The Crepe Club is thrilled to announce its first anniversary as a “brick and mortar” restaurant in the Phoenix metro area. The Crepe Club opened its doors in the Biltmore Fashion Park last June and has since seen tremendous growth and support from the local community. In just a few short years, The Crepe Club has become a great business success story. Brothers Karim, Fares and … [More]
Mountain Shadows Resort Awarded AAA Four Diamond Rating
Mountain Shadows, the $100 million new resort in Paradise Valley, was awarded with the esteemed AAA Four Diamond Rating this week. Luxury fashion and lifestyle magazine, Vogue, also named the resort to its list of “Best New Hotel Pools in America.” These accolades come only months following the resort’s opening on April 1. “We are incredibly proud of Mountain Shadows’ AAA … [More]
First Western Trust Names President for Phoenix Market
First Western Trust is pleased to announce new leadership for the Phoenix market. Chad Maze, who has assumed the role of president, has overall responsibility for the lending, private banking, commercial banking, trust, and investment teams in Phoenix, focused on addressing the unique financial goals of our clients. Chad brings more than 25 years of experience in the financial … [More]
BestCompaniesAZ Names Arizona’s ‘Best of Future’ Winners
BestCompaniesAZ, an exclusive employer branding and award consultation firm, named its list of 2017 “Best of Future” winners this week as part of its 15th-anniversary celebration serving Arizona’s business community. Earlier this year, it released its “100 Best Arizona Companies” winners list, which recognizes shining examples of Arizona companies demonstrating best practices … [More]
Proceeds from Chili’s Grill & Bar’s Eighth Annual “Helping Waste Not Drive Hunger Out of Our Valley” Fundraiser Helps Fight Local Hunger
In May of 2017, Chili’s hosted its eighth annual fundraiser in which guests are given the opportunity to dine out and donate right from their table to benefit local 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Waste Not. The excess perishable food rescue and transfer organization has been feeding the Valley’s hungry for three decades and transferred a record 2.9 million pounds of food last year, … [More]
P.B. Bell Community Awarded for Customer Service and Community Design
P.B. Bell, a leader in multifamily housing development, management and acquisitions, has been recognized for its commitment to excellent customer service and for community design for its newest community, Velaire at Aspera. The luxury apartment community within the Aspera mixed-use development in Glendale, Arizona opened about a year ago. Velaire received a J Turner Award … [More]
Cigna Named Top Corporate Fundraising Team in Phoenix for the Third Consecutive Year
Cigna was recently recognized by the March of Dimes as the top corporate fundraising team in Phoenix for the third year in a row. Cigna and its employees donated $70,000 for the March of Dimes March for Babies. Cigna has been a partner of the March of Dimes and a national sponsor of March for Babies for the past 23 years. During this time Cigna has raised $32 million for the … [More]
Überrito Announces Winner of the Burrito Battle School Fundraiser
Überrito announced today that Christ Lutheran School is the winner of the “Überrito Burrito Battle,” celebrating the win with a $500 check and a specially catered lunch for a teachers and staff. The fundraiser offered a friendly school spirit competition between area schools that included Arcadia High School, Camelback High School and Christ Lutheran School. The battle was … [More]
‘International Banker’ Names Western Alliance’s Robert Sarver North America ‘Banking CEO of the Year’ for 2017
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) has announced that Chairman and CEO Robert Sarver was voted 2017 “Banking CEO of the Year” for North America by International Banker, a noted magazine and online resource for analysis on global banking. This accolade follows the ranking earlier this year of Western Alliance Bancorporation by Forbes as No. 4 on its annual “Best … [More]
Jaburg Wilk Attorneys and Volunteer Support Ronald McDonald House Charities
Jaburg Wilk’s family law group supports Ronald McDonald House Charities. On May 23, family law attorneys and team members from Jaburg Wilk, along with a few other volunteers, prepared a “Meals that Heals” dinner for families staying at the Cambridge location of the Ronald McDonald House in Phoenix. The law firm also collected and delivered cleaning supplies from the RMH wish … [More]
Sundt Foundation Golf Event Raises $55,000 for ALS Research
The Sundt Foundation raised $55,000 for the ALS Association at its annual Mike Gaines Phoenix Charity Golf Tournament at the Legacy Golf Resort. Funds raised included a generous $25,000 donation from The John and Alice Powers Foundation, of Powers Steel & Wire Products. The Sundt Foundation has championed this special fundraising effort since 2001 in honor of Mike … [More]
Humana Recognized As One of First Platinum Award Recipients by the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading health and well-being company, was recognized recently by the Healthy Arizona Worksite Program for achieving the Platinum Award level of excellence in worksite wellness. Humana is one of the first companies to achieve the Platinum level, which was introduced this year. The Healthy Arizona Worksite Award recognizes employers that are making … [More]
Tourism: Dollars and Sense of Place
In 2015, the latest year for which industry figures are available, the greater Phoenix area welcomed an estimated 22 million visitors, who were responsible for $13.6 billion in estimated direct spending, according Megan Doyle, senior manager of corporate communications and community relations with Visit Phoenix, crediting a report by Longwoods International Dean Runyan … [More]
Debbie Johnson, Arizona Office of Tourism
By its very nature, tourism is synonymous with escapism and fun. But getting people to choose Arizona for their vacations and conventions is serious business. Marketing the state as a tourism destination involves way more than touting our much-lauded climate, and it yields economic impact far beyond the hotel check-in desk. Tourism is Arizona’s No. 1 export and one of the … [More]
Avoiding the Operational Black Hole
“There is not enough time in the day to get my job done.” It’s a complaint echoed by a majority of fundraising leaders. For many who have risen through the ranks as chief development officers — or even CEOs — it often boils down to an excess of time spent on operations. Unused to managing people and processes, new leaders can become mired in operations tasks, often … [More]
Daniel Owen: Taking the Flooring Business to New Heights
Walking through the newly constructed 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona Polymer Flooring CEO and co-owner Daniel Owen remains surprisingly humble. At just 36 years old, the young leader has transformed a small yet innovative mom-and-pop operation into an international concrete coatings powerhouse. Known for integrity, superior products and systems, … [More]
Business-for-Sale Market Hot and Balanced
A record number of businesses were bought and sold across the nation in the early months of 2017, according to 2017 Q1 Insight Report from BizBuySell, an online business-for-sale marketplace. A total of 2,368 closed transactions were reported in the first quarter of 2017, a 29-percent increase from this time last year. Though the spike in small-business transactions may be … [More]
2017 Lincoln Navigator
One of the first luxury SUVs to ever hit the market, the Lincoln Navigator has come a long way. With fuel efficiencies that are leading the market, a mild redesign to speak to today’s tech and design trends, and overall performance that is all about quality and toughness that is inherent with parent company, Ford, the new Nav is hitting the market to great acclaim. The … [More]
