Cigna has selected the City of Scottsdale and SmartHealth as winners of the first annual local Cigna Well-Being Award for demonstrating a commitment to improving the health and well-being of employees through workplace wellness programs. Both programs were created with support from senior leadership to help increase employee engagement and lead to improved health and lower … [More]
Phoenix Area Toyota Dealers Donate $275,000 to Local Communities in 2014
To show their commitment to the communities in which they live and whom they service, Valley Toyota Dealers – a group of 10 Toyota dealers throughout the metro Phoenix area – donated more than $275,000 to local Phoenix-area community organizations in 2014. Two of their largest yearly community donations were built around groups the association feels strongly about and that … [More]
Phoenix Suns Announces Hunter Lochman as Senior VP Marketing & Brand Strategy
The Phoenix Suns has hired Hunter Lochmann as senior vice president of Marketing & Brand Strategy. In his new role, Lochmann will oversee all marketing, game entertainment, creative service and merchandise operations for the Suns, Phoenix Mercury and US Airways Center. His responsibilities will include day-to-day development of the Suns brand, both in the market and through … [More]
Bryan Dunn joins Kitchell as Market Sector Executive
Bryan Dunn recently joined Kitchell as a market sector executive, bringing vast experience in preconstruction and construction services. “Brian brings strength, relationships and credibility in markets in which we have a presence but haven’t leveraged all of our capabilities,” said Kitchell Contractors President Dan Pierce. “We will look to him to help penetrate those markets, … [More]
The CORE Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Life in Motion
Ten years ago, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon Dr. David J. Jacofsky, along with Dr. John A. Brown and Dr. Mark D. Campbell, believed they could provide best-in-class orthopedic care to Phoenix-area residents. Ten years later, it is clear that they have been able to bring that dream to fruition, with 150 care providers, 700 employees and almost half a million patients in … [More]
Super Bowl XLIX Legacy Includes More than $2 Million in Donations to Local Nonprofits
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, in partnership with The National Football League (NFL) Foundation, has distributed more than $2 million to 27 Arizona non-profit organizations. The broad range of nonprofits was selected to receive funding based on their program’s significant impact on the education, health and wellness of local youth. An estimated 400,000 local kids will … [More]
Travis Moore promoted to General Manager of The Stockyards Restaurant and 1889 saloon
Gary Lasko, co-owner and managing partner of The Stockyards Restaurant and 1889 Saloon, has announced the promotion of Travis Moore to restaurant general manager. According to Lasko, Travis will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the daily operation of the restaurant located at 5009 E. Washington in Phoenix. “Travis will celebrate his 17 year anniversary with the … [More]
Leonardo Loo Named Chair of Chicanos Por La Causa Inc. Board of Directors
Leonardo Loo, a partner in the Phoenix office of national law firm Quarles & Brady LLP, has been named the chair of the board of directors for Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC), a statewide community development corporation committed to building stronger, healthier communities as a lead advocate, coalition builder and direct service provider. CPLC promotes positive change … [More]
LGE Design Build Celebrates 20th Anniversary with 20,000 Acts of Kindness for Kids
LGE Design Build’s “20 x 20,000” year-long campaign launched in January and will provide backpacks, socks, soap, crayons, healthy snacks, diapers and other needed items for babies and kids in the Valley. In total, LGE will donate 20,000 items during 2015. Each month, a different nonprofit dedicated to children will benefit from LGE’s fundraising efforts. “Since my father … [More]
Local Marketing Company, Blue Global Media, and CEO Chris Kay Provide Hot Meals to Homeless
Scottsdale-based online marketing company Blue Global Media has sought to make a difference locally by donating to the Phoenix Rescue Mission. Long-time philanthropist and Arizona business owner, Chris Kay, and his company Blue Global Media contributed $10,000 this year to providing hot meals for the homeless. Through its contribution to the Phoenix Rescue Mission, Blue Global … [More]
Community, Local Nonprofits Score a Big Win After the Super Bowl
Super Bowl took over the local community in a highly visible way with Super Bowl banners, building-sized decorations and football activities of every type. So what happens after the big game? The NFL's Environmental Program steps in to recover and recycle everything possible. These environmental projects are part of a large number of community events and initiatives implemented … [More]
Nexstar Broadcasting Names Denise McManus to Phoenix Operations
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. has appointed Denise McManus as vice president and general manager of KASW-TV (CW) and the station’s associated digital operations, serving the Phoenix DMA. McManus’ appointment is effective immediately, and she will report to Brian Jones, co-chief operating officer of Nexstar Broadcasting. Nexstar agreed to acquire the assets of KASW-TV in … [More]
Beau Lane, LaneTerralever
How the world views you, how people react to your product or service — this is the realm of marketing that is fueled by the interactions marketing creates. As your consumer-facing voice, marketing increasingly drives consumers’ engagement with you, creating both challenges and exciting opportunities for your brand. Marketers are now accountable for much more than a … [More]
Dodge the ‘Got a Minute?’ Misery
Got a minute? The fact is, unless you are a great rarity today, you not only don’t have a minute, you have a yawning deficit of minutes. There is work unfinished on your desk. You have personal aspirations of all kinds that you never find time for and obligations you barely find time for. You’re already stretched for time, so no, you don’t have a minute. Yet when almost … [More]
Building Better Fundraisers
Asking for money seems to induce the same sweaty-palm anxiety associated with daring acts such as skydiving and swimming with sharks. Yet fundraising is a key responsibility for executives who serve as nonprofit board members. Some nonprofit board members don’t realize that fundraising encompasses much more than “the ask.” Board members can contribute in plenty of ways: … [More]
For-Profits Can Pursue Public Good
For-profit corporations must be run to maximize profits to their shareholders. Decision makers who put any other consideration above profit may be sued. Arizona’s new benefit corporation statute, which went into effect January 1 of this year, turns that situation around, providing a route for businesses that want to play to a social conscience. Businesses may now choose to … [More]
Eric Roudi: Seeing the People Side of Commercial Cleaning
Eric Roudi realized in the early 1980s something that others at the time had not: The cleaning business is really a people business. It’s a people business in the sense that clients who own commercial buildings have needs and requests they’d like to convey to someone they know and trust. It’s also a people business in terms of how Roudi recruits those who will interact with … [More]
IKEA Designs for Business
Debuting the concept as the only one of its kind in its U.S. stores, IKEA last month held a grand opening of its business design center at the IKEA store in Tempe. In addition to the store’s extensive stock of furnishings and furniture, IKEA Business offers its customers free consultation and design services — in its store or at the customer’s place of business — “to help … [More]
