The Department is a mid-rise building in downtown Phoenix that provides cutting-edge space for co-working, retail, office and events. Launched in 2015, The Department was the first co-working space in the core of downtown Phoenix and doubled the size of its co-working offering in 2019. It was launched as an initiative of Marketplace One, an impact-investment … [More]
Enterprise Bank & Trust – Jeff Friesen, President, Arizona Region
By providing a robust suite of financial products, top-tier client service and expertise in many specialty banking areas, Enterprise has grown substantially in the Phoenix area. We differentiate ourselves locally by bringing a truly consultative approach to our clients. We provide thought leadership through our "Think Tank" series, which tackles issues … [More]
Equality Health – Hugh Lytle, Founder, Chairman & CEO
Equality Health is a revolutionary, integrated, value-based care delivery system that aims to improve access to quality care for populations that have long struggled with navigating the traditional one-size-fits-all U.S. healthcare model. Working closely with community stakeholders, Equality Health pioneered a sustainable, technology-enabled whole-person … [More]
FSW Funding – Robyn Barrett, Managing Member
FSW Funding, a woman-owned company, has worked with many Arizona-based businesses over the last 19 years and provided lines of credit when banks were unable to do so. Basically, banks underwrite the historical performance of a company via the positive cash flow a company generates. FSW Funding underwrites the future of a company by evaluating the accounts … [More]
Introducing the Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy
The Arizona Community Foundation has renamed its Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy in honor of Richard Tollefson and Marc Kellenberger to recognize their transformative legacy gift and invaluable leadership to the community. The Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy at ACF was established to promote philanthropy and charitable investment for LGBTQ communities … [More]
Global Technology Company WeTravel Expands to Scottsdale
WeTravel, an online platform for small travel companies to collect payments, manage bookings and pay suppliers, has announced they will create at least 100 jobs in the next three years across their new operating and sales location in Scottsdale, Ariz. “We’re very proud and excited to bring WeTravel to Scottsdale. The talent pool, the economic climate, and the business … [More]
Grand Canyon University Unveils Unique Business Innovation Center
Grand Canyon University has opened Canyon Ventures Center, a student-centric innovation and business acceleration center that is unlike any other in Arizona. The center already has over 30 start-ups working in it, seven of which are run by GCU students. Canyon Ventures is unique among business incubator spaces in that it: offers space rent-free, including Wi-Fi, … [More]
Gallagher & Kennedy Named Public Procurement Law Firm of the Year in Arizona – 2020
The law firm of Gallagher & Kennedy is proud to announce that it is the recipient for the 2020 Public Procurement Law Firm of the Year award for Arizona by Global Law Experts. Global Law Experts (GLE) conducted an extensive nomination and research process for the 11th Annual GLE Awards. The shortlisted candidates were judged on client testimonials, key cases, legal … [More]
Atari ® Announces World-Class Video Game-Themed Atari Hotels ™
Atari® — one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and entertainment producers — today announced a deal with GSD Group — a leading innovation and strategy agency, led by founder Shelly Murphy and partner Napoleon Smith III — to acquire the rights to build video game-themed Atari Hotels in the United States, with the first location breaking ground in Phoenix, AZ later this … [More]
Sixth Annual Phoenix Startup Week Announces 2020 Keynote Speakers
PHX Startup Week, the largest entrepreneurial event in the Valley of the Sun, is focused on bringing together the local startup community for a week of education, connection and support. This community-organized event is focused on bringing together diverse voices from all corners of the Phoenix metro area to work collaboratively in an effort to cultivate and grow the already … [More]
Discount Tire Appoints Dean Muglia as Chief Executive Officer
Discount Tire announced the promotion of Dean Muglia to the role of chief executive officer. Muglia served as the company’s chief corporate officer and succeeds Michael Zuieback, who will retain the role of executive chairman for the company. Muglia’s career includes 31 years in leadership positions with Discount Tire. He was first recruited by founder Bruce T. Halle to head … [More]
Stories that Matter: World Press Photo Exhibition Comes to Phoenix
Siebe Van Der Zee and Mayor Kate Gallego share a vision for building a better Phoenix: to strengthen the city’s global trade partnerships, demonstrate the importance of the free press, and establish the city’s reputation for art and culture. Hosting the 2019 World Press Photo Contest Exhibition, they agree, is part of achieving that vision. Van Der Zee, honorary Dutch … [More]
Hownd Launches Partnership with Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest
Hownd® has announced its new partnership with Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest to bring its patent-pending Foot Traffic Generation platform to BBB Accredited Businesses. Hownd is a proven fully automated platform that generates new and repeat customers local merchants need to grow their business and consistently create more profitable revenue. It … [More]
Better than Sugar! Stevia Sugar Replacement Products Win 2 Prestigious Taste Awards
New Better than Sugar!™ granular and powdered premium sugar replacement products have won two prestigious awards in the recent World Stevia Organization 9th World Congress Stevia Tasteful 2019 awards in Amsterdam. Better than Sugar!, which comes in both regular and organic forms, is the newest stevia sweetener from Wisdom Natural Brands®, maker of SweetLeaf® Stevia … [More]
Phoenix in Top 10 on Inc.’s 2020 Surge City List
Phoenix climbed two slots into the top 10 on the Inc. 2020 Surge Cities list released Dec. 12. The city moved up to number 9 on the 2020 list from 11 in 2019. The prestigious ranking for the 50 best cities for startups ranked the city second in the nation for net business creation and ninth for job creation. Inc. credited Arizona’s startup-friendly business environment and … [More]
The World Press Photo Exhibition, Representing the Best Visual Journalism of the Year, Returning to Downtown Phoenix for First Time Since 1994
The World Press Photo Exhibition, the acclaimed global press photography exhibit, has confirmed it will return to Downtown Phoenix after more than a 25-year absence. New York City's World Press Photo Exhibition ended earlier this summer, making Phoenix and Washington, D.C., the only remaining American cities on the exhibition's current schedule (showing through March … [More]
Polsinelli’s Lindsi Weber Selected as ABI 40 Under 40
Polsinelli Shareholder Lindsi Weber has been selected as one of 40 distinguished national honorees who will be recognized as a member of the 2019 American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) “40 Under 40.” Weber was chosen for this distinction in recognition of her commitment to the highest standards of achievement in the insolvency profession and her leadership in the community. In … [More]
Arizona Association for Economic Development Presents 2019 Golden Prospector Awards
The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) has presented seven Golden Prospector Awards recognizing excellence, innovation and creativity in economic development. The city of Goodyear won two of the awards, one for attracting Andersen Corporation to the city as the deal of the year and one for its website, “Goodyear Economic Development.” Other websites … [More]
