and Remedies

by Kate Zabriskie

Some people are in the office, some are home, others are on the road, and they’re all part of the same meeting. Who is looking forward to this hybrid get-together? Nobody, absolutely no one. What makes these blended meetings so bad? A lot of the same factors that cause in-person confabs to go south plus some new complications brought to us courtesy of the virtual world. What … [More]

The City of Phoenix Paying Customer’s Outstanding City Services Bills

City of Phoenix

​The Phoenix City Council has earmarked $5 million to help customers impacted financially by the pandemic pay utility bills. Customers can apply for the city's Deferred Payment Arrangement (DPA) Recovery Program to pay a portion of customer's outstanding city services bill. Using funding from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the city will pay two-thirds of the … [More]

Women’s Health Practice Partners to Expand, New CEO Named

Women’s Health Arizona

Women’s Health Arizona, the largest integrated practice of OB-GYN physicians in the state, announced today further growth through a strategic partnership with Valley Women for Women, an acclaimed women’s health practice with five locations serving the greater Phoenix area, and that Juan Vega has been appointed CEO to lead the organization in this new chapter. A proud member … [More]

HomeAdvantage Expands to Serve Credit Union Members Nationally

HomeAdvantage

Scottsdale-based HomeAdvantage®, the largest real estate Credit Union Service Organization, is expanding nationally to help credit unions secure more of their members’ purchase mortgage business no matter where in the United States the real estate transaction takes place. Credit union members can now connect with certified real estate agents and earn HomeAdvantage Cash Rewards … [More]

Millionaire Mastermind Academy and Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Announces Entrepreneur Summit Sept. 15

Millionaire Mastermind Academy, Inc.

The Millionaire Mastermind Academy, Inc. and the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts are excited to announce that they will host the 2021 United Diversity Business Summit on Sept. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme of the summit is “Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem,” with workshops on measuring diversity and inclusion initiatives, mentoring minority … [More]

Can Gig Apps Help Reduce Labor Shortages?

by Wayne Goshkarian

The pandemic devastated businesses in all industries last year, leaving many unemployed. In fact, at the height of the pandemic more than 1.6 million Arizonans were collecting unemployment in June 2020. Now more than a year later, many businesses are fully open but are struggling to hire new employees despite companies offering incentives like sign-on bonuses and improved pay. … [More]

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