The Crepe Club is thrilled to announce its first anniversary as a “brick and mortar” restaurant in the Phoenix metro area. The Crepe Club opened its doors in the Biltmore Fashion Park last June and has since seen tremendous growth and support from the local community. In just a few short years, The Crepe Club has become a great business success story. Brothers Karim, Fares and … [More]
Mountain Shadows Resort Awarded AAA Four Diamond Rating
Mountain Shadows, the $100 million new resort in Paradise Valley, was awarded with the esteemed AAA Four Diamond Rating this week. Luxury fashion and lifestyle magazine, Vogue, also named the resort to its list of “Best New Hotel Pools in America.” These accolades come only months following the resort’s opening on April 1. “We are incredibly proud of Mountain Shadows’ AAA … [More]
First Western Trust Names President for Phoenix Market
First Western Trust is pleased to announce new leadership for the Phoenix market. Chad Maze, who has assumed the role of president, has overall responsibility for the lending, private banking, commercial banking, trust, and investment teams in Phoenix, focused on addressing the unique financial goals of our clients. Chad brings more than 25 years of experience in the financial … [More]
BestCompaniesAZ Names Arizona’s ‘Best of Future’ Winners
BestCompaniesAZ, an exclusive employer branding and award consultation firm, named its list of 2017 “Best of Future” winners this week as part of its 15th-anniversary celebration serving Arizona’s business community. Earlier this year, it released its “100 Best Arizona Companies” winners list, which recognizes shining examples of Arizona companies demonstrating best practices … [More]
Proceeds from Chili’s Grill & Bar’s Eighth Annual “Helping Waste Not Drive Hunger Out of Our Valley” Fundraiser Helps Fight Local Hunger
In May of 2017, Chili’s hosted its eighth annual fundraiser in which guests are given the opportunity to dine out and donate right from their table to benefit local 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Waste Not. The excess perishable food rescue and transfer organization has been feeding the Valley’s hungry for three decades and transferred a record 2.9 million pounds of food last year, … [More]
P.B. Bell Community Awarded for Customer Service and Community Design
P.B. Bell, a leader in multifamily housing development, management and acquisitions, has been recognized for its commitment to excellent customer service and for community design for its newest community, Velaire at Aspera. The luxury apartment community within the Aspera mixed-use development in Glendale, Arizona opened about a year ago. Velaire received a J Turner Award … [More]
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Selects Polsinelli Shareholder Melissa Ho to Serve Four-Year Term on Arizona State Advisory Committee
Polsinelli Shareholder Melissa Ho has been selected by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to serve a four-year term on the Arizona State Advisory Committee (SAC). In this role, she will provide advice and recommendations to the Commission about allegations of voting rights deprivation; race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, and national origin … [More]
Arizona Recognized As Top State for Economic Competitiveness
Large-scale economic development projects in key industries, ranging from aerospace to finance to manufacturing, have earned Arizona top recognition from two prominent trade publications. In the Site Selection magazine 2017 Prosperity Cup, Arizona was ranked the #1 most competitive state in the mountain region, and Area Development magazine has awarded Arizona a 2017 Gold … [More]
Arizona Commerce Authority Announces Awardees in the Spring 2017 Arizona Innovation Challenge
The Spring 2017 round of the Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC) has concluded as the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) today announced six awardees in its semi-annual business plan competition. The ACA provides $3 million in grants annually to the most qualified, innovative startups and early-stage companies. Each company receives up to $250,000 in capital to grow their … [More]
Cigna Named Top Corporate Fundraising Team in Phoenix for the Third Consecutive Year
Cigna was recently recognized by the March of Dimes as the top corporate fundraising team in Phoenix for the third year in a row. Cigna and its employees donated $70,000 for the March of Dimes March for Babies. Cigna has been a partner of the March of Dimes and a national sponsor of March for Babies for the past 23 years. During this time Cigna has raised $32 million for the … [More]
Überrito Announces Winner of the Burrito Battle School Fundraiser
Überrito announced today that Christ Lutheran School is the winner of the “Überrito Burrito Battle,” celebrating the win with a $500 check and a specially catered lunch for a teachers and staff. The fundraiser offered a friendly school spirit competition between area schools that included Arcadia High School, Camelback High School and Christ Lutheran School. The battle was … [More]
Lake Washington Partners Announces the Completion of the Expansion to the Coldwater Depot Logistics Center in Avondale, Arizona
Lake Washington Partners, LLC, a Seattle-area commercial real estate firm, yesterday announced the completion of a 427,000-square-foot expansion to the Coldwater Depot Logistics Center in Avondale, Arizona. Located at 1100 North 127th Avenue in Avondale, the 54-acre site now accommodates one million square feet of cross-dock distribution/warehouse space, strategically located … [More]
Wells Fargo Announces New Regional Structure for Business Banking Group
In a move to further strengthen its capabilities and local market presence, Wells Fargo’s Business Banking Group (BBG), part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), has moved from three to seven regions, with a banking leader appointed for each. With the new geographic presence, Wells Fargo can provide its Business Banking customers with more localized support and market … [More]
Discover to Fill More Than 200 Open Positions in the Phoenix Area
Discover, which operates only U.S.-based customer care centers across the country, has announced more than 200 open positions in its Phoenix location. The hiring initiative includes a variety of full-time positions in customer service, collections and fraud. Discover provides many benefits for employees which include tuition reimbursement, maternity and paternity leave, and … [More]
SealMaster Celebrates 20 Years with New Manufacturing Plant
SealMaster, a Phoenix franchise that manufactures pavement sealer and distributes a full line of pavement maintenance products and equipment throughout Arizona, has announced it has moved to 2003 McDowell Road. The move was necessary to meet the state’s growing demand for pavement preservation products and equipment. With more than 100 independently owned locations … [More]
‘International Banker’ Names Western Alliance’s Robert Sarver North America ‘Banking CEO of the Year’ for 2017
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) has announced that Chairman and CEO Robert Sarver was voted 2017 “Banking CEO of the Year” for North America by International Banker, a noted magazine and online resource for analysis on global banking. This accolade follows the ranking earlier this year of Western Alliance Bancorporation by Forbes as No. 4 on its annual “Best … [More]
Arizona Technology Council Rallies the Technology Community to Successfully Recapitalize the Angel Investment Tax Credit
Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2191 today, authorizing $2.5 million a year for the next four years into the Angel Investor Tax Credit program for capital infusions into early-stage startup companies. The Arizona Technology Council and its Public Policy Committee were successful in gaining support for the bill by rallying Arizona’s technology community and leading efforts … [More]
Former U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke Joins Ballard Spahr in Phoenix
Dennis K. Burke—the former U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Senior Adviser to the Department of Homeland Security, and member of the Obama/Biden transition team that focused on homeland security administration and policy—has joined Ballard Spahr as of counsel in Phoenix, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced today. Mr. Burke brings more than 20 years of experience in federal and state … [More]
