Employment is on the rise in Arizona and nearly every industry of the state’s economy is adding jobs every month, according to a Regional Intelligence Report presented at the recent Alliance Bank of Arizona 2018 Economic Forum. From January 2017 to January 2018, mining and construction led the state in job growth at 8.3 percent (12,300 jobs), with nearly all of … [More]
Best Western® Hotels & Resorts Celebrates Groundbreaking of Dual-Branded Hotel in Phoenix
Best Western Hotels & Resorts celebrated the groundbreaking of the brand’s first new-build, dual-branded hotel in Arizona, the home of the company’s global headquarters. During a special morning event, members of the Best Western executive team and the hotel’s ownership group, Sam Trivedi of Shree Hospitality LLC, welcomed local media and dignitaries with celebratory … [More]
Annual Day of Service Honors Larry H. Miller Dealerships Founder’s Legacy, April 26
Larry H. Miller, founder of Larry H. Miller Dealerships, believed that prospering in business brought an obligation to enrich lives and to make the world a better place. On April 26, Phoenix employees honored his mantra to “go about doing good until there is too much good in the world” by donating over 600 hours to the community for the ninth annual Larry H. Miller Day of … [More]
Willmeng Construction breaks ground on a new Orbital ATK Campus in Chandler
Willmeng Construction, Phoenix, broke ground on a 617,000-square-foot campus for Orbital ATK, which will serve as the Launch Vehicles Division Headquarters. This is the latest example of how thoughtful vision and planning for mixed-use developments like Park Place by developer Douglas Allred Company, San Diego, Calif., are spurring more corporate relocations, economic … [More]
Maracay Homes Recognized as Arizona Leader in Green Building
Maracay Homes’ Hawthorn Manor community in Chandler, Arizona, was selected as the winner of the Innovative Project, Residential award at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Arizona’s 2018 Arizona Leader Awards on Thursday, April 19. Held during the USGBC’s 6th annual Heavy Medals Award Ceremony, the Arizona Leader Awards recognizes the leadership of Arizona building … [More]
Artisan Colour Celebrates 20 Years of Bringing Perfect Color to the Business World
Located in a 36,000-square-foot building in North Scottsdale, Artisan Colour was founded by catalog industry veterans Doug Bondon, Joe Vallone, and John Passante. Together, the founders represent more than 115 years of color separation and printing experience. The company employs a team of more than 60 industry professionals dedicated to providing clients of any size with … [More]
Pioneer Landscape Centers Acquires Grand Materials & Supply in First Transaction Of 2018
Pioneer Landscape Centers, the leading landscape and hardscape materials supply destination in the United States, announced today the acquisition of Grand Materials & Supply in the company's first transaction of the year. Founded in 1986, Grand Materials & Supply is an Arizona-based distribution company that operates six stores across the Phoenix area. The acquisition … [More]
Children in Free Arts Program Experience Painting in Virtual Reality for the First Time
R&R Partners, an international marketing and advertising agency, hosted children ages 10 to 16 from the Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona program to experience painting in a virtual atmosphere at their office in the Phoenix Warehouse District on Thursday. Free Arts is the only nonprofit organization in Arizona delivering creative and therapeutic art programs, at … [More]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona And Dignity Health Renew Network Agreement, Work toward Improved Health Outcomes
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) and Dignity Health announce a new network agreement that works toward improved health outcomes for employer groups and their employees. In this arrangement BCBSAZ PPO and HMO members, with coverage through their employers, will continue to have the choice of Dignity Health facilities and providers. Both BCBSAZ and Dignity Health … [More]
Kimber Lanning to Grow Community Development Work Through Local First Arizona Foundation
When Kimber Lanning first began organizing Arizona’s locally-owned businesses in 2003, she was focused on combating unfair policies that benefited large corporations by providing a voice for Arizona’s best homegrown companies. She could not have imagined that fifteen years later, she would be leading the nation’s largest local business coalition which is continually recognized … [More]
CopperPoint Insurance Companies Names David Kuhn Regional President and EVP, Enterprise Distribution
Phoenix-based CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company, a regional multi-line commercial insurance company, today announced David (Dave) Kuhn has been named Regional President of PacificComp, a subsidiary of CopperPoint, and EVP of Enterprise Distribution for the CopperPoint Family of Insurance Companies. Dave brings over 30 years of experience in the commercial property and … [More]
HomeSmart Ranked as the Fifth-Largest Real Estate Brokerage in the Nation
HomeSmart has been ranked the No. 5 largest broker in the nation in the 2018 RISMedia Power Broker Report. The Power Broker 1000 ranks the top-performing brokerage firms in the country. Celebrating their 30th anniversary, RISMedia released the annual survey based on the previous year’s productivity. “Year after year, we continue to focus on improving the business systems … [More]
Sip Coffee & Beer Kitchen Expands to 3rd Arizona Location
Caliber – The Wealth Development Company, a real estate investment and development firm, has acquired a partnership interest in Sip Coffee & Beer Kitchen, a unique restaurant, coffee café and bar that highlights two popular beverages: craft coffee and craft beer. Located at 7306 E. Shea Blvd. (northeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea), Sip Coffee & Beer Kitchen is the … [More]
Local Photographer Named One of the Top Talents on PhotoShelter
Darrylee Cohen, Founder and President of Phoenix-based Haute Photography & Videography is one of the top five event photographers in the world chosen as part of PhotoShelter’s The List, an exclusive selection of top photographers. PhotoShelter is the leading digital asset management platform for visual storytellers. The photographers included in The List were chosen from … [More]
Longtime Industry Mentor Pete Bolton Honored with Award of Excellence at Best of NAIOP Arizona
The Arizona Chapter of NAIOP recognized the best in commercial real estate on March 22 at the annual Best of NAIOP event. Nearly 1,000 commercial real estate professionals attended the celebration, which was held at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa. Pete Bolton, who mentored generations of commercial real estate professionals and managed four … [More]
Teaspressa Tea Opens First Signature Café Location in Phoenix
Teaspressa, a Phoenix-based gourmet beverage company and creator of the first and only healthy alternative to traditional coffee and tea in the U.S., announced today that it will open its first signature café storefront March 24, 2018. Founded by Valley-based entrepreneur, Allison DeVane, Teaspressa is the first and only beverage that is a hybrid of tea and coffee, resulting … [More]
Muscular Moving Men Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Grand Opening of New Headquarters in North Phoenix
Arizona’s most trusted name in moving and storage is celebrating its 10th anniversary with even more muscle and a move to a new North Phoenix headquarters with over 20,000 square feet of warehouse space. Muscular Moving Men celebrated its monumental move with a massive grand opening celebration on March 8th that was attended by movers and shakers from across the … [More]
Digital Air Strike Acquires Intelligent Messaging Platform, Path Chat
Digital Air Strike, the leading social media, reputation management and digital engagement company, announced it has acquired the privately-held A.I. chat technology business of Eldercare Technology, Incorporated (d.b.a. Path Chat). Digital Air Strike will integrate Path Chat’s artificial intelligence messaging solution, Response Path, into its digital and social response … [More]
