Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced its activities as a presenting sponsor at Maker Faire Bay Area beginning tomorrow at the San Mateo County Event Center. Avnet will participate in a live presentation on the Make: Live stage about the collaboration announced earlier this morning by Kickstarter PBC, the world’s largest funding platform … [More]
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union Raises $370K for Phoenix Children’s Hospital through 19th Annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Golf Tournament
For nearly 20 years, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union has played host to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Charity Golf Tournament benefitting Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals, medical research and public awareness of children's health issues. … [More]
ON Semiconductor Highlights a Diverse Array of Pivotal Technologies at IoT World 2017
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficient innovations, will be demonstrating a variety of groundbreaking technological advances in relation to Internet of Things (IoT) implementation when it exhibits at IoT World 2017. Covering connectivity, system development and a multitude of different sensing aspects, these will underline the strong, long-term commitment the … [More]
Massage Envy to Offer New Total Body Care Services and Remodel Franchises
Heading into a new era of domestic and international growth, Scottsdale-based-Massage Envy is actively recruiting franchisees to open clinics in new U.S. and overseas markets, adding a variety of new Total Body Care services to its membership package and give over 700 of its more than 1,170 existing locations a complete facelift. After first introducing U.S. consumers to the … [More]
Cactus Flower Florists Opens Boutique Wine and Craft Beer Store
Cactus Flower Florists is celebrating 45 years in the Valley by opening a boutique wine and craft beer store called Vines, Hops & Blooms inside its Scottsdale retail shop located at 10822 N. Scottsdale Road. As the first and only flower shop in the Greater Phoenix area to sell alcohol and offer same day delivery, Cactus Flower is placing an emphasis on family owned and … [More]
Southwest Airlines, ASU Gammage Named Businesses of the Year by Greater Phoenix Chamber
Southwest Airlines and ASU Gammage have been named the large and small/medium Businesses of the Year by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) during the 30th Annual IMPACT Awards held Wednesday, May 10 at The Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort. Large Business of the Year: Southwest Airlines “We are very excited and this is a great honor for Southwest … [More]
JPMorgan Chase announces $150,000 grant to PEI to support the Export Explore and Export Challenge programs
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton joined Curtis Reed of JPMorgan Chase and other members of the Metro Phoenix Export Alliance (MPEXA) to announce new export assistance programs, which will be administered by the nonprofit organization, Partnership for Economic Innovation (PEI). Curtis Reed also announced that JPMorgan Chase has provided a $150,000 grant to support PEI’s implementation … [More]
Discover Named One of the 2017 Best Companies in Arizona for 2017
Discover has been named one of the 100 Best Arizona Companies by BestCompaniesAZ for 2017. The organization also is recognizing Discover in the “Best of Trailblazers" category, which honors companies that have pioneered and sustained exceptional performance over the past 15 years and represent the best of Arizona businesses. “Discover has been invested in the Phoenix … [More]
Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Employees Surpass 2016 Community Giving Goals
Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, long-known for its corporate giving and community support, impacted many local organizations in 2016 through its HERO program. HERO is an employee-based volunteer program in which Harrah’s staff and their families make noteworthy and visible contributions to the community by donating their time, skills, expertise and compassion to dozens of volunteer … [More]
GPEC Named Top 10 Economic Development Organization
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) has been named a recipient of the 2017 Mac Conway Awards for Excellence in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine, a national publication geared toward those in the decision-making process for expansions and relocations. The Mac Awards, named in honor of Site Selection founding publisher H. McKinley “Mac” Conway, are awarded … [More]
Robson Communities Honored for Second Consecutive Year with Prestigious Grand Award at the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona MAME Awards
Robson Communities took home multiple awards at the 32nd Annual Major Achievements in Merchandising Excellence (MAME) competition. The awards ceremony was held April 29, 2017 at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix and honored the exemplary efforts of builders, land developers, interior designers, architects, sales managers and sales associates. Presented by the Home Builders Association … [More]
Swiftpage and Act Today Announce Partnership
Swiftpage, the maker of Act! and a leading provider of software and services that help small and mid-sized businesses grow, announced today that it has entered into a Master Distributor agreement with Act Today, the leading provider of Act! software and support services in the Australia and New Zealand regions. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Act Today has twenty-five … [More]
Arizona Association for Economic Development Presents Annual EDDE Awards
The Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) has announced the recipients of its annual Economic Development Distinguished by Excellence (EDDE) Awards. The prestigious EDDE Awards honor individuals and companies that have made significant contributions to the advancement of the organization and to economic growth within the state of Arizona. Recipients are … [More]
Western Alliance Bancorporation Announces Return of Kenneth A. Vecchione as President
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL), one of the country’s top-performing banking companies, today announced that effective July 10, 2017, Kenneth Vecchione will return to the Company as President. Kenneth Vecchione will join Robert Sarver, Chairman and CEO, along with Dale Gibbons, CFO, and Jim Haught, COO, in the executive suite at Western Alliance. “This is an … [More]
Target Expands Solar Presence in Arizona
Target continues to expand its solar power presence in Arizona with the installation of the company’s largest completed solar rooftop array at the distribution center in Phoenix, in partnership with SoCore. The energy produced from the solar installations will equate to just under 3,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy each year. The system will provide 30% of the distribution … [More]
Ballard Spahr’s Jeremy Poryes Named a “2017 Top Pro Bono Attorney in Arizona” by Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
Jeremy T. Poryes, a real estate lawyer at Ballard Spahr, has been honored as one of the “2017 Top Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona” by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education for his work with the Volunteer Lawyers Program. The Volunteer Lawyers Program is a joint venture of Community Legal Services and the Maricopa County Bar Association. The award was … [More]
Gallagher & Kennedy Included in 2017 BTI Brand Elite Report
The law firm of Gallagher & Kennedy today announced the firm's recognition in the 2017 edition of consulting group BTI's Brand Elite report. Of the 426 firms included in the report, Gallagher & Kennedy was ranked in the top half of all firms recommended first to peers and colleagues. BTI’s analysis measures law firms based solely on unbiased, direct feedback from … [More]
Benchmark Electronics and Governor Doug Ducey Announce Corporate Headquarters Relocation to Arizona
Benchmark Electronics and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey today announced a major economic development win for the state with the news that Benchmark Electronics, a global engineering, design, and integrated electronics manufacturing company will relocate its corporate headquarters from Angleton, Texas to Arizona. “We are delighted to have selected the State of Arizona for the … [More]
