Commercial real estate developer SimonCRE has recently hired Jeff Lee as vice president of Development. Lee comes to SimonCRE with more than 25 years of professional experience in commercial real estate development. He brings a wealth of knowledge and invaluable experience to SimonCRE having held positions as real estate development manager, project manager, tenant coordinator … [More]
Local First Arizona Releases Third Edition of Tempe Small Wonders Map
Local First Arizona has now released the third edition of the Tempe Small Wonders map, a pocket-sized guide featuring nearly 30 local restaurants, galleries, boutiques, venues and experiences located in Tempe. All of the businesses included in the guide are independently owned and operated. “We created the Small Wonders map series to help Arizona residents and visitors find … [More]
Amendola Communications Takes the Gold in 2014 Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards
Amendola Communications (AC), a nationally recognized and award-winning public relations, content creation and marketing firm specializing in healthcare and health information technology (HIT), demonstrated its prowess in social media and content development by taking top honors in Bulldog Reporter's 2014 Bulldog Digital/Social PR Awards competition. Titled "Content Turns … [More]
Baird Adds Stepanski as Financial Advisor in Scottsdale
Baird, an international, employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm, announced today that it has added Karen Stepanski, CFP®, ADPA®, as senior vice president, financial advisor in its Scottsdale, Ariz., wealth management office. Stepanski brings more than 25 years of industry experience to Baird. Stepanski began her career in … [More]
Wells Fargo Donates $35,000, Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity Home Builds
Wells Fargo & Company, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of volunteers to Habitat for Humanity, today announced a $35,000 grant to support Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona home builds in Phoenix and Chandler. The grant was given by the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation as part of Wells Fargo’s Team Member Volunteer Project. The grant will be used to support the … [More]
Local Celtic-Themed Sports Pub Hires New Vice President of Marketing
Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, a sports bar that pays homage to the old public houses of America, England, Scotland and Ireland, has named Torie Lynch as vice president of Marketing. Lynch has been working in Social Media and Marketing for Tilted Kilt Franchise Operations (TKFO) for the last seven years. Prior to that, Lynch was in restaurant management for Tilted Kilts in … [More]
ASU Honors Top Entrepreneurs: Sun Devil Select Recognizes Alum-Owned & -Run Businesses
Arizona State University has been gaining a nationwide reputation as a breeding ground for entrepreneurs. Accordingly, next week, the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU is holding its first-ever Sun Devil Select event, to honor some of the country’s top ASU alum-owned and alum-run businesses. Seventeen firms from a variety of industries will be recognized for their … [More]
American Heart Association Names Cayci Oliver Executive Director of the Greater Phoenix Division
The American Heart Association Western States Affiliate has named Cayci Oliver executive director of the Greater Phoenix Division. Oliver will now be responsible for leading the American Heart Association’s efforts to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke in Phoenix and the surrounding area. Oliver has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State … [More]
T.W. Lewis Foundation Provides Grant to SEED SPOT to Fund New Development Director Position
T.W. Lewis Foundation announces a $25,000 grant to Seed Spot, a nonprofit social incubator based in Phoenix, to fund the creation of a new development director position. T.W. Lewis Foundation’s grant was matched by Mike and Cindy Watts, with an additional match in funding contributed by Seed Spot. Seed Spot has already filled the new position, and Tabitha Branscome is its … [More]
Insight Noble Cause Campaign Donates Critical Funds for National and Local Organizations
Insight Enterprises, Inc., a leading worldwide technology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, has announced that its teammates across North America raised approximately $200,000 for the 2015 Noble Cause campaign. The annual campaign is an opportunity for Insight to give back to local charities such as the Arizona chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation; the … [More]
AWEE Launches Maricopa County’s Only Women’s Business Center
Arizona Women’s Education and Employment (AWEE) has opened Maricopa County’s only women’s business center to develop, support and expand women-owned businesses for entrepreneurs with great ideas to well-established businesses in a range of industries and women facing economic or other barriers to starting a business. The Arizona Women’s Education and Entrepreneur Center … [More]
Scottsdale Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary Providing Nonprofits with Tools & Services
Blacktie-Arizona, part of a national company providing Web-based event planning and promotional tools for nonprofits, associations and businesses, proudly celebrates its 10th anniversary. Bringing visibility and cutting-edge online tools to the thousands of nonprofit agencies and businesses in the Valley, Myra Richman, president of Blacktie-Arizona, “It’s very rewarding to … [More]
ACG–Arizona Selects $600 Million Purchase of Mesa-Based Ulthera, Inc. as Deal of the Year for 2014
The $600 million purchase of Mesa-based Ulthera, Inc. by German company Merz Pharma was selected as the 2014 Deal of the Year Award by the Association for Corporate Growth-Arizona Chapter. The “Deal of the Year” is an award given by the Arizona Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) to recognize a company or private equity firm for … [More]
The CORE Institute, Surgical Care Affiliates and Local Physicians Partner to Open The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital
The CORE Institute, an integrated orthopedic and neurology practice with locations in Arizona and Michigan, announced that they have partnered with Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA), a prominent surgical solutions and specialty surgical services provider, and six local independent physicians1 to open The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital in Phoenix. The CORE Institute Specialty … [More]
Airware Labs Innovative Sleep/Snore and Headache Products to be Carried by Winn Dixie and Bi-Lo Supermarkets
Scottsdale-based Airware Labs Corporation has announced Winn Dixie and BI-LO supermarkets will carry Airware Labs' breakthrough sleep/snore and headache products in the cough/cold /allergy sections at their more than 700 store locations throughout the southeastern U.S. According to Airware Labs Corporation CEO Jeffrey Rassas, "We are honored to affiliate with an organization … [More]
W. P. Carey School Ranks Top 30 in the Nation Again
U.S. News & World Report releases its prestigious annual list of the “Best Graduate Schools” in the country today. For the eighth year in a row, the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University ranks among the nation’s Top 30 full-time MBA programs. “We strive for consistent excellence at the W. P. Carey School of Business, and we’re happy that U.S. News … [More]
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Bridge Capital Holdings Agree to Merge
Western Alliance Bancorporation and Bridge Capital Holdings have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement pursuant to which Western Alliance Bancorporation will acquire Bridge Capital Holdings. Immediately following the completion of the acquisition, Bridge Capital’s principal operating subsidiary, Bridge Bank, will merge with and into Western Alliance Bank, a … [More]
Arizona State University Lauded as One of Nation’s Top Law Schools
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (ASU) ranks No. 26 among the nation’s leading law schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of graduate schools. The college moved up five spots in one year and is now in the top 13 percent of the 198 accredited law schools evaluated as part of the survey. The college also ranks No. … [More]
