The Arizona Builders Alliance’s (ABA) Leadership Development Forum (LDF) has completed more than $55,000 worth of significant upgrades to Rehoboth Children’s Learning Center in Phoenix, the 2016 LDF community service project recipient. Rehoboth provides affordable childcare to low income families. Work on the project began in late May 2016. The LDF replaced exterior doors … [More]
Attorney Selected to 2017 Super Lawyers Southwest Rising Stars List
Attorney Shayna Balch with the Phoenix office of Fisher Phillips has been listed in 2017 Super Lawyers Southwest Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer … [More]
24 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Named 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers
The law firm of Gallagher & Kennedy announced yesterday that 18 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized as 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers. Additionally, six attorneys have been named as 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Annually, Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multiphase selection process, combining peer nominations and evaluations with independent … [More]
Super Lawyers Honors Ten Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys
Coppersmith Brockelman, a prominent business law firm in Phoenix, announced today that 10 of its 20 attorneys have been recognized as 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service honoring accomplished attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes … [More]
Women Leaders of All Ages, Backgrounds Honored at Event to ‘Give Back and Celebrate’
From doctors to nonprofit founders to high school students, woman leaders were honored for their work in the community at the ATHENA Leadership Awards on April 4 in Tempe. Presented by ATHENA Valley of the Sun (AVOS) in Mesa, a new affiliate of ATHENA International™, the event applauded the achievements of area women chosen based on the organization’s mission to “Leave No Women … [More]
Avnet Chief HR Officer MaryAnn Miller Named One of Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology
Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, announced today that MaryAnn Miller, Senior Vice President, Chief HR Officer and head of Global Marketing and Communications has been named one of 2017’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council. This is the third time in her 11-year tenure with Avnet that Miller has received this … [More]
Cigna Employees Go for Spin to Raise Money for the March of Dimes
Cigna employees at the North Phoenix office spun their wheels on stationery bikes at the Cigna Spin-a-thon to raise money for the March of Dimes. Every 20 to 30 minutes employees took shifts on bikes to raise money for the upcoming March of Dimes March for Babies event. A total of 70 employees rode throughout the day while their co-workers cheered them on and donated money … [More]
Heather Maher Named VP of Claims and Risk Management for Swift Transportation
Swift Transportation Company (NYSE:SWFT), a leader in transportation solutions, announces the appointment of Heather Maher as Vice President of Claims and Risk Management. With nearly 20 years of experience, Maher brings to the role advanced procedural knowledge and legal expertise, focusing on claims and litigation management, legal risk identification and control, insurance … [More]
Jordan Hafen Joins National Law Firm Polsinelli in the Firm’s Phoenix Office
Polsinelli is pleased to announce that Jordan Hafen has joined national law firm Polsinelli as an associate in the firm’s Phoenix office. Mr. Hafen practices in the area of complex real estate working closely with owners, buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders and developers to guide them through every stage of the transaction. Mr. Hafen earned his B.A. from Brigham Young … [More]
David Allazetta, UnitedHealthcare of Arizona and New Mexico
Healthcare across the U.S., and certainly here in Arizona, is evolving quickly, particularly as it becomes evident that wellness is a key to overcoming many of the potential healthcare challenges we may face as we age. New technologies such as wearable devices, mobile apps and Web-based tools are being introduced to consumers and workforces, aimed at meeting each individual on … [More]
Health & Business
There was a time when, if healthcare was provided to employees, it was farmed out and as much a part of business as a service call. Today, it is integral to each of our businesses and much more than just a line item. Healthcare has become a part of how we employ, incentivize and retain people to build our companies. In this issue, we take an advance look at what businesses need … [More]
Business Fronts for 2017
It’s been a unique start to 2017. The first quarter brought us an interesting mix of uncertainty coupled with overall steady conditions and solid job growth. As we move into the second quarter, the opportunity for meaningful, dynamic gains is very real, and I advise business leaders to think boldly about growth. In fact, it’s time that they step on the gas as they examine their … [More]
Employee Retirement Plans Are for Small Businesses, Too
Small-business owners probably think they have enough headaches already, what with meeting payroll, dealing with government regulations and pleasing customers. After all, setting up a retirement plan for their employees is just extra red tape and possibly expense — headaches that they can do without — right? But creating such a plan is more doable than they may realize and … [More]
Life After a Campaign
Life after a successful campaign is filled with rewards and benefits. New buildings, improved facilities, innovative programming, expanded services, research and scholarships, and working capital infuse nonprofits with a sense of momentum. Campaigns also bring enhanced visibility, strengthened reputation and increased community impact that makes future fundraising less … [More]
Shawn Linam: Challenging the Odds in Aerospace
Shawn Linam started her career training astronauts to use the robotic arm on the Space Shuttle. In 2001, she co-founded Qwaltec, a satellite operations and mission readiness firm, which she doubled in size in two years. Headquartered in Tempe, Qwaltec has an office in Maryland as well as employees in California, Colorado and New Mexico. It has subcontracted on projects with the … [More]
Can Today’s Business Leaders Choreograph M&A Success?
With increasingly diverse and multigenerational workforces, and most industries undergoing some form of digital disruption, today’s business leaders find it more prudent to buy than to build talent and capabilities they need to join the ranks of the disruptors. By definition, that means many of today’s deals require integrating a completely different type of organization with … [More]
CEOs Are Business Experts? Not Always.
Naphtali Hoff writes about a reporter interviewing a successful and rather terse bank president. When asked about his success, the president said, “Right decisions.” And how does one make right decisions? He answered, “Experience.” So, how is experience gained? He replied, “Wrong decisions.” Research conducted by the Arizona Commerce Authority with CEOs of young, high-growth … [More]
Healthier-Snack Market
A void in the snack market?! Yes, and local snack manufacturer Lehi Valley Trading Company is stepping into that space with Snackworthy®, its new product line of healthier options — aimed at a market segment whose overall buying power, observes Lehi Chief Sales Officer Howard Kaufman, is estimated to now be surpassing that of the baby boomers. “The millennial market is … [More]
