The Greater Phoenix Chamber announced the 11 women chosen as finalists for its prestigious 37th annual ATHENA Awards, continuing its strong tradition of recognizing outstanding Valley businesswomen. The ATHENA Businesswoman of the Year Award recognizes a woman in the public and private sectors and highlights an upcoming leader in the Valley as an ATHENA young professional. … [More]
Private Equity Firm Celebrates 20th Year, Looks Forward to Continued Growth
Montage Partners, a people-first private equity firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, proudly marks its 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of providing liquidity to founders and backing them and management with capital and resources to continue to scale their companies. Founded in 2004, Montage Partners has dedicated itself to supporting founders and management … [More]
SRP Sets New Record for Amount of Energy Delivered to Customers
Salt River Project has set a new record for the amount of energy delivered to its retail customers. On Sunday, Aug. 4, between 5 and 6 p.m., SRP delivered its highest system peak of 8,219 megawatts (MW). One megawatt is enough energy to power about 225 average homes. This surpasses the previous system peak record of 8,163 MW set on July 18, 2024, between 4 and 5 … [More]
Scottsdale Chamber Announces Finalists for 38th Annual Sterling Awards
The Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the finalists for the 38th Annual Sterling Awards. As one of the Valley’s most highly regarded and competitive business awards, this year's 12 finalists represent more than just innovation and excellence - they reflect an ongoing commitment to civic service in Scottsdale and the Valley. Join us as we recognize these … [More]
Landmark Phoenix Diner Chosen for $50k Historic Preservation Grant, Only One in Arizona
American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced the 2024 recipients of the Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program. 50 small restaurants in the U.S. will receive a $50,000 grant each to help them upgrade, renovate, and grow their businesses. MacAlpine's Diner and Soda Fountain in Phoenix will be receiving $50,000 from the National Trust … [More]
Southwest Gas – Champion of Supplier Diversity
Southwest Gas, a leading energy services provider in Arizona, California and Nevada, was named Local Corporation of the Year by the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, a testament to Southwest Gas’s commitment to infusing DE&I into every aspect of the organization and an example of how the Company demonstrates sustainability in action. … [More]
COURSE Earns Top Foodist Honors
Chef/partner Cory Oppold and his team at COURSE, a fine-dining restaurant in Scottsdale, won Top Chef and Emerging Restaurant of the Year at the 2024 Foodist Awards. … [More]
Mr. Pickle’s on Fast Casual’s Top 100
Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a franchisor headquartered in Scottsdale, has been named among the Top 100 Movers & Shakers in the United States by Fast Casual, which recognizes growth and sales accomplishments and honors menu trendsetters as well as brands incorporating technology to enhance the customer experience. … [More]
10 to 1 PR on Newsweek’s ‘Best’ List
Scottsdale-based 10 to 1 Public Relations, a strategic communications firm servicing clients in various industries across the country, was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best PR Agencies 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. … [More]
Center for the Future of Arizona Honors 2024 Public Service Awards Recipients
Annual awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of non-elected public servants
Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) announced the 2024 recipients of the Gabe Zimmerman Public Service Awards during a ceremony held at the Arizona City and County Management Association (ACMA) summer conference in Tucson. These awards, presented annually, honor the impactful achievements of dedicated non-elected public servants statewide, highlighting their commitment to … [More]
19 Arizona Restaurants Named in Restaurant Awards by Wine Spectator Magazine
Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, has unveiled the winners of the 2024 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine. This year’s awards program recognizes 3,777 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 75 countries internationally. Arizona is home to 19 restaurants that have been honored this year. (See the … [More]
Delta Dental Awarded HAWP Platinum
For the eighth consecutive year, Delta Dental of Arizona has earned the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program Award for its implementation of evidence-based health initiatives to improve the well-being of its employees, employees’ families, and communities — and its second consecutive HAWP Platinum Award as a business making an impact on communities across the state. … [More]
Empire Group Earns NAIOP Award
AVE Phoenix Sky recently earned Scottsdale-based Empire Group the 2024 Best of NAIOP award for Multifamily Project of the Year. Empire developed the project as Aspire Fillmore before selling it to New York-based RXR, who renamed it. … [More]
UBS Financial Advisors Named Forbes ‘Top Women’
Susan Bailey, Jennifer Lucovich and Jennifer Pope, UBS Wealth Management USA advisors in the Scottsdale office of the firm’s Pacific Desert Wealth Management Market, have been named to the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list for 2024. … [More]
CHASSE’s Perkins a School Champion
Taylor Perkins, director of Business Development at CHASSE Building Team, was honored as a 2024 School Champion of the Year at the School Connect Champions of Education Awards for facilitating collaboration with school leadership and the community. … [More]
Tempe-Based Contractor Takes Ranking Jump on Prestigious Top Contractors List
Sundt Construction ranked No. 51 on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2024 Top 400 Contractors list, climbing 11 spots from the previous year. ENR, the construction industry’s principal trade publication, ranks contractors based on reported revenue from the prior year. “Climbing 11 spots in the rankings is a testament to the hard work of our employee-owners,” said Sundt Chairman … [More]
Arizona Wins Fourth Consecutive Gold Shovel Award Recognizing Significant Economic Development Efforts
LG Energy Solution’s $5.5 billion investment in Queen Creek wins ‘Manufacturing Project of the Year’
Arizona was awarded a prestigious “Gold Shovel” award from Area Development magazine in the 5-8 million population category, marking the state’s fourth consecutive gold shovel. The Shovel Awards recognize states that “garnered large job-creating and investment projects through innovative policies, infrastructure improvements, and other processes that attracted new employers as … [More]
Healthcare Innovator Recognized for Driving Business Growth
Lytle Is Addressing Health Inequities and Leading the Change Toward Value-Based Care in the U.S. Healthcare System
Ernst & Young LLP announced that Hugh Lytle, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Equality Health was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Pacific Southwest Award winner. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive awards program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. Lytle was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award … [More]
