AMMO, Inc. (OTC:POWW), a premier American ammunitions developer, manufacturer and distributor, today announced it has reinforced its senior management team with the appointment of two highly accomplished executives to its C-suite. The Company has appointed Ron Shostack to Chief Financial Officer, and Steven Hilko to Chief Operating Officer. They join Chief Executive Officer … [More]
Toll Brothers Wins Gold Award for Best Outdoor Living Space at The Nationals 2017
Tahon Ranch in Scottsdale, a luxury home community by Toll Brothers, won a Gold Award at The Nationals 2017, an annual competition honoring the best in new home sales, marketing and design. The Trovilla model was the winner for the Best Outdoor Living Space. The Nationals Awards ceremony is one of the highlights of the National Association of Home Builders International … [More]
Arizona Builders Alliance Installs 2017 Officers
On Friday, Feb. 24, the Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA) appointed Ken Kortman of Kortman Electric as the organization’s 2017 president, inducted Rob Caylor of Caylor Construction as the 29th life director and swore in the 2017 board. “My goals are to promote the association as a leader in the construction industry and as a voice of growth to the business community, to work … [More]
CableOne Gifts $100,000 for Hance Park Amphitheater
Cable One, Inc. (“Cable ONE”) has provided a $100,000 donation to Hance Park Conservancy, whose mission it is to work with the City of Phoenix to activate and unite the community by promoting the creative use of public space and a vibrant arts and culture experience at Margaret T. Hance Park in Downtown Phoenix. The funds will go toward the construction of a multi-purpose … [More]
Redirect Health Appoints New Director of Business Development as National Expansion Booms
Redirect Health, which helps employers and their brokers build health care plans using a self-insurance model, announced the appointment of David Slepak as director of business development. In this role, Slepak will oversee Redirect Health’s distribution strategy and execution among brokers, advisors and direct customers. As well, he will manage innovation, including new … [More]
National Bank of Arizona®Named by Bestcompaniesaz as One of the ‘100 Best Companies in Arizona’
National Bank of Arizona is honored to be named one of the "100 Best Arizona Companies" by BestCompaniesAZ as part of its 15th anniversary serving Arizona's business community. National Bank of Arizona is recognized within the category of “Best of Heart,” which honors companies that build strong relationships with employees, customers and the community demonstrating how much … [More]
CopperPoint Insurance Companies Named one of ‘100 Best Companies in Arizona’
CopperPoint Insurance Companies, a leading provider of workers compensation insurance, has been named one of the "100 Best Arizona Companies" by BestCompaniesAZ. “In addition to serving customers across the state for more than 90 years, CopperPoint continues to be a leader in the business community through corporate philanthropy, volunteerism, support of the local economy, … [More]
Ware Malcomb Announces Promotion of Kevin Evernham to Principal of Phoenix Office
Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced Kevin Evernham has been promoted to Principal of the firm’s Phoenix office. In this role, Evernham will be responsible for the overall growth and management of the firm’s business in Phoenix. “Kevin has done an outstanding job of maintaining Ware Macomb’s existing clients while adding new clients and … [More]
Businesses Take Action
There’s been a growing movement of Conscious Capitalism and, in Arizona, the passage of a benefit corporation law. It’s all part of the increased attention to corporate social responsibility. Business extends into every aspect of people’s lives and touches every point on our planet. Many businesses have come to take on a responsibility to forces outside their individual … [More]
Brian Mueller, Grand Canyon University
Corporate social responsibility is rooted in a basic biblical and societal principle — to love our neighbor as ourselves. But before there can be charity, there must be prosperity. Free-market principles have brought more people out of poverty than any other economic idea in history. It creates the opportunity to form companies that generate jobs that can turn deteriorating … [More]
Community Responsibility
Giving back is here to stay, but companies that incorporate giving and social responsibility with their mission and way of doing business are seeing a ripple effect that exponentially improves the community around them, employee morale and, in many cases, profitability. The words “corporate social responsibility” are more than buzz words for doing great. There are actual … [More]
Historically Successful Leadership
As Gordon Leidner notes in his introduction to The Leadership Secrets of Hamilton and the Founding Fathers, “the Founding Fathers’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights was the most revolutionary demonstration of leadership in American political history. … It was not because of the political unanimity of the nearly … [More]
Quiet Does Not Mean Silent
Today’s comprehensive fundraising campaigns often include a quiet phase before going public. But what does quiet really mean to executives who sit on nonprofit boards? “The quiet phase is really about growing your circle of influence every quarter and progressively amplifying what you are doing to achieve your strategic plan,” says Lori Bachand, Sacramento State’s associate … [More]
Eric Miller: Riding the Wave of 3-D Printing
Flash back to 1994, and you could probably fit everyone outside of the aerospace sector in Phoenix who knew about numerical simulation and 3-D printers around one dining room table. While the technology has now entered the mainstream, that wasn’t the case back when Eric Miller and his partners were launching PADT (Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies) 23 years ago. The … [More]
UA Eller College Names Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert Executive of the Year
Cathy Engelbert, CEO of Deloitte, will be recognized as the 2017 University of Arizona Executive of the Year on Friday, March 31. The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 North Resort Dr., in Tucson. Tickets are on sale now. Engelbert is the first female CEO of Deloitte and is responsible for leading nearly 80,000 … [More]
How Much of Arizona’s Economy Goes South?
Trade with Mexico has been a hot topic for the past few years. That currently still holds true, but the tenor of that discussion has changed. Given the differing attitudes emanating from the various national and state policy makers, In Business Magazine is taking a look at cross-border trade’s place in Arizona’s economy. WalletHub recently conducted a study to gauge the … [More]
Engineering Change
Southland Engineering launched recently from its parent Southland Industries, one of the nation’s largest MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) building systems experts, with a vision to bring an integrated approach to a discipline that traditionally operates in siloes. By looking at all the elements of project — from efficiency in the construction process by designing for … [More]
Native American Entrepreneurship Gets Boost
The American Indian Policy Institute at Arizona State University, in collaboration with ASU’s Entrepreneurship + Innovation, The Department co-working space, Maricopa County Small Business Development Center and The Visionary Business Magazine, launched the Inno-NATIONS Tribal Business Collision Community — an inter-tribal initiative championing tribal entrepreneurship and … [More]
