CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its latest Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), which analyzes single-family rent price changes nationally and across major metropolitan areas. April 2021 data shows a national rent increase of 5.3% year over year, up from a 2.4% year-over-year increase in April … [More]
Inventory Rebounds amid Record Home Value and Rent Growth
Continued torrid growth in the housing market paired with a long-awaited bump in inventory in May, according to Zillow's® latest Market Report. Home value appreciation continues to break records and typical time on market is down to just six days. Meanwhile, rents are rising quickly across the U.S., breaking out after growth was stymied under the pandemic. Inventory is … [More]
Phoenix Named as Finalist in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Global Mayors Challenge
The City of Phoenix is one of 50 Champion Cities selected today as finalists in the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge, a global innovation competition that identifies and accelerates the most ambitious ideas developed by cities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These 50 urban innovations rose to the top of a competitive pool of more than 630 applications from 99 countries, in … [More]
Herberger Theater Center Fights to Keep Performing Arts Alive with ‘1000 Friends in 1000 Days’ Challenge
The Herberger Theater Center is launching a special campaign to raise funds essential to not only raising the curtain again for live performances in Phoenix, but to supporting the continuation of the Theater’s unique outreach programs for low-income children and teens across the Valley. In this multi-year campaign, the Herberger Theater aims to grow its donor base to 1,000 … [More]
Phoenix Children’s Ranked in all 10 Specialties By U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Children’s Hospitals’
For the fifth time, Phoenix Children’s Hospital has earned national rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” in 10 out of 10 ranked specialties. The health system is the only children’s hospital in Arizona ever to have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report and one of only 22 children’s hospitals that received 10 out of 10 shields in the … [More]
Mes del orgullo: Cinco formas en que las pequeñas empresas pueden apoyar a la comunidad LGBTQ+
Cada año, más y más empresas en todo el país actualizan sus logotipos con el símbolo del arcoíris que se usa para celebrar el Mes del Orgullo en junio. Hacen este gesto de marketing en apoyo de la comunidad LGBTQ+ y celebrar las vidas queer como miembros importantes de nuestra sociedad. El Mes del Orgullo es un mes completo dedicado a elevar las voces LGBTQ+, celebrar la … [More]
Pride Month: Five Ways Small Businesses Can Support the LGBTQ+ Community
Each year, more and more businesses across the country update their logos with the rainbow symbol used to celebrate Pride Month in June. They do this marketing gesture in support of the LGBTQ+ community and embrace queer lives as important members in our society. Pride Month is an entire month dedicated to uplift LGBTQ+ voices, celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and support LGBTQ+ … [More]
Arizona Announces $8 Million Deposit to the Housing Trust Fund
Governor Doug Ducey announced Friday a transfer of $8 million from the Arizona Industrial Development Authority’s Fiscal Year 2021 single family mortgage balance to the Arizona Department of Housing. The funds will go directly into the Arizona Housing Trust Fund, pursuant to state law. “I am pleased to see that we have added more resources to the Housing Trust Fund, which … [More]
Equality Health Launches Partnership with Devoted Health
Equality Health, a whole-health delivery system that aims to improve access to value-based care, is now working with Devoted Health, one of the fastest-growing Medicare Advantage plans in the United States. “We want to empower patients with knowledge to achieve their healthcare goals in order to live healthy lives and prevent disease,” said Lisa Stevens Anderson, … [More]
CrossFirst Bank Enters Fast-Growing Phoenix Market
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc., the bank holding company for CrossFirst Bank, announced today that it has plans to enter the Phoenix, Arizona market and has named Kevin Halloran as Phoenix Market President. “As we looked to expand outside our traditional CrossFirst footprint, we believe Phoenix is a great opportunity given the region’s favorable demographics, strong population, … [More]
Arizona Foundation for Women Graduates Inaugural SHE Leads!™ Class of 2021
Arizona Foundation for Women (AFW), a not-for-profit agency that advocates for women’s causes in Arizona, graduated 29 Arizona women from SHE Leads!™, a women’s-centric leadership program dedicated to advancing women in the workplace. Throughout the past six months, SHE Leads!™ participants raised over $68,000 for non-profits focused on helping Arizona women. The cohort is … [More]
WEBINAR – June 15, 16 & 17: Arizona Small Business Boot Camp & Collective
UPCOMING SESSIONS Please join us for the upcoming Boot Camp sessions. If you missed any sessions this week, watch here. SESSION 157: TUESDAY - June 15 | 9:00 AM How to Rebuild and Refocus Your Team to Return Stronger Join us for a session that will explore how to … [More]
Report: More Degrees Awarded in 2020, Arizona Continues to Lag Nation in Educational Attainment
Arizona’s public universities produced more degrees in 2020 than at any other time in the state’s history. In fiscal year 2020, Arizona public university graduates earned 47,531 total degrees, a 29 percent increase over the last five years. Detailed in the new Arizona Board of Regents Fiscal Year 2020 College Completion Report are degree trends, documenting the contribution … [More]
