Taylor Morrison Home Corporation, a leading homebuilder and developer in North America, has received the 2014 Builder of the Year honor from Green Home Builder magazine, a national trade publication focused on certified housing and energy-efficient and environmentally responsible building practices. “We are honored by this recognition from Green Home Builder. As a company … [More]
SRS Hires Operations Coordinator in Phoenix
SRS welcomes Dena Roberts as operations coordinator in the Phoenix office, where she will manage the day-to-day operations of the office, maintain the transaction database, act as a liaison between corporate HR, IT and accounting to ensure compliance, and prepare and implement their annual budget. Roberts has more than 18 years of experience in operations and management in … [More]
Inilex Names Cory Pace Its Chief Financial Officer
Inilex, a leading provider of telemetry solutions for vehicles, is bolstering its executive team with the addition of Cory Pace as its chief financial officer. Pace brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate accounting, finance and operations management to Inilex. He will be responsible for the financial and fiscal management of the company’s operations. “Cory has … [More]
SRP to Fund Planting of Trees in Areas Destroyed by Forest Fires in Arizona to Celebrate Cardinals TDs this Season
Congratulations to the Arizona Cardinals on an exciting year. Their 32 touchdowns this season means Salt River Project will plant 3,200 trees to restore Arizona forests destroyed by fire. SRP has pledged to fund the planting of 100 Ponderosa Pine trees for every Cardinals’ touchdown scored this season through the Trees for Change program. Since 2010, more than 1.3 million … [More]
Gregory A. Rosenthal Named Partner at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A.
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is pleased to announce that Gregory A. Rosenthal has been named a partner with the Firm. Rosenthal is an AV® Preeminent peer review-rated attorney with Martindale-Hubbell whose practice focuses on civil litigation matters, representing clients in cases involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, negligence, … [More]
Wendi A. Sorensen named partner at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A.
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A., is pleased to announce that Wendi A. Sorensen has been named a partner with the Firm. She is a certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law and currently serves on the Arizona State Bar committee that confers certification status in this practice area. Sorensen brings 30 years of litigation experience in the … [More]
ADOSH Recognizes Central Arizona Project as ‘STAR Site’
The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) Consultation Department presents Central Arizona Project, as a “STAR Site” through the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Companies and jobsites that are awarded the STAR designation demonstrate exemplary and comprehensive safety and health management systems. This marks the 36th Arizona site to receive STAR … [More]
Husch Blackwell Names 13 Attorneys to Partnership in 2015
Husch Blackwell has promoted 13 attorneys to partnership – in Phoenix, they are Eric A. Ess and Benjamin J. Kelly – effective Jan. 1, 2015. “Husch Blackwell’s standards for partnership are high, requiring sustained, elevated levels of performance. Each one of these attorneys has demonstrated professional excellence, exceptional legal skills and client service, and commitment … [More]
WGM Associates Adds Chief Financial Officer
WGM Associates, a Scottsdale-based information technology consulting, security and application development firm, has hired Gary Williams to fulfill the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. Williams brings extensive executive financial and technology experience to WGM, including two decades of finance and operational experience from the world’s largest technology … [More]
W. P. Carey School Ranks Top 5 in Nation for Online MBA & Online Graduate Business Programs
Online education keeps growing in popularity, thanks to its flexibility and convenience. New rankings from U.S. News & World Report show that, if you want to get an online MBA or other graduate-level business degree from a highly ranked school, the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University would be an ideal choice. For the third year in a row, the … [More]
Greenberg Traurig Named to ‘BTI Client Service 30’
For the third consecutive year, the Phoenix office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP has been ranked and included in “The BTI Client Service 30,” an elite group of 30 law firms recognized by clients for providing excellent client service. Greenberg Traurig was ranked 21st on the list, which is part of The BTI Client Service A-Team 2015 report. “Our team in … [More]
Sundt Foundation Awards $64,000 to Local Nonprofits
Sundt Construction, Inc.'s Phoenix employees have selected 26 local nonprofit organizations to receive Sundt Foundation grants totaling $64,000 for this quarter. The Sundt Foundation was established by Sundt in 1999 to give its employee-owners a means of giving back to their communities. It provides financial support to nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the lives … [More]
Regulation: Is Government Building Business or Breaking It Down?
Government regulations can be a double-edged sword — either they cut off business from a lucrative market or they slice through red tape, enhancing the bottom line. Either way, the purported goal is to protect the public from less-than-honest merchants, but overzealous regulators can take a well-intentioned rule and use it to cause private-sector headaches. As we explore in … [More]
Regulation: Q&A with Glenn Hamer and Farrell Quinlan
Glenn Hamer, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Farrell Quinlan, Arizona state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, were interviewed regarding the state of government regulations in general and specifically in Arizona. Here are their responses to a series of questions. How do government regulations help economic … [More]
Glenn Hamer, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Regulation is a framework for business. It can be a strong support by which businesses can grow and thrive, but conversely can be a tight mesh of barriers that obstruct efforts by businesses to develop. Arizona is widely viewed as a state whose regulatory environment is conducive to business. Former Gov. Jan Brewer made regulatory reform a hallmark of her administration. One … [More]
Slander Lawsuits: Complicated and Costly
Someone is defaming you or your firm … what action should you take? Before even considering legal action, it’s important to understand what defamation is. “Defamation is making a false statement about someone that causes damage to his or her reputation,” says Daniel Barr, a partner in the Phoenix office of Perkins Coie, LLP. “Libel is written defamation and slander is spoken, … [More]
Evaluating the Nonprofit CEO’s Performance
Nonprofit boards are notorious for dragging their feet when it comes to evaluating the leaders of the nonprofits they serve. For starters, the process is perceived as a time-consuming endeavor. But mostly, boards aren’t really sure how to conduct the evaluation. Nonprofits are, after all, measured beyond profit margins to their community outreach efforts as well as their social … [More]
Marie Sullivan: Leading AWEE by Positive Example
When Marie Sullivan became president and CEO of Arizona Women’s Education & Employment (AWEE) in 1997, the nonprofit organization’s funding was holding steady in the $400,000 range. “Today it fluctuates between $2.9 million and $4.5 million,” Sullivan says. Referring to nonprofits as “curious beasts” that have to rely on a lot of sources for their funding and … [More]
