The Eyes Have It

by Mike Hunter

When eyelash extensions first hit the market, they were a very exclusive trend due to high prices and limited locations. Amazing Lash Studio has been filling a gap in the industry by making the service available to the masses with its more accessible price point. Since the pandemic started, Amazing Lash Studio is seeing an increase in new client trials, with new members … [More]

Innovative Technology Helps Advance WaveMAX Laundromats

by Mike Hunter

Even amid a pandemic, leading laundromat franchise WaveMAX continues to thrive and has elected to initiate an aggressive national expansion strategy, of which Arizona, specifically Phoenix, is part. The brand’s Q1 and Q2 performance has primed it to forge ahead confidently into the remainder of the year as the demand for cleanliness among consumers and business owners is at an … [More]

CorkBird Bolsters Its ‘Buy Local’ Mission

by RaeAnne Marsh

CorkBird was officially launched at the end in February of this year with the aim to help people understand what was going on around them and get them out into the community and interacting with local businesses and organizations. Explains founder Matthew Bedwell, “The way the app works is, you can click your current location or type in a neighborhood or city. With any of … [More]

Fintrepid Solutions Wins M&A Award

Scottsdale-based Fintrepid Solutions, one of the Valley’s leading financial services firms, was recently awarded the 2020 Mergers and Acquisitions Firm of the Year for the Southwestern U.S. by Acquisition International for its team efforts in partnering with businesses seeking to buy and sell. Having supported nearly 100 clients since its founding in 2016, Fintrepid Solutions … [More]

Equality Health Wins IT Innovation Award

Equality Health, a whole-health delivery system, recently received Health Current’s 2020 Health IT Innovation Award for its leading-edge health information technology that improves care coordination and paves the way for value-based care transformation. This annual award presented by Health Current, the health information exchange of Arizona, recognizes an organization that … [More]

Cox Employees Support Arizona Charities 

One hundred eleven Arizona nonprofit organizations will be receiving nearly $560,000 in grant funding through Cox Communications’ employee-directed Cox Charities; amounts range from $2,500 to $10,000. Most of the funds awarded came from the generous donations of Cox’s 3,100 Arizona employees. Since the program’s inception in 1996, Cox Charities has awarded approximately $8.5 … [More]

Jabz Joins Fight for Cancer Prevention

Jabz, a full-body circuit-style workout that utilizes boxing-inspired exercises, last month partnered with nonprofit Bright Pink, hosting a series of donation-based classes for a week to benefit Bright Pink’s mission to save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering women to know their risk and manage their health proactively. … [More]

PHX Beer Co.’s Meals for Med Staff

Culminating its recent Help our Healthcare Heroes initiative encouraging donations from customers, local restaurant and brewery PHX Beer Co. recently donated 300 meals to doctors, nurses and staff at HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center and HonorHealth’s Shea location.   … [More]

Looking Good 2020 – November Standouts

Achievements Fintrepid Solutions Wins M&A Award Equality Health Wins IT Innovation Award Philanthropy Cox Employees Support Arizona Charities  Jabz Joins Fight for Cancer Prevention PHX Beer Co.’s Meals for Med Staff … [More]

Local Real Estate Group Enters Exclusive Alliance with Realty.com

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Realty.com, a national search engine giving agents exclusive domain presence, is pleased to announce a multiple-city alliance with Those Callaways, a premiere, family-owned real estate group based out of Scottsdale. "We couldn’t be more excited to have one of Arizona’s premier real estate companies, Those Callaways, join Realty.com,” said Lance Custen, President … [More]

New Solar Energy System at Chandler Facility to Provide More than 663,600 Kilowatt-Hours of Clean, Renewable Energy in First Year

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Voya Financial, Inc., announced today that its newly constructed Chandler, Arizona, office features solar carports that are expected to offset more than 663,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity in its first year of operation alone. In the first year of operation, the 350 kilowatt SunPower® solar carports are expected to avert the equivalent of estimated carbon dioxide … [More]

Local First Arizona Launches We Rise Black Business Accelerator Program

Local First Arizona

Local First Arizona is expanding on its work of building an inclusive, diverse local economy through a new initiative, the We Rise Business Accelerator program. Tailored to Arizona’s Black-owned businesses, at all stages of development and all sectors, We Rise will equip businesses with the entrepreneurial skills and resources to thrive and become part of a larger network of … [More]

Real Estate Tech Co. Partners with Title Co. to Safely Transact Payment Solutions

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Emerging technology leader Bank Shot, who recently received a patent for their mobile app, Android and iPhone, has announced a new partnership with Premier Title Agency, Arizona’s title and escrow experts. The title industry clearly understands the necessity for safe, secure and compliant digital technology when completing real estate transactions via their smart phone, … [More]

Carvana Partners with 7-Time NASCAR Cup Series

Carvana

Leading online auto retailer Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) announced today it will be the primary partner for 7-time NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Champion Jimmie Johnson and Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) for the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES racing season in the newly-formed Carvana Chip Ganassi Racing entry. Johnson co-holds the NCS record with Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty for most … [More]

Generational Businesses Fail and What to Do about Them

by Kate Zabriskie

Anyone in a family business knows that, according to many statistics, the chance of the business surviving declines with each handoff to the next generation. What causes the drop-off? Among the myriad of reasons: times change, dedication levels vary and talent isn’t always genetic. If you’re in a family business, do any of the following sound familiar? Granddaddy toiled … [More]

Tips for Beginning Entrepreneurs

by Chad Nikkel

This year has definitely been one of change, challenge and adversity for business owners and employees alike. With the hardships for COVID-19, many have changed their entire outlook on employment — some out of choice and many out of necessity. One positive take-away from 2020 is that people have gotten extraordinarily creative where it comes to how they have pivoted their … [More]

Hyatt Introduces Digital Platform ‘Hyatt Together’ to Inspire Wellbeing at Home or While Traveling

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Guided by its purpose of care, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced Hyatt Together – a digital platform for guests, members and customers featuring curated wellbeing experiences created by Hyatt colleagues from around the world. Aligned with Hyatt’s holistic approach to wellbeing, Hyatt Together content is focused on three pillars: Feel (emotional and mental … [More]

Venture Capital Firm Canal Partners adds New Partners, Expands Focus

Canal Partners

Canal Partners, a venture capital firm founded in 2008, has added two seasoned investors as partners, expanded its investment thesis to include high-growth, anything-as-a-service (XaaS) and subscription-based, recurring revenue companies to diversify its portfolio, and is actively seeking investments in Arizona and southern California. The two new partners, Chad … [More]

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