Powerhouse Research Orgs to Study Online Microbusinesses and Local Economies

GoDaddy

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, and UCLA Anderson Forecast announced today the latest results from their partnership utilizing GoDaddy's Venture Forward data to show the impact online microbusinesses have on local economies and labor markets. UCLA Anderson Forecast economists Leila Bengali and William Yu created a pioneering index … [More]

8 Tips for Cyber Security in a Company

by Phil Cord

Cyber attacks are becoming a more and more common problem for companies, and every business can be targeted, not only big corporations. That's why it is essential to implement security measures and be sure that each company’s systems won't be hacked. Business owners also have to make sure that every service they use, from online fax services to communication apps, is safe and … [More]

Credit Union Appoints New Chief Retail Officer to Lead Innovative Strategies

Desert Financial Credit Union

Laura Wallace has been appointed Chief Retail Officer (CRO) at Desert Financial Credit Union, an iconic name in the Valley with a recently minted statewide charter. A credit union veteran, Wallace rose up the ranks, investing her career at Alliant Credit Union in Chicago, Illinois, for three decades. Alliant is a national, award-winning credit union with more than 600,000 … [More]

Center for the Future of Arizona Names 2021 Public Service Award Recipients

Center for the Future of Arizona

The Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) today announced the five outstanding recipients of the 2021 Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards. Non-elected public servants honored this year are: Deputy Chief of Staff for the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Dr. Sophina Manheimer Calderon, Chief of Staff for the City Manager’s Office/Interim Public Works Director for the … [More]

Former Grubb and Ellis Co-CEO to Lead Phoenix Real Estate Investment Co.

Matthews Real Estate Investments Services

Matthews Real Estate Investment Services™, the nation’s fastest-growing real estate firm, announces addition to executive leadership with the strategic appointment of industry veteran, Bob Osbrink, as Executive Vice President and Market Leader for the Matthews™ Phoenix office. Osbrink will provide strategic direction for market penetration, including business development and … [More]

GoDaddy Teams up with Google to Help Small Businesses Increase Reach and Boost Online Sales

GoDaddy

GoDaddy Inc., the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced an integration with Google which allows GoDaddy customers a way to get discovered across Google surfaces from GoDaddy's Online Store. This expansion to GoDaddy's current Google offering will make it easy for customers to scale their businesses and reach millions of new shoppers via … [More]

U.S. Jobless Claims Show Unexpected Rise from Last Week’s Pandemic Low

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending July 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 419,000, an increase of 51,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 8,000 from 360,000 to 368,000. The 4-week moving average was 385,250, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up … [More]

Arizona and First Place AZ Featured in Award-Winning Autism Documentary

First Place–Phoenix

Arizona and First Place® AZ are prominently featured in an award-winning documentary about autism, “In A Different Key,” showing at the Phoenix Film Festival August 14, 15 and 17 after recently winning an Audience Choice Award at the Sedona International Film Festival. “In A Different Key,” a true story about love, difference and the struggle to belong, follows a mother, … [More]

Four Tips to Improve Customer Retention

by Wayne Goshkarian

After getting new customers, many business owners assume they’ll stick around — but why should they? That’s the question a great retention strategy will help answer for you. More than 70% of customers will leave a business due to unsatisfactory customer service. A big part of customer service is regular communication with customers. What can you do to level up your business and … [More]

4 Expert-Approved Solutions to Small Business Failure

by JC Glancy

If you are a small business owner in the United States, you are in good company. According to the US Census Bureau, around 1.4 million new startups were filed between June and September 2020, but research from Lending Tree reveals that around 20% of those will fail during their first year. There are many reasons new businesses fail, from misreading the market, to hiring … [More]

Are Your Best Marketers Accepting Recruiter Calls?

inbusinessPHX.com

Finding and hiring the right talent is often a difficult task for companies, but retaining workers with high-level skills is becoming even harder as people leave their jobs in droves, looking for improvements in pay, work-life balance, management, and work culture. In digital marketing – a crucial component for business growth – talent retention has never been more critical, … [More]

Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer Plans Additional Hiring Growth in Chandler, Signs Sublease

ASML

Netherlands-based ASML has signed a seven-year, 38,000 square foot office sublease on Price Corridor at 2625 W. Geronimo Place. ASML is currently located in the same business park, Chandler Freeways Crossing, in a different building. Tenant improvements are expected to be complete later this year with ASML moving into their new building in December. ASML provides chipmakers … [More]

Cox Introduces New Service in Phoenix Metro, Protecting Businesses from Outages

Cox Business

Cox Business announced today the launch of its new Internet continuity service, Cox Business Net Assurance. With this solution, Cox customers will be protected from losing Internet connection during outages – giving business owners and their employees peace of mind during the unexpected. Maintaining Internet connectivity is essential for successful businesses of any size. … [More]

Scottsdale Law Firm Awards 18 Teacher Stipends

DeFusco Law

DeFusco Law, a Scottsdale-based law firm, has awarded a record amount of stipends for its bi-annual “Classroom Supply Stipend” program which gives certified teachers $300 for classroom supplies in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD).  For the 2021 fall semester, 18 teachers will receive the funds to help supply their classrooms. Typically, DeFusco offers 10 … [More]

Tempe Chamber CEO to Retire, Immediate Search for Successor

Tempe Chamber of Commerce

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce announced that Anne Gill, president and CEO of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, will step down this summer after five years of service to the organization. Under Anne’s leadership, the Tempe Chamber of Commerce experienced significant growth with an increase to the organization’s net revenue by more than 350% during her tenure. Most notably, she … [More]

National Design-Build Firm Clayco Establishes Phoenix Office

Clayco

Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm headquartered in Chicago announced today that the firm has established an office in Phoeniz, Arizona as part of its western expansion. The new office is located at 2398 E. Camelback Road in the Biltmore area. Clayco’s Arizona expansion is led by Executive Vice President … [More]

Increases in Consumer Interest Correlates with Increase in Vaccinations, Says Yelp Study

Yelp Inc.

Yelp Inc., released second quarter 2021 data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, a benchmark of local economic strength in the U.S. The Q2 2021 YEA report reveals a significant correlation between consumer interest on Yelp and an increase of fully vaccinated populations across states and counties. The report also uncovers business reopenings reaching its highest level … [More]

Rx Management Co. Collaborates with Mobile Service to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness during COVID-19

Magellan Healthcare, Inc.

Magellan Rx Management, a division of Magellan Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGLN), today released results from its collaboration with mPulse Mobile that addresses social isolation and loneliness. Leveraging Magellan Health’s 50+ years of behavioral health expertise and the MRx Cares clinical coaching program, nearly 1,800 members across the United States—ranging in age from 18 to … [More]

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