WEBINAR – June 9: Claiming the Employee Retention Credit: Don’t Miss Out on the Tax Credit that Offers Up to $33,000 per Employee!

NFIB

Join this FREE NFIB webinar, led by Justin Elanjian, CPA, from Aprio, the award-winning, top-rated CPA and Advisory Services Firm, to learn about: ERC eligibility and qualified wages (including certain health plan costs); The process for applying and how to gain immediate access to the ERC credit; and Techniques to maximize the use of the funds in combination with … [More]

High Street ‘Highline Autos Cars and Coffee’ This Saturday

High Street

This Saturday, High Street in Phoenix will be hosting the Highline Autos Cars and Coffee event. Attendees can expect to see 250 plus exotic, classic and luxury cars from all over the Valley at this new monthly event. The Cars and Coffee event at High Street is continuing into the summer and will be keeping it cool in the evening Saturday, June 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. As … [More]

Take Advantage of Extended Summer Hours at City Trailheads

City of Phoenix

During the Valley's warm weather months, Phoenix Park Rangers recommend hiking during the early morning or evening hours when it is cooler and there is more shade. To help with that recommendation, extended summer hours are in effect annually from June through September at three of the city's popular hiking destinations – North Mountain Park and Piestewa Peak Trailhead in … [More]

U.S. Employers Added 559K Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Fell to 5.8%

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 559,000 in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to 5.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in public and private education, and in health care and social assistance. This news release presents statistics from two monthly … [More]

High Demand for Senior Housing Brings Third Acoya Community to AZ

inbusinessPHX.com

Ryan Companies US, Inc., Harrison Street and Cadence Living announce the financial closing of Acoya Shea, a 147-unit luxury senior living community in the heart of Scottsdale. Acoya Shea will offer state-of-the-art independent living, assisted living and memory care housing options. The joint-venture team has officially acquired the 2.55-acre site situated just east of … [More]

Devereux Arizona Offers LGBTQ, Gender-Expansive Integrated Care

Devereux Arizona

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Arizona recently began providing LGBTQ and gender-expansive affirming integrated care to better meet the needs of youth enrolled in the organization’s outpatient program in Phoenix. Devereux Arizona has been added to Mercy Care’s Maricopa County Direct Support and Specialty Provider Directory as a specialty provider of outpatient … [More]

Nearly Half of Small Businesses Unable to Fill Job Openings

NFIB

A record-high 48% of small business owners in May reported unfilled job openings (seasonally adjusted), according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. May is the fourth consecutive month of record-high readings for unfilled job openings and is 26 points higher than the 48-year historical reading of 22%. “Small business owners are struggling at record levels trying to get … [More]

Healthcare Entrepreneur Joins Flinn Foundation Board

Flinn Foundation

Heidi Jannenga, one of Arizona’s most accomplished healthcare-technology entrepreneurs, has been elected to the Flinn Foundation board of directors. Jannenga, co-founder of Phoenix-based WebPT, the leading software provider for electronic medical records and practice management for rehabilitation therapists, brings to the board premier expertise in the clinical and … [More]

SBA Launches Competition, Debuts SBIR Catalyst to Award over $5 Million in Prizes

U.S. Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) with the addition of a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale. The 2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst programs will recognize the … [More]

Akos Medical Campus Opens in Avondale

Akos

Providing improved access to healthcare services for the growing population in Greater Phoenix, Akos MD today announced the opening of the Akos Medical Campus in partnership with Apricus Health. The cutting-edge, newly constructed healthcare facility is located at 10825 W. McDowell Road on an eight-acre site in the heart of Avondale’s Health-Tech Corridor. The first of two … [More]

PNC Completes Acquisition of BBVA

PNC Financial

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc., including its U.S. banking subsidiary BBVA USA. Through this transaction, PNC is now the fifth largest U.S. commercial banking organization with over $560 billion in assets with a coast-to-coast national franchise that will provide a full range of products and … [More]

Canal Convergence Event at Scottsdale Waterfront to Coincide with CODAsummit

Scottsdale Arts

Scottsdale Public Art and CODAworx will converge in November as the annual CODAsummit: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place comes to Scottsdale during Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light. CODAsummit is a three-day conference for all individuals and companies that are involved in creating large-scaled, commissioned art to consider how technology-infused art … [More]

U.S. Jobless Claims Continue to Fall, Lowest since Beginning of Pandemic

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending May 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 385,000, a decrease of 20,000 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 down by 1,000 from 406,000 to 405,000. The 4-week moving average was 428,000, a decrease of 30,500 … [More]

MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate Expands across Arizona, Serves Rapidly Growing Southwest Market

MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate

MedCraft Healthcare Real Estate, a national leader in the development, financing, and management of ambulatory care and medical office buildings, has established an active and growing presence in Arizona and the southwest U.S. region with several prominent health system partnerships. Tucson HealthCare (TMC), Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and Northern Arizona Healthcare … [More]

5 Tips for Improving Business’s Internal Communication System

by Phil Cord

Establishing effective internal communication within the company is an essential part of running a successful business. It is especially important today when many business owners manage office-based and remote teams simultaneously. Fortunately, many software tools, such as Weave Communications, help make this process easier and enable gathering customers’ insights, analyzing … [More]

Partnership to Answer Vaccine Questions and Provide Access to Immunization Records through Intelligent Chat Technology

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Botco.ai, the leading HIPAA-compliant conversational marketing solution, announced today an expanded partnership with STChealth, the leading Immunization Intelligence Network provider, to use Botco.ai’s intelligent chat technology to help people get access to their immunization records and answer vaccine-related questions at scale. Expanding on an earlier program that answered … [More]

WEBINAR – June 24: Getting Back on Track: Help is Here – Educational Webinar Series – Pacific Region

U.S. Small Business Administration - Arizona

The Small Business Administration (SBA) & Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) are providing several educational opportunities for you to: Hear about what steps you can take now to learn and take advantage of new and existing programs that are available at the SBA Get an update regarding programs and recent policy announcements made by the Biden-Harris … [More]

Their Take: Union Bill Threatens Innovation, Employment Across Arizona’s Tech Sector

by Steven G. Zylstra

Continuing to grow and nurture a thriving technology industry in Arizona is fundamental to the state’s economic recovery. That is why, as the one of the largest technology-driven trade associations in the country, the Arizona Technology Council is deeply concerned about legislation in the U.S. Senate that could stifle innovation, limit employment opportunities and threaten … [More]

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