New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day: Restaurants Offering Specials to Ring in 2021

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This year, many restaurants are open on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day offering special menus, champagne toasts and even live music. Check out the best New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day restaurant deals below from RetailMeNot. Many of these offers vary by location, so call ahead or make reservations to confirm your spot. Please let me know if you have any questions. If … [More]

ICU Nurse is First Team Member to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine as Banner Health Opens Vaccine Clinics

Banner Health

Emily Beck was the first Banner Health frontline health care worker in Arizona to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as Banner opened its COVID-19 vaccination clinics in central Phoenix. Following her overnight shift as a nurse in the intensive care unit at Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix, Beck pulled into the drive-through vaccine lane at 8 a.m. at the Arizona State … [More]

Fry’s Food Stores and Phoenix Suns Tip-Off 14th Season Together

Phoenix Suns

Despite these unprecedented challenging times, there are some things that just can’t be stopped. With the renewal of one of the Suns’ longest standing partnerships, 14 years in total, the team will celebrate Fry’s Food Stores Tip-Off Week while preparing for the 2020-21 home opener against the Dallas Mavericks on December 23. “With shared family values and a … [More]

Home Value Growth Breaks Records as Rents Stabilize

Zillow

Rent appreciation began to recover in November after a long slide that began in February, and home value growth soared to new heights, according to Zillow's® latest Real Estate Market Report1. Looking forward, Zillow economists predict 2021 sales to be the strongest since 2005, for rent growth to make up for what it lost in 2020 and for home values to reach 10% year over year … [More]

Amazon Offers Customers Free, Convenient and Easy Returns at More Locations This Holiday Season

Amazon

Amazon announced that it’s here to help make buying – and returning – even more stress-free and convenient as possible this holiday season. New this year, customers have even more time to make a decision on keeping that gift or holiday purchase with an even longer returns window. Most items shipped between October 1 and December 31, 2020, can be returned until January 31, 2021. … [More]

Arizona Dental Benefits Provider COVID-19 Relief Funding Efforts Expected to Reach $1.1B 

Delta Dental of Arizona

Delta Dental announced its COVID-19 relief efforts are expected to reach $1.1 billion by early 2021, including more than $10 million in Arizona alone. This significant financial commitment builds on Delta Dental's 65-year history of supporting America's oral health and continues its leadership in the provision of support to the U.S. dental marketplace during the COVID-19 … [More]

Flinn Foundation President and CEO Tammy McLeod Joins the Utility Customer Research Consortium as a Board Advisor

Flinn Foundation

Poised to apply a broad level of private-sector executive and community leadership experience that includes nearly 23 years at Arizona Public Service, Arizona’s largest public utility, Flinn Foundation President and CEO Tammy McLeod, Ph.D., has accepted the position of Board Advisor of The Utility Customer Research Consortium (UCRC). Comprised of a blue-ribbon panel of senior … [More]

Five Leadership Principles to Help Us Thrive in Perilous Times

by Abrar Ansari

Regardless of where your company or organization is right now, 2021 is likely to be a year like no other we have ever experienced. The world has never been so stressed, with people being under numerous threats both perceived and actual, and feeling alienated, divided and uncertain about the future. As the author of (Management by Intent) – The Five Principles, I say thriving … [More]

WEBINAR – Jan 5 and 7: Arizona Small Business Boot Camp & Collective

Arizona Commerce Authority

UPCOMING SESSIONS Please join us for the first round of Boot Camp sessions in 2021. ​​​​​ If you missed any sessions this week, watch here. SESSION 108: TUESDAY - January 5 | 9:00 AM Building Your Mindset For A Successful 2021 Set the tone for a successful 2021 and join us for a discussion focused on goal-setting, led by Sandler … [More]

Mandatory Electronic Filing for Arizona Corporate Taxpayers Kicks Off in 2021

Arizona Department of Revenue

  Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) continues its commitment to enhancing efficiencies for its customers by taking another step forward in expanding electronic filing for corporate taxpayers. Introduced in tax year 2019, a corporation or partnership can electronically file its income tax return to ADOR. Legislation signed into law in 2017 makes it mandatory for … [More]

1 in 2 Arizona Young Adults Consider Career Change during Pandemic, Says Poll

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

According to a new public opinion poll, approximately 52% of Arizonans surveyed say they have considered changing careers during the past six months, and 71% don’t believe all office jobs will return even after the pandemic is over. Nearly half of Arizonans surveyed have recently “considered going into a career in the skilled trades,” including automotive, diesel, welding … [More]

Completion on Apartments is Nearing through Unique Partnership

FSL

FSL (Foundation for Senior Living) is pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for leasing at Spectrum Courtyard Apartments, a new affordable living/multi-family project, located at 21st and Missouri Avenues will be completed in early 2021. The property consists of 25 one-and two-bedroom apartment units and includes a partnership between FSL and First Place … [More]

Governor Announces Healthcare Workers Receiving Vaccine, Additional Funding

State of Arizona Office of the Governor

Governor Doug Ducey today toured the vaccine distribution site at the Arizona State Fairgrounds and announced ten Arizona health care frontline workers who will be among the first Arizonans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. After the tour, the Governor also announced the state is distributing $15 million in additional funding to the Arizona Department of Health Services … [More]

WESTMARC Launches West Valley Hot Topics Event Series

WESTMARC

WESTMARC is set to launch West Valley Hot Topics series sponsored by Salt River Project (SRP).  The series will launch in January 2021 with a focus on key issues that drive business attraction and economic development for the West Valley of the Greater Phoenix Metro area. “SRP is proud to be a sponsor of the WESTMARC West Valley Hot Topics Series, which will bring together … [More]

Weekly Jobless Claims Increase Again Following Record Rise of COVID-19 Cases

U.S. Department of Labor

In the week ending December 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 885,000, an increase of 23,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 9,000 from 853,000 to 862,000. The 4-week moving average was 812,500, an increase of 34,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was … [More]

WEBINAR – Jan 7: ACG Arizona Young Dealmakers “M&A 101” Lunch and Learn Series January 2021

Association for Corporate Growth-Arizona

Join ACG Arizona for a new series of events designed to educate and inform about the M&A marketplace. Our new “M&A 101” series will bring together experts from across the industry to provide an overview of the key topics that drive deal flow and shape the overall market. The second of these events will be on Thursday, January 7th at 11:30 a.m. MST and will feature … [More]

What Every Savvy Business Owner Should Know about Holiday Marketing

by Lamar Tyler

You should be selling during the holidays. When I say selling, I mean you should really be selling a lot of your products and services because people are ready to buy! Many retail businesses make the bulk of their revenue during the fourth quarter and this is largely propelled by holiday spending. Even if you’re not in a retail niche, the opportunity for you to get your … [More]

How the Economic ‘Reset’ Can Work in Your Favor

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While news of vaccines on the horizon signal hope, some analysts think a sizable chunk of the U.S. economy has been damaged permanently by COVID-19, with more layoffs and business closures still to come in 2021. But to others, the future of a “new economy” in the post-COVID world is bright, opening doors for entrepreneurs, working professionals and small-to-medium business … [More]

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