Gilbert-based Footprint, a global materials science technology company focused on creating a healthy planet, today announced that it has sold more than half a billion plant-based straws since 2019 supporting customers including McDonald’s in Canada, Chick-fil-A and Panera Bread in their efforts to eliminate plastic straws. Footprint’s paper straws, which underwent a year of … [More]
Benefits Brokerage Partners to Abolish More Than $2M of Medical Debt
Benefit Commerce Group, an Alera Group Company, announced contributions that alleviated more than $2 million of medical debt, with $1.8 million of abolished debt in Maricopa County. Another $280,000 in medical debt relief was achieved in Colorado, through BCG’s affiliate, Fall River Employee Benefits. One in three Americans struggles with the weight of medical debt, and BCG … [More]
CEO of Latham Industries Named the SBA Arizona Small Business Person of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced the 2022 Small Business Persons of the Year winners from each of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Tracey Latham, founder and CEO of Latham Industries in Phoenix was named the SBA Arizona Small Business Person of the Year. Latham will be formally recognized on May 5 … [More]
Thunderbird School Celebrates Grand Opening, Celebrates 75th Year
The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University unveiled its new headquarters' name Friday night: the F. Francis and Dionne Najafi Thunderbird Global Headquarters. With klieg lights, fireworks, food trucks and live music on streets closed to traffic, the event was as much a festival as a grand opening for the building in downtown … [More]
Camelot Homes Receives Top Honors in Homebuyers’ Choice Awards
At the 27th Annual Homebuyers’ Choice Awards, Camelot Homes received first place in the nation for Purchase Experience in the medium builder category. The family-owned luxury homebuilder also received second place for Design Experience, and at least a top five placement for all other categories in which they were nominated. … [More]
Have Her Back One of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies
Have Her Back has been named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2022. Founded in 2019 by Caroline Dettman, Pamela Culpepper and Erin Gallagher, Have Her Back is a woman-owned, minority-led culture consultancy working with companies to tackle equity for all historically excluded groups differently and authentically driving change in … [More]
NAIOP Arizona Honored at Industry Merit Awards
The Arizona Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, was named 2022 Large Chapter of the Year at the annual Chapter Merit Awards. It also won an award for a record Highest Number of New Members among the 52 chapters across the U.S. and Canada last year, adding more than 270 new members in 2021. … [More]
Tempe Company Named One of America’s Most Trusted Companies by Newsweek
Tempe-based NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, today announced that it has been recognized in Newsweek's inaugural list of America's Most Trusted Companies 2022 in the Software & Telecommunications category. Presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., this prestigious recognition underscores NortonLifeLock's commitment to being a company that consumers … [More]
Call Center Named Top Contact Center in United States, Canada
Delta Dental of Arizona, the state’s largest dental insurance company, has received multiple awards in BenchmarkPortal’s Top Contact Center Contest for its ability to provide superior customer service to its members. In the 2022 competition, Delta Dental of Arizona earned first place in the prestigious “Top Contact Center” category for contact centers with 2 to 49 agents. In … [More]
Arizona Forward’s 40th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards Celebrates Sustainability in Arizona
More than 500 business leaders, elected officials, and their guests gathered on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in anticipation to hear who the recipients would be for this year's prestigious Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence awards presented by SRP. A total of 81 projects were finalists. The biggest winner of the evening was … [More]
Lifted Trucks Makes Southwest Region’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies List
Inc. magazine revealed that Lifted Trucks is No. 138 on its third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals Southwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies based in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Southwest region … [More]
Greater Phoenix Chamber Announces 2022 Impact Award Finalists, Event May 13th
The Greater Phoenix Chamber has selected nine local companies as finalists for its 35th Annual IMPACT Awards. The IMPACT Awards honor the accomplishments of small, mid-sized and large Valley businesses and the positive influence they have on the community and economy. The 2022 IMPACT Award finalists are: Small Business Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels Concord General … [More]
Barrett-Jackson’s 2022 Scottsdale Auction Breaks Records, Reaching 16 Million Viewers
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, hosted its highest-grossing and most successful auction in its 50-year history with over $203.2 million in auction sales during its 2022 Scottsdale Auction, January 22-30, at WestWorld of Scottsdale. In addition to this record-setting auction, A+E Networks’ broadcast of Barrett-Jackson LIVE on FYI and The HISTORY … [More]
Shamrock Foods Celebrates 100 Years in Business
Known best by locals for the Shamrock Farms milk once delivered to doorsteps by milkmen, to today featuring a multitude of farm-fresh dairy products in grocery aisles and beyond, Shamrock Foods Company is celebrating 100 years as an Arizona business mainstay. The 100th celebration kicked off with an official State of Arizona Commendation, city of Phoenix proclamation and a … [More]
Gilbert Tech Co. Wins Startup Showdown
Abstrakt Corp announced that the company won a $120,000 investment from Panoramic Ventures for winning Startup Showdown, a competition for entrepreneurs designed to showcase and fund early-stage technology companies. Startup Showdown has thousands of companies apply to the pitch competition then narrows it down to 25 semifinalists, with only 5 companies making it … [More]
Scottsdale Female Founder on FastCompany Most Innovative List 2022
Have Her Back (HHB) has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022. Founded in 2019, by Caroline Dettman, Pamela Culpepper of Scottsdale, and Erin Gallagher, Have Her Back is a women-owned, minority-led culture consultancy working with companies to tackle equity for all historically excluded groups differently and … [More]
National Safety Council Award to Rosendin CEO
Mike Greenawalt of Rosendin, the nation’s largest employee-owned electrical contractor, was selected for the 2022 U.S. National Safety Council CEOs Who “Get It” Award for demonstrating a personal commitment to worker safety and health. Safety is a core value for Rosendin as the company dedicates more than three million work hours a year toward steady efforts to eliminate risk … [More]
Local Private Wealth Advisor Named a ‘Top 40 Under 40’
Local Private Wealth Advisor Nayan Ranchhod ranked fourth on Financial Planning’s regional list of Top 40 Advisors Under 40. Ranchhod is the managing director of Silver Lining Wealth Advisors, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Scottsdale. The rankings recognize the top-producing younger advisors at wire houses and firms who were under … [More]
