Kim Ryder, vice president real estate and commercial maintenance for Goodwill of Central Arizona, has been appointed State/Provincial Retail Chair of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the premier global trade association of the shopping center industry. “I am honored and humbled to be appointed State Retail Chair,” said Ryder. “Arizona is one of the … [More]
PanAridus Announces 8 New Patents
The guayule industry took one step closer to commercialization this week as PanAridus company officials announced the United States Department of Agriculture Plant Variety Protection Office has granted the company eight new Plant Variety Patents, certifying the company has invented and reproduced eight new strains of the guayule shrub. Guayule, a native Sonoran Desert plant, … [More]
BMO Private Bank Appoints Matt Miller as President, Western U.S.
BMO Private Bank announced today that Matt Miller has been promoted to President, Western U.S. In this role, he will be responsible for the strategic development and delivery of wealth management services for high-net-worth individuals, family-owned businesses, endowments and foundations throughout the Western U.S. Miller has nearly 30 years of experience in … [More]
Arizona Businesses to Get $13 Million from Small Business Finance
Arizona companies will soon receive more than $13 million in SBA small business loans, based on financing approved in the first quarter 2014 by Small Business Finance. The SBA-504 loans, provided in partnership with local banks, will help 10 small businesses expand and create and/or preserve more than 150 jobs. The largest single loan approved was $8.7 million. Total SBA-504 … [More]
USI Insurance Services Acquires Webb & Greer Insurance Agency
USI Insurance Services, based in Valhalla, N.Y., announced today the closing of the acquisition of Webb & Greer Insurance Agency, Inc., based in Tempe, Ariz. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, Webb & Greer provides personalized, value-added commercial property and liability insurance programs in the Phoenix metropolitan area and throughout … [More]
Humana and Dignity Health Sign Agreement
Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, has reached an agreement that provides its members access to Dignity Health facilities in Arizona. The new network agreement, which takes effect May 1, 2014, includes Humana’s Medicare Advantage (including PPO, HMO and Private Fee for Service plans), employer groups and individual plan … [More]
Leaders at Commercial Real estate Summit Agree Arizona’s Future Is Bright
The 2nd Annual Scottsdale Commercial Real Estate Summit was held on Friday, April 11, at the Scottsdale Fairmont Princess Resort. Attended by more than 250 real estate professionals, developers, and consumers, the event highlighted Scottsdale as a hub for new and growing businesses. The morning program was opened by Grady Gammage Jr., who said Arizona is “in pretty good … [More]
Deca Technologies Ships 100-Millionth Wafer-Level Packaged Component
Deca Technologies, a Tempe based electronic interconnect solutions provider to the semiconductor industry, today announced that it has shipped its 100-millionth component. The company attributes this milestone to strong demand from portable electronics manufacturers for wafer-level chip scale packages manufactured using Deca¹s unique, integrated Autoline production platform, … [More]
W. P. Carey School Honors Executive of the Year
Jim Davidson has played a key role in some of the biggest deals in the technology industry, including investments in Dell, Skype, Go Daddy, Alibaba, Avago, Seagate and Sabre Holdings, which operates Travelocity. For his impressive work in the investment arena, the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University will honor Davidson – co-founder, managing partner and … [More]
Three Lawyers From Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.C. Named “Super Lawyers,” Fourth Named Rising Star
Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.C., one of north Scottsdale’s largest law firms, is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s lawyers, Randy Nussbaum, Greg Gillis and Dean Dinner were named 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers while a fourth lawyer, John Parzych, was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star. This is Gillis’ first year receiving the award. Dinner, Nussbaum and Parzych are … [More]
EPA Names Maracay Homes Energy Star-Certified Homes Market Leader
Maracay Homes announced today that it has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2014 ENERGY STAR-Certified Homes Market Leader. The award recognizes Maracay Homes for its comprehensive LivingSmartR program. In 2013, Maracay Homes built nearly 500 ENERGY STAR certified homes. Collectively, these homes will save homeowners approximately $150,000 on … [More]
Attorneys at Roshka DeWulf & Patten Honored as Super Lawyers
Roshka DeWulf & Patten, a Phoenix-based business law firm representing clients in complex litigation and regulatory issues, is pleased to announce four attorneys have been honored as 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of accomplished attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and … [More]
Sam Fox Honored with 2014 Richard Melman Award from ‘Restaurant Hospitality’
Sam Fox, founder and CEO of Fox Restaurant Concepts, was selected by Restaurant Hospitality magazine as the 2014 recipient of its Richard Melman Innovator of the Year Award. Each year, editors of Restaurant Hospitality select the Richard Melman Innovator of the Year Award recipient after consulting with Melman himself. Other recipients of the award include Jose Andres, Danny … [More]
Discoverture Solutions and FirstBest Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Insurance Carriers with a Complete Underwriting Solution
Discoverture Solutions, a proven provider of high-value IT services and solutions to the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance industry, and FirstBest Systems, Inc., provider of insurance software solutions for American and global insurance carriers, today announced a strategic alliance between the two organizations. The partnership will enable carriers to better drive … [More]
GoDaddy Partners with Anita Borg Institute to Empower Women Technologists
GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, is partnering with the Anita Borg Institute (ABI) as part of its commitment to advance women in technology. As an ABI partner, GoDaddy joins a global movement to expand the awareness of women's contributions to computing and encourage their participation in technology. ABI is a nonprofit … [More]
REDW Named Among Top Fastest-Growing Accounting Firms in the US
REDW LLC, one of the largest and most respected certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Southwest, is pleased to announce that AccountingToday.com named the company the fourth-fastest-growing accounting firm in the U.S. during 2013. REDW was also recognized as the fifth-largest accounting firm in the southwestern United States. AccountingToday.com is … [More]
Hines Expands Strategic Phoenix Market Team
Hines announces the hire of four employees and the promotion of four employees who have decades of experience in development, property management and construction, building a robust and strategic Phoenix team. “We’re cultivating a talented team to reflect Hines’ strong commitment and further investment in the Phoenix marketplace,” said Chris Anderson, managing director of … [More]
Sundt Expands its Tempe Team
Sundt Construction, Inc., has promoted construction industry veteran Sean Lynch to operations manager for concrete construction. Lynch has more than 30 years of experience in the industry, 27 of which have been focused on commercial concrete construction. Lynch’s primary responsibilities in his new role are to continue to strengthen Sundt’s concrete construction team, ensure … [More]
