Walmart surprised more than 350 associates today with on-the-spot promotions during multi-city, town hall meetings in Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix. The meetings are one way the retailer is listening to, learning from and thanking associates for the hard work they do every day. “An incredible amount of work goes into the preparation of our holiday events. Our associates are … [More]
Arizona Corporation Commission Agrees to Compromise Nem Plan
In what can only be called a stunning rebuke of APS’ request to charge solar array owners upwards of $100 per month and put an end to net metering and solar choice in Arizona, the Arizona Corporation Commission on Thursday voted 3-2 to institute a 70-cent per Kilowatt (kW) fee for new solar system owners installing systems after Jan 1, 2014. All current owners and those who … [More]
Washington Federal Promotes Trevor Bush to Senior Vice President
Washington Federal has announced that Trevor Bush has been promoted to senior vice president of Arizona retail banking. In his position, he is responsible for providing leadership to the 23 retail branches and two wholesale departments in Arizona. He is also responsible for designing and implementing strategies to develop new client relationships and provide the highest … [More]
3 Prestigious Awards for Wisdom Natural Brands® President
Carol May, President of Wisdom Natural Brands®, parent company of the leading stevia brand SweetLeaf®, was honored with an unprecedented three coveted awards in the last week— two international awards at the 10th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business as well as a leading businesswoman in the grocery industry from Progressive Grocer. At the celebration for the worldwide … [More]
David Emerson named American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter CEO
The American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter has announced that David Emerson has been officially named regional Chief Executive Officer of the organization in Phoenix, where he had served as interim CEO for about four months earlier this year. He assumed his new duties on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Grand Canyon Chapter, which ranks as the fifth-largest chapter nationally, … [More]
Stacey Caron Wins Silver and Bronze Stevie® Awards in 10th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
Stacey Caron, Co-Founder and President of Spellbinders® Paper Arts, has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Products –11 to 2,500 Employees category and a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Innovator of the Year category in the 10th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in … [More]
Fluor Completes Construction of State-of-the-Art Solar Energy Facility in Arizona
Fluor Corporation announced today that after two years of engineering, procurement and construction work, it achieved substantial completion of the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II facility for Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, LLC (AVSE II), a member of LS Power Group. The 125-megawatt facility compiled of five blocks, each generating 25 megawatts, is located in Maricopa … [More]
Mayor Tibshraeny Named Municipal Leader of the Year
American City & County Magazine has selected Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny as its Municipal Leader of the Year. Mayor Tibshraeny will be featured in the November edition of the magazine, which has been the voice of state and local government since 1909. The magazine serves city, county and state officials who are charged with developing and implementing government policy, … [More]
Gilbert, Arizona, First Municipality to Join the Canada Arizona Business Council
Gilbert, Ariz. Is the first Arizona municipality asked to join the Canada Arizona Business Council. The Canada Arizona Business Council (CABC) is a 501(C)6 non-profit Arizona Corporation, whose purpose is to promote increased trade and investment between Arizona and Canada. The Council’s mission is to assist and facilitate both the commercial and social interaction of … [More]
Tesla Motors Brings First Tesla Supercharger to Arizona, Enables Free Long-Distance Travel for Model S Owners.
Tesla Motors, the California-based maker of the award-winning Model S electric sedan, is expanding its Supercharger network with the opening of the first Arizona Supercharger station in Quartzsite on Thursday, November 14th. The Supercharger station is conveniently located along Interstate 10 to enable free long distance travel for Model S owners. This is the first of seven … [More]
LaserLyte® Brings Home the Excellence in Optics in Manufacturing Award from the 2013 NASGW Expo & 40th Annual Meeting
LaserLyte®, innovators in firearms laser technologies, received the distinguished NASGW Industry Award for Excellence in Optics Manufacturing at the 2013 National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers Expo & 40th Annual Meeting, held in Grapevine, Texas October 29th through November 1st, 2013. At the annual expo and meeting, wholesaler members award the top manufactures … [More]
Local Home Care Franchise Owners Recognized for Customer Satisfaction
Local entrepreneurs and BrightStar Care owners, Thom and Cyndi Moore, were recently recognized at BrightStar’s national conference as distinguished recipients of the company’s Community Leadership Award. BrightStar Care is a national franchise with more than 250 locations in 38 states that provide medical and non-medical care to private clients within their homes, as well as … [More]
APS Debuts as Top Military-Friendly Employer
Arizona Public Service (APS) has been recognized for the first time by G.I. Jobs magazine as one of America’s Top 100 Military Friendly Employers®. The utility, which debuts at No. 60 on this year’s list, joins U-Haul International as one of two Arizona companies ranked as “Military Friendly.” APS is the principal subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW). G.I. … [More]
U.S. News and World Report Names Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.C. Among Best Law Firms in America
U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers ® recently named one of North Scottsdale’s largest law firms, Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.C., as one of the 2014 “Best Law Firms.” The award comes shortly after the firm’s named partners, Randy Nussbaum, Greg Gillis and Dean Dinner were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©, … [More]
Alliance Bank of Arizona Breaks Ground on New Multi-million Dollar Banking Center in Flagstaff
Alliance Bank of Arizona, the state’s largest locally owned and headquartered bank, broke ground today on a new multimillion-dollar Flagstaff banking center. Alliance Bank of Arizona President Ed Zito hosted the groundbreaking event with Executive Vice President Sherri Slayton. The event was also attended by Flagstaff Mayor Jerry Nabours and President and CEO of the Flagstaff … [More]
Edward Kim Named Cigna’s President and General Manager for Arizona Health Plans
Cigna has named Edward Kim as president and general manager for the company’s Arizona health plans, in addition to his current role as president of Cigna Medical Group. He will continue to be based at Cigna's offices in Phoenix. Kim’s additional responsibilities include enhancing customer satisfaction through personalized service and helping to improve quality of care by … [More]
Spirit Airlines Starts Service from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Chicago, Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul
Spirit Airlines starts daily nonstop seasonal service from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to three new cities: Chicago O'Hare (ORD), Denver (DEN) and Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP). Spirit Airlines customers can check out the crazy low fares offered every day at and also sign up to receive alerts on Spirit's email deals and offers online. "Phoenix Sky Harbor … [More]
William “Bill” Olson Takes Reins Of Estrella As Senior Vice President And Division Manager
Newland Real Estate Group has hired William “Bill” Olson as senior vice president and division manager with executive oversight of the Phoenix team, its 20,000-acre master-planned community of Estrella and recently added land to the west of the project. In this position, Olson will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the community’s development, as well as building … [More]
